Peet


Wednesday night Bingo anyone? A photo from the 3 years I lived in Tauranga one day when I was wandering around by the waterfront where I spotted this sign. Does anyone actually play Bingo anymore? I know my grandparents use to love going to the local hall for weekly Bingo. There are other things to look at in this photo too like the "Peet Jewellers" sign - Ive never heard of them either and the "Drake recruitment" sign.

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Comments

William Kendall said…
I know of a couple places here that hold a bingo night, but neither are places I'd go to in the first place.
23 April 2022 at 09:41
Fun60 said…
My parents used to love going to Bingo back in the 60s. I see adverts on the tv for online bingo. I wonder how popular that is.
23 April 2022 at 17:03
Iris Flavia said…
Years ago colleagues sent pages of BS-Bingo around. Woah, go to a meeting and not laugh!
23 April 2022 at 19:59
Tom said…
...BINGO does seem to be as popular these days.
23 April 2022 at 23:43
Bill said…
We have a Bingo sign that's on the main road. I don't remember what night it's held. I played once back in the 80s with a friend of mine. It was packed.
24 April 2022 at 06:47
Betty J. Crow said…
I always liked playing bingo with my family. The local community center has a bingo night, but I've never been. Guess I should go some Saturday night. Nice post.
24 April 2022 at 13:29
Klara said…
that was never a thing in my country, but I wouldn't mind trying ;-)
25 April 2022 at 06:59
James said…
I've only played bingo a few times and that was a long time ago. Maybe it will make a comeback?
25 April 2022 at 11:03
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