I agree, purple., though words don’t actually fail so much as you can’t use the real ones because that would be the end of you on this site.How about some of those stones for stoning at a penny—pun intended! Sounds useful and I’ll chip in a dollar.
The Do not touch sign went up when they saw them get out of their car…
They are thankful for the dollar dump and other cheaper stores. Wait till they get to the cafeteria and pay for what they get.. Good way to start a diet.
They must be traveling out east today. Are the rocks 1 cent each? It appears they are half off? Burl would buy all he could carry for a deal like that.
……thankful for, among other things, that they probably have little or no grasp of what “a buck-fifty” meant for folks in 1842. The Pennys’ ignorance is, for them, indeed bliss!!
Every so often I come across lists (such as prices from the times when I was young) and I remember that a loaf of bread was much less (but it was mostly white flour but still a firmer loaf than now) and no bread was pre-sliced. Cost of living (and wages) were all far less, but there were fewer choices and tropical fruit was seldom seen.
Really, we have so much more choice now that it is our own faults if we eat like the Penny’s (and many do).
Laura Gildwarg over 10 years ago
Huh??? These people are sooooo . . . well, words just fail me!
mikie2 over 10 years ago
I agree, purple., though words don’t actually fail so much as you can’t use the real ones because that would be the end of you on this site.How about some of those stones for stoning at a penny—pun intended! Sounds useful and I’ll chip in a dollar.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 10 years ago
Yes be thankful for the children in China.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 10 years ago
Stray cats for a nickel?Now you have to pay about 25 bucks, to cover their shots, spaying etc.
Give thanks for plastic… right, Joy. It’s how you’ll pay for all this junk.
That genyoo-wine1840’s Kool-Aid pitcher would give your home a little warm touch of antiick-kew-ity.
And it’s half off!
loveslife over 10 years ago
The Do not touch sign went up when they saw them get out of their car…
They are thankful for the dollar dump and other cheaper stores. Wait till they get to the cafeteria and pay for what they get.. Good way to start a diet.
imnormal over 10 years ago
They must be traveling out east today. Are the rocks 1 cent each? It appears they are half off? Burl would buy all he could carry for a deal like that.
orbenjawell Premium Member over 10 years ago
……thankful for, among other things, that they probably have little or no grasp of what “a buck-fifty” meant for folks in 1842. The Pennys’ ignorance is, for them, indeed bliss!!
vldazzle over 10 years ago
Every so often I come across lists (such as prices from the times when I was young) and I remember that a loaf of bread was much less (but it was mostly white flour but still a firmer loaf than now) and no bread was pre-sliced. Cost of living (and wages) were all far less, but there were fewer choices and tropical fruit was seldom seen.
Really, we have so much more choice now that it is our own faults if we eat like the Penny’s (and many do).
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member over 10 years ago
Ooohh I am SO grateful for KMart and WalMart, not
x_Tech over 10 years ago
In 1897 you could order a wash tub from Sears & Roebuck.Click for larger image.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 10 years ago
X…. when I click on your link they magically turn over….
Is that to make sure they’re empty for shipping?
orbenjawell Premium Member over 10 years ago
There was a comic strip character called “Wash Tubbs”, the strip eventually became Captain Easy……just sayin’………..