Aussies feel nostalgic over 90s canteen ice cream board
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Nostalgic Aussies after seeing an old canteen Streets ice cream board in the 90s: ‘How many do you remember?’
- Thousands of Australians have pondered how cheap Streets ice cream once was
- An image appeared on social networks of a school canteen price table
- The board displays a selection of sweets ranging from 60c to $2
- The Magnum ice cream was the most expensive and the FruitBat ice lolly was the cheapest.
A group of nostalgic Australians have been reminded of how cheap their favorite canteen ice cream used to be in the ’90s.
The popular ‘Meanwhile in Australia’ Facebook page shared an image along with the caption: ‘Found this school canteen price chart the other day, brought back so many memories.’
The dashboard photo shows a selection of Streets ice blocks and sundaes along with prices, which are significantly cheaper compared to today.
An image has surfaced on social media highlighting how cheap Streets’ sundaes and blocks of ice used to be (pictured)
The cheapest option on the board was a 60c FruitBat ice cream post, while the most expensive were Magnums and Super Cornetto priced at $2.
Some of the Streets options shown are no longer available, but the Magnum and Cornetto are typically $4.20 each today.
After 24 hours, the post was liked by more than 10,000 people and more than 3,600 left a comment on the nostalgic canteen board.
‘I remember $2 for a Magnum seemed extravagant to me!’ one person commented.
“I miss when Paddle Pops were so cheap, I also remember them when they were 50c,” added another.
A third reflected on the time and said: ‘Oh, Vienna chocolate was one of my absolute favourites. Look at those prices, I remember feeling like I had a lot of money if I could afford a Cornetto.
Another person could not believe the different price today when the products have not changed much.
The price quadrupled, the size decreased by 40 percent. I was telling my kids the other day that I remembered when paddle pops were 70c,” the woman wrote.
Another woman added: ‘These are the prices I remember paying in our little corner shop as a child!’
Someone else admitted that he doesn’t remember the prices at all.
“I feel young. I don’t remember these prices. I wish it was still a thing,” the woman said.
Moving further back in time, a woman also shared another image on the Old Shops Australia Facebook group of a 1978 canteen price list (pictured)
Moving further back in time, a woman also shared another image on the Old Shops Australia Facebook group of a canteen price list from 1978.
Shockingly, sausage rolls were once just 23 cents, pies were 35 cents, and jam donuts were just 20 cents.
Finger buns, lamingtons, ice donuts and cream puffs were also 20 cents each.
At the time, the sandwiches were available from 26 cents filled with Vegemite, baked beans, or spaghetti, to 38 cents for a salmon sandwich.
Extras included mustard, sauce, gherkins, tomato, onion, salad, cheese, mayonnaise, chutney, beetroot and lettuce, all priced from 3c to 10c.
‘That seems like a long time ago,’ one person commented, another wrote: ‘I remember those days!’