I remember when Ramen was 10 for $1.00

[futurefields]

I go to the store now they advertise 5 for $1.00 sale, pfft. That ain't no sale. I also remember home run pies, you guys remember those? So many pies for a dollar.

 

[1sikbITCH]

You tell it futurefields once all the crack was gone and the hookers kicked out if you could find some silver you could eat. I'm with ya dude. We used to buy a 25 cent Fritos, slice it open sideways and pump free chili and cheese in there. 7-11 guy would get pissed but fuck em.

 

[K7SN]

You tell it futurefields once all the crack was gone and the hookers kicked out if you could find some silver you could eat. I'm with ya dude. We used to buy a 25 cent Fritos, slice it open sideways and pump free chili and cheese in there. 7-11 guy would get pissed but fuck em.

17 cent burgers; 10 cent cokes; 50 cent matinee at the movie theatre and gas was as low as 18 cents a gallon; faded memories now.

 

[bbhaag]

17 cent burgers; 10 cent cokes; 50 cent matinee at the movie theatre and gas was as low as 18 cents a gallon; faded memories now.

Inflation and corporate greed is a bitch.

 

[Svnla]

17 cent burgers; 10 cent cokes; 50 cent matinee at the movie theatre and gas was as low as 18 cents a gallon; faded memories now.

Must be before WWII?

 

[K7SN]

Must be before WWII?

Nope; bought middle grade gas in Texas for 18.9 cents a gallon in the 60s; good 17 cent burgers in high in 1962; they raised the price to 19 cents in about 1964. Tax on gas is three time that now.

Matinee movie with a serial was 50 cents and my mom would expect change from the silver dollar she game allowing for popcorn and a drink; 1954; cokes were bottled locally and cost a dime when I was a kid around 1950 through 1954 when the bottles started getting smaller 8 ounces . Before I got draft 110 octane gas at the Chevron dealer was between 29.9 to 34.9 and regular gas was 2 bits a gallon.

After I got out of the service in 1969 prices were still in the 50/60 cent range then the lines got long and gas started costing over a dollar when you could get it. had a speed shop from 1972 to 1976 and still had a quarter soda pop machine but pop came in cans, not bottles, and cost me to stock the machine $3.85 for a case of 24 so I barely paid for the electricity to keep the soda cold but every mechanic within five blocks would fetch parts from my store as opposed to the new 50 cent machines elsewhere. They liked my penny gumball and peanut machines also.

Coke was a nickel before and during WWII but I'm too young to remember that; barely.

 

[BoomerD]

Cigarettes $1.80/carton in the commissary...over $4.00 per carton in the stores...

I remember thinking..."If cigarettes ever hit $.50 per pack...I'm gonna quit!" When I finally quit, Marlboros at the cheapest place I could get them were almost $50/carton. (and as much as $75 in the regular stores)

 

[_Rick_]

It also helps that you (probably) didn't get a salary in those days

 

[Newell Steamer]

If you want something cheaper and comparable, just buy salt in bulk and eat that.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Cigarettes $1.80/carton in the commissary...over $4.00 per carton in the stores...

I remember thinking..."If cigarettes ever hit $.50 per pack...I'm gonna quit!" When I finally quit, Marlboros at the cheapest place I could get them were almost $50/carton. (and as much as $75 in the regular stores)

When I quit smoking in 2000 (maybe 1999?) I could get a carton for $15-$17. Now national brands are in the $80-$85 range here and something like $125 in New York City.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Back in my day...

 

[Ricochet]

Speaking of which, all these places using the excuse that since gas price is so high ($4) they must compensate with the increased food price. Well, bitches, why haven't food price drop back to normal since gas price has dropped?

 

[squirrel dog]

I remember when gas was 24.9 and 7/11 had 5 bbq sandwiches for $1.00 .

 

[ultimatebob]

I can remember when Bananas were on sale for 25 cents a pound! What are they now... something like 59 cents? Damn, I feel old.

 

[JSt0rm]

 

[EliteRetard]

You don't have to be from the 60's to recall 10 cent ramen...or gas under $1/gal.

 

[JSt0rm]

You don't have to be from the 60's to recall 10 cent ramen...or gas under $1/gal.

Thanks obama!

 

[Dr. Zaus]

It want this good when it was that inexpensive

http://m.yelp.com/biz/umai-portland

 

[EliteRetard]

It want this good when it was that inexpensive

http://m.yelp.com/biz/umai-portland

All your base are belong to us?

 

[EliteRetard]

Thanks obama!

I'm pretty sure I recall cheap gas up until the aliens came in 2000 (or whatever the end of the world was then).

 

[BudAshes]

Thanks obama!

I blame Bush.

 

[EliteRetard]

I blame Bush.

Clinton.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Even hookers and blow costs have risen.

 

[EliteRetard]

Even hookers and blow costs have risen.

No, your quality preferences have simply increased.

 

[lxskllr]

Even hookers and blow costs have risen.

Heroin was $10 a bag(1 dose(I think)) back in the 90s. It's still $10 a bag. Moral? If you want stable currency, pay in heroin :^D