$25?
In the late 60s we were living on the Emory University campus in Atlanta. My husband, Ken, was in seminary and I was employed at the University. We, along with our two children, lived on Emory Court Circle, along with other grad students who had children. We, all lived in tiny cottages.
During that time our oldest child, Cathy, lost her first tooth. The next morning she discovered the Tooth Fairy had left her 25 cents. She was over the moon. She wanted to be taken to the drug store immediately to spend her cash. She bought herself 25 pieces of Bazooka Bubble Gum. She chewed all of it herself. She saved and enjoyed her 25 Bazooka Joe comic strips for a very long time.
The other day, after leaving the little girl who'd just lost her tooth, we talked about the $25 Tooth Fairy booty and whether or not it was inflation or a sense of entitlement that some children seem to have in this age.
Today, Bazooka Bubble Gum costs about 10 cents a piece - if purchased in bulk. The old Bazooka Joe comics no longer exist.
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