Originally Posted by
jcrow
I must be the same age as you. I remember gas wars where gas was 19 cents a gallon. And I bought a VW for $1,999. I think jeans were $4. My mom use to give me her Bon Marche card so I could buy clothes and she never worried that I would spend too much because prices were so low. Remember 5 cent candy bars and pop?
Yes, I remember that mother gave me a quarter each day - 15 cents for school lunch and a dime to stop by drug store and get a dr pepper & chips. then they all went to 6 cents except coke and that's when i changed to coke! sometimes i'd get a cherry phosphate - remember those?