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A Hilarious Flashback to 1979: The Prices of Everyday Groceries at Giant Food

Take a trip back in time to 1979 and see what everyday groceries cost at Giant Food! This advertisement from the Washington Post offers a hilarious glimpse into the past.
Pres. Nixon w/ Sammy Davis, Jr., new member of Nat'l. Advisory Council on Economic Opportunity
View of the Center Market of Washington, D.C. from the north entrance of the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, on October 16, 1909. There are horse-drawn carriages and carts, vendors, storefronts, and the Old Post Office is in background, center. In the foreground is the large wooden gate to the grounds of the Natural History Building and a small guard house next to it
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Wow, remember these days? It’s humorous looking at these prices. This is an advertisement from the Washington Post printed on June 25th, 1979.

Giant Food in 1979
Giant Food in 1979

Source: The Washington Post

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