Historic Prices: 1986

Automobiles

New

• Dodge D-50 pickup truck, 5,595.00
• Ford, Mustang, 2 door sedan, 8,479.00
• Plymouth, Colt, 3 door hatchback, 4,999.00

Used

• 1984 Buick Riviera, 9,400.00
• 1980 Chevy Camaro, 4,200.00
• 1972 Dodge Charger, 1,500.00

Clothing

• Men's boots, Timberline, 69.95-79.95/pair
• Men's overcoat, cashmere, 189.00-300.00/each
• Men's ski jacket, down, 29.99-85.00/each
• Men's slacks, 59,00-74.00/2 pairs
• Men's suit, 199.95/each
• Ski suit, 2 piece, 39.99/each
• Women's jacket, 39.99-80.00/each
• Women's shoes, Selby, 34.99-63.00/pair
• Women's skirt, wool, 14.99/each
• Women's suit, wool, 49.99/each
• Women's sweater, 10.99/each

Employment

• Air conditioning technician, 5.00-14.00/hour
• Assistant manager, Quick Chek, 17,340.00-18,900.00/year, plus bonus
• Babysitter/housekeeper, 150.00/week
• Bus persons (restaurant), 3.75/hr
• Chauffer, 18,000/year
• Dental assistant, 8.00/hour
• House cleaners, 6.00/hour
• Manager, Quik Chek, 23,640.00-30,400.00/year, plus bonus
• Newspaper delivery, 100.00/week
• Security guards, 5.56/hour

Food & beverages

• Apples, Red Delicious, .69/lb
• Bacon, Armour, 1.69/lb
• Beef, ribs, 1.89/lb
• Bread, ShopRite, white, .99/two 20 oz loaves
• Cheese, ShopRite, store sliced American, 1.99/lb
• Cheese Puffs, .89/7 oz bag
• Chocolate chips, Nestle, 1.79/12 oz bag
• Coffee, Master Blend, 1.00/13 oz container
• Crackers, Town House, 1.49/lb
• Fish, rainbow trout, fresh filets, 2.99/lb
• Ice cream, Breyers, 2.49/half gallon
• Juice, Apple, ShopRite, .99/gallon
• Juice, Hawaiian Punch, .69/1 quart 14 oz can
• Juice, Orange, Minutemaid, .59/6 oz can
• Kiwi fruit, .99/lb
• Margarine, Fleischmann's, .99/lb
• Mayonnaise, ShopRite, .99/quart
• Milk, 1 percent, 1.69/half gallon
• Oil, Puritan, 1.99/quart
• Oranges, Sunkist, navel, 1.69/4 lb bag
• Pasta, Prince, .89/two 16 oz boxes
• Peanut butter, Skippy, 1.49/18 oz jar
• Pickles, Vlasic, 1.19/quart
• Pineapples, 1.69/each
• Pistachios, California, 3.99/lb
• Soup, Progresso, .69/19 oz can
• Squash, yellow, .59/lb
• Tea, Tetley, 1.49/49 count box
• Tuna, Star Kist, white, .99/6.5 oz can
• Yogurt, La Yogurt, plain, .99/quart

Furniture

• Bed, full size, 88.00/each
• Bed, water, any size, 189.00/each
• Bedroom set, 2.88/5 piece set
• Dinette, .79/5 piece set
• Lamp, floor model, 49.00-129.00/each
• Mattress, twin size, .38/each

Household goods

• Batteries, Energizer, "C" or "D", 1.69/pack of two
• Clothes washer, General Electric, 349.00/each
• Dinnerware set, bone china, 19.00/setting
• Dish soap, Dawn, 1.30/pint
• Dishwasher, Whirlpool, 239.00/each
• Firewood, 120.00/cord
• Garbage bags, Glad, .99/20 count box
• Light bulbs, .25/each
• Paper towels, Bounty, .69/92 count roll
• Range, Tappan, 30", gas, 499.00/each
• Refrigerator, General Electric, 699.00/each
• Sheets, J.C. Penney's, twin, 3.99-1.99/each
• Microwave oven, Litton, 240.00/each
• Vacuum cleaner, Eureka, upright, 199.00/each

Newspapers

• Daily Record [Morristown NJ] .25/daily paper

Personal care & health

• Alka Seltzer Plus, 1.79-2.77/20 tablet pkg
• Baby wipes, 2.77/150 count pkge
• Cotton swabs, Q-Tip, 3.00/2 packs
• Deodorant, roll-on, 2.00/2 oz container
• Hairspray, Aqua Net, .99/9 oz container
• Lotion, hand, Soft Sense, .99-1.00/6 oz bottle
• Mouthwash, Scope, 3.37/32 oz bottle
• Pain reliever, Tylenol, 5.29/100 count bottle
• Permanent wave, cut and style, Bamberger's Department Store, 32.00-65.00/each
• Saline solution, Bausch & Lomb, 2.99/12 oz bottle
• Shampoo, St. Ives, 1.19-1.89/18 oz bottle
• Shaving cream, Edge, gel, 1.09-2.29/7 oz container
• Skin cream, Noxema, 2.00/10 oz jar
• Toilet paper, Charmin, .59/4 rolls
• Toothpaste, Crest, 1.49/6.4 oz tube
• Vaseline, 5.00/two 15 oz jars

Real estate

Houses for sale

• Denville, 3 bedrooms, 179,000.00
• Dover, 3 bedrooms, 132,00.00
• Mountain Lakes, 4 bedrooms, 169,900.00

Houses for rent

• Boonton, 3 bedrooms, 775.00/month
• East Hanover, 2 bedrooms, 900.00/month
• Rockaway, 3 bedrooms, 865.00/month

Apartments & rooms

• Chatham, 1 bedroom, 785.00/month
• Madison, 5 rooms, 750.00/month
• Randolph, Gateways, 1-2 bedrooms, 640.00-740.00/month

Recreation & amusements

• Batteries, AA, 3.38/4 pack
• Brunch, Headquarters Plaza Hotel, 20.00/person
• Computer, Radio Shack, 64K, 4.99/each
• Concerts, Friday Evening Club, 10.00-20.00/ticket
• Dinner, Rod's Steak House, 8 oz steak, 9.95/plate
• Doll, Cabbage Patch Kid, 29.97/each
• Guitar, 15.00/each
• Lego basic building set, 25.97/set
• Movie, 2.50/matinee ticket
• Piano, Bradbury, upright, 400.00/each
• Rowing machine, 245.00/each
• Spa Lady membership, 9.98/month
• Tae Kwon Do lessons, 2 "semi private", 19.95/each
• Telephone, cordless, with answering machine, 49.00/each
• Television, 25" color, Sylvania, 369.00/each
• VCR, Toshiba, 298.00/each
• Video tapes (blank), RCA 120 minutes, 3.99/each