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$17.99.

• th0ma5 6y ago
  That's about $34 in today's money.
• nick__m 6y ago
  It still represents more 3 hours of work at the 1997 minimum wage...
• hoppyhoppy2 6y ago
  Which is, taking inflation into account, $29.69 in 2021 dollars. https://www.quora.com/How-much-did-a-Tamagotchi-cost-in-1996 https://www.quora.com/How-much-did-a-Tamagotchi-cost-in-1996 https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
• drewzero1 6y ago
  Yeah, that was definitely an expensive toy as far as my family was concerned. Still kind of is for what it is tbh.
  • tvb12 6y ago
    My parents either scoffed at the price or were unable to find the name brand version. I received a knock-off version for Christmas which, if I remember correctly, looked like a small dog sleeping in a basket. The dog was part of a lid which flipped open to reveal the screen and buttons. I remember being happy with it, but under some circumstances it played alarm sounds. I don't remember the cause, but one day it went off like a fire alarm and I wasn't allowed to bring it to school after that.