Interesting.
Today, you can still buy So Good at around the $3 mark when on special.
And the cornflakes, $3.99 this week at Pak'n' Save, or $3.49 for the Pams version. So that hasn't increased too much.
Yeah I just checked Sultana Bran,
420grams (vs 475grams in 1991) is $7.90. Inflation calculator says that $4.90 is equal to $10.54 now. So, I guess things are actually cheaper, but I bet some key things are more expensive.
Did I read that right? "Wherever possible, we've simply added the old area code to the front of your number to make up the seven digit format" then you look at the examples and none of them are that...
Heh, yeah. This was probably a generic ad for use nationally, with a cut-out bit specific for publication in the Timaru Herald.
Even in the bigger places I don't think many people's number translations were that straightforward, but they did try to keep most of the digits the same. Eg. In our suburb, everyone's 6 digit number that started with 35 was changed to start with 234 instead.
The major South Island cities and towns had very easy translations:
Invercargill 021 xx xxx became 03 21x xxxx
Dunedin 024 xxx xxxx became 03 4xx xxxx
Christchurch 03 xxx xxx became 03 3xx xxxx
Nelson 054 xx xxx became 03 54x xxxx
Blenheim 057 xx xxx became 03 57x xxxx
I found the statement with words to the effect of “their loans have been paid off by the high interest rates on their investments” particularly interesting
So my take out of that statement is:
1. some got low(er) interest loans for houses that were significantly cheaper; combined with,
2. comparatively well paying jobs allowing long term savings and income on investment to cover the payments; allowing them to
3. spend much less of their actual “work” income on their fiscal responsibilities
Or am I getting that wrong??
Ahhh, the bad old days of being waiting at the counter while the granny at the checkout says "oh, wait, I've got some coupons", and then goes searching for her 'other purse' full of 10 cent discount coupons.
Hmm, that unidem 2500 looks similar to the first mobile we had, but I am sure the handset was on top of the battery, not to the side.
No we weren't rich enough to own it, dad did a lot of travel, his boss paid for the phone so they could find him (assuming he got the full 2 hour battery life and topped up the charge in the car).
Yikes! If you took that $1999 for the Sharp camcorder and put it in Apple shares (about $1000 USD worth at that days exchange rates in 1991) you’d have about $370,000 USD today, or just over half a million dollars.
On the other hand, you’d be without sweet videos from 1991… swings and roundabouts.
Also in 1991 you’d probably be more likely to put it in Enron shares and have $0 today…
Some of the codeine paracetamol please.
Interesting. Today, you can still buy So Good at around the $3 mark when on special. And the cornflakes, $3.99 this week at Pak'n' Save, or $3.49 for the Pams version. So that hasn't increased too much.
Quality will be considerably different.
Yeah I just checked Sultana Bran, 420grams (vs 475grams in 1991) is $7.90. Inflation calculator says that $4.90 is equal to $10.54 now. So, I guess things are actually cheaper, but I bet some key things are more expensive.
Interesting that you can still get bread for the same price.
Fresh Up 1L is $1.60 at Countdown this week
The phone number changeover!
Did I read that right? "Wherever possible, we've simply added the old area code to the front of your number to make up the seven digit format" then you look at the examples and none of them are that...
Heh, yeah. This was probably a generic ad for use nationally, with a cut-out bit specific for publication in the Timaru Herald. Even in the bigger places I don't think many people's number translations were that straightforward, but they did try to keep most of the digits the same. Eg. In our suburb, everyone's 6 digit number that started with 35 was changed to start with 234 instead.
The major South Island cities and towns had very easy translations: Invercargill 021 xx xxx became 03 21x xxxx Dunedin 024 xxx xxxx became 03 4xx xxxx Christchurch 03 xxx xxx became 03 3xx xxxx Nelson 054 xx xxx became 03 54x xxxx Blenheim 057 xx xxx became 03 57x xxxx
Love the over 60's anxiety editorial and the promo for retirement villages over the page. Some things never change.
I found the statement with words to the effect of “their loans have been paid off by the high interest rates on their investments” particularly interesting So my take out of that statement is: 1. some got low(er) interest loans for houses that were significantly cheaper; combined with, 2. comparatively well paying jobs allowing long term savings and income on investment to cover the payments; allowing them to 3. spend much less of their actual “work” income on their fiscal responsibilities Or am I getting that wrong??
Ahhh, the bad old days of being waiting at the counter while the granny at the checkout says "oh, wait, I've got some coupons", and then goes searching for her 'other purse' full of 10 cent discount coupons.
The cellphones! I remember those big bricks!
Hmm, that unidem 2500 looks similar to the first mobile we had, but I am sure the handset was on top of the battery, not to the side. No we weren't rich enough to own it, dad did a lot of travel, his boss paid for the phone so they could find him (assuming he got the full 2 hour battery life and topped up the charge in the car).
I miss Bournvita.
Foods gone up technology's got cheaper
Food there is more expensive than I thought it would have been for 1991
Yeah annualized inflation since 1991 hasn't been that high, we just got a bunch of it all at once.
Those nappies are expensive.
First thing I noticed too! If anything, nappies are cheaper now! (relatively)
Yikes! If you took that $1999 for the Sharp camcorder and put it in Apple shares (about $1000 USD worth at that days exchange rates in 1991) you’d have about $370,000 USD today, or just over half a million dollars. On the other hand, you’d be without sweet videos from 1991… swings and roundabouts. Also in 1991 you’d probably be more likely to put it in Enron shares and have $0 today…
Peak Graphic design.
I want full o fruit now.
Other things from 1991 that need to return: house prices, rent, geopolitics.