1981

Automobiles

New

• Datsun, Stanza, 6,680.00
• Dodge, Colt, 6,194.00
• Volkswagen, Rabbit, diesel, 7,495.00

Used

• 1979, Pontiac, Trans Am, 7,999.99
• 1978, Buick Regal, 5,797.00
• 1977, Pontiac, Bonneville, 3,999.00

Clothing

• Boy's jeans, 7.50/pair
• Men's coat, all-weather, 64.00/each
• Men's sport coat, camel hair, 215.00/each
• Men's suit, 4 piece, Epstein's, 194.98/each
• Men's shirt, flannel, 9.50/each
• Men's sweater, 20.00/each
• Women's coat, Forecaster, 69.88/each
• Women's dress, 30.00-102.00/each
• Women's pajamas, 16.00/pair
• Women's shirt, "Judy Bond," 28.00/each

Food & beverages

• Apple, red delicious, 1.19/3 lb bag
• Bacon, 1.29/lb
• Bananas, 1.00/3 lbs
• Beef, sirloin filet, 1.86/lb
• Bread, .59/lb loaf
• Butter, Land-O-Lakes, .99/8 oz
• Chocolate syrup, Hershey's, .69/16 oz can
• Coffee, Eight-O-Clock, 1.49/lb
• Corn, Green Giant, canned, .89/two 17 oz cans
• Crackers, Keebler, Town House, 1.29/16 oz box
• Eggs, .95/dozen
• Fish, flounder fillets, 1.66/each
• Flour, Pillsbury, .89/5 lbs
• Ham, smoked, .89/lb
• Honey, Orange Blossom, .99/lb bottle
• Jelly, Kraft, grape, .99/32 oz jar
• Juice, Ocean Spray, 1.69/64 oz bottle
• Lamb, leg, 1.49/lb
• Ketchup, Heinz, .89/24 oz bottle
• Macaroni & cheese, Kraft dinner, 1.00/three 7.5 oz boxes
• Margarine, Parkay, .39/lb
• Mayonnaise, Kraft, 1.39/32 oz jar
• Onions, yellow, 1.00/4 lbs
• Oranges, California navel, 1.00/10
• Potatoes, white, #1, 1.25/10 lb bag
• Ravioli, Celentino, frozen, .89/9 oz pkg
• Soda, Pepsi Cola, 1.39/2 litre bottle
• Tea, Lipton, 1.69/100 count box
• TV dinner, Swanson, Salisbury steak, .79/11 oz pkg
• Yogurt, .25/8 oz can

Furniture

• Bedroom set, 6 piece, Ethan Allen, pine, 2,997.00/set
• Carpet, 12.79-30.49/square yard
• Chair, Barcalounger, velvet recliner, 325.00/each
• Chair, Ethan Allen, pine, 197.00/each
• Sofa, 89", multi pillow back, 892.00/each
• Table, Ethan Allen, cocktail, oak, 227.00/each

Household & seasonal goods

• Bleach, Purex, .59/gallon
• Christmas gift wrap, 1.99-2.60/50 ft roll
• Christmas tree, artificial, Scotch Pine, 6.5', 19.99-31.95/each
• Clean air machine, Norelco, 19.99-24.49/each
• Coffee maker, G.E., Coffeematic II, 21.88-25.88/each
• Comforter, down, twin, 78.00/each
• Convection oven, Moulinex, 120.00/each
• Dish detergent, Ivory, 1.39/32 oz bottle
• Freezer, Sears, 9 cu ft, 289.95/each
• Laundry detergent, Tide, 1.69/49 oz jug
• Pasta machine, Osrow, 120.00/each
• Poinsettia plants, 4.99/6" pot
• Popcorn popper, Wear Ever, 19.88-24.88/each
• Toaster, G.E., 2 slice, 14.99-17.99/each

Personal care & health

• Deodorant, Mennen, Speed Stick, 1.29/2.5 oz pkg
• Shampoo, Enhance, 1.59/8 oz bottle
• Tissue, Kleenex, .69/200 count box
• Toilet paper, Scott, 1.00/three 1,000 sheet rolls
• Toothpaste, .79/7 oz tube
• Vitamins, Radiance, Children's, 1.49/100 count bottle

Real estate

Houses for sale

• Florham Park, 3 bedrooms, split level, 84,600.00
• Hibernia, 3 bedrooms, 1 acre, 64,900.00
• Lake Parsippany, 2 bedrooms, 57,500.00

Houses for rent

• Denville, 3 bedrooms, 350.00/month
• Dover, 6 room duplex, 495.00/month
• Lake Hopatcong, 3 bedrooms, 550.00/month

Apartments & rooms

• Boonton, 1 room, 220.00/month
• Madison, 3 rooms, 300.00/month

Recreation & amusements

• Airline flight, Delta, Newark-Florida, 124.00/one way
• Atari Home Video Station [game], 149.00-179.00/each; games, 19.99/each
• Bicycle, BMX, 109.95-159.95/each
• Camera, Polaroid, instant, 39.00/each
• Computer, Radio Shack, TRS-80, Model III, 999.00/each
• Dinner, The Old Morris Canal [Stanhope NJ], lobster or prime rib, 6.95/plate
• Doll, Golden Dreams Barbie, 8.49/each
• Fisher Price Jet Port, 16.99/each
• Hot Wheels Sto-N-Go City, 19.99/each
• Legoland Gas Station kit, 15.36/each
• Movie, Morris County Mall, 2.00/matinee ticket
• Rubik's Cube, 3.99/each
• Tape recorder, G.E., cassette, 29.95-42.95/each
• Television, Zenith, 19", color, 348.00
• Videocassette recorder, Sharp, 599.00-950.00/each

Tobacco & alcohol

• Beaujolais Nouveau, Georges Du Beauf, 4.79/bottle
• Johnnie Walker Red, 7.59/750 mi bottle
• Piels light beer, 5.50/24 bottle case
• No tobacco ads in these papers

How much did it cost to stock Thanksgiving tables in 1981? These prices were advertised in The Daily Record [Morris County New Jersey], November 22, 1981

Meat, fowl & fish

• Beef, rib roast, 2.79/lb
• Beef, ground, 1.39/lb
• Chicken, Perdue, Oven Stuffer, .79/lb
• Cocktail wieners, Oscar Meyer, .99/lb pkg
• Cornish hens, .99/lb
• Ham, Patrick Cudahy, canned, $7.99/5 lb can
• Lamb, leg, 1.99/lb
• Oysters, Maryland, 1.79/8 oz cup
• Pork chops, 1.59/lb
• Sausage, Jones, 1.89/lb
• Shrimp, medium, 3.99/lb
• Turkey, Swift's Butterball, .77/lb

Vegetables

• Celery, Pascal, .69/bunch
• Beans & Almonds, Birds Eye, frozen, .85/9 oz pkg
• Broccoli, large, .69/bunch
• Cauliflower, Birds Eye, frozen, .69/10oz pkg
• Corn, Del Monte, cream, .39/1 lb 1 oz can
• Greens, turnip, .39/lb
• Olives, stuffed, .69/5 3/4 oz jar
• Onions, white, .39/lb
• Peas, LeSeuer, .49/1 lb 1 oz can
• Pickles, Vlasic, 1.39/32 oz jar
• Potatoes, Idaho, .99/5 lb bag
• Sauerkraut, Pathmark, .49/2 lb bag
• Soup, Lipton Onion, .69/2 3/4 oz box
• Squash, acorn, .29/lb
• Sweet potatoes, Mrs. Paul's, candied, .99/1 lb 4 oz pkg
• Tomatoes, .59/lb
• Turnips, wax, .15/lb
• Yams, fresh, .39/lb Fruits
• Apples, Rome, .49/lb
• Bananas, 1.00/3 lbs
• Cranberries, .68/lb
• Cranberry sauce, Ocean Spray, .43/lb can
• Figs, 1.49/pkg
• Grapefruit, 10.00/4
• Grapes, Red Emperor, .88/lb
• Oranges, navel, .99/doz
• Peaches, .99/two 16 oz cans
• Pears, Anjou, .69/lb
• Tangelos, 1.00/8

Desserts

• Date nut roll, Sun Grant, 1.19/7 oz pkg
• Fruit cocktail, del Monte, .79/30 oz can
• Gelatin, Jell-O, .89/three 3 oz pkgs
• Ice cream, Bryers, 2.59/half gal
• Pie, Jane Parker, apple, 1.39/22 oz pkg
• Pie, pumpkin, 8", $1.99/each

Dairy & cheese

• Butter, Hotel bar, $1.70/lb
• Cheese, Kraft, Swiss, slices, 1.49/6 oz pkg
• French Onion Dip, .99/2 eight oz bowls
• Margarine, Flesichmann's, .11/lb pkg
• Sour cream, Pathmark, .69/pt
• Whipped cream, Cook Whip, .89/8 oz tub Baking, cereals, spices & condiments
• Cake mix, Pathmark, .59/1 lb 2.5 oz box
• Chocolate morsels, Nestles, 1.99/12 oz pkg
• Cocktail Sauce, Sau Sea, .89/jar
• Crisco, 2.19/3 lb can
• Flour, Pillsbury, .79/5 lb bag
• Garlic, cloves, 1.00/3
• Gravymaster, 1.00/two 2 oz bottles
• Oil, Wesson, 1.79/1 qt 6 oz bottle
• Pie crust mix, Flako, .39/10 oz box
• Pie filling, Comstock, apple, .89/21 oz can
• Pie shells, Pet Ritz, .89/12 oz pkg
• Rolls, Sara Lee, Croissant, 1.29/6 oz tube
• Stuffing mix, Pepperidge Farm/Arnold's, 1.19/15 oz pkg
• Sugar, Domino, .1.00/two 1 lb boxes

Beverages

• Cider, Zeigler's, 2.99/wt
• Cocoa mix, 1.49/1 lb 7 oz can
• Coffee, Maxwell House, 1.69/lb
• Egg Nog, .99/qt
• Juice, Minute Maid, apple, frozen, .99/12 oz can
• Juice, Minute Maid, orange, 1.59/64 oz
• Juice, Ocean Spray, grapefruit, 1.49/half gal bottle
• Soda, Canada Dry, ginger ale, .59/28 oz bottle
• Soda, Coca Cola, 1.19/2 litre bottle
• Water, Perrier, .69/23 oz bottle

Start a new Thanksgiving Day tradition: Brunch at The Parsippany Hilton. The food and ambiance of our Thanksgiving brunch will give you something to talk about all year round. You'll find culinary creations that will excite your senses. From smoked Nova Scotia salmon, croissants and brioche for breakfast lovers, To Turkey Coupe Remonte, steamship of beef, cheese and wine for lunch lovers. And a lavish smorgasbord surrounding attractive ice sculptures done in a Thanksgiving motif. All this and more is yours from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., November 26. $11.95 per person, $5.95 for children."---display ad, Daily Record, November 22, 1981 (p. D2)