I remember when stamps were 33c
For that matter, when you could actually give them 33c, as we had 1c and 2c coins

I remember 1c and 2c lollies at the deli, so 50c for a mixed bag could pretty much get you giggly and stupid like you were on speed.

Awesome

(Then again now that half the kids seem to have ADHD they get the same for free from the GovCo )

Whats a stamp???

I can still remember back when 9/11 happend.Shocking.

I dont know what date it happend though.

I remember when I could get a haircut for 7/6 (OK 75c in today's money)
I also remember spending farthings.
What I don't remember is what happened yesterday!

I remember when people who could not afford a TV set would take their lounge chairs down to the footpath in front of the local electrical shop at night time and watch the TV in the window of the shop.

Television came to Australia in 1956.

throwdowns and f a g s lolly cigaretes

log man said...

When a headjob was 10 dollars!

What? You mean a haircut?

Mark _australia said...

Bet they didn't include valve grinding and stem seals at that price?

You are a dirty, dirty man

mineral1 said...
>>>>>
Oh, and a 4 pack of Juicy fruit gum was tuppence (2c)

OK how about going slightly off topic, how much of the old currency colloquial can you remember.

don't remember a farthing in Aus, that's from when I was a tot in pommy land.
halfpenny, penny, threepence, Zack, bob, deener, halfcrown? (was this from pommy land as well),
10 bob note, quid, fiver, tenner.

I remember (in some chronological order)

My dad buying his first 'new' car - HQ Monaro $4k.

I remember wagging school to go to the local shop to play space invaders.

When home interest rates were 18%.

I remember when nightclub entry required a collar, black pants & 'dress' shoes.

I remember going home from work to check my messages on the answering machine.

I remember my business bank manager visiting me regularly at my workshop just to check if things were going ok?

I remember when I moved here...I thought it was the windiest place I'd ever lived in...

How things have changed?!

I remember filling the tank of my first V8 and fuel the previous night had jumped to 34cents a litre. I thought - this will be civil war!

doggie said...

we didnt have mobile phones, and people would have to leave messages or ring back!!

And people turned up to meetings on time rather than sending an SMS with no apologies.

decrepit said...

mineral1 said...
>>>>>
Oh, and a 4 pack of Juicy fruit gum was tuppence (2c)

OK how about going slightly off topic, how much of the old currency colloquial can you remember.

don't remember a farthing in Aus, that's from when I was a tot in pommy land.
halfpenny, penny, threepence, Zack, bob, deener, halfcrown? (was this from pommy land as well),
10 bob note, quid, fiver, tenner.

Wow you are truly decrepit

Money was paper

crustysailor said...

...a piece of flake did not cost the price of your left kidney.

I remember when they came right out and called it shark - until it was changed to "flake" to appease greenies or something?