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minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 days agoI loved ‘The Rockford Files’ when I was growing up. Rewatch and notice that they used exact amounts of money in the dialog. “Hey, this is a $75.00 jacket” or “$5 for a martini?” They don’t do that anymore, because prices from even five years ago seem insane.
minus-squareI_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 days agoI always think of the scene in Pulp Fiction where they talk about a $5 milkshake. It’s supposed to be a crazy high price for a milkshake. Like something you would see and go “Whoa, HOW much? For a milkshake?!”
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoThat’s a much better example.
minus-squareLandless2029@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-22 days agoI recall in iRobot they had two beers at a bar and it was like $50. I think we’re ahead of schedule at this rate. Edit: $46.58 for two beers in 2035.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThe 58 cents is what sells it.
I loved ‘The Rockford Files’ when I was growing up.
Rewatch and notice that they used exact amounts of money in the dialog. “Hey, this is a $75.00 jacket” or “$5 for a martini?”
They don’t do that anymore, because prices from even five years ago seem insane.
I always think of the scene in Pulp Fiction where they talk about a $5 milkshake. It’s supposed to be a crazy high price for a milkshake. Like something you would see and go “Whoa, HOW much? For a milkshake?!”
That’s a much better example.
I recall in iRobot they had two beers at a bar and it was like $50.
I think we’re ahead of schedule at this rate.
Edit: $46.58 for two beers in 2035.
The 58 cents is what sells it.