On 7/20/2014 5:13 PM, Sky wrote:
> On 7/20/2014 4:48 PM, George Leppla wrote:
>> On 7/20/2014 4:37 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>
>>> OMG! You are stirring memories. I loved those fried clams!
>>>
>> In the mid to late 60's, HoJo had an AYCE Fish and Chips special almost
>> every Friday night. For $1.29, you got all the deep fried flounder,
>> french fries and cole slaw you could eat. Once in a while, they would
>> do the same thing with Fried Clams... but the price for that jumped to
>> $1.99 pp.
>
> Heh, I wonder how that (USA) $1.29 now equates to today's $$$?? I have
> no clue how to do the math to "exchange" past money to current prices :/
> That's beyond my ken, but I know it can be done ;>
>
> Sky
>


According to the inflation calculator, if it cost $1.29 in 1968, it
would cost $8.52 in 2013.

http://www.westegg.com/inflation/

A local restaurant here has a 3 piece catfish dinner with fries and a
tossed salad for $7.99 and a 5 piece version for $9.99. Not AYCE, but
even I can't eat more than 5 pieces.

George L