Unearthed 30-year-old Coles receipt reveals just how inflated groceries have become
With the enormous cost of groceries ever-inflating these days, it's hard to remember a time of reasonably priced food.
However, one Aussie's incredible find has transported us back in time to when our groceries were a little bit more affordable.
Posting in the Facebook group 'Old Shops Australia' one man posted a receipt from 1992 that he had stashed in a book, and some eagle-eyed Facebook users spotted a small detail in the receipt.
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A man in a Facebook group called 'Old Shops Australia' revealed that he found a 30-year-old Coles receipt stashed in an old book. Facebook
"I found this old Coles receipt from 1992 being used as a bookmark in an old book over the weekend… the snags were probably 1kg packs and the chips were probably my favourites, Smiths salt and vinegar," the man wrote in the Facebook post.
The post was accompanied by a picture of the Coles receipt which came from a Pennant Hills chain in 1992.
On the receipt, two kilograms worth of white onions cost $2.48 at the time, a big bag of chips for entertaining also retailed for $2.98 (a far cry from the $7.20 you can be charged nowadays for an even smaller bag of chips).
The receipt also showed two packs of several kilograms of thick sausages for $6.15 and $5.91 respectively.
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Commenters reminisced about the affordable prices and pointed out that this was a time before GST and mile-long receipts. Getty
Members of the Facebook page shared their shock at just how inflated grocery prices have become.
"Snags used to be around $1.99 to $2.99 per kilo back then, I worked in a deli and sold tonnes of them," one commenter reminisced.
"Wow this is back before GST," another eagle-eyed commenter wrote pointing out that there is no sales tax apparent on the receipt.
Over in the UK another person found a Kwik Save receipt from 1995 in a box of his late mother's possessions.
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Another man from the UK found an old Kwik Save receipt from 1995. Liverpool Echo
Chris said he was shocked at how much his mum could buy with a "relatively small amount of money." She was able to purchase a total of 38 items for £24.79 on one trip in 1995.
He told the Liverpool ECHO: "My first reaction was how many items were on the list for a relatively small amount of money. I remember my mum used to go every Thursday when I was a kid and I'd be waiting eagerly [for] what she'd brought me back as a treat."
Items on the list include toothpaste for $.144, Heinz Baked Beans for 42c, Flora 88c penguin Biscuits for $1.22.
