I remember the vending machines offering a bottle of Coke for a dime. I thought it was highway robbery when it went up to 15 cents. Candy bars were a nickel and the jumbo candy bars were a dime. A paper kite was a dime, and the premium quality kite was 15 cents. A new VW Beetle was $995 around 1969.
The Gunning-Casteel drugstore at the end of my street had Smith & Wesson revolvers in the showcase along with electric razors and such. I don't recall the price but I'm sure it would have been shockingly low by today's standards. I'll guess that they went for about $129 or so.
