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I was invited to a .22 shoot last weekend.
Bring $5’s and $20’s he says.
Stopped into a gas station on the way and bought a Snickers bar.
Jesus! I thought I’d bought five of em when I got change back!
LOL
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Snickers bar was probably 1/2 ounce less weight than the last one you bought too
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Anybody else remember buying a candy bar for a nickel? My grandparents' restaurant sold a "Meat and three" plate lunch for 65 cents- - - -iced tea or coffee included- - - -fountain Coke was an extra nickel.
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Anybody else remember buying a candy bar for a nickel? My grandparents' restaurant sold a "Meat and three" plate lunch for 65 cents- - - -iced tea or coffee included- - - -fountain Coke was an extra nickel. I remember 5 cent candy bars.
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Anybody else remember buying a candy bar for a nickel? Sure do. That was also when the median family income was around $6000/year. Most families earn more than that/month now.
Most people don't really want the truth.
They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.
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Snickers bar was probably 1/2 ounce less weight than the last one you bought too Shrinkflation is wild these days.
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Story on the news about it the other night, seems it's reaching into many industries, not just foodstuffs
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Snickers bar was probably 1/2 ounce less weight than the last one you bought too Soon, a "Family-size" box of Post Raisin Bran will have 6 ounces of cereal in a blown-up bag.
"To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical." -- Thomas Jefferson
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I remember 5 cent candy bars, but since I can remember Snickers were 10 cents. Back as far as 1955, it gets foggy past that.
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Snickers bar was probably 1/2 ounce less weight than the last one you bought too Soon, a "Family-size" box of Post Raisin Bran will have 6 ounces of cereal in a blown-up bag. the serving size will be cut to 1/2c so it seems to the non-smart folks there's still 12 servings per box
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Anybody else remember buying a candy bar for a nickel? Sure do. That was also when the median family income was around $6000/year. Most families earn more than that/month now. Yep....maybe! Today's family earned less than $75k, 12 times what was earned in your example. A Snickers can't be bought for 5 x 12=60 cents. My wife just told me a small one is $1.89 at her c-store. That is 31.5 times the example. 120,000 bars per year for the 5 cent example. 39,682 bars per year at today's prices. No wonder they seem more expensive.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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Snickers the candy bar "that sounds funny, and taste great" there add and signs used to say!
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When I was kid, I loved to go to the general store in Moultonboro, NH, as it had the old glass cases with 50 or 60 different penny candy options available. Candy cigarettes, wax bottles of flavored sugar water, bullseyes, a dozen different licorice options, etc. You could buy a lot of different candies with a couple of quarters.
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hey Higgie, what kinda guy goes to the SebbenElleben and buys a candy bar to break a C note anyway? 
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Bought a bag of “fun size” Snickers for hunting…but they are so small, I think they should just drop the n, and call them “f-u sized”.🙄
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I love Snickers!!! ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/Pqdk2NFM/15-A9-A429-34-AC-43-EF-B68-F-D8-B6-B7-E7-D091.jpg)
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Bought a bag of “fun size” Snickers for hunting…but they are so small, I think they should just drop the n, and call them “f-u sized”.🙄 Who was it that said the only thing that should come in “fun size” is cheerleaders.
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Remember a half gallon of ice cream? Somewhere along the way they slip in the 1.5 quart container when no one was looking.
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I love Snickers!!! Is that the "fun size" everyone is talking about?
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I love Snickers!!! Is that the "fun size" everyone is talking about? Definitely fun size!!
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