Ernest Craddock's Collections Page


 

COLLECTING SUGAR PACKETS & CUBES

Welcome to the world of sugar packet & cube collecting where you'll find tips on such things as; how to collect, how to avoid the waiters/waitresses beady eye & the enlistment of friends & family as collecting agents.

Whitworths Raw The Colonels White Captains choice

The Cane Up the Blues! Hot Dutch

Here's my Roll of Honour to say thanks to all the kind folk who risk life and limb to bring in sugars from all over the world, THANKS GUYS !!

Tip- Never feel guilty about taking a sugar packet or cube home - you've paid for it after all.

Remember you don't need a notepad or an anorak for this pastime, you can do it alone or with friends, and it's real cheap - just the cost of a tea or coffee.

Tip- Once you get proficient you won't even have to buy a drink every time.

Companies have caught on to the fact that advertising on sugar packets reaches huge captive audiences in Hotels, Bars, Restaurants, Planes, Ships & Trains worldwide, anywhere where hot drinks are served.

Tip- Even if you don't take sugar start collecting now, your collection might well turn out to be your personal hedge against inflation.

By enlisting friends & family as collecting agents you could be at the head of a thriving MLM network in no time at all with everyone having just as much fun as you are.

Tip- Asking friends & family to collect on your behalf is not cheating - it's just good planning.

Tip- [submitted by Christopher Chiasson] Take more than one packet in case a family member or roommate accidentally thinks the packets are for consumption, don't store your collection anywhere near the kitchen!

Tip- [submitted by Christopher Chiasson] Keep organized, excellent suggestions are coin or card collector books, go through your collection now and then to weed out the doubles.

Tip- [submitted by Christopher Chiasson] Sugar packet collecting should be lots of fun! (Christopher approved when I told him that my collection is ornamental and lives in wicker baskets [packets & cubes] and Quality Street sweet bottles [tubes]

It's well known (Amongst us collectors) that waiters/waitresses undergo intensive training in how to spot the would-be sugar collector. Don't let this put you off, plan each raid, and remember - avoiding detection enhances collection.

Tip- Why not train as a waiter/waitress before starting your collection, there's no law against insider collecting.

...and if you're really serious about collecting sugar packets it's well worth a visit to The Sugar Packet Collector's Page and The UK Sucrologists Club
Home Page Since September 1996


Roll of Honour

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The Walsall Chapter
Allan BondStephen BondBob GeorgeDavid Pierce John ChorleyGregg Whyte
Graham TaggartStyn Lagas

The Wolverhampton Chapter
Roy BayfieldJenny BarnsleyKeith Withington Frank JonesJohn Woodfield Me !
Melanie WhyattMichelle CookeJonathan Simcock Judith AstonKevin O'SullivanRich Partington & Sandra Toumishey
Nici & NigeColin Fletcher SHS Sweet Things-Bev Parker, Alex O'Rourke Peter SmartColin FisherIan Jukes
Anne SlaterJanet BridgesKath Philips Jane GriffithMel GutteridgePeter Webb
Richard ButlerMartyn Jones

The Birmingham Chapter
Ben CraddockMichael WagstaffeJackie & Dave Brian Ryan, herself, Brandy & ElliottTerry Smith

The Wythall Willows Chapter
Ronnie and Barbara Allen (Hi Sis and Bros)

The Dudley Chapter
Fred Hodgetts

The Warwickshire & Gloucestershire Chapters
Mike ChewMike WoodPhil Harrisson Paul Snell

The Railway Enthusiasts Chapter
Roger Sanday click for picture Bernard Stockwin

The Bolton Wanderer Chapter
Mahesh Patel

The Jerudong International School (Brunei) Chapter
Stephen Bond & Ceri Morgan

The Stockton Chapter
Helen Popadopolous and Terence Smith

The Yorkshire Chapter
John and Mary Allen

The Nephew Chapter
Stuart Allen (Hi nephew)

The Australian Chapter
Audrey AllenJudy & Henk BouwmeesterSandra Pitts Debbie Willis

The Bridgnorth Chapter
John WoodfieldLouise Plain