Esikhathini seSoviet Union kwakungekho ezitolo ezinkulu ezinemikhiqizo ehlukahlukene efana nanamuhla. Izibiliboco eziningi bezingatholakali zezakhamizi zaseSoviet ngenxa yokushoda ngokuphelele. Ukuthenga induku yamasoseji noma ucezu lwenyama ekhethiwe, kwakudingeka ukuphumula ezitolo eziningi bese ukhulisa umugqa ongapheli. Futhi ukuthengiswa kwemikhiqizo kumakhuphoni kukhunjulwa njengephupho elibi. Ngasikhathi sinye, bambalwa bemindeni yaseSoviet abangakhalaza esiqandisini esingenalutho. Ngisho nasezikhathini ezinzima kakhulu, i-hostem yakwazi ukupheka kahle futhi yasongela imindeni yayo imnandi futhi inomsoco. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iningi lesikhathi sethu sesikhathi sesikhathi sesikhathi sesikhathi salezo zikhathi futhi sizama ukuthola imikhiqizo enamagama adlule, afana kakhulu nengane. Kwezinkumbulo eziningi eziyinhloko zesikhathi, amaswidi alindelwe isikhathi eside, insizwa yokuqala yokuhlafuna iSoviet, unyaka omusha weTangerines, i-soda esebenza kahle kanye namaqebelengwane afanayo. Esizukulwaneni esidala, amagama anjalo asondele kakhulu ngokuthi "odokotela", "Soviet Champagne", "Kilka eTomat" kanye "nobungani" ushizi. Futhi ukuthenga cishe noma yimiphi imikhiqizo kungaba ngama-ruble ambalwa nje.
Sinikeza ukuphumelela isivivinyo, sangena esikhathini esedlule futhi sikhumbule izitsha zakho ezithandwa kakhulu futhi imikhiqizo oyitholayo ngokubhekisisa okukhethekile okucelwe ukuthenga abazali bakho. Uyabakhumbula?