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FreeButterfly
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Member since 5/05

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I remember when....

Stamps cost $.29
Gas cost $1.05
Cigs cost $2.02/pack


Your turn...

Posted 1/17/12 3:25 PM
 
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Lisa
I'm a PANK!!!

Member since 5/05

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Professional Aunts No Kids

Re: I remember when....

Cigs cost 2 packs for $1.00....

Posted 1/17/12 3:31 PM
 

8ternity
<3

Member since 11/08

10586 total posts

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Formally NYPD-Wife

Re: I remember when....

when a slice was $1.25 , candy bar was .50

Posted 1/17/12 3:31 PM
 

MST9106
My life:)

Member since 6/06

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Re: I remember when....

I remember when tokens were $1.25 and you could buy a slice pf pizza for $1.25 and a $.25 drink. Also, I remember when the movies were like $5 and change...

Posted 1/17/12 3:32 PM
 

Bella01
LIF Adult

Member since 5/11

3708 total posts

Name:
Mama

Re: I remember when....

when you can get a bag of chips for 25 cents

Message edited 1/17/2012 3:32:52 PM.

Posted 1/17/12 3:32 PM
 

BriBri2u
L'amore vince sempre

Member since 5/05

9320 total posts

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Mrs. B

Re: I remember when....

a bagel with butter was $.50
a twinkle was $.25
payphone was $.25
a slice of pizza and small soda was $1.25
a half gallon of milk was $1.25
a loaf of italian bread was $.75

Message edited 1/17/2012 3:37:00 PM.

Posted 1/17/12 3:35 PM
 

SusiBee
. . . . .

Member since 3/09

8268 total posts

Name:
S

Re: I remember when....

I remember :
$.16 candy bars
$.25 bags of chips that you could share and still have leftover
$.35 subway and bus rides,
$.25 ice cream cones from the candy store
$.10 pay phones
2 slices pizza and a small coke for $.75
$.01 bazooka gum

Shoot, that means I'm old !

Posted 1/17/12 3:48 PM
 

jilliibabii
Mrs. O'Connor

Member since 6/10

12821 total posts

Name:
Jillian

Re: I remember when....

I started smoking when a pack of cigarettes cost $3! Chat Icon Naturally, I quit when they went up to about $12!

I remember when candy was .50 cents and chips and gum were .25 cents. I remember when payphones existed and worked!

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Posted 1/17/12 3:48 PM
 

SusiBee
. . . . .

Member since 3/09

8268 total posts

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S

Re: I remember when....

a can of coffee held a pound, not 10.8 ounces.

Posted 1/17/12 3:49 PM
 

PearlJamChick
No one sings like you anymore.

Member since 7/10

9264 total posts

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Petticoated Swashbuckler

Re: I remember when....

The subway was $1.25

'Quarter Waters' really cost a quarter.

'Be Kind, Rewind'

People would line up for hours, even days, to buy concert tickets.

A big bottle of Coke or Pepsi was 2 liters, not 1.5.

Posted 1/17/12 3:52 PM
 

4ForMe
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Member since 11/05

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Barbara

Re: I remember when....

Posted by PearlJamChick

The subway was $1.25

'Quarter Waters' really cost a quarter.

'Be Kind, Rewind'

People would line up for hours, even days, to buy concert tickets.

A big bottle of Coke or Pepsi was 2 liters, not 1.5.



...and concert tickets were about a total of $24.Chat Icon

Posted 1/17/12 3:53 PM
 

Xelindrya
Mommy's little YouTube Star!

Member since 8/05

14470 total posts

Name:
Veronica

Re: I remember when....

+1 to the Be Kind Rewind
$.65 for gas Chat Icon Chat Icon
$.25 for pay phone
$.25 for a pack of gum
The whole bottom rack at the convenience store had cheap ($10) candy.
Getting paid for giving back my bottles so I could BUY said candy above

Posted 1/17/12 4:30 PM
 

CouponKT
Our family is complete

Member since 6/06

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K

Re: I remember when....

Posted by PearlJamChick

A big bottle of Coke or Pepsi was 2 liters, not 1.5.



Weren't they 3 liters at some point?

And I remember them having hard plastic bottoms on the bottles. Anyone remember that?

Posted 1/17/12 4:30 PM
 

Andrewz00
Look! I changed it!

Member since 4/10

1789 total posts

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Andrew

Re: I remember when....

Posted by CouponKT
And I remember them having hard plastic bottoms on the bottles. Anyone remember that?



Used to use them in school projects to make mini greenhouses!!!

Posted 1/17/12 4:36 PM
 

Kazuri
LIF Adolescent

Member since 8/11

703 total posts

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Re: I remember when....

Gas cost .79 a gallon
Candy bars .25
No baggage fees on airplanes Chat Icon

Posted 1/17/12 4:36 PM
 

PearlJamChick
No one sings like you anymore.

Member since 7/10

9264 total posts

Name:
Petticoated Swashbuckler

Re: I remember when....

Getting 'wings' and seeing the cockpit when I was a kid and we flew somewhere.

Posted 1/17/12 4:40 PM
 

AngnShaun
Sisters

Member since 1/10

21015 total posts

Name:
Ang

Re: I remember when....

Being able to go all the way to the gate at the airport... seems like so long ago!

Posted 1/17/12 4:49 PM
 

CunningOne
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26975 total posts

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Re: I remember when....

Pay phones were a dime when I was a kid!

Posted 1/17/12 4:52 PM
 

MaeDe
LIF Adult

Member since 4/11

1169 total posts

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Re: I remember when....

i used to record songs from the radio on to my tape deck.

When tv's were so big they were a piece of furniture.

Knee highs came in plastic eggs.

kids passed paper notes in school instead of texting each other!

Posted 1/17/12 5:20 PM
 

Hofstra26
Love to Bake!

Member since 7/06

27915 total posts

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Re: I remember when....

Stamps were $0.22
Gas was $1.09/galllon
Slice of Pizza was $0.90
Candy was $0.50/per whatever (gum, candy bar, etc)

I also remember having to break those little tabs out of a cassette tape so you wouldn't erase the songs on there. I remember when the Apple 2E came out and Atari. I remember when VCR's first came out too!

Message edited 1/17/2012 5:39:35 PM.

Posted 1/17/12 5:37 PM
 

GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!

Member since 11/06

26792 total posts

Name:
Shawn

Re: I remember when....

... a good salary was $30,000/year...

Posted 1/17/12 5:43 PM
 

Xelindrya
Mommy's little YouTube Star!

Member since 8/05

14470 total posts

Name:
Veronica

Re: I remember when....

Posted by CouponKT

Posted by PearlJamChick

A big bottle of Coke or Pepsi was 2 liters, not 1.5.



Weren't they 3 liters at some point?

And I remember them having hard plastic bottoms on the bottles. Anyone remember that?



There still are 3liters.
I wondered why they were missing in NY but we have them in TX and I've seen them in other states as well. After about 3months of walking my groceries to, from and UP a 5story walk up I think I understood why none are here. Chat Icon

Posted 1/17/12 5:49 PM
 

DreamComeTrue
LIF Adolescent

Member since 1/11

541 total posts

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Re: I remember when....

I remember when Girl Scout cookies were only $2 a box. Now they are almost $4! I think it's time to try those Keebler Samoa knock offs. With a coupon of course.

Posted 1/17/12 6:22 PM
 

MichLiz213
Life is Good!

Member since 7/07

7979 total posts

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Re: I remember when....

Posted by DreamComeTrue

I remember when Girl Scout cookies were only $2 a box. Now they are almost $4! I think it's time to try those Keebler Samoa knock offs. With a coupon of course.




And they were bigger! Samoas are tiny now!

Posted 1/17/12 6:32 PM
 

SweetCin
My green-eyed boy

Member since 5/05

13499 total posts

Name:
Cin

Re: I remember when....

Candy bars were .25
Gas .79
Newspaper .25
Ice cream from ice cream man .50
Penny bazookas
Penny gumballs
$1. to rent movies from a video store that you had to join (& be kind rewind or pay)
$2.50 movies
.75 to ride bus (& .5 school passes)

Picking up beer at the deli for my friend's dad at 10 years old

I remember the hard bottom sodas & also the glass bottles

Dewey Decimal & card catalogs; hand stamped cards in the back

$4.50 Mets tickets

Cones at Carvel for under $1.

I remember as a kid going to McDonalds with my parents & grandparents & the entire "dinner" costing less than $5.

.22 cent White Castles

Posted 1/17/12 7:22 PM
 
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