How much was candy in the 1930's?

Answer 1

In the early 1960's, I remember candy bars to be priced at 5 cents. Prices of everything from that time seem to be so ridiculously low compared to now - movies .35, bread .15, comics .10, newspapers .05, etc. For a quarter, I could go to the corner store and buy: a 6-oz bottle of coke, a small bag of potato chips, a Devil Dog (an east cost cake treat made by Drake's), a large dill pickle and two pretzel sticks - all for .25!!! Of course, wages matched the cost; my father worked in a grocery store and when he left in 1968 after many years, his salary was $500.00 a month.

Answer 2

In the 1930's most candy bars cost either 1 cent or 5 cents, depending on their size. The 3 Musketeers bar was actually 3 "confections" in one package for 5 cents. A 1 3/8 ounce Hershey's Sweet Milk Chocolate bar sold for 5 cents while a 3/8 ounce bar sold for 1 cent. A 1/2 ounce Giant Milkshake Bar cost 1 cent. A 2 1/2 ounce Clark Bar cost 5 cents. A 1 ounce Oh Henry! bar cost 1 cent while a 2 ounce bar cost 5 cents.

Curtiss Fruit Drops sold for 1 cent per roll.

A 14 tablet roll of Baby Ruth Mints sold for 1 cent.

3 (1 piece) packages of Tempters Candy Coated Gum sold for 5 cents.

Packages of Individually Wrapped Charms Candy sold for 5 cents.

Beech Nut Candy Coated Gum sold for 5 cents per package as did Beech Nut Mints and Drops.

And there was Penny Candy, candy which sold for 1 cent. Penny Candy included Tootsie Rolls, stick candy, hard candy, licorice, marshmallows, suckers/lollipops, caramels, cinnamon drops, gum drops, and coconut strips.

Answer 3

I would say a few cents...probably like a dime a bag or something...not very much.

Answer 4

In 1936, candy bars cost five cents each. Single pieces of candy cost only a penny each. Candy could be bought at Penny Candy shops.