Five and Dime

. . . FIVE AND DIME stores were America's favorite shopping destinations. The "five" in FIVE AND DIME referred to nickels, of course. When this picture first was released, the heads side featured the former mascot of Cleveland's Major League Baseball team. Controversial trafficker T. J. would not appear on five cent pieces for another half decade. At any rate, buying sprees during 1933 were a lot simpler--and far less expensive--than Today. Small appliances such as can openers, toasters and cast iron pot-bellied stoves went for a nickel. "Big ticket" items including pianos, patio awnings and Packard jalopies set customers back an entire dime. Those were the Good Old Days, before the Fed ruined our Economy with their rampant interest rate hikes.