Marg Shurtliff
December 12th, 2010, 04:45 PM
This was in the Ottawa Sun today (a free paper I get each Sunday with breakfast at McDonald's )
Comparing the price of Christmas ( 1984 vs. 2010 )
QTY Product xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1984 xxxxxxxxx 2010
1 Partridge in a pear tree xxxxxxxxxxxxx $32.52 xxxxxxxxx$161.99
2 Turtle doves xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx $47.73xxxxxxx $ 100.00
3 French hens xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$ 15.23xxxxxxxxxx $150.00
4 Calling birds xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx $280.00xxxxxxxxx $599.96
5 Golden rings xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$325.00xxxxxxxxxxx$649.95
6 Geese-a-layingxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx $ 150.00 xxxxxxxxx $150.00
7 Swans-a -swimmingxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx $7,000.00 xxxxxxx$5,600.00
8 Maids-a-milking xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$26.80 xxxxxxxxxxx $58.00
9 Ladies dancing xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$1,511.78xxxxxxxxx$6,294.03
10 Lords-a-leaping xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$1,679.75 xxxxxxxx $4,766.70
11 Pipers piping xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$770.28 xxxxxxxxxx $2,356.20
12 Drummers drumming xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$834.47 xxxxxxxxxxx$2,552.55
Haven't a clue how they came up with these figures but found the geese interesting - unchanged - and the swans actually cheaper ! Maids were dirt cheap ! And the ladies inflated more than the lords !
{ Don't know what happened but every time I hit submit it took out my neat columns and made it all run on . At least the x's sort of keep things where they ought to be .
Comparing the price of Christmas ( 1984 vs. 2010 )
QTY Product xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1984 xxxxxxxxx 2010
1 Partridge in a pear tree xxxxxxxxxxxxx $32.52 xxxxxxxxx$161.99
2 Turtle doves xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx $47.73xxxxxxx $ 100.00
3 French hens xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$ 15.23xxxxxxxxxx $150.00
4 Calling birds xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx $280.00xxxxxxxxx $599.96
5 Golden rings xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$325.00xxxxxxxxxxx$649.95
6 Geese-a-layingxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx $ 150.00 xxxxxxxxx $150.00
7 Swans-a -swimmingxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx $7,000.00 xxxxxxx$5,600.00
8 Maids-a-milking xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$26.80 xxxxxxxxxxx $58.00
9 Ladies dancing xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$1,511.78xxxxxxxxx$6,294.03
10 Lords-a-leaping xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$1,679.75 xxxxxxxx $4,766.70
11 Pipers piping xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$770.28 xxxxxxxxxx $2,356.20
12 Drummers drumming xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$834.47 xxxxxxxxxxx$2,552.55
Haven't a clue how they came up with these figures but found the geese interesting - unchanged - and the swans actually cheaper ! Maids were dirt cheap ! And the ladies inflated more than the lords !
{ Don't know what happened but every time I hit submit it took out my neat columns and made it all run on . At least the x's sort of keep things where they ought to be .