1979

Automobiles

New
  • Datsun 280ZX, 10,654.00
  • Pontiac Grand Lemans Sedan, 7,455.00
  • Toyota Celica ST Coupe, 5,596.00
Used
  • 1977, Jeep, CJ5 Renegade, 4,995.00
  • 1975, Oldsmobile, Delta 88, 2,495.00
  • 1971, Ford, Pinto, 750.00

Clothing

  • Girl's shoes, clogs, 10.99-16.00/pair
  • Junior's jacket, "Poodle," 53.99-70.00/each
  • Men's jeans, Levi's, 13.00-19.99/pair
  • Men's shirt, acrylic, 9.00-30.00/each
  • Men's shirt, flannel, 7.99-9.99/each
  • Men's sport coat, 35.00-95.00/each
  • Men's suit, with vest, 150.00-250.00/each
  • Men's sweater, 16.00-28.00/each
  • Misses' pants suit, 110.00-180.00/each
  • Misses' sweater coat, 21.00-38.00/each
  • Running shoes, Adidas, 29.99/pair
  • Women's blazer, velveteen, 39.00-55.00/each
  • Women's blouse, 22.00/each
  • Women's dress, 19.99/each
  • Women's jeans, 12.99-40.00/each
  • Women's shoes, Candies, 12.00-26.00/pair
  • Women's skirt, 10.99-45.00/each
  • Women's slacks, corduroy, 19.00-37.00/pair

Employment

  • Accountant, 300.00/week
  • Bank teller, 130.00/week
  • Chemist, 20,000.00/year
  • Executive secretary, 15,000.00/year
  • File clerk, 130.00/week
  • Legal secretary, 160.00/week
  • Management trainee, 900.00/month
  • Plumber, 10.00/hour
  • Receptionist, 170.00/week
  • Secretary, 200.00/week

Food & beverages

  • Apples, Delicious, .99/3 lb bag
  • Bacon, ShopRite, .99/lb
  • Beef, chuck roast, 1.49/lb
  • Bread, ShopRite, white, .29/22 oz loaf
  • Cake, Sara Lee, 1.09/10 oz pkg
  • Cake mix, Betty Crocker, .59/18.5 oz box
  • Cereal, Cheerios, .99/15 oz box
  • Cheese, Borden, American slices, 1.09/12 oz pkg
  • Chocolate syrup, Hershey, .99/22 oz can
  • Coffee, Maxwell House, 2.89/lb can
  • Cold cuts, Pathmark, bologna, 1.39/lb
  • Cookies, Sunshine, Hydrox, 1.19/19 oz box
  • Cucumbers, 1.00/5
  • Fish, tuna, starkist, chunk light, .69/6.5 oz can
  • Frankfurters, Armour, .99/lb
  • Grapes, seedless, .59/lb
  • Juice, Hi-C, .49/46 oz can
  • Lemons, .59/6
  • Lettuce, iceberg, .39/head
  • Macaroni & Cheese, Kraft dinner, .87/three 7.25 oz boxes
  • Onions, Spanish, .25/lb
  • Peanut butter, Skippy, .99/18 oz jar
  • Pizza, Ellio's, 1.19/lb pkg
  • Pork & beans, Libby's, .99/four 14 oz cans
  • Potatoes, .89/10 lb bag
  • Potatoes, Idahoan, instant, 1.19/2 oz box
  • Soda, Pepsi, 1.39/six 12 oz cans
  • SPAM, Hormel, 1.09/12 oz can
  • Tofu, .79/lb
  • Tomatoes, .59/lb
  • Tostitos, regular or nacho cheese, .79/6.5 oz bag
  • Whipped cream, Birds Eye, Cool Whip, .69/8 oz container
  • Yogurt, Light n' Lively, .35/8 oz carton

Household & seasonal goods

  • Bleach, Clorox, .89/gallon
  • Cleanser, Comet, .29/14 oz container
  • Clothes dryer, Whirlpool, 199.99/each
  • Grass seed, Wear Green, 8.59/5 lb box
  • Laundry detergent, Ajax, 1.99/5 lb 4 oz box
  • Lawn mower, Sunbeam, 21", 149.99-249.99/each
  • Microwave oven, Whirlpool, 279.00-329.00/each
  • Paint, Glidden, indoor, latex, 7.99-13.99/gallon
  • Paper towels, Bounty, .59/119 count roll
  • Rake, bamboo, 18", 2.99-3.99/each
  • Range, Whirlpool, electric, 262.00-332.00/each
  • Refrigerator, Whirlpool, 479.00/each
  • Rhododendrons, 2 gallon containers, 6.66-8.99/each
  • Sheet set, percale, queen size, 16.99-25.00/set
  • Vacuum cleaner, Eureka, upright, 49.00-80.00/each
  • Washing machine, Whirlpool, 269.00/each

Newspaper

  • .20/daily paper

Personal care & health

  • Aspirin, Bufferin, 1.38/400 count bottle
  • Cold medicine, Dristan, 1.19/24 count pkg
  • Deodorant, Sure, 1.19/2.5 oz can
  • Diapers, Pampers, disposable, 5.99/48 count box
  • Hair spray, Adorn, 1.29/9 oz container
  • Mouthwash, Listermint, 1.37-2.28/24 oz bottle
  • Permanent wave, Lilt, home treatment, 1.98/box
  • Razor, Norelco, electric, 34.96/each
  • Razor blades, Schick Super III, 1.99/15 count pkg
  • Shampoo, Ultra Max, 1.29/7 oz bottle
  • Toilet tissue, 1.00/three 1,000 count rolls
  • Toothbrush, Pepsodent, 1.00/4
  • Toothpaste, Aim, .99/8.2 oz tube
  • Vitamins, Pathmark, chewable, 1.79/two 100 count bottles

Real estate

Houses for sale
  • Montville, 4 bedrooms, ranch, 95,500.00
  • Morris Twp., 4 bedrooms, colonial, 139,900.00
  • Parsippany, 5 bedrooms, ranch, 135,900.00
Houses for rent
  • Boonton, 6 rooms, 600.00/month
  • Long Valley, 3 bedrooms, 475.00/month
  • Parsippany, 3 bedrooms, 500.00/month
Apartments & rooms
  • Morris Plains, 2 bedrooms, 390.00/month
  • Randolph, 1 bedroom, 225.00/month
  • Rockaway Twp., 1 bedroom townhouse, 325.00/month

Recreation & amusements

  • Camera, Chinon, automatic SLR, 225.00-375.00/each
  • Computer, TRS-80, 4k, Model 1, 499.00/each
  • Dance lessons, Disco, 5.00/each
  • Dinner, Lombardi's, [Randolph, NJ], prime rib, 7.95/each
  • Movie ticket, 1.20/first matinee
  • Record player with 8 track & radio, 195.00-300.00/each
  • Ski trip, Killington VT, includes accommodations, round trip bus ticket, meals & ski pass, 2 nights/3 days, 126.00/person
  • Skis, Rossignol, Free Style, 119.00-195.00/pair
  • Stereo, Pioneer, 40 watts, 499.95-610.00/each
  • Television, Philco, 19", color, 285.00-400.00/each

School supplies

  • Binder, canvas, 1.5", 1.39/each
  • Composition book, .69/100 sheets
  • Construction paper, .99/96 sheets
  • Crayons, Crayola, .88/64 count box
  • Loose leaf paper, .89/300 sheets
  • Lunch bags, ShopRite, .59/100 count pkg
  • Notebooks, spiral bound, 4 subjects, .49-.97/each
  • Organizer, 2.99/each
  • Pencil case, .80/each
  • Pens, Papermate, .99/10 pack
  • Scotch tape, .44/1,100 foot roll