Black Friday Weekend from 1961
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wrote on 26 Nov 2021, 22:07 last edited by
The "cheaper" typewriter?
$737 today.
Would you pay $161 for a can opener, or $155 for an iron?
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wrote on 26 Nov 2021, 22:24 last edited by
The Waring Blender was a must-have item.
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wrote on 26 Nov 2021, 22:26 last edited by Copper
And $17.47 for a can opener in 1961
Now at Amazon, same price today, no inflation:
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The "cheaper" typewriter?
$737 today.
Would you pay $161 for a can opener, or $155 for an iron?
wrote on 26 Nov 2021, 23:11 last edited by@george-k said in Black Friday Weekend from 1961:
The "cheaper" typewriter?
$737 today.
Would you pay $161 for a can opener, or $155 for an iron?
How long would they last?
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@george-k said in Black Friday Weekend from 1961:
The "cheaper" typewriter?
$737 today.
Would you pay $161 for a can opener, or $155 for an iron?
How long would they last?
wrote on 26 Nov 2021, 23:16 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in Black Friday Weekend from 1961:
How long would they last?
Excellent question. I have an "Amazon Basics" can-opener. It was cheap.
It's a piece of shit. It stalls out, and won't open most cans. I usually resort to my manual can-opener. Works every time.
Typewriter would probably last forever, if you can find ribbons, that is. But, by 1990, it would be obsolete.
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@aqua-letifer said in Black Friday Weekend from 1961:
How long would they last?
Excellent question. I have an "Amazon Basics" can-opener. It was cheap.
It's a piece of shit. It stalls out, and won't open most cans. I usually resort to my manual can-opener. Works every time.
Typewriter would probably last forever, if you can find ribbons, that is. But, by 1990, it would be obsolete.
wrote on 26 Nov 2021, 23:30 last edited by@george-k said in Black Friday Weekend from 1961:
@aqua-letifer said in Black Friday Weekend from 1961:
How long would they last?
Excellent question. I have an "Amazon Basics" can-opener. It was cheap.
It's a piece of shit. It stalls out, and won't open most cans. I usually resort to my manual can-opener. Works every time.
Typewriter would probably last forever, if you can find ribbons, that is. But, by 1990, it would be obsolete.
Fun fact: my grandfather was a typewriter salesman. We still have some of his models somewhere.
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wrote on 27 Nov 2021, 00:42 last edited by
I’m surprised at how expensive those items were.
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I’m surprised at how expensive those items were.
wrote on 27 Nov 2021, 00:48 last edited by@lufins-dad said in Black Friday Weekend from 1961:
I’m surprised at how expensive those items were.
Indeed.
Now, look at the price of a gallon of gas. I paid 25¢ a gallon in the late 1960s. That translates to about $1.99 a gallon today.
But...I was glad to get 12 mpg back then.
Today, 30 is considered good....
Fuel for your car is cheaper than it was back then.
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@lufins-dad said in Black Friday Weekend from 1961:
I’m surprised at how expensive those items were.
Indeed.
Now, look at the price of a gallon of gas. I paid 25¢ a gallon in the late 1960s. That translates to about $1.99 a gallon today.
But...I was glad to get 12 mpg back then.
Today, 30 is considered good....
Fuel for your car is cheaper than it was back then.
wrote on 27 Nov 2021, 00:59 last edited by@george-k said in Black Friday Weekend from 1961:
@lufins-dad said in Black Friday Weekend from 1961:
I’m surprised at how expensive those items were.
Indeed.
Now, look at the price of a gallon of gas. I paid 25¢ a gallon in the late 1960s. That translates to about $1.99 a gallon today.
But...I was glad to get 12 mpg back then.
Today, 30 is considered good....
Fuel for your car is cheaper than it was back then.
Air travel is one of the items that I constantly point at. Air travel used to be far more expensive…