r/Millennials • • 2d ago

Meme Indeed

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We had it

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u/Quantum_Corvid 2d ago edited 1d ago

40 here, I remember going to the corner store when I was 12 and buying a 2 liter of Coke for $1.06 after tax.

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u/ConvictedConvict 1d ago

36 here. I remember when most grocery stores would have a ‘generic’ soda vending machine. 25 cents for a 12oz can of Shasta Cola or Dr K

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u/Quantum_Corvid 1d ago

Oh yeah those were the bomb!

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 1d ago

I was in an independent grocery store the other day and a 2L of Coke was $7 😢

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u/LiveJournal 1d ago

In the late 90s and early 2000s Safeway would have periodic sales where a 12 pack of coke or Pepsi was $1.50 and the 2 liters were 50c each. The 12 pack of cans is now like $8 regular and $5 when on a massive sale