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Childs bus fare was 10p. Such a shock when it went up to 15p!
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Players No 6 cigarettes were 20p for 20 in the early 70s1
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I remember 3s 6d (17.5p) a gallon!0
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1986 Petrol (unleaded) £1.63 per gallon. 1971 fish and chips 50p.0
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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 £2,995.000 -
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.
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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!"0
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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!0 -
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 gardens0 -
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!1
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