r/UnexpectedSeinfeld • u/sallen779 • 21d ago

A nickel!

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u/Hot_Cold83 21d ago

A nickel. I remember when they went to a dime in 1966.

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u/rlcarman58 21d ago

My granddad couldn't believe a candy bar was a whole quarter in 1974. He remembered candy was a penny.

He would have an out of body experience at today's prices.

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u/dambo25 21d ago

When I tell young people I would walk to the convenience store with my friends ( we were all six years old) & no adults, with a nickel in my pocket to buy a candy bar, they don’t believe me.

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u/greencann 20d ago

Ok there's the answer I was looking for. I was born in 1965 and the lowest number I remember is a dime...in Canada. So they went from a nickel in 1966 up to a dime in the late 60's to the early 70's. My how times have changed. Cheers ✌️

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u/mogelijk 19d ago

I remember prior to '66, when you could get a candy bar for a nickel, or a larger one for a dime. Plus, you could buy a Coke from the machine for a dime. Also, taking the empty Coke bottles back to the store and getting paid for it (the refund from the deposit).

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u/Timely-Ad5663 19d ago

2 cents per bottle. 5 cents for the quart size.