Prices from times gone by

b vitamins · 22-05-2011 11:32pm #1

What prices can you remember from when you were young?

I'm only early 20's so my memory only stretches back to the late 90's or so

- chomp/ taz bar ... 1998 ... 10p
- can of fanta etc... 2002 .. 60c
- tayto crisps .. 2002 .. 45c
- mars bar .. 2004 .. 60c
- bag of chips .. 2002... €1.65
- sparkler ... 1999 ... 10p

anyone remember any suprising ones from years back? My dad said pints were 18p when he was young!

Kojak · 22-05-2011 11:47pm

I remember we used to pay 10p for a Mr. Freeze after school back in the late 1990's.

Who would have thought that flavoured ice would have been so prized by a bunch of young lads.

Damokc · 22-05-2011 11:58pm

i can remember the clear plastic bags of Taytos when they were only 20p.
also my nan would give me a pound coin and i could get a can of coke and a twix with it and the change in golf balls!!!.....every saturday

Niles · 23-05-2011 12:00am

I remember in the late 90s Animal Bars were one of the cheapest you could get at 10p. They then made it to 12c when the Euro came in, must be around the 20c mark now. Circa 2000 40p would get you an eight square Dairy Milk/Mint Crisp/etc, around 90c/€1 these days.

b vitamins · 23-05-2011 12:04am

Kojak wrote: »

I remember we used to pay 10p for a Mr. Freeze after school back in the late 1990's.

They were 20c between 2002 - 2004/ 2005 I think... used to scab a bit of money off the lads in school for one when I'd no money (which was most days!)

I also remember large bottles of coke were 1.59 in 2002; think they're 2.19 now.

Kojak · 23-05-2011 12:07am

Niles wrote: »

I remember in the late 90s Animal Bars were one of the cheapest you could get at 10p.

Were Touchdown bars also 10p?

Niles · 23-05-2011 12:19am

Kojak wrote: »

Were Touchdown bars also 10p?

Can't remember, I never really liked them! Come to think about it Macaroons and Mint Crisps were fairly cheap as well, not sure if they were 10p though.

Then there was Cadet Cola at about 25p for a small bottle... Funny to think this was before we had the likes of Lidl to get stuff cheap.

Melion · 23-05-2011 11:44am

I can remember Twix bars being 28p
Cans of coke etc were 50p
Taz bars were 10p
Fives(crisps) were 5p

RedXIV · 23-05-2011 11:46am

I remember paying 33p for a can of coke, 10p for a bag of tayto and getting a handful of penny sweets for 20p

run_Forrest_run · 23-05-2011 11:50am

yep, cans of coke was around 35p, mars bar was between 28p and 30p, there was even a packet of crisps for 5c (Mr T. branded I think).
and when I was in college I was paying £25 per week for excellent accommodation which included milk and toilet rolls (don't ask why that combination

).

Max Power1 · 23-05-2011 11:55am

penny sweets being 1p!

Mars black and white for 28p - 32p

b vitamins · 23-05-2011 1:56pm

I remember chickatees used to be 10p.. i would imagine they're at least 40 cent now? I always feel shocked when I see the prices of bars/crisps in newsagents nowadays... usually 90c for a good bar like mars/dairy milk/twix, and my mind just rejects those prices for being too high!

Also, airwaves chewing gum... about 2003/04 .. maybe 28 cent
2011 ... 52 cent
another item that always seems to cost too much!

I also remember playstation 1 games being £40 around 1997/98, which seemed very expensive to me back then, so it works both ways!

23-05-2011 3:24pm

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

a packet of crisps for 5c (Mr T. branded I think).

and not forgetting the 5p bag of tomato A-Team crisps

SteelyDanJalapeno · 23-05-2011 3:26pm

When 99's were actually 99

Owen · 23-05-2011 3:33pm

Toffee Logs being 1/2p, and having to decide between them and postman pats because the pp's were twice the price and half the size. You'd get a quarter of black and reds after mass for 70p. Coke was about 30p, and Taytos were close enough to 10p. And you'd get a big massive long flog for 10p too.

Eating paper was 5p a sheet.

SteelyDanJalapeno · 23-05-2011 3:34pm

A flog !!!

Mr. Denton · 23-05-2011 4:45pm

Seem to remember Wispas costing 20p whenever they were first introduced.

mikemac · 23-05-2011 6:39pm

Taytos will always be 12p to me.
Bought a pack of crisps in a pub recently and it was 90c, fooking inflation :eek:

Cans were 32p and Supercans were 50p

Bring back Supercans!!!

Max Power1 wrote: »

penny sweets being 1p!

I remember the 1/2 penny

deisemum · 23-05-2011 7:35pm

I remember 1/2p sweets
Peggy's Leg 3p
Bags of dyed popcorn 3p
Crisps 3p
Bars of chocolate 10p

I cannot remember the prices in pounds shillings and pence which was the currency until I was around 7.;)

noveltea · 23-05-2011 8:40pm

I remember when Tayto prices increased from 16p to 17p and I thought it was shocking....Or wappa bars for 5p.
I also remember having a £1 and being able to buy a packet of winegums, fruit pastilles and mentos and still getting change.

rainbowtrout · 23-05-2011 9:23pm

Niles wrote: »

I remember in the late 90s Animal Bars were one of the cheapest you could get at 10p. They then made it to 12c when the Euro came in, must be around the 20c mark now. Circa 2000 40p would get you an eight square Dairy Milk/Mint Crisp/etc, around 90c/€1 these days.

Saw them in the shop today, they are 25c :eek:

Remember the thin bar of dairy milk (do they exist any more??) being 17p and Galaxy bars being 26p (1992-93 ish)

Tangy spearmint bars were 5p each.

Rubik. · 23-05-2011 9:23pm

Damokc wrote: »

i can remember the clear plastic bags of Taytos when they were only 20p.

feelingstressed wrote: »

Taytos will always be 12p to me.
Bought a pack of crisps in a pub recently and it was 90c, fooking inflation :eek:

noveltea wrote: »

I remember when Tayto prices increased from 16p to 17p and I thought it was shocking.

artvandulet · 02-06-2011 10:24am

b vitamins wrote: »

What prices can you remember from when you were young?

I'm only early 20's so my memory only stretches back to the late 90's or so

- chomp/ taz bar ... 1998 ... 10p Early 90's - 10p
- can of fanta etc... 2002 .. 60c Early 90's -50p
- tayto crisps .. 2002 .. 45c Early 90's 15p.
Actually, Chickatees, burger bites, meanies and those more 'corn snacky' types were 10p. A-Team and Fives were 5p and Snax were 12p. Tayto crisps and Monster Munch, Chipsticks were 15c
- mars bar .. 2004 .. 60c - Early 90's 30p
- bag of chips .. 2002... €1.65 Early 90's - used to be able to get a burger and chips for a quid in my local
- sparkler ... 1999 ... 10p Early 90's - 10p

So what is it about chomps and sparklers?

Interesting how inflation hasn't affected some items....

fatbhoy · 02-06-2011 11:30am

Rubik. wrote: »

I used to love putting the empty Tayto bag into the coal fire at home, and watching it shrink into a miniature exact replica before eventually being engulfed in flames.

artvandulet · 02-06-2011 3:30pm

I forgot about that. Use to do the exact same thing!

Capt'n Midnight · 03-06-2011 12:18am

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1980/en/si/0111.html

MAXIMUM PRICES (PROCESSED PEAS AND BEANS) ORDER, 1980.

The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 22A and 22C (inserted by the Prices (Amendment) Act, 1965 (No. 23 of 1965)) of the Prices Act, 1958 (No. 4 of 1958), as amended by the Prices (Amendment) Act, 1972 (No. 20 of 1972), the Prices Stabilisation Order, 1973 ( S.I. No. 96 of 1973 ), and the Industry, Commerce and Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 10 of 1980 ), hereby orders as follows:

Reference Number Commodity Maximum Price
(1) (2) (3)
Tinned Processed Peas
Batchelors—
1 5 oz. 11p per 5 oz. can
2 10 oz. 15½p per 10 oz. can
3 15½ oz. 21p per 15½ oz. can
4 19½ oz. 27½p per 19½ oz. can
5 29½ oz. 37½p per 29½ oz. can
Mattersons—
6 5 oz. 11p per 5 oz. can
7 10 oz. 15½p per 10 oz. can
8 15½ oz 21p per 15½ oz. can
9 29 oz. 37½p per 29 oz. can

Tinned Beans

Batchelors, in tomato sauce—
10 5 oz. 12½p per 5 oz. can
11 10 oz. 18p per 10 oz. can
12 15½ oz. 25p per 15½ oz. can
13 19½ oz. 34p per 19½ oz. can
14 29½ oz. 47p per 29½ oz. can
Mattersons, in tomato sauce—
15 5 oz. 12½p per 5 oz. can
16 8 oz. 15½p per 8 oz. can
17 10 oz. 18p per 10 oz. can
18 15½ oz. 25p per 15½ oz. can
19 29 oz. 47p per 29 oz. can
Heinz, with tomato sauce—
20 5 oz. 12½p per 5 oz. can
21 7¾ oz. 15½p per 7¾ oz. can
22 15¾ oz. 25p per 15¾ oz. can

Capt'n Midnight · 03-06-2011 12:24am

1973

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1973/en/si/0169.html#zzsi169y1973

Reference Number 	Commodity 	Maximum Price
(1) 	(2) 	(3)
	

Part I
	
	Miscellaneous 	
1 	Sugar 	5&#189;p per lb.
2 	Butter&#8212;Foil wrapped 	30p per lb.
3 	Butter&#8212;Parchment wrapped 	29p per lb.
4 	Flour, plain white 	12p per kilo
5 	Wheatenmeal 	11&#189;p per kilo
6 	Flakemeal 	13p per kilo
7 	Cornflakes 	8&#189;p per 8 oz. packet
8 	Cornflakes 	11p per 12 oz. packet
9 	Cornflakes 	13&#189;p per 16 oz. packet
10 	Kerosene 	15p per gallon
11 	Turf briquettes 	18p per bale
		
		
		
Reference Number 	Commodity 	Maximum Price
(1) 	(2) 	(3)
	

Part II
	
	Bottled Gas 	
12 	Butane 2&#188; lbs. 	21p per cylinder
13 	Butane 10 lbs. 	63p per cylinder
14 	Butane 11 lbs. 	59p per cylinder
15 	Butane 25 lbs. 	&#163;1&#183;16 per cylinder
16 	Butane 26 lbs. 	&#163;1&#183;14 per cylinder
17 	Butane 32 lbs. 	&#163;1&#183;47 per cylinder
18 	Propane 75 lbs. 	&#163;2&#183;95 per cylinder
	Baby Foods 	
19 	Ostermilk Nos. 1 & 2 	35p per 1 lb.
20 	Cow & Gate 	32p per 1 lb.
21 	SMA powder 	46p per 450 grams.
22 	Liga Red 	9p per 156 grams.
		
		
		
Reference Number 	Commodity 	Maximum Price
(1) 	(2) 	(3)
	Margarine 	
23 	Spreadable 	10&#189;p per &#189; lb.
24 	Other domestic 	7&#189;p per &#189; lb.
25 	Cooking fat 	7p per &#189; lb.
	Tinned Peas 	
26 	5 oz. 	4p per 5 oz. can
27 	10 oz. 	6&#189;p per 10 oz. can
28 	15&#189; oz. 	8p per 15&#189; oz. can
29 	19&#189; oz. 	10p per 19&#189; oz. can
30 	29&#189; oz. 	14&#189;p per 29&#189; oz. can
	Tinned Beans 	
31 	5 oz. 	4&#189;p per 5 oz. can
32 	7&#189; oz. 	6p per 7&#189; oz. can
33 	10 oz. 	7p per 10 oz. can
34 	15&#189; oz. 	9p per 15&#189; oz. can
35 	19&#189; oz. 	12&#189;p per 19&#189; oz. can
36 	29&#189; oz. 	18p per 29&#189; oz. can
	Frozen Garden Peas 	
37 	4 oz. 	7&#189;p per 4 oz. packet
38 	8 oz. 	12p per 8 oz. packet
39 	16 oz. 	19p per 16 oz. packet
	Frozen Sliced Green Beans 	
40 	4 oz. 	10&#189;p per 4 oz. packet
41 	8 oz. 	16&#189;p per 8 oz. packet
42 	12 oz. 	23p per 12 oz. packet
	Frozen Brussels Sprouts 	
43 	4 oz. 	11p per 4 oz. packet
44 	8 oz. 	18p per 8 oz. packet
45 	12 oz. 	23p per 12 oz. packet

Capt'n Midnight · 03-06-2011 12:27am

Rubik. wrote: »

I can remember black squares on the prices at one stage

Mycroft H · 03-06-2011 1:29am

A litre of diesel was 56p :O

Chickatees were 20c

Freddo bars were 10p

r3nu4l · 04-06-2011 10:28pm

Rubik. wrote: »

I remember when they went up to 5p a bag and I thought that was really expensive for a bag of crisps

I also remember Kojak icepops (they were blackcurrent flavour I think

) when they were 5p

Like a few here too I remember when certain items in Gubay's (The three guys!!) were 7 and a 1/2 p or 12 and a 1/2 p

mp22 · 05-06-2011 2:25pm

minimum fare on the bus was 3d

JONJO THE MISER · 05-06-2011 8:56pm

I remember when taytos were 12p. A packet of mentos was 25p and a fat frog was 15p.

kelle · 05-06-2011 9:34pm

I remember when taytos were 7p back in 1978, and mars bars were 10p!

Fascinating to see Rubik's pic of the 3p Taytos, I remember the exact same packet design in 1978, only the price was different.

Persiancowboy · 10-06-2011 1:09pm

I got a part-time job in a pub in Limerick when I was in 5th year in school (way back in 1978!!!). You could get a pint of guinness and a vodka and white for £1.....I remember all the old fellas claiming they'd give up the pint when it went over 50p!!!!

When I first came to Dublin in early 1981 the maximum fare on the bus (city centre to Deans Grange on the 46a) was 36p.

corblimey · 12-06-2011 7:12am

I remember Chipsticks when they were 9p because I used to turn the bag around and it looked like it cost 6d. Kinda. We made our own fun in those days :P (early/mid 80s)

I also remember getting a pint of Guiness for £1.70 and glasses were 90p (very late 80s)

I too am shocked when I see the prices of chocolate and crisps in shops - over a euro for some things :eek:. Lucky I don't eat chocolate any more

Sparky84 · 15-06-2011 11:16pm

John Player blue were sold for 20p each 1986-1988 and my first pint of Guinness was £1.59

CountryJoe · 16-06-2011 11:18am

Seems to be a general theme of snack prices here, but the one thing that sticks outfor me is ticket prices for concerts, my first one was Oasis in cork in 1996. Cost of the ticket was £22.50, that included the Prodigy as support aswell.

rainbowtrout · 16-06-2011 2:35pm

CountryJoe wrote: »

Seems to be a general theme of snack prices here, but the one thing that sticks outfor me is ticket prices for concerts, my first one was Oasis in cork in 1996. Cost of the ticket was £22.50, that included the Prodigy as support aswell.

Ya I was at that, tickets were reasonable back then. I saw Blur in the point in 1995 for £15.

lord lucan · 16-06-2011 4:44pm

Ah yes,gigs were much cheaper then. Metallica at the Point in '92 for £16.50 and GN'R at Slane for £22.75. Great(and cheaper) times.:)

CountryJoe · 17-06-2011 12:02pm

Ya I was at that, tickets were reasonable back then. I saw Blur in the point in 1995 for £15.

Ah yes,gigs were much cheaper then. Metallica at the Point in '92 for £16.50 and GN'R at Slane for £22.75. Great(and cheaper) times.

Its crazy, im sure if somebody told me back then that with 10 years you would be paying upwards of 80e for a gig, I would have laughed it off.

RichieC · 17-06-2011 3:33pm

Persiancowboy wrote: »

.I remember all the old fellas claiming they'd give up the pint when it went over 50p!!!!

Awwww, Bless

kelle · 18-06-2011 4:12am

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Ya I was at that, tickets were reasonable back then. I saw Blur in the point in 1995 for £15.

And i saw Riverdance for £20!

OMG, I had forgotten how cheap tickets once were!

Now I can't believe I paid €210 for 2 Take That tickets!

Run_to_da_hills · 18-06-2011 2:26pm

I can remember 20 Dunhill reaching £1 in the early 1980's

Around the time Carrolls were a little over 45p for ten.

cickybab · 18-06-2011 2:38pm

In our western society,
At a large, the cost of things doubles every ten years!

This is a video that some of you may find very interesting, the guy explains how things we buy double in value roughly every tens year, population growth, overall consumption by humans. Its worth a watch!

Unleaded in Ireland right now (June 2011) is on average €1.53 a Litre. Expect it to be €3 a Litre in June 2021 :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QA2rkpBSY

nlgbbbblth · 19-06-2011 9:22pm

£10.50 to see U2 in Croke Park, 1985
£5.00 The Wedding Present, McGonagles, 1988
£15.50 The Cure, RDS, 1989
£6 or was it £6.50 for the Pixies, National Stadium, 1990

8 and a half pence for a Twix in 1978.

whydoibother? · 19-06-2011 9:28pm

Cans of coke, fanta, 7UP etc. in 1998 -50p.

rainbowtrout · 19-06-2011 10:54pm

cickybab wrote: »

In our western society,
At a large, the cost of things doubles every ten years!

This is a video that some of you may find very interesting, the guy explains how things we buy double in value roughly every tens year, population growth, overall consumption by humans. Its worth a watch!

Unleaded in Ireland right now (June 2011) is on average €1.53 a Litre. Expect it to be €3 a Litre in June 2021 :eek:

That reminds me, I got my first car in late 98. Petrol was 55p a litre. That is 70c in Euro. :eek:

AnalogueKid · 28-06-2011 6:35pm

My first record - Rush Caress of Steel in Eason in 1985 for £3.99 (it wasn't a new release but I didn't care)

CountryJoe · 29-06-2011 8:15am

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

£6 or was it £6.50 for the Pixies, National Stadium, 1990

:eek:
Thats the deal of the century right there, you would pay more than that to see a cover band nowadays !

whatswhat · 08-07-2011 7:00pm

My parents purchasing a our new house for a whole thousand!!! Dad told Mam he would have to work 30 year to pay the mortgage!!!:)

Pixywish · 09-07-2011 5:47pm

Think I saw Therapy? in the Olympia for about £17/£18 at some stage which wasn't bad.

Snack-wise, I used to be addicted to Laser bars which were 10p(and took ages to finish cos they were rock hard which made me feel like I was getting more value for my money!) and I remember being infuriated when they raised the price of Sparkle ice-pops from 10p to 12p/13p too!!!:D

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