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minus-squares_s@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-26 months agoWhen did payphones take quarters? Calls were a dime, like, forever. Same with a cup of coffee. Payphones were a quarter for only a very brief period of time before they disappeared. This is like having nostalgia about a car phone–extremely specific.
minus-squareUnlikelyvillain@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoI’m 42 and it was a dime for a very short time for me. Then it was a quarter. Actually I think there was a very brief time it was 15 cents.
minus-squarethirteene@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoBorn in the late 80s I mostly remember $.25 and eventually $.35. although I saw a few pushing $.50. I loved going to the airport between the payphone carousels and the cart return I generally made $10 3 packs of pokemon cards a visit,
When did payphones take quarters?
Calls were a dime, like, forever.
Same with a cup of coffee.
Payphones were a quarter for only a very brief period of time before they disappeared.
This is like having nostalgia about a car phone–extremely specific.
I’m 42 and it was a dime for a very short time for me. Then it was a quarter. Actually I think there was a very brief time it was 15 cents.
Born in the late 80s I mostly remember $.25 and eventually $.35. although I saw a few pushing $.50. I loved going to the airport between the payphone carousels and the cart return I generally made
$103 packs of pokemon cards a visit,