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Simply not have things period would be a better description imo. It was common that you would have money/tokens/vouchers to buy soap or shoes or any commodity r
by Etheryte 3y ago
Simply not have things period would be a better description imo. It was common that you would have money/tokens/vouchers to buy soap or shoes or any commodity really, and there just wouldn't be any at the shop.
- kolinko 3y agoExactly
- StefanBatory 3y agoHey, you could buy all the vinegar you wanted... Hope you don't need anything else, though.
- jajko 3y agoOr heaps of same tuna cans if stars aligned. You want what? Bananas for your kids? Lol come next week, stand in the queue in freezing cold for 3 hours on sunday early morning, and maybe you will get lucky. Lemons are only available via family or communist party contacts. Or waiting 5 years for the option to buy a car (of course no say in the color or equipment, take it or leave). Or 2 years for sofa FFS, who cares you don't like the shape, color or material. If you think this is funny, I gave examples from my own childhood, and could go on for a very long time. Centrally planned economies really don't work well. On top of clusterfuck that communism consistently was by itself.
- denton-scratch 3y ago> the option to buy a car (of course no say in the color or equipment, take it or leave). For some reason that reminds me of that arch-capitalist, Henry Ford.
- pxmpxm 3y agoNo watermellons, or ketchup this summer, soz. My entire family to this day is compelled to load up on whatever discounted-because-of-oversupply items when shopping, on the premise that they will not be available in the future due to asinine production planning.
- kolinko 2y agoWhat country was that?
- StefanBatory 3y agoMy mom still remembers how she was able to see an tangerine for Christmas. Once.