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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1514969, member: 39&quot;]Yes, and at the peak of that inflation people tried to spend their money (e.g. a week&#039;s wage) instantly - had they taken it home, it would have been almost worthless the next day. Not that it matters much in this particular context, but here is a story (in German) about how things went back then: <a href="http://einestages.spiegel.de/static/topicalbumbackground/4632/als_die_mark_vernichtet_wurde.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://einestages.spiegel.de/static/topicalbumbackground/4632/als_die_mark_vernichtet_wurde.html" rel="nofollow">http://einestages.spiegel.de/static/topicalbumbackground/4632/als_die_mark_vernichtet_wurde.html</a> Two examples from that article:</p><p><br /></p><p>* A family sold their house and wanted to emigrate to the US, but once they arrived at the port in Hamburg, they found out that all the money would not be sufficient for the tickets - and that it would not even be enough for the trip back to their home town either.</p><p>* Somebody has a cup of coffee at a café, at 5000 Marks, and then orders a second one. The bill says 14,000 Marks - as the price had gone up in the meantime.</p><p><br /></p><p>Two photos from that story:</p><p><a href="http://einestages.spiegel.de/external/ShowTopicAlbumBackground/a4632/l0/l0/F.html#featuredEntry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://einestages.spiegel.de/external/ShowTopicAlbumBackground/a4632/l0/l0/F.html#featuredEntry" rel="nofollow">http://einestages.spiegel.de/external/ShowTopicAlbumBackground/a4632/l0/l0/F.html#featuredEntry</a></p><p>Bank notes are being weighed for a payment - counting them would take too long.</p><p><a href="http://einestages.spiegel.de/external/ShowTopicAlbumBackground/a4632/l5/l0/F.html#featuredEntry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://einestages.spiegel.de/external/ShowTopicAlbumBackground/a4632/l5/l0/F.html#featuredEntry" rel="nofollow">http://einestages.spiegel.de/external/ShowTopicAlbumBackground/a4632/l5/l0/F.html#featuredEntry</a></p><p>Kids playing with packs of worthless notes.</p><p><br /></p><p>How much was bread shortly before the currency cut? Well, that 50,000 note from the first post would have gotten you a few crumbs. An entire loaf however would cost billions of marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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