Then we got to talking about the price of cigarettes, she had been at a store this morning, and saw a carton of Marlboroughs for some ridiculous amount. "Remember when they had pennies in the pack?"
I had forgotten that. In the 1950's, when one pack sold for 23 cents, there were two pennies in the space between the cellophane wrapper and the paper pack. Most parents would let their kids keep the pennies if they ran to the store to buy smokes. In 1955, some people were lucky and got one with a double stamp. I imagine they may be worth some money today. In good condition today, worth $1200 or $1300.In my smoking days, Luckies, you needed a pack of them to roll up in your tee shirt sleeve, looked cool. Aboard ship, I think we got a carton for $1.00. I ended up smoking Kents, but have not smoked for almost 40 years. Had to smoke a pipe in college.
Off to the store to look for my ingredients for the bread pudding.
