Just realized how \u201870s The Price Is Right was
Not just the music/logo/set design, but like, before education/healthcare/housing became such major expenses, a lot bigger share of consumer budgets went to food, clothing, furniture, and transportation
(Back then people just got less education, rarely flew, more often had one car per 2-adult household, and if they got cancer or heart problems that you couldn\u2019t cut out w/a scalpel they just died. Housing was cheaper but smaller, and a lot of modern home values is essentially education spending anyway.)
And in a less chain-ified retail environment where a lot of women were dedicated home economists not only was \u201cknowing the reasonable price of furniture\u201d for bidding or \u201cof common groceries\u201d for games a more critical consumer skill, but the Showcase prizes of like, \u201ca dinette set\u201d or \u201ca trip to Hawaii\u201d or \u201ca new car!\u201d were more significant at the show\u2019s inception.
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