when you was a kid what could you buy for 50 pence?
2007-08-15 10:35:24 · 40 answers · asked by misskitti7® 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
When I was a kid, that was a full weeks wage
2007-08-15 10:38:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
When I was a kid I had no need for 50p, I just wanted my nanny-goats milk, but humans nicked it off me.
When I was a child I could get 960 black jacks for 10/-
but I never had that much money for sweets.
For Americans, pence originally there were 240 pence to a £1, since decimalisation there are just 100 (new) pence to a pound.
1 pence is now worth about 2 cents.
2007-08-15 10:41:37 · answer #2 · answered by Sprinkle 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
50 pence here is about 20 cents...
You could probably get 2 pieces of gum for that when I was a kid. Not anymore.
2007-08-15 10:43:01 · answer #3 · answered by Ron B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive never had 50 pence but when i was a kid you could buy all kinds of candy for 50 cents
2007-08-15 10:39:11 · answer #4 · answered by kevlar1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My brother bought a mars bar, and a marathon (snickers) and because he came back with change, mum told him to go and get a milky way for our sister and he still had 1 and a half pence left out of 10p.
So for ten bob, we could have got a huge loada goodies.
2007-08-15 11:50:23 · answer #5 · answered by ~☆ Petit ♥ Chou ☆~ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
'66 a 10 bob note [10 shillings] would get me 13 English-made 'Matchbox' cars!
'75 a 50 pence piece [ pence = plural of penny ] would get me a pint of beer and a gallon of petrol!
Note; As others have said; Shillings = pre-decimalisation; Penny/Pence = post-decimalisation.
2007-08-15 11:40:30 · answer #6 · answered by BLUE MOON 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i used to do a morning paper round 6 days for 12/6 (62 and a bit pence) x and 6 nights for 10/- (50p) on the sunday morning round i got 2/- (10p) x used to spend it on roller skating three nights a week and saturday morning x proper skating boots - golden leaders - white with little bells on the laces and red stoppers x little prince of wales check skating skirt x oh good memories x lol
2007-08-15 11:02:48 · answer #7 · answered by orac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was horse mad and before my Mum bought me my own I could rent one for half a day for 10/-
My dinner money at school was 5/- a week so I used to buy a bag of chips every day for 6pence instead and at the end of the week I had saved 2s 6p for my horse riding (sorry mum!)
It's a good job I had breakfast and a good evening meal at home!
2007-08-15 11:47:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
10 bob was a lot of money in `them` days! I remember a Sindy costing 19s/11d that`s twice 10 bob, a penny off a quid.
2007-08-15 10:46:26 · answer #9 · answered by *~STEVIE~* *~B~* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember a garage chair advertising 4 gallons of Petrol for a £1
2007-08-15 10:41:09 · answer #10 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eh up 10 bob now that takes me back ~ too far that I care to remember!!!! I remember a 4 mile bus journey was 2p for a child ( its £1 now ) ~ before 1972 a bag of chips was 6d ~oh the memories (pre decimal) those were the days!!!!
2007-08-15 10:47:18 · answer #11 · answered by sukicat1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋