1999 to 2011

[ponder]

Around that time a bottle of Jameson was +- R60

That's one thing that really grates my ass. I don't drink whisky often but when I do I like Jamesons or even Bushmills but it's just become to expensive to justify. Saw Jamesons on special the other day for R180 and I nearly went for it as it's a good price considering what the normal price is.

 

[Gielie Geelmielie]

Makro has KWV 10 for R130.

 

[genetic]

That's one thing that really grates my ass. I don't drink whisky often but when I do I like Jamesons or even Bushmills but it's just become to expensive to justify. Saw Jamesons on special the other day for R180 and I nearly went for it as it's a good price considering what the normal price is.

Sintax

 

[Lupus]

Wacky wednesday was about R15. Almost R30 now.

It is over 30 bucks now, the prices today are scary

 

[Londo]

What's the price of chappies these days?

I remember when I was in primary school coke used to retail for R1.50.
In high school 7 bucks would get you a pie and coke and 1.25l coke use to go for R8(i think), I remember all my friends with pitch in with R1 and we used share a bottle of coke.

1st year of university they use sell extra cans with 110mls extra for R4.50. Anybody remember what those cans where called? the year after that things went pair shaped in a few months coke went from R4.50 to over R5 and that was the small cans to add insult to injury they reduced the size of normal cans to 330ml from 340ml.

What happened during this time why did everything suddenly shoot up in price, I remember everybody was panicking because potatoes was over R100 a pocket

The bigger cans were called "Long Toms".


In April 1897 South Africa purchased four of these cannons with 8 800 shells. The cannons were stationed at the four forts around the City of Pretoria. During the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) these cannons were used by the Boer commandos as field guns against the British army.

The British tried hard to neutralise these dreaded, formidable weapons and the Boer forces were determined that these cannons should not fall into British hands. So, when the shells had been used up, the Boers destroyed the cannons.

http://www.sabie.co.za/gallery/cannon.html

 

[copacetic]

That's one thing that really grates my ass. I don't drink whisky often but when I do I like Jamesons or even Bushmills but it's just become to expensive to justify. Saw Jamesons on special the other day for R180 and I nearly went for it as it's a good price considering what the normal price is.

Jamesons is utterly disgusting, and bushmills is surely around 150?

In any case, for a nice cheap whisky, Glenn Grant is fantastic.

 

[Tweak]

Same story here, parents bought 2 houses for around 150k each, now both valued over 1mil

I do remember, that getting a R20 was very nice for me, it used to be able to buy lots of sweets

 

[Tpex]

I can't believe how much a beer at the Fireman's Arms in Cape Town costs!!! R35 for a draught. It's a freaking rip-off. Most other places are around R20...

jislike! R14-R18 in durban!

I used to buy a bottle of Spiced Gold for R50 in 2004.

Not sure what it costs now...

R80 so I have heard

Jamesons is utterly disgusting, and bushmills is surely around 150?

In any case, for a nice cheap whisky, Glenn Grant is fantastic.

I don't think we can be friends anymore Copa

 

[ponder]

I don't think we can be friends anymore Copa

Ja, he's outside the friendship circle now.