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30 everyday products that cost so much more in the 1980s

Products that were pricier in the past
Cabbage Patch Kids 16-inch doll: 28% more expensive in 1984
Craftsman electric wall stud finder: 54% more expensive in 1984
Swiss Army knife: 85% more expensive in 1984
Marble pastry board: 92% more expensive in 1984
Connect 4 game: 96% more expensive in 1984
Wood bread box 16-inch wide: 106% more expensive in 1984
Oster toasted sandwich maker: 112% more expensive in 1984
Mr Potato Head classic toy: 115% more expensive in 1984
Jovan Sex Appeal cologne four-ounce bottle: 125% more expensive in 1984
Gas grill: 130% more expensive in 1984
Corby pants press: 140% more expensive in 1984
Craftsman three-piece mini pliers set: 147% more expensive in 1984
KitchenAid Classic Mixer: 172% more expensive in 1984
450x refractor telescope: 187% more expensive in 1984
Basic two-slice toaster: 193% more expensive in 1984
Philips Norelco electric shaver: 209% more expensive in 1984
Roller Derby roller skates: 215% more expensive in 1984
Teflon waffler: 230% more expensive in 1984
Upright vacuum cleaner: 251% more expensive in 1984
Andis curling iron: 257% more expensive in 1984
Eight-foot wood pool table: 257% more expensive in 1984
Care Bear 13-inch soft toy: 271% more expensive in 1984
Speak & Spell: 295% more expensive in 1984
Mr. Coffee 12-cup coffee maker: 330% more expensive in 1984
Trivial Pursuit game: 338% more expensive in 1984
Kenmore sewing machine: 538% more expensive in 1984
19-inch color TV: 606% more expensive in 1984
Sunbeam iron: 627% more expensive in 1984
Kenmore 0.9 cubic-feet microwave oven: 938% more expensive in 1984
Vintage popcorn cart: 1,996% more expensive in 1984
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Products that were pricier in the past

Let's take a trip back to the 1984 holiday season. Ronald Reagan was in the White House, Madonna was killing it in the charts, Dynasty was the top-rated TV show, and an insane amount of consumer goods were a whole lot more expensive than they are today. Using the Sears Christmas Wish Book as a guide, we reveal exactly how much a range of products cost back then when adjusted for inflation and compare them to prices of equivalent items sold on Amazon in 2019.

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Daniel Coughlin

19 September 2019

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