Well, for one day only, you can with the help of the Sunderland Echo archives.
We browsed through the back copies to find out the cost of everything from toilet rolls to tins of salmon and you would be amazed at some of the bargains.
Have a look down Vine Place, Blandford Street, Derwent Street, Fawcett Street and more for a shopping trip from 50 years ago.
13. Wearside Glaziers in Vine Place
Wearside Glaziers in Vine Place could do you a deal on mirror tiles, at 12 inches by 12 inches for 66 pence. | se
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