>> >Jeeeez.. well how many sizes do ya think there were about that time? Its
>the
>> >standard size bar, I'm near positive.
>> >Goomba
>>
>> I bet the standard size bar from the 60's is nearly twice that of the 00's.
>> ~Kat
>
>I don't think so. They look about the same to me. I suppose a quick email to
>Hershey's would find the answer.
>Goomba
>

OK, you got me wondering ... so I googled and found what is posted below.

I hope the foot I stuck in my mouth is chocolate!

The "Hershey Bar Index"
Tracking the prices of "regular" candy bars is a complicated project because
over the years the definition of regular (ie, size and weight) have also
changed. Contrary to popular opinion, the size of the average chocolate bar is
not ever-shrinking. The price? Is a function of global trade.

The Hershey Company was kind enough to supply us with price/weight data for
their famous Hershey Bar from 1908-1986:

Year.....Size.....Retail price

1908.....9/16 oz.....2 cents
1918.....16/16 oz.....3 cents
1920.....9/16 oz.....3 cents
1921.....1 oz.....5 cents
1924.....1 3/8 oz.....5 cents
1930.....2 oz.....5 cents
1933.....1 7/8 oz.....5 cents
1936.....1 1/2 oz.....5 cents
1937.....1 5/8 oz.....5 cents
1938.....1 3/8 oz.....5 cents
1939.....1 5/8 oz.....5 cents
1941.....1 1/4 oz.....5 cents
1944.....1 5/8 oz.....5 cents
1946.....1 1/2 oz.....5 cents
1947.....1 oz.....5 cents
1954.....7/8 oz.....5 cents
1955.....1 oz.....5 cents
1958.....7/8 oz.....5 cents
1950.....1 oz.....5 cents
1963.....7/8 oz......5 cents
1965.....1 oz.....5 cents
1966.....7/8 oz.....5 cents
1968.....3/4 oz.....5 cents
1969.....1 1/2 oz.....10 cents
1970.....1 3/8 oz.....10 cents
1973.....1.26 oz......10 cents
1974.....1.4 oz.....15 cents
1976.....1.2 oz.....15 cents
1977.....1.2 oz......20 cents
1978.....1.2 oz.....25 cents
1980.....1.05 oz.....25 cents
1982.....1.45 oz.....30 cents
1983.....1.45 oz.....35 cents
1986.....1.45 oz.....40 cents
1986.....1.65 oz.....40 cents
[1991] .45
"Last year, candy makers raised the price of candy bars 5 cents, to an average
of 45 cents. The previous hike was in 1986."
---M&Ms Plans to Nickel and Dime the Competition, New York Newsday, April 8,
1992 (p. 41)
[NOTE: product weight is not referenced in this article]

May 23, 2003: a 1.55 oz Hershey Bar purchased in a Randolph, NJ convenience
store costs 80 cents.



~Kat


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