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Baskin Robbins – Any scoop of ice cream $1.31 & 2-scoop sundaes $3.31 on Sunday, Jan. 31st (Original Post) Lithos Jan 2016 OP
Thanks for the heads up! A Little Weird Jan 2016 #1
When I worked in a Baskin-Robbins in 1977, begin_within Jan 2016 #2
Don't believe it for a minute Lithos Jan 2016 #3
Well, I don't know what today's values would be, begin_within Jan 2016 #4
LOL Lithos Jan 2016 #5
 

begin_within

(21,551 posts)
2. When I worked in a Baskin-Robbins in 1977,
Sun Jan 31, 2016, 12:56 AM
Jan 2016

a single scoop was 27¢ and a double scoop 50¢. (Which are the equivalent of $1.06 and $1.96 today, if you belive the .gov's inflation calculator).

Lithos

(26,397 posts)
3. Don't believe it for a minute
Sun Jan 31, 2016, 01:09 AM
Jan 2016

But it's not a conspiracy - just the numbers are based on old assumptions.

Thank you for the history. Back then I think my parents used to pay for it and I never knew the real cost.

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begin_within

(21,551 posts)
4. Well, I don't know what today's values would be,
Sun Jan 31, 2016, 01:31 AM
Jan 2016

But I worked in the B-R on Central Avenue in Phoenix in 1977, and a single scoop was 27¢, double 50¢, whether you had it on a cone or in a cup. 5¢ extra per scoop if you had Chocolate Fudge or French Vanilla - don't know why those flavors cost more, but they did. You would think the popular Pralines & Cream would cost more, due to the expensive pecans in it. I got paid a whopping $1.75 per hour then. By the way, Paul Westphal, who was a player on the Phoenix Suns in those days, walked in there every morning for a double-scoop cone! He was often the first customer of the day.

Lithos

(26,397 posts)
5. LOL
Sun Jan 31, 2016, 01:33 AM
Jan 2016

Sorry, I don't believe the Inflation index thing... I do believe in your memory. Thanks for adding more information!

Edited - adding hug



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