1972

Automobiles

  • Ford Maverick, 6 cylinder, new 2,140.00
  • Ford Pinto, new 2,095.00
  • Plymouth Fury, new 2,796.00
  • Chevrolet Malibu, used, 1971 2,995.00
  • Mustang GT V8, used, 1967 1,395.00
  • Chevrolet Impala, used, 1963 100.00
  • Oil, motor, Quaker State .41/can
  • Tires, whitewall 15.95-23.00/tire

Beverages

  • Coffee, Martinson's 1.59/2 lb can
  • Cola, Pepsi .69/6 pack 12 oz cans
  • Juice, apple, Motts .31/quart
  • Juice, Hawaiian Punch .12/12 oz can

Clothing

  • Men's suit 70.00
  • Men's dress shirts reg. 6.99, sale 3.99
  • Men's slacks 15.00-25.00/pair
  • Women's cotton dresses 38.00-48.00/each
  • Women's pants suits 4.00/each
  • Boy's and girl's sunsuits 4.00-7.98 each

Employment

  • Accountant, degree required 15,000.00/year
  • Electrician, starting 7,800.00/year
  • Insurance underwriter 12,500.00/year
  • Market planner, MBA 14,000.00/year
  • Sales, Medical 9,500.00/year + car
  • Telephone operators 101.00/week
  • Typist 120.00/week
  • Travel secretary 95.00/week

Food

  • Apples, McIntosh .47/3 lb bag
  • Baby food, Gerber's .10/4.5 oz jar
  • Bacon, Oscar Mayer .97/lb package
  • Beef roasts 1.08/lb
  • Bread .33/8 oz loaf
  • Butter .75/lb
  • Canteloupe .49/each
  • Cereal, Total .40/8 oz box
  • Cheese, Swiss .99/lb package
  • Cookies, Keebler Fudge Sandwich .51/1 lb
  • Cookies, Nabsico Fig Newtons .39/1 lb pkg
  • Eggs .39/dozen
  • Ham, smoked .39-.59/lb
  • Lettuce, Iceberg .25/large head
  • Margarine, Fleischmann .49/lb
  • Mayonnaise, Kraft .64/quart jar
  • Onions, yellow .09/lb
  • Oranges, Florida .55/10 oranges
  • Potatoes .59/5 lb bag
  • Preserves, grape jelly, Welch's .39/20 oz jar
  • Soup, Campbell's tomato .10/10.75 oz can
  • Sugar .50/5 lb bag

Furniture

  • Bedroom set, 7 piece, walnut 498.00
  • Dining room set, 10 piece 888.00
  • Living room set, 3 piece 488.00
  • Mattress, twin size 34.50
  • Sofa/glider (patio furniture) 105.00

Garden equipment

  • Geraniums .57/pot
  • Grass seed .99/5 lb bag
  • Hose, 50' 1.99/each
  • Lawn mower, Vornado, 22" 59.97
  • Lilac bush, 4.00/2
  • Rose bush, 1.49

Household goods

  • Brillo .45/box of 18
  • Blankets 7.00-12.50
  • Clothes dryer, Maytag Deluxe 119.00
  • Refrigerator, 17 cu ft 288.88
  • Dishwashing liquid, Joy .75/1 quart bottle
  • Range, Tappan Deluxe, gas 199.00
  • Sheets, Wamsutta Lustercale 5.00/2 sheets
  • Toaster, Toastmaster 15.95
  • Washing machine, Maytag Deluxe 169.00
  • Wisk, liquid 2.64/half gallon

Medicine & health care

  • Alka-seltzer .89/36 count bottle
  • Antacid, Rolaids 1.09/150 count jar
  • Aspirin, St. Joseph's children's .26/36 count bottle
  • Band Aids, Johnson & Johnson .46/60 count pkg
  • Iron supplement, Geritol, 1.97/40 count bottle
  • Throat lozenges, Sucrets, .44/24 count box
  • Vitamins, 1-A-Day 1.99/100 count bottle

Newspapers

  • Daily Record .15/weekday paper
Classified advertising (3 line minimum):
  • 1 line, 1 day .80/day; 1 line, 30 days .35/day

Personal care

  • Deodorant, Ultra Ban 5000 .69/5 oz can
  • Hair curlers, Kindness Instant Setter, 8.88
  • Hair dryer, Norelco 10.99
  • Mouthwash, Listerine .67/14 oz bottle
  • Q-Tips .87/125 count box
  • Shampoo, Head & Shoulders .89/4.3 oz tube
  • Soap, Ivory .23/4 bars
  • Toilet paper, Scott .14/1000 sheet roll
  • Toothbrush, Tek reg. .69, sale .19
  • Toothpaste, Gleem .59/6.75 oz tube

Professional Services

  • Front end alignment reg. 11.95, sale 6.95
  • Hollywood figure salon 9.75/month
  • Slip covers, sofa & 2 chairs 129.00

Real estate

  • Bi-level, new, Morristown 45,000.00
  • Cape cod, 3 bedrooms, Mendham 39,000.00
  • Colonial, 4 bedrooms, Mt. Lakes 58,000.00
  • Colonial, 5 bedroom, Rockaway 44,900.00
  • Colonial, 1890, Mt. Arlington 34,990.00
  • Ranch, 5 bedroom, Chatham 66,900.00
  • Apartment, 3 1/2 rooms, Budd Lake 185.00

Recreation & amusements

  • Basketball reg. 6.99, sale 4.99
  • Basketball backboard reg. 15.99, sale 13.88
  • Bicycle, children's, Hi-Rise, Columbia 36.88
  • Brunch, Knoll Country Club 7.75/adult
  • Camera, Polaroid Land 19.95
  • Cruise, Bermuda, 7 days 575.00/person
  • 8-Track stereo tapes 1.99/each
  • Movie, Madison Theatre 1.50/ticket
  • Phonograph records .47/each
  • Sneakers, Peter Max, Shoetown 4.44/pr
  • Stereo radio & 8 track 89.88
  • Swingset, deluxe, lawn glider & slide 58.99
  • Television, 19" b/w, Emerson 98.00
  • Theatre ticket, Morris Museum 3.50/adult