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What do you buy even though it is overpriced
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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"Krispy Kreme doughnuts
Starbucks caramel frappuccino
Occasionally B&Js if I really have a hankering for it and it's not on offer anywhere."
I had to reread that a couple of times. It's far too early. :D |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Fab site support subscription "
£5 a month I think is dirt cheap for this. It's worth it for the entertainment value alone. Some of the people I receive messages from are comedy gold and really make me laugh away to myself. |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"Do you haggle prices with workmen ? E.g builders, electricians, plumbers etc? I’m the worlds worst negotiator. "
If they are good it’s really hard to , although most are very comfortable with tax evasion ( VAT & income tax) for cash, so you should ask to at least share the money they are stealing from the nhs. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Krispy Kreme doughnuts
Starbucks caramel frappuccino
Occasionally B&Js if I really have a hankering for it and it's not on offer anywhere.
I had to reread that a couple of times. It's far too early. :D"
I know, you wouldn't think I'd go for Starbucks but I like the overly sweet drinks  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Krispy Kreme doughnuts
Starbucks caramel frappuccino
Occasionally B&Js if I really have a hankering for it and it's not on offer anywhere.
I entirely misread that occasional purchase  ( )"
Well I imagine they would be overpriced too |
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By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago
North Norfolk area |
I, for my sins, smoke cigars. The ones I like aren't huge ones, pretty much the same size as Hamlets. Only place I can get them locally, to the best of my knowledge, is Morrisons. £17.75 for 5.
A friend of mine regularly travels to Gibraltar for his business, and as payment for my having his dogs whilst he's away, brings me some back. In Gib...£11.50.....for 5 packs of 5!
So that's £23 for 50, instead of £177.50 in Morrisons.
He can leave his dogs with me as often as he likes  |
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"Craft beer "
Yeah, I'm my student days a 12 pack of Boddintons would be cheap and I'd enjoy it. Now even with 4 for 3 in supermarkets etc it's still running expensive to have them at home and definitely pay over the odds for a 2/3 pint in tap rooms |
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"Just looking at a new Ducati and yes I could get a japanese equivalent (of there is such a thing? I think not) for a lot less money but hey  "
I love the dry clutch rattles and turns heads just because it sounds like it’s falling apart at the lights..
My Jap bikes never got a glance |
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"Do you haggle prices with workmen ? E.g builders, electricians, plumbers etc? I’m the worlds worst negotiator.
Do you haggle prices with supermarket owners? "
No but I bet you most people do with workmen. |
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Clothes ( and other stuff) as much of what is out there is poorer quality these days. If you feel the material some is so poor you can see through. All cheap stuff. Even electtic appliances are just so tinny these days. Nothing is made to last |
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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago
Market Harborough/ Kettering |
"Just looking at a new Ducati and yes I could get a japanese equivalent (of there is such a thing? I think not) for a lot less money but hey
I love the dry clutch rattles and turns heads just because it sounds like it’s falling apart at the lights..
My Jap bikes never got a glance"
Very true |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Do you haggle prices with workmen ? E.g builders, electricians, plumbers etc? I’m the worlds worst negotiator. "
I never haggle on price in a service industry. You don’t do yourself any favours. Products is different and I definitely haggle
K |
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Pints at the pub. When did a pint up north jump from £3 to £5 without touching any numbers in the middle? Was it during covid?
I went on a date to a fairly local pub last week, one that I go to every couple of weeks. A pint of Staropramen had gone up 50p since my last visit (£5.50 for a bloody mucky beer!!) and her wine was £8.20 a glass.
I had a right moan. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Holidays!!!
Nobody is taking that pleasure away. Day to day life for me is utter shite. Holidays is the only thing that gives me something to hold onto
Mrs C |
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"Holidays abroad. Pay alot of money as i travel alone but need to escape every year.
I was looking for some flights to Cyprus last night! Have you seen the current prices !!  "
It is ridiculous tbf. Prices of holidsys and/or flights have more than tripled and goods and services gone down to. How some of these hotels can jistify those increases is beyond me. Even if I could, would not pay some of the prices they are asking. Some hotels here ate also not much better for what the charge for a night. You used to spend that for a proper holiday only 3 or for years back. World has gone mad |
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"Krispy Kreme doughnuts
Starbucks caramel frappuccino
Occasionally B&Js if I really have a hankering for it and it's not on offer anywhere.
I had to reread that a couple of times. It's far too early. :D"
Glad I’m not the only one! |
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"Energy in general. My biggest expense by far is electricity and petrol absolute joke "
Definitely energy. Overpriced to me means it's worth less than what I'm paying for it.
I buy expensive things but they are worth it. Like I have a Brompton but it worth its price in and probably weight in gold. It's given me so much freedom and I don't have to worry about getting injured and having to lock it up somewhere. If my legs decide not to work, I can just fold it up and put it in and Uber or on the bus/train. It also reduces my anxiety cycling to and from work.
I don't know the last overpriced thing I bought was a Fitbit Versa pre-pandemic. It was an expensive piece of tech that I have not been able to use regularly in the last 5 years. It spends more time not working than working.  |
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"Pints at the pub. When did a pint up north jump from £3 to £5 without touching any numbers in the middle? Was it during covid?
I went on a date to a fairly local pub last week, one that I go to every couple of weeks. A pint of Staropramen had gone up 50p since my last visit (£5.50 for a bloody mucky beer!!) and her wine was £8.20 a glass.
I had a right moan. "
Eh? You live in an expensive area or you went to an expensive pub! I live in London and my pub next door is 4 quid for a glass of wine. the other pubs charge more. Yeah don't take your dates to Wetherspoons. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Technically it wasn’t overpriced
But a tv dropped close to hafe price in 6 months off me owning it
But it’s not all bad Samsung have been re packaging the thing for close to 4 years
Ever time I think off Geting the new model I look at the specs are they the exact same just in a new outer frame
So not all to bad as the priceing off the newer models are in line with what mines cost
If I would have waited 6 months instead off getting it launch day I would have saved my self at least 2k |
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