Sticker Shock

Higher prices are nothing new. But this look back at what we paid for small- and large-ticket items in 1975 shows how much has changed during CCOSA’s 50 years.

Milk

Back in the day, the ads said milk did a body good, and at $0.89 a gallon , it wasn’t hard on the pocketbook, either.

Minimum wage

One of the few things that didn’t see astronomical price growth over the last half-century is the federal minimum wage. At $2.10 per hour , it was up a dime over the year before.

Bacon

If BLTs were on the menu, a pound of bacon sizzled at $0.79

Coffee

Starting the day off right was a lot less pricey in 1975. A pound of coffee cost $0.66 – and it was a full 16-ounce pound!

Eggs

With eggs in the headlines so often these days, the 1975 cost of a dozen, $0.61, feels positively nostalgic.

Stamps

Snail mail wasn’t even a phrase in 1975, when a first-class postage stamp went for $0.10

New car

In 1975, the first year automobiles were manufactured with catalytic converters and required unleaded gas, the average cost of a new car was around $3,560

Movie ticket

If a guy and his sweetheart went to see Jaws , the biggest movie of 1975, two tickets were $3.10, or $1.55 each Popcorn and soda extra.

Bread Sourdough schmourdough. A good old-fashioned loaf of white bread cost $0.25 in 1975.

Rent

Being excited about that first apartment was easier in 1975, when average rent was $150 a month .

Rib eye

Teacher salary

In the 1975-76 school year, the average annual salary for public school teachers in Oklahoma was $12,600 .

Steak

When beef was what’s for dinner 50 years ago, rib eye was just $2.49 a pound .

Gasoline

More and more gas stations were moving to self-service 50 years ago, and unleaded gasoline cost around $0.50 per gallon

New house

Talk about mortgage envy –in 1975, the median price of a new house was around $25,200 ■

Same or better benefits with 15-25% savings

Same or better benefits with 15-25% savings

Same or better benefits with 15-25% savings

Less administrative burden for those in business, payroll

Less

Less administrative burden for those in business, payroll

Less administrative burden for those in business, payroll

Comfortable, convenient online and in-person enrollment options

Comfortable,

Comfortable, convenient online and in-person enrollment options

Comfortable, convenient online and in-person enrollment options

Service from the member association you know and trust

Service from the member association you know and trust

Service from the member association you

Service from the member association you know and trust