Cost of a Sears VCR/DVD combo in 2009: $74.99 or 4hours of work at the current average hourly wage of $18.74. Bottom Line: If we paid the same price (“time cost”) today for a VCR as in 1981 (187.3 ...
While DVD and Blu-ray dominate today’s world, VHS tapes ruled supreme in the ’80s and ’90s. It wasn’t uncommon for families to document birthday parties, holidays, sporting events, and other big ...