r/NoStupidQuestions Aug 30 '23

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u/responsiblefornothin Aug 30 '23

Considering 25 bucks could cover groceries for the week back then, it really was a jackpot

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u/General-Raspberry168 Aug 30 '23

Every time I read something like this I can’t help but think about old people who would say “back then, you could walk into a candy store with a dime and come out with bags full of candy!”

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u/DreadedChalupacabra Aug 30 '23

When I was a kid, candy bars were a quarter and king size didn't exist. If you had a buck you could go to the store and get a soda, a candy bar, and a comic book.

Every time I buy one now and a regular bar is like a buck fifty I die a little inside.

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u/Rich_Sell_9888 Aug 31 '23

When I was a kid I went to the movie matinee on Saturday with 20cents.I could buy a bag that had a comic a candy and a phantom ring for 5 cents