The price of stuff ...

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We all moan about how much things cost today however I just opened an old CD only for the receipt to fall out, £12.49 for an album back in July 1991!

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LeighW said:

Fastchas said:

In 1990 I remember the price of diesel being MUCH cheaper then petrol. Then the Iraq/Kuwait war started, diesel and petrol rose sharply in price. Since then diesel has never been cheaper than petrol. I can't remember the prices and can't find them online for 1990, anyone?

I started driving in December 1990, and I can remember that petrol was £1.89 per gallon. Lord knows why that sticks in my mind, wish it didn't!

Inflation has led to that increase though over 27 years. My point with the CD is that they are cheaper today vs 1991 even though we've had 26 years of inflation!

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kingston12 said:

Funkycoldribena said:

Bloke selling cans of coke outside Madam Tussauds in 1977/8 for 50p.Thought that was extortion.

That really was extortion! £2.85 in today's money. How much would that type of hawker charge today - surely not more than £1.50?

A mobile place wanted £3 for a can outside of the Madstock concert I attended in Aug 1992! Told him to FO even though I was almost dying of thirst

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