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[lincha]

What can you buy for a dime? I remember when I was a kid you could buy alot for a dime. Now I can't think of anything?

 

[spartacus53]

2 pieces of Bazooka bubble gum, and that's all

 

[diggemall]

About 1/4 cup of diesel fuel at $3.20 / gallon...............

All kinds of things at the hardware store - just not many of any one thing (they usually sell nails, screws, nuts, bolts & washers by the pound; tubing, wire, rope & chain by the foot...........

I remember when 10 cents would get you a WHOLE candy bar...................

Diggem'

 

[NGE]

I remember you could get 10 pretzel rods for a dime, Dang, I'm showing my age...........NGE

 

[spartacus53]

I remember when 10 cents would get you a WHOLE candy bar...................

In the 60's you could get 2 full sized candy bars for a dime, or one large bag of chips.

As far as the pretzel sticks, we got them for $0.02/each, you must be ancient

Vibes, are you sure the Green Card is only $0.10 and it's not some other colored card I know there are people here that don't even pay that dime

 

[Mighty AP]

I remember when candy bars were 10 cents, remember gettin a dime for empty pop bottles too. We'd run all over town stealing pop bottles off back porches then spend it all on candy bars. One time we discovered a bunch of empty bottles in trays stacked behind the liquor store & we stole them, tried to turn em in a couple hours later at the same store. The cranky ol' lady who ran the place wasnt fooled for a minute when 3 kids came in with 72 empty pop bottles & she was missing 6 flats of em. We werent very smart kids.

 

[NGE]

AP, I remember only getting 2 cents for pop bottles. Never had to steal them though, my neighbors were too lazy to return them, so on Saturday's and after church on Sunday's my brother and I would get our Radio Flyer wagons out and go door to door collecting them. We were only 6 years old, hmmmmm, (1956). About 1961, the stores increased the price of those pretzel rods to 2 cents each.........NGE

 

[spartacus53]

AP, I remember only getting 2 cents for pop bottles. Never had to steal them though, my neighbors were too lazy to return them, so on Saturday's and after church on Sunday's my brother and I would get our Radio Flyer wagons out and go door to door collecting them. We were only 6 years old, hmmmmm, (1956). About 1961, the stores increased the price of those pretzel rods to 2 cents each.........NGE

You got me by 3 years I remember the smaller 12oz bottles were 2 cents and if you got lucky and found the quart sized one you got a whole nickle. In the summer we went out early for bottle hunting so we could buy goodies later that day. Yup I remember those 1961 prices. In school they sold them in kindergarten, along with a pint of milk. When I think of it now, that was a terrible combination.

 

[Blacksheep]

2 pieces of Bazooka bubble gum, and that's all

Haven't seen Bazooka sold in our area for years, sure do have fond memories though. (loved the comics in each piece)

 

[spartacus53]

2 pieces of Bazooka bubble gum, and that's all

Haven't seen Bazooka sold in our area for years, sure do have fond memories though. (loved the comics in each piece)

This is one for "Ripley's Believe It, or Not", there is still 1, yes, count em 1 penny candy store in New Jersey. The only problem is that nothing is a penny The best part about this store is that they have every candy under the sun there like: waxed lips, Angel Fingers, Shoelace Licorice, Tootsie Rolls, Sugar Daddies, Black Cows, Bazooka, those little wax filled test tube thingies and who could forget "dots" Going to that store is a trip down memory lane, but you have to take a second mortgage to buy the candy

For some reason, I thought that Kevin Smith has a piece of this business, as he owns a comic shop in the same town But don't quote me on that

 

[NGE]

Here's a site you can find whatever yer pleasure in candy is.......NGE http://www.acandystore.com/

 

[spartacus53]

Here's a site you can find whatever yer pleasure in candy is.......NGE http://www.acandystore.com/

Thanks, but there is nothing like walking around a real store vs. a virtual online store. That is for folks that don't have access to a great little shop like the one I visit on occasion. The smells alone will drive you crazy.