The first calculators tended to sell for $400 or $500. Today, you can get a pretty good one for 4 or $5.
To me, growing up in South Wales, a pair of Diesel jeans were the thing to have - if you could afford them.
It's better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage of an opportunity to persuade people to change their minds.