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By: Erik Scharf
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A Hessian finds a receipt from 1998 and shares it on Facebook.
A lot has changed since then.
Above all, the old prices are missed.
Wiesbaden – The good old days - many people like to talk about them with a very special affection.
Everyone knows the well-known saying, “Everything used to be better.” But what exactly are “the old days”?
What makes it special and what was different than today?
A Hessian recently found such a memory from the past and shared it on Facebook.
A receipt from a supermarket in Wiesbaden-Erbenheim from September 2, 1998 triggered a wave of nostalgia in the comments.
The receipt for Fanta, cigarettes, coffee, biscuits, bread, cheese and other foodstuffs ultimately amounted to 30.97 DM. A lot has changed in the past 26 years.
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Receipt from 1998 found: people reminisce in Facebook comments
The supermarket in Wiesbaden-Erbenheim itself has now become a pure drinks market.
You could probably still buy Fanta there, but it might be more difficult when it comes to cheese and bread.
The opening times also differ.
While in 1998 you could only shop until 8 p.m., today the doors stay open an hour longer.
However, the store opened an hour later, namely at 8 a.m. instead of 7 a.m. The employees were able to enjoy relaxed opening hours, especially on weekends: If you wanted to shop here, you had to do so on Saturdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
A Facebook user commented enthusiastically on the opening times: “That’s exactly where we have to go again.”
A receipt from 1998 is inspiring on Facebook.
© Facebook / Anonymous user
But probably the biggest change is the prices.
There are countless wistful Facebook users under the post complaining about today's price increases.
The euro and inflation would have ensured that today there would be completely different numbers on supermarket receipts for the same products.
In 1998, the buyer logically still paid with German marks.
“It brings tears to my eyes when you see how cheap the items used to be.” And it wasn’t the first time that an old receipt caused such an emotional reaction.
“The good old DM” and “the good old prices” are greatly missed by Facebook users.
One person writes that 25 years ago he felt like a king with 100 DM in his pocket.
Today that feeling has long since passed.
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