Stopped in at the electrics shop on St George's Road and happened to spot this in the window - an original set of 1980's hair crimpers! Not only were they mint in the original box, they were also REDUCED! to £2.99.
I bought my current set of crimpers back in ... goodness - 1991?... when I found them going for £1.50 from a second hand shop. Given that they were already someone's cast offs then, they've lasted remarkably well.
While not exactly in everyday use, they have served me well, from putting my flatmate Daniel's very curly hair into dreads back in university third year to the occasional full-head goth freakout since then. And due to the build up of various quantities of "product" they are now pretty well disgusting. So I reckon it's well worth splashing out TWICE the price on brand new MINT condition set for a whopping £3.
Check the fabulous detail on the box:
A sale is just not a sale without a fluorescent carboard price tag stuck on with sellotape...
A sale is just not a sale without a fluorescent carboard price tag stuck on with sellotape...
I'm not sure if "Hair Design Image" is a brand name, or just a design feature. Note the wonderful 1980's lettering and background pattern.
Of course, the downside of the 80's authenticity is that the bloody things have no plug attached. (Remember? back in the day? you ALWAYS had to fit a plug on new electricals? oh, you young things.)
