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The cost of stuff

PL54
PL54 Posts: 10,757
edited August 2010 in Troubleshooting
Just paid 40p for a stamp and 99p for a light bulb - shocking ! Can you beat that ?

Beer doesn't count as that's a necessity and any price is fine.
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  • Duck-Killer Brown
    Duck-Killer Brown Posts: 477
    what do they charge for the burgers at the valley???
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    That's a choice thing - pay or starve
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    That's a choice thing - pay or starve
  • ads
    ads Posts: 3,224
    you can say that again
  • GNelson
    GNelson Posts: 564
    99p is a bargain, they charge more than that at the local pound shop.
  • uncle
    uncle Posts: 4,209
    4 chicken nuggets and chips with a coke at wembley £11.20......Thought that was slightly OTT
  • uncle
    uncle Posts: 4,209
    [cite]Posted By: GNelson[/cite]99p is a bargain, they charge more than that at the local pound shop.

    Hahahaha
  • uncle
    uncle Posts: 4,209
    Tesco do energy light bulbs for 20p. They last 10 years. Pretty good value i think
  • Steve Dowman
    Steve Dowman Posts: 2,406
    Apart from the fact they don't work very well.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,808
    At Glasgow airport last week in the WHSmith in the departure bit I paid 95p for a normal packet of Starburst and 75p for a normal packet of mint polo's.
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  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    [cite]Posted By: Elthamaddick[/cite]At Glasgow airport last week in the WHSmith in the departure bit I paid 95p for a normal packet of Starburst and 75p for a normal packet of mint polo's.

    That's what a concoction of chemical flavourings, sugar and E-numbers costs these days.
  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    WH Smug, sorry, Smith, remain one of the biggest rip off retailers in the UK. IMO.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,987
    I recently discovered my local newsagents sells Chomp bars but they're now 15p. A 50% rise in price since i was at school!
  • Ketman
    Ketman Posts: 6,796
    Got charged 20p for Air for my tyres at the weekend, feckin Air, do you think there is any chance the goverment will find a way of taxing it?
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    edited August 2010
    Went to my local car wash.
    £7,000 quid!
    3x the value of my motor. Wont be doing that again in a hurry

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/7905396/Worlds-most-expensive-car-wash.html
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    edited August 2010
    I know you said no beer but £4.50 for a coke sized can of Carlsberg on Ryan Air.

    Come on.
  • SilentAddick
    SilentAddick Posts: 1,603
    [quote][cite]Posted By: Ketman[/cite]Got charged 20p for Air for my tyres at the weekend, feckin Air, do you think there is any chance the goverment will find a way of taxing it?[/quote]

    Seeing that it is the local petrol stn there's 17.5% VAT on it soon to go up to 20% - Tax on air - gotta get that letter out to my MP, where did I leave that pen.....
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,970
    Tip: When buying chocolate in WH Smith, go empty handed to the till and wait for them to thrust a giant galaxy in your face. £1 Special offer.....thank you.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    [cite]Posted By: JT[/cite]I know you said no beer but £4.50 for a coke sized can of Carlsberg on Ryan Air.

    Come on.

    So that's around £9 a pint for Carlsberg on Ryan Air. Makes even the pissy chemical lager at The Valley seem cheap.
  • Harveys Trainer
    Harveys Trainer Posts: 445
    O2 burger and a coke £11 if you please.
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  • Jayajosh
    Jayajosh Posts: 2,877
    Paid £5 for a gourmet burger at the 20/20 cricket final at Southampton at the weekend. This was shortly after paying £7 for a curry and £7 for a chinese there which didn't touch the sides.
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,189
    2 x 3D tickets for Pixar movie.
    1 x small popcorn ("actually, I think you'll find it's regular, sir" *)
    1 x small Coke
    Price - £29.50

    *sir not necessarily included
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,987
    [cite]Posted By: Jayajosh[/cite]Paid £5 for a gourmet burger at the 20/20 cricket final at Southampton at the weekend. This was shortly after paying £7 for a curry and £7 for a chinese there which didn't touch the sides.

    Ha ha so you had a curry, a chinese and a burger. I bet you smelt good on Sunday morning!
  • RalphMilnesgut
    RalphMilnesgut Posts: 1,751
    I got stuff and it was quite cheap.
  • davy
    davy Posts: 420
    3 quid on the train buffet cart for a warm can of cider. You can get 6 cold cans in the off licence for a fiver!

    Agreed that WHS are the biggest rip off merchants. 2 quid for a bottle of water if you please!
  • davy
    davy Posts: 420
    There is this newsagent in Thamesmead that are even bigger rip off merchants than WHS. They were selling a water pistol for £4.99 but it wasn't a normal pistol as it was a small keyring water pistol and you could barely put a dribble of water in it!
  • Hig
    Hig Posts: 454
    At the cricket in Kent the other day, £1.50 for a tiny bottle of water.
  • Keith Burtons
    Keith Burtons Posts: 27
    £2.75 for bottled water, £1.75 for kids fruit shoot £2.50 for maltesers. over £6.00 for 2 very small pick 'n mixes for kids = piss take
  • Keith Burtons
    Keith Burtons Posts: 27
    sorry that was at the odeon in Maidstone
  • NathanPrior
    NathanPrior Posts: 3,577
    £6 for a Hot Dog and £9 for a slice of pizza and a pint at Wembley.

    Now if you want cheap stuff, the channel ferry is quite cheap, 48 cans of Budweiser for £24, also go to Luxembourg for cheap stuff aswell

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