On Wed, 2 Jan 2019 06:37:04 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 9:25:10 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>> On Wed, 2 Jan 2019 02:47:53 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at 3:36:58 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>> >> On Monday, December 31, 2018 at 8:25:12 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
>> >> > On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 21:42:03 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> >> > > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> >> > ...
>> >> > >> On 2018-12-30 8:04 p.m., Julie Bove wrote:
>> >> > >>>
>> >> > >>> "RichD" > wrote in message
>> >> > >>> ...
>> >> > >>>> I'd like to make lemonade and suchlike juice drinks,
>> >> > >>>> but on a low sugar diet. Lemonade without sugar won't
>> >> > >>>> go over real big -
>> >> > >>>>
>> >> > >>>> Any suggestions for other sweeteners? Stevia or whatever -
>> >> > >>>
>> >> > >>> I won't touch Stevia and am not fond of Splenda. I would just put lemon
>> >> > >>> juice in water but I like it like that.
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> Please remind us how many diet sodas you drink daily.
>> >> > >
>> >> > >One or less. I am transitioning over to only tea and water. Soda has gotten
>> >> > >too expensive.
>> >> >
>> >> > How much is too expensive? This week Coke products are on sale, a 12
>> >> > pack of 12oz cans is $4 and B2G1... that's 36 cans for $8, or 22.2?
>> >> > per can. I typically drink 1-2 cans per day, I don't consider that
>> >> > expensive. Oh, and there's 5? deposit on each can but I bring them
>> >> > back and my deposit is returned.
>> >>
>> >> It was around 1977 that a 6-pack of soda went over $.99. It remember that it felt like a milestone had been broken and things would never be the same again. That's the breaks.
>> >
>> >Congratulations. You're officially an old fart.
>> >
>> >Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> In 1950 a bottle of Coke cost 10¢, 8¢ when consummed at the store and
>> the empty bottle left.... oh, and all straws were paper and didn't
>> fall apart... who came up with the BS that paper straws dissolve/fall
>> apart?
>
>The average family income in 1950 was $3300. The average family
>income today is $53,046. That $0.10 Coke would cost $1.50 today
>(assuming a 10-cent deposit) if the price of Coke kept up with
>increases in pay.

I've never seen even a Liter of Coke costing $1.50. today usually 99¢
or less.

>Was that an 8-ounce bottle?
>
>Cindy Hamilton

Coke was 8 ozs.
Pepsi was 12 ozs.
Deposit was 2 ¢.
One qt. soda bottle deposit was 5¢.
One qt. milk bottle deposit was 3¢.
Depended where one lived... those were NYC prices.