I can remember paying 5-cents for a box of caps and each box contained 5 rolls.
But pop bottles were abundant along the ditches, which were worth 2 cents. In no time we would have money for caps, a 10 cent bar and a 7 cent pop.
I used to go house to house seeing if any lazy housewives were willing to donate empty bottles to the cause. (The cause being me, of course.)
In the winter, we made potholders and sold them around the neighborhood. We discovered that people coordinated colors back then, too and switched to taking orders by color and design.
Me and my bro....we were good!! Always had money to go to the Goodie-Shoppe and money for caps. My poor younger sister, with her long black hair was always the indian maiden. I can't tell you how many times we tied her up!! We bought her an Annie Oakley outfit one year to make amends.
Do you remember learning to make the caps go off with your finger nail. Black Nail...very cool!! Sign of "guts".