blake murphy said...

> On 15 Mar 2007 00:44:35 -0700, "Gregory Morrow"
> > wrote:
>
>>Puester wrote:
>>
>>> When I was a kid in the mid 50's my parents owned a grocery store.
>>>
>>> a loaf of bread was 15 cents
>>> Rice Krispies were 15 cents a box
>>> a large candy bar was a nickel
>>> most penny candy was 3, 4 or 5 for a penny
>>> so 5 cents would get you a small sackful
>>> a bar of soap was a nickel
>>> a can of Campbell's soup was 15 cents
>>> potatoes were 3 cents a pound and when there was a bad crop
>>> and they went to 5 cents, many people stopped buying them
>>> cigarettes were 25 cents
>>> a package of gum was 5 cents
>>> a half pint of milk at school was 2 cents a day
>>> a well-balanced school lunch was 25 cents
>>
>>
>>Multiply those prices by a factor of around 7 for inflation purposes,
>>and some of those items are roughly the same price today (at least on
>>sale) 'Cept for cigs, which are around seven bux a pack today (in
>>Chicawgo at least)...
>
> seven bucks? that's brutal. slightly less than five in maryland
> (suburban d.c.). do you have butt smugglers like in new york?
>
> your pal,
> blake


I quit smoking the day cigs cost $4.00 a pack (Sept. 1, 2004, 10am). Call
it a cost of living bonus. I never looked back.

Now about my SweetTart habit...

Andy