For a snapshot of grocery prices fifty years ago, this ad for Shop ‘n Save appeared in the Pittsburgh Press fifty years ago today, April 16, 1972. Of course, inflation took off shortly after these prices appeared. According to this online inflation calculator, one dollar in 1972 was the equivalent of $6.79 today, so the three pints of stawberries or 10 grapefruit for a dollar would be the same as $6.79.

The ham for $1.09 per pound works out to $7.40 per pound. Coffee was $1.89 for a three pound can, but that’s the same as $4.27 per pound in today’s money.

What do you think are the biggest bargains on this page?  (Click on the ad above for a full size image.)