'12 Big Macs': 20 Things You Could Buy for Under $5 in 1999

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Sep 24, 2024 11:30 AM EDT

What can I get for $5? 

In 2024, you can either a box of breakfast cereal, a small black coffee and MAYBE a gallon of gas. If you grew up in the decades of 'penny candy' and matinees, a $5 coffee feels pretty dismal. 

For those of us feeling nostalgic about the decades long past, there's a certain simplicity to the notion of buying groceries with a single bill in your pocket or carrying around a bag of quarters and feeling like the king of the neighborhood. Obviously, inflation is a common thing that happens in countries (don't ask me why–I ain't an economist), but in 20 years, things seem to be drastically changing. Frankly, none of us will ever be ready to see simple things become a luxury because of their inflated price. But alas, this leaves us much to feel nostalgic over!

But in the 90s, you could buy a whole lot with just a fiver in your wallet. Read on for a trip down memory lane where you can explore and reminisce on the things we could have bought in 1999 with just $5.

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    12x McDonald's Hamburgers at $0.39 cent each / $4.68
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    1 pack of Pokémon cards $3.99 PokeMON TRADING CARD GAME TM BLOCKBUSTER PRICE 11 ADDITION $ 3.99 S
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    60 eggs at $0.99 cents per dozen
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    ЗЬЕСІТУГ TACO SUPRE 7x Taco Bell Tacos at $0.69 cent each / $4.83 total TACO пие
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    EL.COM|PERS COL PEPS EPS PEPSI PSY-COU 7x 2litre bottles of Pepsi at $0.66 cents each / $4.62 PEP
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    Vikes YIKES HB 22 Vines & 20x Yikes Pencils at $0.25 cents each
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    6x shares of Apple Stock at $0.78 cents / $4.68 cents
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    GIFT PACK NEW! GIFT PACK HOT WHEELS RACE TEAM AUTO-CITY™ HOT WE GIFT GIFT PACK PACK COODYEAR 2x 5 pack of Hotwheel Cars at $2.49 each BLIMP & SUPPORT TEAM AUTOCITY Ford
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    EBURGER 678910 5x Burger King Bacon Cheeseburger $0.99 cents each / $4.95 ESHLY FLAME-GRILLED REESEBURGER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 00000 ME-GRI FRESHLY FLAME-G CHEESEBURG 1 2 3 4 5 6 789 0000 Pall RTHHXD-JANU
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    2 packs of pogs at $1.99 each WCW World Championship Wrestling 5 Milkcaps 1 Slammer/Kini OGA
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    FICHT CLUB SINGLE DISC BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO 3348477845453601 DVD 1-WEEK RENTAL HIND BLOCKBUSTER FIGHT CLUB SINGLE DISC New DVD release $2.99
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    M M.VERICK MARKETS 2 PUB 1.09 1.19 1.299 -1.09% PAY AT PUMP 12-PACK VISA Cash or Credit (1) Same Low Price 3 FoodMart Diesel 賣 1091 1191 1291 1091 4.27 gallons of gas for at $1.19 per gallon
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    1 small & 1 medium cappuccino from Starbucks for $4.50 combined
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    FAT HIGH B&M 99% Tn Burnham & Morrill ORIGINAL Baked Beans 5 tins of beans at $0.99 cents each
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    6 ounce Aqua Fresh tooth paste $3.99 ADA FLUORIDE TOOTHPASTE Aquafresh TRIPLE PROTECTION HELPS REMOVE PLAQUE FIGHTS CAVITIES
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    GE GE SURGE RG 6 cans of Surge Soda at $0.75 cents per can / $4.50
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    BREAK SEAL AT CORNERS 64 64 Crayola $2.99 New BUILT-IN SHARPENER TIP BACK THE TOP
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    General Cinema Presenting Mayfair Mail STAR WARS 1:00pm Sun 5/23/99 MATINEE $5.00 Auditorium 8 00801004110022 5/23/99 12:32pm
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