Timeline for What cheap modern items can I use to bribe medieval people?
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| Mar 27, 2017 at 18:02 | comment | added | Monty Harder | +1 for presbyopia glasses. I buy my reading glasses at a "dollar store". For the uninitiated, it's exactly what it says it is: Nearly all their inventory is priced at literally USD 1.00, but a few items may be 2/$1, 3/$1 etc. | |
| Mar 26, 2017 at 8:29 | comment | added | mathreadler | I think drugs would be far too good for the times. Would make the leaders envious and they would probably hunt you down. Also why would glasses make a big difference? Not very many people could read and books were extremely expensive before the printing press. | |
| Mar 24, 2017 at 8:10 | comment | added | Julian Egner | witches chase did not ocur in medieval ages, but in early modern times, 16th, 17th Century. | |
| Mar 23, 2017 at 16:38 | comment | added | kingledion | This is the best answer. Ibuprofen would be a miracle. +1 | |
| Mar 23, 2017 at 16:27 | history | edited | Ludi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 23, 2017 at 16:20 | history | edited | Ludi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 23, 2017 at 15:52 | history | edited | Ludi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 23, 2017 at 15:49 | comment | added | Ludi | @Shane maybe we just powder it? The Chinese had all manner of pills including spices for taste. I have tasted some. | |
| Mar 23, 2017 at 15:48 | comment | added | TheBlackCat | @Shane: Yes, but pills don't look anything like herbs. They look much more like talismans. | |
| Mar 23, 2017 at 15:41 | history | edited | Ludi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 23, 2017 at 15:38 | comment | added | Shane | @TheBlackCat Herbs and other medicines have been around forever. SO have snake oil salesmen. This wouldn't be viewed differently. | |
| Mar 23, 2017 at 15:36 | comment | added | Ludi | @TheBlackCat agreed | |
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| Mar 23, 2017 at 15:34 | comment | added | TheBlackCat | I would be worried that handing out small trinkets that when swallowed cure disease would be seen as witchcraft. | |
| Mar 23, 2017 at 15:32 | history | answered | Ludi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |