Back in the day otc prices . First blends . Reminiscing

Ruffinogold

I can remember smoking certain OTC blends in the late 70's and forward . Some were so good , its just crazy and not fair , I swear . Anyway , I remember the blends and what they tasted like and i even have some old blends stashed .. but  .. what I cant remember is the prices . Sometimes I think I remember the prices but then I think  .. oh , theres no way it was that cheap 

For example a pouch of Middletons Cherry blend or say one of the Kentucky Club .... Im pretty sure it didnt cost a dollar [ late late 70's ] . Im thinking 79 or 89 cents . Can that be right ?! I honestly don't remember prices . I can remember otc prices , say back to 2000 but it starts getting foggy after that . I paid 2.19 for a pouch/box of Middletons cherry in 2000 . I remember . I had a pipe shop in the 90s , so I can only think wholesale for that time period and I didnt carry otc stuff in the shop because I had either a Walgreen or Eckard drug store 100 yards away and figured they had that covered so I carried bulk and tins . Anyway , for some reason 79 cents stands out in my head . I dont remember much of the 80's other than I hated the music and I had plenty of money and didnt pay attention to prices of tobacco like I did in the 70's . I was a kid in the eary 70's and a teenager toward the end of the 70's and I didnt have much money back then . I lived in the sticks and buying tobacco was a stressful expensive for a 14 year old kid , lol

Btw , did any of you guys smoke Kentucky Club continental . Man , it was killer . If you ever happen across a tub of that and dont want it [ because youre nuts ] , shoot me a message and Id love to snag it !!! I bug the pipestud guy every so often to see if he has any and Ive had no luck 

My first blend I ever smoked was Argosy . It was a very simple mild all black cavendish . Ill never forget lighting it up and just losing my mind ! My second blend was London Dock and I thought that was a trip , because it was . The next blend I bought was Edgeworth Ready Rub and I really loved it . I didnt get to the Edgeworth Slices till years later because I thought . why do I want it in slices ,  lol . Turns out that was the greatest blend Ill ever smoke .

Sometimes I ramble 

KA9FFJ

Yep @Ruffinogold, I can relate. Started in '67, and I still keep Half&Half, Flying Dutchman, etc., when I'm feeling nostalgic. 
Blend selections were a lot easier back then, especially if you stuck to the local drug store. 
Appreciate the post brother...

motie2

In the late 1970s, the cost of tobacco pouches like Middleton’s Cherry Blend, Kentucky Club, and Sir Walter Raleigh varied based on several factors including location, retailer, and specific packaging size.

Middleton’s Cherry Blend: While exact prices from the late 1970s are not directly stated, it’s noted that by the early 1980s, these blends, including Middleton’s, were commonly found in grocery stores for about a dollar. This suggests that in the late 1970s, a pouch might have been slightly less, perhaps around 75 cents to $1.00.

Kentucky Club: Similar to Middleton’s Cherry Blend, Kentucky Club was among the blends available in drugstores during this era. With the trend of these tobaccos increasing from a quarter in the 1960s to around a dollar by the late 1970s or early 1980s, we can estimate that in the late 1970s, a pouch was likely around 75 cents to $1.00.

Sir Walter Raleigh: This blend is mentioned alongside others where by the 1980s, all had risen to about a dollar. Given the consistency in pricing with other OTC blends, Sir Walter Raleigh would likely have been in the same price range, around 75 cents to $1.00 for a pouch in the late 1970s

motie2

When I began smoking a pipe in seminary ( ‘Twas 1964 ) I paid around 35 cents a pouch for most OTH foil pouches, and a bit more for blends like Amphora, Sail, and Flying Dutchman. Thiswas in Cincinnati….

Didn’t learn about better tobacco and English blends from upperclassmen until a few years later.

Ruffinogold

@motie2 ... Oh the old DE Amphora Brown .... that was the fourth blend I tried . At that time I was in the northwest corner of NJ near the Delaware Water Gap . 

So , I am probably pretty accurate with the old prices  . I appreciate your input , brother . 
Oh man , Flying Dutchman ... ugh . I had that once , It bit me  . The ship was cool 

KA9FFJ

Good stuff guys... much appreciated...