On Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 9:56:55 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> 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.

So, relatively speaking, much cheaper than it was in 1950.

Cindy Hamilton