I remember searching all over town for pop bottles to return for cash 5 cents per bottle . 25 cent soda and penny candy out the waaaa zooo. for a buck you could get lots. I even remember going into the store and getting 25 cents worth of pepperoni and that purchased almost 1/4 pound. made for good snack out playing ball with friends of fishing. now penny candy is 25 cents and that candy bar that was 15 cents i s now a dollar. THE HECK WITH CANDY JUST WISH i BOUGHT SILVER WHEN IT WAS TWO DOLLARSAN OUNCE !
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Hell, I may as well join the old farts parade . . .

I remember when a quarter (my allowance) would buy me a comic book, some candy, & a root beer at the Rexall. I favored tootsie roll pops (2 for 1 cent)

Comic book - 12 cents
tootsie roll pops - 1 cent
root beer - 10 cents

The other 2 cents I'd either keep or blow on a mitt full of bazooka joe.

We used to scrounge for returnable bottles at 2 cents each. Steady source of income on those days.