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

Alan_H_1991

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 ...

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.

gugleguy

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

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!!!

Skopzz

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

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.

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

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....

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

celticbest

colrow wrote: »

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

:eek: How much are they now??

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