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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580
(Here it comes) Back in my day, (today is obviously not my day) I recall 5 cent deposit on bottles and adults saved the bottles and kids made money collecting bottles. Coke, Pepsi and others recycled/reused bottles whenever they could. Saved them serious money. Of course, back in my day, a Coke from machine was 5 cents. The bottle cost more than it's content.
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Not sure what years you are referring to. I remember back in the early 60s in NYC the bottle deposit was 2 cents. And yes, we kids would find them and get the 2 cents…thats two pieces of Bazooka bubble gum