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Well, f**k me pink! 48.60 for the cinema for 1 adult and 2 children with 1 popcorn and 1 slushie   .
I remember the days where one ticket was a couple of quid 
At least I got one over on the introduction of card only parking payment. Neither of my cards would work so they had to let me out for free 
What do you remember costing a fraction of how much it is in this day and age? |
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I remember being in the States in 1998 and petrol was 95 cents for a gallon. It jumped to just over a dollar and there was a massive outcry all over the media and protests at garages. Within a week it was back below a dollar.
Went back 2 years later and it was $1.40 which was still ridiculous in comparison to what we were paying here at the time. |
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"A dirty weekend in the 80's
Less that 50 quid per couple
Return rail fare from Dublin to Wexford
2 nights bed and breakfast and one evening meal in the Talbot Hotel
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My dirty weekends in the 80s cost nothing - muck was free |
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"Well, f**k me pink! 48.60 for the cinema for 1 adult and 2 children with 1 popcorn and 1 slushie .
I remember the days where one ticket was a couple of quid
At least I got one over on the introduction of card only parking payment. Neither of my cards would work so they had to let me out for free
What do you remember costing a fraction of how much it is in this day and age?"
What did ye go and see?! |
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"Well, f**k me pink! 48.60 for the cinema for 1 adult and 2 children with 1 popcorn and 1 slushie .
I remember the days where one ticket was a couple of quid
At least I got one over on the introduction of card only parking payment. Neither of my cards would work so they had to let me out for free
What do you remember costing a fraction of how much it is in this day and age?
What did ye go and see?!"
Mario - great fun especially as it's the first movie in a long time both of mine were happy to go and see together!  |
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over a year ago
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Cinema ticket prices are gone crazy, do not buy any food in there either, have them with you if possible , the same stuff can be bought way cheaper outside , it's bad enough having to pay the prices for the cinema ticket other than also being screwed for food in there...l completely understand it's not always the case and sometimes a cinema treat is a cinema treat...but there's no doubt about it ..the cost of going is gone out of control. |
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"A dirty weekend in the 80's
Less that 50 quid per couple
Return rail fare from Dublin to Wexford
2 nights bed and breakfast and one evening meal in the Talbot Hotel
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I availed of that offer a couple of times.
Also the B&I Ferry offer of £29 for the ferry to Holyhead, bus into Liverpool and a night's B&B in a swanky hotel.  |
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1984 and a pack of 18 cigs was £1 in a vending machine. No pound coin mechs at that time so it had to be 2x50ps.
By 1992 that had jumped to £2.70 for packs of 16,17 or 18s.
Circuit boards in some machines had a max price setting of £7.90.
Just looked in the shop this morning and some brands are £13 and £14.
Loose tobacco used to be £5 for 50g and is now £25.
I'm glad I've never smoked.
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My daughter drinks tesco flavored water used to be 35 cent a bottle now it's 80 she goes on and on about it. Still leaves ever frigging light on .
She told me yesterday can of deodorant was 8.99 and get bottle water snd didn't get much change from a tenner |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
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"A dirty weekend in the 80's
Less that 50 quid per couple
Return rail fare from Dublin to Wexford
2 nights bed and breakfast and one evening meal in the Talbot Hotel
not that now room is 200 "
Much better value in Belfast |
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"Well, f**k me pink! 48.60 for the cinema for 1 adult and 2 children with 1 popcorn and 1 slushie .
I remember the days where one ticket was a couple of quid
At least I got one over on the introduction of card only parking payment. Neither of my cards would work so they had to let me out for free
What do you remember costing a fraction of how much it is in this day and age?"
I got distracted when you suggested fucking your pink
I’ll regroup and have a read at the rest |
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And now we should ask our grandparents what they spent on fuel, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolate for comparison...
what would interest me most is does the average income equate to the cost of things now to 10 years ago, to 20 years ago, 30 years ago etc... |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
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"And now we should ask our grandparents what they spent on fuel, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolate for comparison...
what would interest me most is does the average income equate to the cost of things now to 10 years ago, to 20 years ago, 30 years ago etc... "
My first house cost me 3 times my yearly salary in 1991
Thats the bit that blows me away that houses were affordable
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"And now we should ask our grandparents what they spent on fuel, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolate for comparison...
what would interest me most is does the average income equate to the cost of things now to 10 years ago, to 20 years ago, 30 years ago etc... "
Disneyland and Disney World were built specifically for the average working American family to visit.
The average American hasn't been able to afford to visit for at least 20 years because of the discrepancy in ticket prices and wages. |
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"And now we should ask our grandparents what they spent on fuel, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolate for comparison...
what would interest me most is does the average income equate to the cost of things now to 10 years ago, to 20 years ago, 30 years ago etc...
Disneyland and Disney World were built specifically for the average working American family to visit.
The average American hasn't been able to afford to visit for at least 20 years because of the discrepancy in ticket prices and wages."
We were at Disneyland Paris 2 weeks ago. Costed about 3.5k all in. Didn't even bring all the kids.
No reason to lower the price if there are mugs like me willing to pay. |
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By *irdyxWoman
over a year ago
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"Well, f**k me pink! 48.60 for the cinema for 1 adult and 2 children with 1 popcorn and 1 slushie .
I remember the days where one ticket was a couple of quid
At least I got one over on the introduction of card only parking
payment. Neither of my cards would work so they had to let me out for free
What do you remember costing a fraction of how much it is in this day and age?
What did ye go and see?!
Mario - great fun especially as it's the first movie in a long time both of mine were happy to go and see together! "
Took my young fella to see it (loved it) but got fleeced for a popcorn bucket . Was brill though |
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"And now we should ask our grandparents what they spent on fuel, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolate for comparison...
what would interest me most is does the average income equate to the cost of things now to 10 years ago, to 20 years ago, 30 years ago etc...
Disneyland and Disney World were built specifically for the average working American family to visit.
The average American hasn't been able to afford to visit for at least 20 years because of the discrepancy in ticket prices and wages.
We were at Disneyland Paris 2 weeks ago. Costed about 3.5k all in. Didn't even bring all the kids.
No reason to lower the price if there are mugs like me willing to pay."
Exactly, I agree, but it's a completely different market now from 30 or 40 years ago. |
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"I remember a time long long ago in a land not so far far away where penny sweets only cost.... you guessed it...a penny"
I remember once asking how much the penny sweets were. I still didn't cop when she looked at me funny  |
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"And now we should ask our grandparents what they spent on fuel, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolate for comparison...
what would interest me most is does the average income equate to the cost of things now to 10 years ago, to 20 years ago, 30 years ago etc... "
Even more interesting is what was undreamed of in my parents time, a luxury when I was a kid, and now people apparently can't live without |
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"And now we should ask our grandparents what they spent on fuel, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolate for comparison...
what would interest me most is does the average income equate to the cost of things now to 10 years ago, to 20 years ago, 30 years ago etc...
Even more interesting is what was undreamed of in my parents time, a luxury when I was a kid, and now people apparently can't live without "
Agreed, there's really no comparison! |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
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"And now we should ask our grandparents what they spent on fuel, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolate for comparison...
what would interest me most is does the average income equate to the cost of things now to 10 years ago, to 20 years ago, 30 years ago etc...
Even more interesting is what was undreamed of in my parents time, a luxury when I was a kid, and now people apparently can't live without "
We got central heating in my parents house the week before I moved out getting married in 1991
A coal fire heated one room and the hot water
No fecking shower either
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"And now we should ask our grandparents what they spent on fuel, alcohol, cigarettes, chocolate for comparison...
what would interest me most is does the average income equate to the cost of things now to 10 years ago, to 20 years ago, 30 years ago etc...
My first house cost me 3 times my yearly salary in 1991
Thats the bit that blows me away that houses were affordable
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I know, shocking state of affairs these days  |
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€3 for a coffee in a garage, more expensive per litre than petrol or diesel. 80c for a coffee in Portugal. More money made in teas and coffee is garages than from fuel. I think the average station coffee machine turns over 200k plus. Absolute madness and profiteering |
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"€3 for a coffee in a garage, more expensive per litre than petrol or diesel. 80c for a coffee in Portugal. More money made in teas and coffee is garages than from fuel. I think the average station coffee machine turns over 200k plus. Absolute madness and profiteering "
More fool those supporting them - could go towards the down payment of your house while you make your instant at home and put it in the flask for the road. Better still, tap water in the bottle |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
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"€3 for a coffee in a garage, more expensive per litre than petrol or diesel. 80c for a coffee in Portugal. More money made in teas and coffee is garages than from fuel. I think the average station coffee machine turns over 200k plus. Absolute madness and profiteering "
Wait til you buy printer cartridges....price per litre is off the scale
I'll be honest I buy a coffee every day of the week....€25 a week ...my treat ...dont smoke or drink so I won't give it up |
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By *dfabMan
over a year ago
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Bought a €3,000 projector about 10yrs ago and it's got about 4,000hrs on it.
Now amp, 120in projector screen and speakers cost around another €4,000.
So let's say €8k all in.
Average movie is 2hrs long so approximate guesstimate is 2,000 movies but knock that down to 1,500 for the sake of gaming and other stuff.
Currently a cinema ticket, for 1 person, in Odeon Blanchardstown for the Pope's Exorcist is €11.50. So to see 1,500 movies in my local cinema would be €17,250. That's not to mention the reduced price of snacks at home, the ability to pause movie when you need a pee break and the fact it's usually 2-6 people watching the movie. Do the resulting maths yourselves.
If I had a word of advice to give, invest in home cinema folks 
Oh! Beer. My ingredients arrived today for 160pts of beer at a cost of just less than €100. Yes there are initial costs for equipment of about the same again but you have them forever so add say 10%, for this batch but it's really much less, so €110 for this batch. So 69c a pint! For interesting beers I actually want to drink, other than the shite flowing from the majority of taps in Irish pubs.
Kind of a no brainer, don't you think?
Follow me for further cost savings (I jest )
We're being ripped off and until more people do as I do and refrain from paying the ridiculous prices, it will continue  |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
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The general principle is that if it is a product that you must have, for example energy, the price inflation will be high, but anything that involves an 'addiction' cigarettes, alcohol or an interest such as sport or concerts by famous artistes, the promoters can charge what they want because know fanatics will pay to view.
The key is to minimise your demand for anything that can be exploited, where possible. |
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"The general principle is that if it is a product that you must have, for example energy, the price inflation will be high, but anything that involves an 'addiction' cigarettes, alcohol or an interest such as sport or concerts by famous artistes, the promoters can charge what they want because know fanatics will pay to view.
The key is to minimise your demand for anything that can be exploited, where possible. "
Avoid monopoly with strong but fair competition |
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"1984 and a pack of 18 cigs was £1 in a vending machine. No pound coin mechs at that time so it had to be 2x50ps.
By 1992 that had jumped to £2.70 for packs of 16,17 or 18s.
Circuit boards in some machines had a max price setting of £7.90.
Just looked in the shop this morning and some brands are £13 and £14.
Loose tobacco used to be £5 for 50g and is now £25.
I'm glad I've never smoked.
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Omg,
I never followed how much the prices gone up after I stopped smoking.
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"€3 for a coffee in a garage, more expensive per litre than petrol or diesel. 80c for a coffee in Portugal. More money made in teas and coffee is garages than from fuel. I think the average station coffee machine turns over 200k plus. Absolute madness and profiteering
Wait til you buy printer cartridges....price per litre is off the scale
I'll be honest I buy a coffee every day of the week....€25 a week ...my treat ...dont smoke or drink so I won't give it up "
I bought nespresso machines for work, house car...saving me a fortune (34c) a coffee and a few inches in less bun ans cakes |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
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"€3 for a coffee in a garage, more expensive per litre than petrol or diesel. 80c for a coffee in Portugal. More money made in teas and coffee is garages than from fuel. I think the average station coffee machine turns over 200k plus. Absolute madness and profiteering
Wait til you buy printer cartridges....price per litre is off the scale
I'll be honest I buy a coffee every day of the week....€25 a week ...my treat ...dont smoke or drink so I won't give it up
I bought nespresso machines for work, house car...saving me a fortune (34c) a coffee and a few inches in less bun ans cakes"
I bought Nespresso machine for home..good intentions to bring a coffee to work everyday
Its still sitting in kitchen,unloved,unused ..hated it ,all the pods taste shite
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"€3 for a coffee in a garage, more expensive per litre than petrol or diesel. 80c for a coffee in Portugal. More money made in teas and coffee is garages than from fuel. I think the average station coffee machine turns over 200k plus. Absolute madness and profiteering
Wait til you buy printer cartridges....price per litre is off the scale
I'll be honest I buy a coffee every day of the week....€25 a week ...my treat ...dont smoke or drink so I won't give it up
I bought nespresso machines for work, house car...saving me a fortune (34c) a coffee and a few inches in less bun ans cakes
I bought Nespresso machine for home..good intentions to bring a coffee to work everyday
Its still sitting in kitchen,unloved,unused ..hated it ,all the pods taste shite
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You're buying the wrong pods |
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"Does anyone's local cinema take food off you if they see you bringing in popcorn/ sweets / drinks
I always bring an oversized handbag for just that reason - to hide food and drinks "
That's the way to do it |
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"What about communion and confirmation money
Wedding presents....usually money
Whats the going rate now "
Last wedding I went to I gifted €200 (as a singleton). But it would very much depend on how well I know the person. That was my sister so I felt generous.
Communion/confirmation again depends on how well I know them - a godchild gets €50, niece or nephew €30, anyone else €20.
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