tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417491007801203807.post6068823554640763331..comments2013-07-28T20:32:08.602-05:00Comments on Wire9vintage: Holiday Shopping Guide--"This Fateful Year"Wire 9 Vintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090257252502172755noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417491007801203807.post-91082853467791155802011-11-05T12:32:26.488-05:002011-11-05T12:32:26.488-05:00One Web site I looked at says that $100 in 1940 is...One Web site I looked at says that $100 in 1940 is equivalent to about $1,400 today. So $1 would be about what? $14? So, yes, some of these things would have quite pricy! Even the "really cheap" stuff would still be a little chunk of change! I just like the idea of encouraging giving useful but luxurious gifts. Timely!Wire 9 Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10090257252502172755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417491007801203807.post-9080845194403568672011-11-04T15:54:44.342-05:002011-11-04T15:54:44.342-05:00It's interesting looking at the prices for the...It's interesting looking at the prices for these items. One would assume that these gifts were high quality, not cheap junk, so maybe the price equivalent of what we think of today as "top of the line" in the $60-100 range? <br /><br />Yet, the above prices aren't that far off from today's cheap junk Walmart prices. Just goes to show how we no longer value high quality, as long as it is cheap!Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961949757283263982noreply@blogger.com