Going back through Sears and JC Penny catalogs from 1979 and 1980 revealed some fascinating truths about how prices have changed over 35 years.
Have they really gone up, up, up, or is your grandpa serving you a steaming load of half-baked bullshizzle?
Spoiler alert, things were NOT actually cheaper in the past, even without adjusting for inflation. It’s a common and persistent myth, and right here we work to debunk it a bit.