The Internet went into shock when someone pointed out that apparently, our beloved Add gel pen will now burn a hole in your pocket of a whopping 40 bucks. Yes, thanks to inflation, every 90’s kid’s most treasured possession costs almost double the amount.
And, when a Twitter user just pointed out it, many fellow netizens came to share their disbelief. Check out the Tweet here:
Today I learnt that an Ad Gel pen now costs Rs. 40. 40 RUPEES FOR AD GEL PEN
— Ruchita (@roocheetah) June 23, 2022
Seriously, 40 rupees for an Add gel pen. After reading this not just us but many on Twitter shared their humaare zamaane mein stories:
It costed 15/20 rupees when I was in school omg
— Jaishree Kumar (@jkwritesstuff) June 23, 2022
40 me to Pilot V5/7 aa jata tha!
— Saurabh (@thesaurabh) June 23, 2022
Inflation is real.
— Cheese stuck on the 🍕 box’s roof (@_bha1) June 23, 2022
Sorry for being too old like a dadaji, but hamare zamane main I used to get it for 12₹. pic.twitter.com/ROyV3cDWD9
The refill costs 25 rupees for the Add Achievers 🥲
— Indrajeet Deshpande (@IndrajeetAD) June 23, 2022
Yaar, kab aur kidhar? Yeh pen aaya market main 1996/97 main aur tab se 20 rupaye ka tha. Tab main school main tha aur 20 rupaye ka pen ghanta milna tha mujhe 😥
— Pravin Subramanian (@SubbuScribbles) June 23, 2022
mai toh ameer hu, tum log dekh lo apna
— walter white🏹 (@DettolPaani) June 23, 2022
/s pic.twitter.com/apdNgYdfP5
yaar yeh itna mast hota thha par 40 kab hogya bhai
— Laila (@letmesleepya) June 23, 2022
I bought it Rs 60.
— Anil365KA (@anildirects) June 23, 2022
20 rs to 40 😭 https://t.co/Uoak7tLKzb
— Neel Patel (@NeelPatel189) June 24, 2022
Makes me remember what’s with Reynolds and Rorito Nowadays, Thought Reynolds changed to Rorito, But now seeing both the company names again 😅🙆♂️. https://t.co/hKHjRU93rA
— RJVV55 🇮🇳🏏🦁 (@RJVV55) June 24, 2022
I wonder how much Parker pens cost now. Still remember they used to start from ₹100 when I was a kid, and my tuition teacher would give one to the student who scored the highest marks in an exam https://t.co/AG8qJ9Xkjn
— Xi Simping (@micky864) June 24, 2022
Bc 40 mein to Trimax+ 1 refill leta tha mein https://t.co/4egrmB2r0F
— biryaniftw (@abroadwaladesi) June 23, 2022
Everyone in the comments
— TanFab4 (@tanfab4) June 24, 2022
“When I was in school it was 20 Rs. I’m so old😭😭”
I used to buy it for Rs 10 when I was in school 💀 https://t.co/SdmN4P8ijN
Holy shit… that’s 4x what I had once paid for🤯🤯 https://t.co/N5XC0EuRNY
— Siddhanta (@Sidpanjr) June 24, 2022
even during school times it was a premium pen. tab ₹20-25 ki thi which was too much. https://t.co/x69VC3ILIP
— श्री कृष्णकर्णामृतम् ☭ || lāl salām era (@brownianeffect) June 23, 2022
I feel so old I remember 12 for the pen and 6 for refills 😭 https://t.co/r9uaqUkgik
— Anirudh (@Ani_thingGoes) June 23, 2022
Ahh, what a nostalgic thread.