I was on TikTok and found this page named Classics and it shows how life was so much different back in the day.
This link shows what $1 dollar could buy you from 1980 – 1999.
1980 – 3 fruit yogurts
1981 – lbs of bananas
1982 – 1 box of Keebler crackers
1983 – 1 gallon of orange juice
1984 – 1 dozen eggs
1985 – 5 lbs. bag of potatoes
1986 – 2 candy bars
1987 – 2 bags of gift-wrapping bows
1988 – 4 packs of Wrigley gum
1989 – 1 gallon of gas
1990 – 1 McDonald’s hamburger
1991 – 1 bag of sugar
1992 – 1 lbs of red apples
1993 – 2 liter of Coca-Cola
1994 – 1 lbs of hot dogs
1995 – 1 lbs of bacon
1996 – 6 pack of Sprite
1997 – 1 loaf of bread
1998 – 3 postal stamps
1999 – 10 ears of corn