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What's the cheapest you can remember ...........?

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  • 12-12-2011 3:57pm
    #1
    Alan_H_1991
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 107 ✭✭


    No earlier than 1988

    A box of 20 smokes
    A box of 10 smokes
    A pouch of tobacco (state weight, IE, 12.5, 25, 50g) when quoting price
    A pint of Guinness in pub
    A pint of beer in pub
    A rail ticket on Northern commuter line
    A bus ticket on Dublin Bus
    A bottle of coke in shop
    A bar of chocolate (Cadbury's) in shop
    A bag of Tayto or King in shop

    Approximations are fine
    Thanks everyone ...


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    gugleguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,959 ✭✭✭gugleguy


    Schoolboy busfare - 1988 - 20p
    Tayto Packet - 1980ish - 16p
    Snax Crisps - 1988 - 16p
    Irish Independent - late 80's - 50p
    UCI Cinema Square Tallaght - afternoon special movie - 1 pound 75 for adults and children c. 1991
    Matchbox airfix kit 95p
    Lucky Bag - 16p

    now i really feel depressed. oh wait, i'll bounce out of it by visiting another post on these boards.


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    gugleguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,959 ✭✭✭gugleguy


    Obiviously I could not buy alcohol or tobacco as in these innocent times, well, I must have been a schoolboy!


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    Danno
    Registered Users Posts: 8,913 ✭✭✭Danno


    10 Carrolls £1.18p
    Pint £1.65 in the pub - no off licences them days down the country!
    Taytos 12p
    Can of coke 50p
    Mars Bar 28p
    Litre Milk 52p
    Litre Petrol 45p could have been 36p - wasn't driving then!!!


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    Skopzz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 535 ✭✭✭Skopzz


    in 2001, a return ticket to Dundalk (northern commuter line?) was 15.00 IEP.


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    problemchimp
    Registered Users Posts: 1,025 ✭✭✭problemchimp


    Alan_H_1991 wrote: »
    No earlier than 1988

    A box of 20 smokes
    A box of 10 smokes
    A pouch of tobacco (state weight, IE, 12.5, 25, 50g) when quoting price
    A pint of Guinness in pub
    A pint of beer in pub
    A rail ticket on Northern commuter line
    A bus ticket on Dublin Bus
    A bottle of coke in shop
    A bar of chocolate (Cadbury's) in shop
    A bag of Tayto or King in shop

    Approximations are fine
    Thanks everyone ...
    Having a cut off point of 1988 is ageism!
    I remember when tayto were 4p.
    10 smokes 13p
    My first pints were under a £1
    I really wish I was younger.


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    skinny90
    Registered Users Posts: 2,477 ✭✭✭skinny90


    just to add to the list,score cola was 15-20p a bottle,
    a pounds worth of penny sweats as about 2weeks supplies,never weighed them just handfull after handfull in the bag :)


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    celticbest
    Registered Users Posts: 2,092 ✭✭✭celticbest


    More for the List....

    80's
    10p for Chester Cake & 12p for a chester bag in Mannings Bakery.
    1/2p Jelly Bears
    10p for a Captain Quencher
    5p for a Battle of the Plants Bar.
    10p for Tayto Snax of the Crisp boy in School.
    12p for Tayto.

    90's
    £1 a pint on Tuesday
    64.4p per Litre of Petrol & if you spent £20 you got £2 free....


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    colrow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,141 ✭✭✭colrow


    About 1966

    A pint of scrumpy or bitter 10 old pence

    20 no 6 about 2 shillings and sixpence

    A bag of chips 6 old pence

    Mars bar 3 old pence

    A baby alligator from the pet shop 7 shillings and 6 pence

    Haircut about 1 shilling and threepence


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    celticbest
    Registered Users Posts: 2,092 ✭✭✭celticbest


    colrow wrote: »
    A baby alligator from the pet shop 7 shillings and 6 pence

    :eek: How much are they now??


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    wmpdd3
    Registered Users Posts: 9,624 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    A box of 20 smokes: WHO HAD MONEY FOR 20???
    A box of 10 smokes: 85p for 10 John Player blue, or 10p a cig!
    A pouch of tobacco (state weight, IE, 12.5, 25, 50g) when quoting price: No idea
    A flagon of cider: 3.14
    A vodka and a dash in the pub: 2.00
    A bus day return to Dublin from Waterford 4.00
    A bus ticket on the local bus into town 65p
    A can of coke in shop: 45p
    A bar in a shop: 35p
    A bag of Tayto: 20p
    Take away meal (Burgerland!) 2.00
    To play a game at the slots: 20p
    Giant red shoe laces sweets: 10p


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