18th May 2009

Appetite For 1980s Food

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The nation’s appetite for the 1980s is set to grow this summer as people mimic the strong shapes on the catwalk and turn to food from the Thatcher Years.

Melon ballers, salad spinners and egg slicers are just some of the retro appliances currently sought after in PDSA shops, say the UK’s leading veterinary charity.

Volunteers at the charity’s 178 shops are finding themselves inundated with requests from shoppers in search of a flavour of the past as they hunt for appliances and items with a 1980’s twist.

PDSA is now appealing to those who won’t be using their retro appliances this summer to hand them over to PDSA shops.

Andrew Holl, PDSA Director of Business Services, said, “The 1980’s clothing revival is something that is extremely evident on the high street and has trickled down to demand for ‘old school’ domestic items. These unused items may be collecting dust in their current owner’s kitchens. But by donating them to a PDSA shop, space could be cleared in one kitchen whilst satisfying an appetite for all things 80s in another, all while generating funds to provide free veterinary treatment to sick and injured pets.”

A survey by PDSA on the nation’s hoarding habits shows that 65 percent of food lovers polled had a stockpile of gadgets from the 80s taking up space in their kitchen cupboards, with 20 per cent of aspiring chefs holding onto devices like egg slicers, fondue sets and cheese wires.

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