While the layout of grocery stores hasn’t really changed since 1980, the prices of the goods sure have!
A receipt from 1980 was shared online a while back and while the receipt is quite hard to read, this is what the prices looked like:
- Tropicana orange juice $0.53
- Ritz Crackers $1.09
- Deodorant soap $0.43
- Pinto beans $0.63
- Large eggs $0.74
- Beef hotdogs $1.79
- Goldfish crackers $0.79
- Pepperidge Farms chocolate brownie cookies $0.89
- Tampons $1.99
- Ajax cleanser $0.64
- Deodorant $1.99
- Hot dog buns $0.50
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- Total: $12.01
Now, let’s take a look at what these items cost today from a regular Safeway grocery store:
- Tropicana orange juice $4.00
- Ritz crackers $3.79
- Dial deodorant soap multi-pack breaks down to $0.85 per bar (but original 1980 price could have been for an entire multi-pack)
- Pinto Beans $1.29
- Large eggs $3.99
- Beef hotdogs $4.99
- Goldfish crackers $2.99
- Pepperidge Farms chocolate cookies $4.99
- Tampons $10.99
- Ajax cleanser (Comet powder) $2.29
- Deodorant $3-$7
- Hot dog buns $3.79
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- Total $50.96
If you really want to go back and see what grocery shopping was like in the 1980’s…check out this cool video below!