Community Chat

[SandySparkles]

You could go to the Thrifty's ice cream counter and and buy a single cone for a mere dime, and a triple for a quarter. One dollar would treat you AND your friends or siblings!😁

You could be out and about  ALL day,  but had to be home before the street lights came on; NO EXCEPTIONS!

What are some of things you remember from years gone by?

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

[Zhills]

I could get a loaf of bread and 1/2 gal of milk for $1.00!

[Kachina624]

I remember a gas war in late 60s, with gas at 18 cents/Gal.  Wish I'd had the foresight to take a photo of the sign.

[Imaoldhippie]

I liked it when my parents sent me to the store for something.  I was allowed to keep the change and buy penny candy.   ( Change was never more than 25 cents).

[PA Mom-mom]

@SandySparkles  Oh, my! That ice cream reference brings back memories. Dad paid us five or ten cents for doing planting or weeding in the garden. We had to work all week for that nickle or dime. A nickle bought a single cone, a dime bought a double, and 15 cents bought a triple. I saved up my money to buy a root beer float for 25 cents. My favorite and so worth the wait! (1950's)

[cody2]

I remember when gas stations pumped your gas, washed windshield, checked air in tires and gave your kid a Hot Wheels collectors car.

[SueyMsB]

@cody2   Come to Jersey....you still don't have to pump your own gas.  Not so much for everything else you mentioned.  

[KKJ]

I remember going to corner store and getting a candy bar for a nickel.  Not a good thing, but I also remember when young my dad sending me to same corner store to get him a pack of cigarettes!

[deepwaterdotter]

....I could touch my toes.

[J Town Girl]

I remember walking to school throughout all of my twelve grades.  We had no school buses.  It was always fun to meet up with your friends and socialize while going to and from school.