MIGHTY DOLARS!
Now before my betters (my elders) pipe in with ..."back in my day",
I just want to say I was a child of the 70's. (& this is MY perspective!)
I wouldn't trade my childhood with anyone!
It sickens me that my boys will never know the joys
the power of the dollar had on my disposable income
throughout my childhood:
Every kid I knew got allowance or did chores, mowed lawns,
delivered papers, heck you could find money on the ground
or in the sofa, so a dollar was attainable (to all).
I bought comic books!
Remember those spinning wire comic racks?
*You always looked for the best (least bent) copy*
Wire Racks
*You always looked for the best (least bent) copy*
Wire Racks
comic book prices over the years:
Comic Book Prices Over The Years
some of my first were 15¢: Turok 15¢
but most of my comics were 20¢ such as: Where Monsters Dwell 20¢
or: Kamandi 20¢
or: Swamp Thing 20¢
and then 25¢ such as: Man-Thing 25¢
and then 30¢: Godzilla 30¢
and then 35¢: Devil Dinosaur 35¢
and then 40¢: Star Wars 40¢
and: Micronauts 40¢
or even 50¢: Rom Spaceknight 50¢
but you get the idea!
the average candy bars were:
1970-74: 10¢
1975-79: 20¢
Candy Bar Prices
the cost of a can of soda (12oz.) was:
1970-74: 15¢
1975/76: 20¢
1977-79: 25¢
Soda Prices
a pack of trading cards were: 10¢: Six Million Dollar Man Trading Cards 10¢
(Space 1999) 10¢: Space 1999 Trading Cards 10¢
(Star Wars) 15¢: Star Wars Trading Cards 15¢
So my dollar got me:
1970: 3 comics, a candy bar a can of soda & a pack of trading cards
1974: 2 comics, a candy bar a Slurpee & a pack of trading cards
1977: a comic, a candy bar a can of soda & 1pack of Star Wars cards
by 1979 most kids could get $2 and this got you:
2 comics, a candy bar a can of soda a pack of trading cards
& 2 games of Space Invaders: http://youtu.be/437Ld_rKM2s
I freak my boys out when I tell them I went to McDonalds's
on a school field trip in 1974 and my one dollar bought:
a hamburger, french fries, a hot apple pie and a coke = 95¢
1974 McDonald's Menu
Now, I shudder to think how much it would cost to buy
the same amount of the above items when comics are $3.99 ea.,
candy bars are $1, can of soda the same (75¢ if your lucky)
I'm not sure what trading cards go for these days.
My long-winded point being, I just wish my boys could have
grown up in a time where their allowance would have let them
had as much purchasing power (i.e. FUN) as we did growing up!
A dollar in your hand meant endless possibilities,
the world truly was your oyster!
I apologize for any typos, if you made it this far:
Thanks for reading my rant. :)
Afterthought: If it was your birthday and you got $5 from Grandma!
Fuhgeddaboudit!
You were King Midas!
(Massive sugar rush & hours of fun!)
some of my first were 15¢: Turok 15¢
but most of my comics were 20¢ such as: Where Monsters Dwell 20¢
or: Kamandi 20¢
or: Swamp Thing 20¢
and then 25¢ such as: Man-Thing 25¢
and then 30¢: Godzilla 30¢
and then 35¢: Devil Dinosaur 35¢
and then 40¢: Star Wars 40¢
and: Micronauts 40¢
or even 50¢: Rom Spaceknight 50¢
but you get the idea!
the average candy bars were:
1970-74: 10¢
1975-79: 20¢
Candy Bar Prices
the cost of a can of soda (12oz.) was:
1970-74: 15¢
1975/76: 20¢
1977-79: 25¢
Soda Prices
a pack of trading cards were: 10¢: Six Million Dollar Man Trading Cards 10¢
(Space 1999) 10¢: Space 1999 Trading Cards 10¢
(Star Wars) 15¢: Star Wars Trading Cards 15¢
So my dollar got me:
1970: 3 comics, a candy bar a can of soda & a pack of trading cards
1974: 2 comics, a candy bar a Slurpee & a pack of trading cards
1977: a comic, a candy bar a can of soda & 1pack of Star Wars cards
by 1979 most kids could get $2 and this got you:
2 comics, a candy bar a can of soda a pack of trading cards
& 2 games of Space Invaders: http://youtu.be/437Ld_rKM2s
I freak my boys out when I tell them I went to McDonalds's
on a school field trip in 1974 and my one dollar bought:
a hamburger, french fries, a hot apple pie and a coke = 95¢
1974 McDonald's Menu
Now, I shudder to think how much it would cost to buy
the same amount of the above items when comics are $3.99 ea.,
candy bars are $1, can of soda the same (75¢ if your lucky)
I'm not sure what trading cards go for these days.
My long-winded point being, I just wish my boys could have
grown up in a time where their allowance would have let them
had as much purchasing power (i.e. FUN) as we did growing up!
A dollar in your hand meant endless possibilities,
the world truly was your oyster!
I apologize for any typos, if you made it this far:
Thanks for reading my rant. :)
Afterthought: If it was your birthday and you got $5 from Grandma!
Fuhgeddaboudit!
You were King Midas!
(Massive sugar rush & hours of fun!)
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شكرا جزيلا / Дзякуй / Много благодаря / 謝謝 / Mange tak
唔該 / Dank U wel / Dĕkuji / תודה רבה / धन्यवाद
Merci Beaucoup / Kiitos / Danke schön / Köszönöm
Terima kasih / Molte grazie / Ευχαριστώ / どうもありがとう
감사합니다 / ممنونم / Labai ačiū / Dziękuję / ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ
Obrigado / / Mulţumesc / Cпасибо / Hvala / ขอบคุณ
Muchas Gracias / Tack så mycket / Cảm ơn / sağolun / நன்றி
Thank You for checking out my page, I really appreciate it!
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