Talk:Tuck shop
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[edit]The author should include New Zealand schools in the article as well, since they feature in almost every single school in New Zealand.
References 1 and 4 are no longer available - deadlinks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.194.80.140 (talk) 19:20, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
tuck shops in canada
[edit]It should perhaps be noted that any number of summer camps across Canada use the term "tuck shop" to refer to the place where children can "buy" (or receive, with the cost charged to their parents account) candy, cholocate, soft drinks, other food items, camp t-shirts and the like.
- True, one camp in Algonquin had a tuck shop open once each session. Merosonox 05:58, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
- Ah yes, I wondered where I knew that term from. Summer camp. The one I attended was in southern Ontario. 74.101.212.73 02:08, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
- 19 years since the last reply. What a treat!
- I'd like to confirm that, as a born-and-bred Ontarian who attended summer camps c. 2011 to 2016, we also called it "tuck". It was a blocked out activity in the schedule just called "TUCK" where we would go to the "tuck shop" to receive "tuck".
- I went to Camp Adventureland in Stouffville, ON where tuck was a free thing everyone got 1-2 times per week (usually a snack and a drink). I also went to the Haliburton Scout Reserve in Haliburton, ON where the tuck shop cost money and we'd visit it almost every day of the week. The tuck shop sold food but also camp t-shirts and kit like knives and matches. Everyone who went to those camps knew what "tuck" meant.
- I should note that both of these camps were owned by Scouts Canada (I was in Scouts Canada from 2006-2019), so maybe that's specifically Scouts terminology. Come to think of it, in Cubs and Scouts on our weekend camping trips we might have referred to late night campfire snacks like smores and Jiffy Pop as "tuck" as a daily ritual.
- (Finally! I have something to contribute to Wikipedia!) ~2026-39380-61 (talk) 05:32, 12 July 2026 (UTC)
tuck shops in India
[edit]While a dying trend, many old schools in India also have Tuck shops. While the text maintains that tuck shops can be found in the former British empire; the "Do you know?" on today's (Feb 1, 2006)homepage reads as if this is a feature unique to UK and Australia.220.227.249.162 10:56, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
School canteens in the UK do not charge cash
[edit]"When the tuck shop is in a school, it is frequently the only place (other than the school canteen) where monetary transactions can be made." - not true. School canteens do not (or historically did not) charge cash. You brought in your "Dinner money" every Monday and handed it to the teacher. You did not pay in the canteen. TiffaF (talk) 19:00, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
Links for Australian tuck shop healthy foods push
[edit]The etymology section has a "citation needed" mark next to "change to a wider variety of "healthier" foods". Here are some links for Australian sources:
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-04/tuckshop-menus-explained-school-food-nutrition/103521758
- https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021/03/national-healthy-school-canteens-guidelines-for-healthy-foods-and-drinks-supplied-in-school-canteens.pdf
- https://healthy-kids.com.au/school-canteens/canteen-guidelines/nsw-healthy-school-canteen-strategy/
- https://education.qld.gov.au/student/Documents/smart-choices-quick-guide.pdf