When you first got beyond candy and had an allowance what did you repeatedly buy? I bought

[applegrove]

Bonniebell lipsmakers. Orange was my favourite. I would go directly to the Bay if I had any money.

[tblue]

1. Not sure I understand the question but

I bought records.

[darkstar3]

2. Porn.

I keed.

I never got an allowance.

[struggle4progress]

3. chemicals for doing neat chemical reactions. i think i nearly poisoned meself with hydrogen sulfide

several times

[trackfan]

4. The highest my allownce ever got was 35c a week,

so candy was about it for me.

[Tikki]

5. Vinyl....

$3.69 lps and 99¢ 45s....

I always had to be the first on the block with the latest.

Tikki

[Iggo]

6. Records.

[MilesColtrane]

7. Books

[TorchTheWitch]

8. girlie stuff

Make-up, clothes, hair stuff, junk jewelry, perfume, etc. And yeah, Bonnie Bell lipsmackers... I remember them well. I think my favorite was raspberry or something like that. There was also some kind of gooey sticky lip gloss that had sparkles in it that was a big hit when I was that age.

[annabanana]

9. comic books

Supergirl
Little LuLu
Betty & Veronica

10¢ each

Then, a little older, 45 rpms at 99¢

[siligut]

10. I would save it up for the state fair!

The fair came every year and with it, carnival rides, animal exhibits, fried food on a stick and people from all over the state.

[Dogtown]

11. Kool Filter Kings.

City-boy.

[Bake]

13. What? You BOUGHT them?

Sheet, man! We used to jack them from the Piggly Wiggly on the way home from school!

:hi:

Bake

[Dogtown]

15. Yes, but

my "allowance" was gleaned from newsboys, with the aid of the ubiquitous "alley-apple" so common in south St. Louis streets.

[LeftinOH]

12. Records- usually 45s. n/t

[PassingFair]

14. Peacock feathers and plastic peace signs on leather cords.

I was late to the hippy game, but I LONGED
to be one.

Unfortunately, I was born in '59 and missed
most of it.

I would have preferred to graduate in '67 instead
of '77......

[Chan790]

16. Cranberry juice, vodka, cigars and condoms.

1.) It was the 1990s.
2.) I was a bad-ass jock.
3.) I really liked cosmopolitans.
4.) For some odd reason the girls in my class liked to smoke cigars.