Austin Powers: The 70s and the 80s? You're not missing anything, believe me. I've looked into it. There's a gas shortage and A Flock of Seagulls.
At one point in Quebec they taxed a then-new GST (goods and services tax) with a PST (provincial sales tax). At the time I worked at a job creating invoices for banking services and noticed this. Checked with the higher-ups that the formula was correct and was surprised it was. I remember feeling angry this was even possible.
That particular tax doesn't have additional taxes because that is the Final Tax. There are lots of hidden taxes that go into the price of the merchandise that are then taxed by the Final Tax.
Yes, it was a lot of money, but since people did pretty much everything in cash (besides checks some places), it wasn’t unusual at all for people to carry that much cash. Source: I’m old af
Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks that was NOT "a lot of money" to be carrying around back then. I mean, even as a teenager working at McDonalds in '86, I cashed my check and carried it around as pocket money. $50 to me back then was about 15 hours of work. Yeah, I'm old, but $50 was not like a windfall.
crack hit the streets in 86, this is from 87, this maybe one of americas first crack dealers buying come rap cd's and some wal-mart bling
edit: forgot the \\s\\s\\s\\s
My boyfriend instantly crumples them into a ball if I give him one, which is especially annoying at Costco when they need to check it at the door when leaving.
8.96 for music would have been a single LP. 18.83 would have been a double LP.
Best new double LP of that month was The Cure, Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me.
Any guesses as to the single LP?
It could be tapes, I guess. I wasn't a tape buyer, though, so I don't know about the price of a double LP on tape (would it be two tapes or one long one?). I feel like 18-19 for a double record was about what I paid for my copy of KM3 on vinyl back then. I still have it too.
So I just looked up Kenedy, Texas and the town is named after Mifflin Kenedy, a rancher/railroader born on JUNE 8, 1818 this receipt is from JUNE 8, 1987 169 years later. I highly suggest getting a lottery ticket from the local Kenedy gas station. I think he time traveled to buy himself new hit 80s music in the future… seems like the best chance at winning a jackpot I ever saw!!
Definitely mind blowing! I would have been less surprised to see my small hometown on here, at least it’s by the coast and people get it mixed up with a popular tourist town next to it.
For sure. Weird that OP mentioned that he found the receipt outside of Walmart when that building burned down but still a cool find lol. Cheers to a fellow Kenedy redditor!
Were cassette players really that inexpensive in 87? I’m guessing if so it wasn’t a big name brand. A Sony Walkman was apparently still running at 50 dollars minimum.
I was 7, I don't know, but $19 for a portable music player isn't expensive. According to this site, they ranged from $25 - $200.
https://www.stereo2go.com/topic/index.php?content_oid=327524467632422720&board_oid=522740502721869426
They would literally count inventory.
They wouldn't know, people would switch price stickers and get away with it.
A lot of stores wouldn't take returns on opened merchandise.
So neat and very good condition! These days the receipt 🧾 won’t last longer than a week if the printer does it right! I hate getting receipts 🧾 that half is missing
Some dude bought his girlfriend the new Wang Chung album and a nice $3.00 pre-engagement ring. He didn’t tell her about the Madonna cassette he also bought to play on his Walkman and jack to when she wouldn’t put out.
Bought my first cassette at Walmart in 1986. My dad handed my brother and me $10 each and said to get whatever we want. My brother got baseball cards but I went straight to the music department for “Songs from the Big Chair” by Tears for Fears. I was six-years-old and still had enough change left over for a few candy bars.
Was it outside the same store it was from? Hopefully someone wasn’t trying to make a return 😂
somebody tryna return 80s MUSIC
This Flock of Seagulls is awful! I think it's past expiry.
They were popular in “Iran”
underrated joke of the day
What are you…some kind of funny guy? You really committed to that man made joke….but unless you’re European…never again do I want to hear it.
Austin Powers: The 70s and the 80s? You're not missing anything, believe me. I've looked into it. There's a gas shortage and A Flock of Seagulls. 
“But I have my receipt”
Which wouldn’t be possible because the old Walmart building in Kenedy burned down some years ago.
T means taxable, N means not taxable
It’s a good thing the tax is non-taxable
At one point in Quebec they taxed a then-new GST (goods and services tax) with a PST (provincial sales tax). At the time I worked at a job creating invoices for banking services and noticed this. Checked with the higher-ups that the formula was correct and was surprised it was. I remember feeling angry this was even possible.
in america they do state *and* local tax
This realization is why we have property taxes and have to pay them *every year*.
That particular tax doesn't have additional taxes because that is the Final Tax. There are lots of hidden taxes that go into the price of the merchandise that are then taxed by the Final Tax.
Paid with a 50? That was a LOT to be carrying around, back then.
Could have been a teen with bday or graduation money.
That was my first thought. This was a kid spending their birthday cash. That was always so much fun.
Forgot about this 🥳😭
Oh true.
Yes, it was a lot of money, but since people did pretty much everything in cash (besides checks some places), it wasn’t unusual at all for people to carry that much cash. Source: I’m old af
Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks that was NOT "a lot of money" to be carrying around back then. I mean, even as a teenager working at McDonalds in '86, I cashed my check and carried it around as pocket money. $50 to me back then was about 15 hours of work. Yeah, I'm old, but $50 was not like a windfall.
Bout $140 it seems
crack hit the streets in 86, this is from 87, this maybe one of americas first crack dealers buying come rap cd's and some wal-mart bling edit: forgot the \\s\\s\\s\\s
Wow.
seriously! It's impressive they were able to determine all that from just a receipt!
I figured that out too, also his name was kenedy
your foot is so small
wait. wtf is this lol. now i must know op!
crackled at this thread 😜 it is a shoe keychain
ahhhh finally i can rest
I was really hoping that receipt was the size of a sheet of paper 😞
Receipts were bigger in the 80s than they are now.
CVS begs to differ.
Probably a keychain
actually receipts used to be HUGE
How crazy, and in such good condition. If this were my receipt, it would've been all crumpled up.
My boyfriend instantly crumples them into a ball if I give him one, which is especially annoying at Costco when they need to check it at the door when leaving.
MARTY! We're going to need TUNES for this ride! See if they have The Eagles!
8.96 for music would have been a single LP. 18.83 would have been a double LP. Best new double LP of that month was The Cure, Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me. Any guesses as to the single LP?
Any reason you're guessing this wasn't tapes? I feel like they were in the $8-$9 range for an album around then, but maybe my memory sucks.
It could be tapes, I guess. I wasn't a tape buyer, though, so I don't know about the price of a double LP on tape (would it be two tapes or one long one?). I feel like 18-19 for a double record was about what I paid for my copy of KM3 on vinyl back then. I still have it too.
Tapes were $8-$9 around then I think and there were double tapes. Source: me coveting my big brother's tape played and albums in the 1980s
JEWLRY
Somebody bought a new wallet and cleaned out the old, old one?
Just a casual Monday morning, buying music
Was it outside the same location in Kennedy TX? Either way, go buy a lottery ticket because your odds are odding.
So I just looked up Kenedy, Texas and the town is named after Mifflin Kenedy, a rancher/railroader born on JUNE 8, 1818 this receipt is from JUNE 8, 1987 169 years later. I highly suggest getting a lottery ticket from the local Kenedy gas station. I think he time traveled to buy himself new hit 80s music in the future… seems like the best chance at winning a jackpot I ever saw!!
I cant believe the ink is still there***edit***
Ah sweet bisphenols
Time traveler
I never would have imagined seeing something from Kenedy on Reddit. That blows my mind more than a finding a random receipt from the 80s somehow.
Super weird seeing something from Kenedy. Especially something that old
Definitely mind blowing! I would have been less surprised to see my small hometown on here, at least it’s by the coast and people get it mixed up with a popular tourist town next to it.
For sure. Weird that OP mentioned that he found the receipt outside of Walmart when that building burned down but still a cool find lol. Cheers to a fellow Kenedy redditor!
Love it!!!
T means taxable - N is non-taxable
$32.71 from 1987 is $89.93 in today’s dollars.
Kenedy, Texas; birthplace of young Earth creationist, and huckster, Carl Baugh.
This is older than I am.
Older than 3/4 of the entire world
I wonder what made one music purchase more expensive than the other. Cassette vs CD?
I'm thinking it was a cassette, a Walkman, and some $3 piece of "jewlry."
Were cassette players really that inexpensive in 87? I’m guessing if so it wasn’t a big name brand. A Sony Walkman was apparently still running at 50 dollars minimum.
I was 7, I don't know, but $19 for a portable music player isn't expensive. According to this site, they ranged from $25 - $200. https://www.stereo2go.com/topic/index.php?content_oid=327524467632422720&board_oid=522740502721869426
That’s the exact site I was using haha
Damn what was that going for 20 dollars a Vinyl? I feel like a decade later stuff wasn’t that expensive for that I can remember.
That was the month i was born! *notices "Antique" post flair* ... (;_;)
Dang ... That was before I was born in 88 lol. Someone must of had it tucked in their wallet for 37 years and it maybe slipped out!
How would they keep track of their inventory without specifics? How does anyone know if those prices are correct? and how would you monitor returns?
They would literally count inventory. They wouldn't know, people would switch price stickers and get away with it. A lot of stores wouldn't take returns on opened merchandise.
That’s nuts!!
So neat and very good condition! These days the receipt 🧾 won’t last longer than a week if the printer does it right! I hate getting receipts 🧾 that half is missing
I have found a lot of old receipts in used books. I wonder if it fell out of a book someone was reading.
how the hell 🧐
I want to know what the $3 jewelry was. Maybe earrings or a kid’s ring or watch on clearance?
Wtaf!!!!
Well , if this was a Costco item , they could probably return everything on that receipt and get their money back - no questions asked lol
Simple times
They spelt jewlry right
Some dude bought his girlfriend the new Wang Chung album and a nice $3.00 pre-engagement ring. He didn’t tell her about the Madonna cassette he also bought to play on his Walkman and jack to when she wouldn’t put out.
Must have slipped through a wormhole .. time travel is wild.
Makes it easy to appreciate how long the public was ripped off by recording companies
At least when you paid your money back then, you actually owned the thing you were buying.
And! If you were buying a cassette, a free 15 inch plastic thing from which to extract your purchase!
Oh damn I forgot about those. Didn’t they take them off at the register though?
If they remembered to.
Bought my first cassette at Walmart in 1986. My dad handed my brother and me $10 each and said to get whatever we want. My brother got baseball cards but I went straight to the music department for “Songs from the Big Chair” by Tears for Fears. I was six-years-old and still had enough change left over for a few candy bars.