Things you could order over 50 years ago that you can't order now !

[Jstpssng]

Change from a dollar at McDonalds. I doubt anyone under 65 or so would get that reference to their vintage ad today.

I brought it up in another thread and nobody did. I had to post the old ad.
Of course, back then 10k/year was considered a decent wage...

 

[tallyho8]

I remember ordering stuff from ads that was under a dollar and they said "enclose change or stamps".

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

A 45 cent hamburger.......

Forty years ago, when I was in my early twenties, coming of age in Vegas, you could get a 12-inch hotdog, and a 12-ounce draft beer for 75-cents.

 

[stuckmotor]

Forty years ago, when I was in my early twenties, coming of age in Vegas, you could get a 12-inch hotdog, and a 12-ounce draft beer for 75-cents.

Now I'm hungry.

 

[Quebecguy]

It has been almost fifty years since we could order a Chargex card!

 

[2LaneCruzer]

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Forty years ago, when I was in my early twenties, coming of age in Vegas, you could get a 12-inch hotdog, and a 12-ounce draft beer for 75-cents.

Forty years ago a 12 ounce beer was 25 cents during happy hour. Bar food like peanuts and popcorn was free as long as you bought beer. There are tiers of liquor licenses, and a tav gets breaks if they sell a lot of food. There was a place called Humpty's Dump that used to sell bag lunches for a buck. My favorite was a 2" thick ham sandwich with a giant dill pickle and 6 oz. of potato salad.

 

[5030]

Purchase a new car for $3500.00 loaded...

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Does anyone do Postal Money Order Checks anymore? I use to love using these, cause it was a felony, if someone tried to scam you. So if something didn't seem just right, I'd ask for a Postal Money Order, sent through the USPS. It was a good filter.

I remember Traveler's Checks use to be a thing.

For international private sales, the International Postal Money Order will get you across the border without currency exchange fees. I think the max amount is $700.

 

[Jstpssng]

Purchase a new car for $3500.00 loaded...

Of course that was over a third of the median income of $9000...
It was also junk from the factory, with a 12,000 mile warranty. Back then 100,000 miles was considered a milestone; in that time you would have changed the oil 30 times. Replaced the plugs, points, condenser, wires, distributer cap, and wires 9 times. At least a couple of batteries, and 5 sets of tires. Plus they rode like an 8N Ford.