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  • sjaeagle5
    sjaeagle5 Posts: 35 Forumite
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    Childs bus fare was 10p.  Such a shock when it went up to 15p!
  • misuel1955
    misuel1955 Posts: 39 Forumite
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    edited 7 August 2024 at 1:32PM
    Players No 6 cigarettes were 20p for 20  in the early 70s
  • I remember 3s 6d (17.5p) a gallon!
  • 1986 Petrol (unleaded) £1.63 per gallon. 1971 fish and chips 50p.
  • MikeJXE
    MikeJXE Posts: 3,860 Forumite
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    My first 4 gallon (22L) and 20 cigarettes cost me less than £1.00

    My first detached 3 bed house I had built by a well known builder (now) cost £2,995.00
  • Bus fare for me was 2p in new decimal money when I was in primary school.  Once it got stolen from my desk and the prospect of having to walk home-uphill for about 3 miles brought me to tears.  My wonderful teacher found me sobbing and reached into his own pocket to replace it.  

  • sillyvixen
    sillyvixen Posts: 3,642 Forumite
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    I remember 1/2 penny's and 1/2p sweets! Initially when we lost the 1/2 p coin we went to 2 for a penny but it wasn't long untill they went to 1p each.
    Dogs return to eat their vomit, just as fools repeat their foolishness. There is no more hope for a fool than for someone who says, "i am really clever!"
  • FlorayG
    FlorayG Posts: 2,208 Forumite
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    edited 8 August 2024 at 9:21AM
    Fish and chips 1/6. Chips on their own 3d. Saturday morning cinema ( who else remembers that?) 6d
    1960's and gone up to 10/- by 1970 @brumlad36!
  • Farway
    Farway Posts: 14,742 Forumite
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    FlorayG said:
    Fish and chips 1/6. Chips on their own 3d. Saturday morning cinema ( who else remembers that?) 6d
    1960's and gone up to 10/- by 1970 @brumlad36!
    I do,


    Eight out of ten owners who expressed a preference said their cats preferred other peoples gardens
  • I'll be honest I can't remember the cost, but the petrol for my first car was the old 4* and the car had a manual choke.  Bus fare to school was 14p, we still had the 'ten pence mix' of penny sweets and you could post a letter without needing a second mortgage to buy a stamp! 
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