# Dollars to Donuts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollars-to-donuts/917094>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 2, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollars-to-donuts/917094 "2020-08-02T16:12:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollars-to-donuts/917094/1 "2020-08-02T16:12:28Z")

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How much did donuts cost when this phrase became vogue? Cuz now they cost a dollar, at any bakery chain, with a slight discount for multiples. Sort of defeating the purpose of the phrase.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollars-to-donuts/917094/2 "2020-08-02T16:20:07Z")

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Probably a dime or less.

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollars-to-donuts/917094/3 "2020-08-02T18:09:24Z")

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During the Depression they were [less than a nickel](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-history-of-the-doughnut-150405177/).

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollars-to-donuts/917094/4 "2020-08-02T19:54:01Z")

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I would take the donuts, or doughnuts for our British friends. Cut out the middle man.

Growing up, we used to call them “dog nuts.”

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**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollars-to-donuts/917094/5 "2020-08-03T00:38:36Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> Growing up, we used to call them “dog nuts.”

When I was in the Navy, we called them “fat pills.” 😉

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**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollars-to-donuts/917094/6 "2020-08-03T20:22:57Z")

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In Cleveland we called them “Spud Nuts”.