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scottEkarate
And we liked it!!!
10001110101periodictablewithasantapieceofmind
... are you 90?
ecglover
10 Mallo cups for a dollar and got change back!
GuitarBobMonterey
Sixties? That counter setup is '20s? '30s?
Theappleblossom
Ok boomer
yesdearmetoo
25 pieces of Bazooka Bubble Gum for me.
Quenya3675
Sixlets, 2 for a penny.
fendeele
lol. 60's? I did that in the 90's
tocfanke4
My Great Uncle ran the family country general store in the 80s. When we'd stop by he'd let us grab penny candy.
TheRicM
Dang, you guys served the entire country? Baller status
derekjohn
You're still standing at the counter with 25c, only now everything costs a $1 a time.
Munchman347
'Woolworth' had a counter like that, but twice as long, and they had a brick of licorace they would slice a big chunk off of for a nickle...
sherlockhooves
Here you forgot the rest of the title. "The 60's were awesome as a kid, if you were white." There, fixed it for yah
Causeitsmadeofmeat
3 candy bananas or strawberries for a penny; 6 mojos
ShareACokeWithLeroyJenkins
Hell. Even in just the 90's I remember going to the general store and getting penny, nickle, and dime candy
OldmanSerious
Used to come back from the candy shop with licorice whips, candy buttons, chocolate buttons, lolipops, candy canes, nougat, just so much
OldmanSerious
Those days before cameras in stores were a thing
rbudrick
Shit, I still did this in the 80s. Mighta been a buck or 2, but candy for allll day.
MaybeIllDisappear
I was in a toy store the other day looking for stocking stuffers and I couldn't find anything for under $10.
walnutbreath
Could still get penny candies into the early 90s. I used to go hog wild buying licorice whips and tootsie rolls at my Little League
walnutbreath
concession stand.
TalanRhodes
Same man. God, I hate getting older.
bearatrooper
In what, 1934?
Paulmk1
No, I was born in 94
GuestChrist
There were three of those little stores in walking distance when I was a kid.
Cactus21
Ok Charlie…
ThisGuyHere
Same when it was a dime a piece and I had a dollar.
jwillr86
Yes and then your generation shut the door behind them making sure that no one born after them would enjoy the advantages handed to them.
GuitarBobMonterey
Stop on by. I'll give you some unopened Necco wafers then.
5ing
And then the 60s grew up
GuitarBobMonterey
..rebelled against the pastel '50s, went granola/organic. Then we got Earth shoes and weird cars.
prfesser
Wax lips. Candy cigarettes. Mary Janes. Bit-O-Honey. Licorice whips. Hot toothpicks. Root beer barrels. Candy buttons. Atomic fire balls...
Natdictit
Every Christmas grandma gives us stocking with older candy it in, I live for my stash of bit o honeys
BluePlanet514
Lemon drops and gum drops.
Nexus297
And CAPS
conklin5
And those god awful Good n Plenty. Especially if they were old and stale and the middles were just rubber. It was a real crapshoot.
cardinal29
Ice Cube chocolate
IJustWantedToChimeln
I'd destroy some root beer barrels right now
Natdictit
If you have a big box farm store around they carry it
imakesoap
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Root-Beer-Barrels-Hard-Candy-10-oz
imakesoap
Ooops, bad link, but just search root beer barrel candy on the website :)
positiveleroy
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Iseeyourpointandraiseyou
Hey there, fellow Austinite!
indiehedgehog
This one has to be a joke lol
positiveleroy
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel_Nut_Caramel
Nomestoo
When decimal currency was introduced we kids felt ripped off, sixpence became 5 cents so we lost 8 lollies (candy) for the new 20c.
SnailsAgainstTungstenSpheres
TheRicM
Me trying to decipher this sentence:
Nomestoo
6 Pennies = six pence, 4 sixpence = 2 Shillings (24 pennies). Decimal currency is multiples of 5. 20 x 1 cent = 20 cents. OK?
SnailsAgainstTungstenSpheres
TheRicM
Nomestoo
Our parents didn't get why we were so upset either.