Here’s What You Could Buy For A Dollar By The Year Starting From 1945 (71 pics)

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1945

Four paperback copies of Dale Carnegie's 'How to Win Friends and Influence People.'

1946

One men's flannel shirt.

1947

Eight cans of Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup. 

1948

Five boxes of Kellogg’s corn flakes.

1949

Seven loaves of bread.

1950

Four pounds of frozen green beans.

1951

One package of 25 thrift Christmas cards.

1952

A little under three pounds of coffee.

1953

24 pounds of potatoes.

1954

One pound of T-bone steak.

1955

One Slinky.

1956

15 eggs.

1957

One bath towel.

1958

25 pounds of celery.

1959

Seven cans of cream corn.

1960

Three cans of Del Monte Peaches.

1961

Four boxes of Cheerios.

1962

Five fast food hamburgers.

1963

Three pints of blueberries.

1964

Ticket for one car at the drive-in movie theater.

1965

80 ounces of frozen French fries.

1966

Five bottles of Heinz Ketchup.

1967
Four loaves of bread.
1968

20 Hershey bars.

1969

Just under three gallons of gas.

1970

A tube of Crest Toothpaste.

1971

Three pounds of cranberries.

1972

Two cantaloupes.

1973

One box of Eggo frozen waffles. 

1974
One Big Mac and one hamburger at McDonald's.

1975

One bottle of Ny-Quil.

1976

A package of Oreo cookies.

1977
One box of Bisquick.
1978

One pound of ground beef.

1979
One bottle of Hershey's syrup.
1980

Two pounds of turkey.

1981

Two pounds of Blue Bonnet Margarine.

1982

One liter bottle of Coca Cola.

1983
Seven ears of corn.
1984
One box of Kleenex, 200 count. 
1985
One half-gallon of milk.
1986

One pound of kiwifruit.

1987

Two cans of SpaghettiOs.

1988
Just under a pound and a half of a roasting chicken.
1989
One box of Pop-Tarts.
1990

Two cans of tuna.

1991

Five pounds of granulated Domino sugar.

1992

Two liter bottle of Pepsi Cola.

1993

One pint fresh blueberries.

1994

Half a gallon of Minute Maid orange juice.

1995
22 ounce loaf of Wonder Bread
1996

24 ounce bottle of Hunts tomato ketchup.

1997
Large bunch of Broccoli.
1998
One dozen eggs.
1999
A can of B and M baked beans.
2000
Three pounds of bananas.
2001

Three first-class stamps.

2002
Two pounds of seedless watermelon.
2003
An eight ounce pack of Philadelphia Cream Cheese.
2004
Two heads of iceberg lettuce.
2005
One copy of the daily New York Times.
2006
A box of Ronzoni pasta.
2007
Two sticks of Land O Lakes butter.
2008
A 15.24 ounce can of Green Giant corn.
2009
Just under two pounds of potatoes.
2010
Two four ounce jars of BeechNut Baby Food.
2011
Little more than half a pound of Granny Smith apples.
2012
Five packets of Kool-Aid.
2013
A little less than a pound of acorn squash.
2014
A 10.75 ounce can of Campbell's Tomato Soup.
2015
A slice of New York pizza.


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Joe 3 year s ago
One dollar in 1945 is equivalent of $14.25 today. Seems those were not so much of a bargain. The hourly wage in 1945 was $5 per week or $20/mo. The hourly wage was $0.40
       
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