B&M has sent shoppers into a nostalgic frenzy after adding an 80s toy to its shelves.
Rainbow Brite first hit the screens as an animated TV series by Hallmark in 1984.
From there, fans were able to pick up plush dolls, PVC figures, playsets and even books, comics, and bedding.
Now the dolls have made a return to the high street.
The Rainbow Brite doll was originally priced at £19.99 in B&M, but is currently on offer for £14.99.
And shoppers are racing to snap one up for themselves, not their kids.
Posting on the BARGAIN LOVERS 🛍 Poundland, Home Bargains, B&M, Primark, The Range & More Facebook group, which boasts 880,000 members, one delighted shopper said: “Girls from the 80s!! Rainbow Brite doll at B&M, I never had one so I got one for me.”
Her post quickly racked up more than 4,000 likes and 1,300 comments with 80s kids desperate to get their hands on one.
One said: “If I see one of these I may have to buy it for myself!”
A second admitted: “I’m totally tempted. I never had one but always wanted one.
“It’s my birthday Sunday so I might get one. I’m 49 but sod it, I’m going to get myself a rainbow brite.”
“I want one but everytime I go none of them have it”, a third wrote.
A fifth pleaded to a loved one: “Will u tell santa I would like this plz?”
“I don’t care if I’m 41 I want one”, cried a fifth.
Meanwhie, a sixth added: “I got one for my 47th birthday.”
Elsewhere in store, shoppers are snapping up “dirt cheap” toys from from 80p – and they’re perfect to put away for Christmas.
The purse-friendly retailer currently has a summer sale on, and many people are taking advantage of it to start on their Christmas shopping.
B&M launched a two for £20 offer on over 20 of its products last week but has dropped prices on others by even more.
How to save money at B&M
Shoppers have saved hundreds of pounds a year by using B&M's scanner app.
The scanner lets you see if an item’s price is cheaper than advertised on the shop floor label.
Products that are typically discounted are seasonal items and old stock that B&M is trying to shift.
The app is free to download off the B&M Stores mobile app via Google Play or the Apple App Store.
According to one ex-B&M manager, you’ll want to visit your local branch at 10am on a Wednesday too.
Here’s how you can join the B&M bargain hunt:
- Download the B&M app for free on any smartphone with an App Store or Google Play.
- Once you’ve installed it on your device, click on the option labelled “more” on the bottom, right-hand side of the app home page.
- You’ll then find an option that says “barcode scanner”. Click on this and you’ll open a camera screen.
- Use the camera to hover over the barcode of the product you wish to check.
- If the price comes up as lower, take it to the cash desk and it will automatically scan at the lower price.
- You don’t need to sign up to the B&M app to use the barcode scanner.
