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re: What are some random prices that you remember during your high school days?
Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:41 am to uaslick
Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:41 am to uaslick
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Hershey bar was 10 cents. 1970’s.
Going to Catholic elementary school, every year we had to sell the "World's Greatest Chocolate Bar" for school fundraising events. These were MUCH bigger than the crap they sell today. When I first started selling them, they were .25¢.
The crap they sell today is about 1/2 the size and they charge $2 a bar.
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Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:42 am to PeteRose
.29 McDonald's burgers on Tuesday nights
Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:46 am to PeteRose
We'd walk to the Chevron near our house to get a 16 ounce Dr. Pepper for 50 cents.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:02 am to Paul Allen
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Arby’s five for $5
What a time to be alive.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:06 am to REB BEER
Canned cokes in most vending machines were 50 cents, and were 35 cents at Walmart's machines.
20oz cokes were usually 99 cents.
Gas at Circle K was $0.879.
Value meals at McD were $2.99, supersize for 39 cents more.
20oz cokes were usually 99 cents.
Gas at Circle K was $0.879.
Value meals at McD were $2.99, supersize for 39 cents more.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:09 am to BillyOceans11
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Canned cokes in most vending machines were 50 cents, and were 35 cents at Walmart's machines.
We still had vending machines at our high school. They also sold lemonade and tea inside the lunchroom. It was 50 cents for a coke, and 25 for a lemonade/tea when I was a freshman. Someone decided to up the price 10 cents on each, so then we all had to carry an extra dime or quarter.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:14 am to TU Rob
4.25 min wage at the time. A whole 40hr work week was 144.25
1.50 cigarette machine at da rouse.
1.50 cigarette machine at da rouse.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:27 am to PeteRose
McDonald had a hamburger special back in the day. 3 for $1. Was a really small plain burger but 3 of my buddies I played ball with went in and ordered 100 of them. Finished all of them.
1 guy played offensive line for UH, another was AA DE end for OU. They could eat!
1 guy played offensive line for UH, another was AA DE end for OU. They could eat!
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:34 am to PeteRose
NBA replica jerseys by Champion - $40
Pro rasslin' pay-per-view - $19.95
New music releases on cassette - $7.99
Name-brand kicks that wouldn't get you picked-on at school could be had for under $75
I was gettin' paid $2.75 an hour (cash money, tax free) to flip burgers at a mom-and-pop joint. Boss man would tell me to take whatever he owed me out of the register at week's end. Wild.
Pro rasslin' pay-per-view - $19.95
New music releases on cassette - $7.99
Name-brand kicks that wouldn't get you picked-on at school could be had for under $75
I was gettin' paid $2.75 an hour (cash money, tax free) to flip burgers at a mom-and-pop joint. Boss man would tell me to take whatever he owed me out of the register at week's end. Wild.
This post was edited on 4/8/21 at 11:37 am
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:41 am to PeteRose
Riding the RTA was 90¢, a transfer was 10¢
During the school year I had bus tickets, but not in the summer
A bowl of chili at Krauss in the mezzanine was $1.
During the school year I had bus tickets, but not in the summer
A bowl of chili at Krauss in the mezzanine was $1.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 11:58 am to tigergirl10
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Some of y’all are fricking old.
You'll get there eventually, hopefully so.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 12:30 pm to CubsFanBudMan
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Although I don't think it was the norm, the 3 old barbers charged $5 for a haircut.
Wack's in Metairie? I went there as a teen until they retired sometime in the mid-90s.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 12:38 pm to PeteRose
During sales, you could get a can of Kayak for like $0.79 and Grizzly was like $1.29 regularly
Posted on 4/8/21 at 4:04 pm to MimosaRouge
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Who was the President at that time?
Ike
Posted on 4/8/21 at 4:10 pm to PeteRose
Roul burger combo was $5 and some change
Posted on 4/8/21 at 4:34 pm to wadewilson
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And all that to get what, 200hp out of your iroc?
It is always cute when the guy that knows nothing about engines comments about engines. If you knew ANYTHING about cars you would have quickly realized that the parts list was for an SBF, not an SBC.
It wasn't a super hot engine but produced 527hp/562lbft at the flywheel when it was all said and done. It went in a 67 Mustang and while not a monster it was pretty quick for a 17yo's daily driver. 1.6 60 6.9 660 10.3 1/4 with a 141 trap.
During high school I worked M,W,F in Budd Moore's engine shop and T,T,S in Gene Fulton's shop. If you know much about performance domestic engines you will know the names. I learned more about engine building shaking those two men's hands than most dudes will ever know.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 4:39 pm to PeteRose
5th of Night Train $1.75.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 4:43 pm to PeteRose
I think gas was around a buck a gallon. Not sure. I had a fairly long drive every day and I don’t remember worrying about filling my tank up.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 4:56 pm to PeteRose
For a dollar, I could get both a Snickers AND a Reese’s. Now I need $2 for one.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 4:57 pm to PeteRose
Walmart still has 50 cent votes in the vending machines.
I remember $0.87 cent gas having an at the time 30 year old mustang, I went through a lot of gas.
I remeber my first TV was 27" and cost $485 and I paid $399 for a DVD player with speakers.
I remember $0.87 cent gas having an at the time 30 year old mustang, I went through a lot of gas.
I remeber my first TV was 27" and cost $485 and I paid $399 for a DVD player with speakers.
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