13 cents was the cheapest I remember but Gasoline was only a quarter for several years and through the 50s it remained at 50 cents for years. Jimmuh put an end to that.
When you think about the price of a Coke at 5 cents and you could get 2 cents back for the bottle and there was no deposit so Coke company could not have been making much more than a penny a bottle profit. When they raised the price to 10 cents that would be more than a 200% increase in profit.
Yes, I recall the 2 cent refund. That was not peanuts to us in the 50’s. I recall mowing lawns with a push mower for 2 bucks max. I also shoveled snow out of driveways (3-4 feet) for whatever a neighbor would pay. That was 2-3 bucks max. We grew up back when work was “EXPECTED.” I would not trade those days for anything. I get so PO’d with these -”I am owed” punks.