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Woman's Weekly / 4th April 1969
Yet more evidence that youngsters like myself don’t know they’re born. This converter suggests that £7/17s is worth about £80 in today’s money, yet you can get a cordless version of a similar kettle for £5 in Argos nowadays! However, it’s worth considering that Argos were selling corded kettles in 1985 for £15-20, which is worth roughly £40 today, so the decrease in price seems to have been quite steady, even considering the effect of imported consumer products.
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