luckies out’a’da machine were a quarter with .02 in the celophane wrapper .... 23 cent a pack.
They get $83 and change here in PA now for a carton of Luckies. NY state, even worse.
You must be the same age, born in 1948, and I worked at an Atlantic gas station in 1962-64. .25 regular, .27 for hi-test. Camels for .25 in the machine with 2 cents in the wrapper, still got grey pennies (1943) a lot.
I made $3 a loop, $6 for doubles at the country club. The best tippers gave a buck. If I made two doubles, I might make $14 in a day.
Very hot and tiring but you could put a lot of money in the bank in the summer and the weekends.