A can of soda should cost $2.90

**imagine** · 06-25-2011, 07:27 PM

A 6 oz soda in 1938 cost 5 cents that is 1/5 of the min. wage at that time of 25 cents a hour. A 12 oz can of soda should cost $2.90 cents or twice 1/5 of the current federal min.wage

**l8eebugg** · 06-25-2011, 07:29 PM

that's really interesting. thanks for sharing

**imagine** · 06-25-2011, 07:33 PM

A pound of hamburger was 13 cents a pound in 1938 adjusted to our current min wage it should cost $3.77 a pound

**mauimagic** · 06-25-2011, 07:39 PM

the soda one isinteresting - the hamburg one is a reality here.

**pollypurebred39** · 06-25-2011, 07:42 PM

yeah same here, hamburger is at least that and sometimes more.

Soda is $1.25 a can in the machines unless you go to the food thrift and then it's 25 cents a can! Love that! It's my treat

**imagine** · 06-25-2011, 07:42 PM

Gas 10 cents a gallon in 1938 adjusted to current federal min wage it should be $2.90 a gallon

**mauimagic** · 06-25-2011, 07:45 PM

Our gas is $4.38 as of yesterday!!

**imagine** · 06-25-2011, 07:48 PM

A blanket in 1938 $5 adjusted to current fed min wage it would be $145 dollars

**imagine** · 06-25-2011, 07:51 PM

Toothpaste was 27 cents in 1938 adjusted to current min wage it would be $7.83

**pollypurebred39** · 06-25-2011, 07:56 PM

I'm betting if you buy a blanket of the same quality as then that's about right.

Toothpaste is $3-$5 a tube here, depends on where you shop.

Gas is more then that.

**imagine** · 06-25-2011, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by pollypurebred39

I'm betting if you buy a blanket of the same quality as then that's about right.

Toothpaste is $3-$5 a tube here, depends on where you shop.

Gas is more then that.

A Pendalton wool blanket would be more than that

**imagine** · 06-25-2011, 08:20 PM

Milk was 45 cents a gallon in 1938 adjusted to current federal min wage it would be $13 a gallon

**imagine** · 06-25-2011, 08:24 PM

A dozen eggs 13 cents adjusted to current min wages it would be $3.77 a dozen

**pollypurebred39** · 06-25-2011, 08:28 PM

Back then they had the healthy raw milk, or at least that's what my parents and my in-laws had. Last time I checked, about 2 weeks ago it was just under $10 a gallon, so close.

I didn't buy eggs this week because they were over $2.50 a dozen $2.69 to be exact. I'd say it's nearing $3.77 a dozen and if the cost keeps going up they way they have been it won't take long to get there.

**craftypam** · 06-25-2011, 09:54 PM

The other day I went to the produce stand that sells meat too. I was looking at the ground chuck or grd round it was $3.29 a pound and on the wall was a sign that strip steak was $3.99# is you bought the whole thing and had it sliced. Hamburger/steak what would you buy; I was very surprised at the little bit of difference between the 2?