One-stop shop? Resurfaced Argos 目録 from 1973 含む/封じ込めるing everything from a harpoon gun to an underwater knife will leave online shoppers stunned

One of the most iconic 蓄える/店s on the British high street is Argos, known for its almost inexhaustible 在庫, which for years was printed の上に the pages of its famous 目録.

But in 2020, the 小売 巨大(な) decided to 捨てる its laminated hard copy 目録s, in favour of going 数字表示式の.

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The move saw the end of an 時代 that had lasted for 47 years, with its first print 申し込む/申し出ing 存在 published in July 1973.

顧客s would browse the plastic coated pages, before filling out order forms with little blue pens, and waiting for their item to magically arrive at the 反対する.

However, while there are no more 目録s to come, nostalgia fans can certainly enjoy the retro pages of days gone by.

British high street stalwart Argos (pictured) stopped printing its famous 目録 in 2020 - but digitised copies can be perused online
Pages from the very first Argos 目録 from 1973 show the 肉親,親類d of 製品s people were buying
The cover of the 目録 looks very different to more modern iterations, with a simple look and a retro colour palette

Digitised copies of the 目録s printed between 1973 and 1999 have been uploaded by nostalgia 場所/位置 Retromash.com.

And browsing the items on 申し込む/申し出 from Argos, which turns 50 this year, 申し込む/申し出s a fascinating insight into changing 傾向s when it comes to our shopping h abits.

Just like today, the 製品s on 申し込む/申し出 範囲 from toys to jewellery, kitchenware, gadgets and homeware の中で other items.??

This 見解/翻訳/版 of the big 調書をとる/予約する even 誇るs a 範囲 of 武器s, 含むing an underwater knife and harpoon gun.?

And the design will also take you 支援する, with a retro colour palette of brown and yellow, and its old school layout.?

THE WAY IT WAS: Perusing the pages of Argos' very first 目録 gives an insight into the 蓄える/店's 早期に look - やめる different to today's 出口s
The very first 目録 明確に laid out the staggering 範囲 of 製品s on 申し込む/申し出, 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる)ing items from 力/強力にする 道具s to watches, luggage to kitchenware and bedding to office 製品s
Fancy 選ぶing up a harpoon gun? Or maybe an underwater knife? The 1973 目録 had you covered
One of the biggest changes between 1973 and now is the 開発 of 科学(工学)技術 - with 黒人/ボイコット and white televisions still ありふれた at the time
Before iTunes, there were 記録,記録的な/記録する players and the high street 蓄える/店 certainly had lots of 選択s for music lovers
Nowadays 事実上 everyone has a high 質 camera in their pocket at all times - a million miles away from the 過程 of buying a camera and rolls of film and getting snaps developed
STRIKE A POSE: No gym, no problem - shoppers could 簡単に 在庫/株 up on 演習 器具/備品 and sportswear at Argos
White goods, which were ますます making life easier for more families, were on sale at the 蓄える/店, 含むing dishwashers
Looking to fill your home with furniture? Shoppers in 1973 needed to look no その上の than the pages of Argos' 目録
The 目録 shows some of the popular aesthetic styles of the 1970s, with a 範囲 of light fixtures on 申し込む/申し出
HAIR TODAY: Just like today's 申し込む/申し出ing, the 蓄える/店 had a line of hair styling 道具s 利用できる, from retro setting heaters to more modern portable hair dryers
Beauty fans could find a 範囲 of pampering 道具s in the pages of the big 調書をとる/予約する, from facial steamers to curling アイロンをかけるs
ON THE MOVE: Once their homes were decked out, 70s shoppers could prep themselves for the road, with travel 捕らえる、獲得するs and travel shoe 向こうずね 道具s
Another popular section of the 目録 is toys, with pages packed with retro favourites like car racing 跡をつけるs
同様に as toys for younger children, like walkers and tiny rideable トラックで運ぶs, more sophisticated games like chess and darts graced the pages
And the entertainment didn't stop there, with 衣装s on 申し込む/申し出, 同様に as a large 選択 of dolls and doll houses
(手先の)技術 熱中している人s could also find 利益/興味ing 器具/備品, 含むing dressmaker 模造のs and sewing machines - and shopping trollies to roll them home in
Every member of the family can find something at the 蓄える/店 - 含むing companion animals like dogs, fish, and hamsters
And of course, no Argos 目録 would be 完全にする without its jewellery 申し込む/申し出ing, with the 1973 見解/翻訳/版 誇るing a 選択 of diamond (犯罪の)一味s
Even in the 早期に days, the brand had a chain of 出口s, with 蓄える/店s in cities like London and Canterbury の中で other places