just been to a well known high street shoe repair/key cutters.
wanted a new mortice key cut, took all of 20 seconds, was handed the key and told "that will be £7.00 please" 
upon questioning the (in my opinion) high price, i was told that i could have a second key cut for just £3.00 as long it was the same key and not a different profile. then the guy proudly announced "that makes the second key less than half price"
no it feckin dont mate, it makes the one key that i want more than double the price |
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
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"just been to a well known high street shoe repair/key cutters.
wanted a new mortice key cut, took all of 20 seconds, was handed the key and told "that will be £7.00 please"
upon questioning the (in my opinion) high price, i was told that i could have a second key cut for just £3.00 as long it was the same key and not a different profile. then the guy proudly announced "that makes the second key less than half price"
no it feckin dont mate, it makes the one key that i want more than double the price"
I had to get a set of 3 keys cut a few years ago. They were just standard Yale, mortice and Euro lock keys. It took a couple of minutes and cost over £20!
Daylight bloomin' robbery. |
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over a year ago
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Thankfully I know a guy in the chain of key cutters place, through my work and I always get a wee discount. Got 4 keys cut, 2 yales and 2 mortice for £10. |
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Same shop. I took a watch to be repaired when the battery had leaked inside. Was quoted £45-50 at one branch, as it had to be sent off and the mechanics had to be replaced. Took it to another branch of the same chain who put £30 on the ticket. A couple months later it came back and was only charged the £30! 
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By (user no longer on site)
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"just been to a well known high street shoe repair/key cutters.
wanted a new mortice key cut, took all of 20 seconds, was handed the key and told "that will be £7.00 please"
upon questioning the (in my opinion) high price, i was told that i could have a second key cut for just £3.00 as long it was the same key and not a different profile. then the guy proudly announced "that makes the second key less than half price"
no it feckin dont mate, it makes the one key that i want more than double the price"
Same company wanted to charge me £12 for a watch battery because it was a special tool they needed to use to take the back off, asked him if he had the tool and he said yes so why the fook should it cost me £12.
Went to a watch repairer on the market £2 not much difference is there |
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save all the money and try cutting it yourself
Youd need to get the cutting machine etc but you could do it at home and save on business rent+rates etc.. 
joke
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I know a member go management at well known store
They take customer feedback seriously.
Have a look at the website
You can even get a discount for being a mystery shopper. |
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Every operative and store in that well known chain is totally autonomous and can set their own prices based on a guideline. They have a fantastic structure whereby the employee can set how much they charge arbitrarily.
That means if a kid wants something for their dad's birthday but is a bit short, the price can be changed to help them. However us grownups sometimes have to foot the bill.
Maybe it is worth haggling? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Replacement Key for a well know french car company after the other one had stopped working £165.00.
Managed to find somewhere a little corner shop in London that did the same job for £65.00 blood robbing garages. |
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"[Removed by poster at 23/06/14 14:01:06]
Love this
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save all the money and try cutting it yourself
Youd need to get the cutting machine etc but you could do it at home and save on business rent+rates etc..
joke
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message may be tongue in cheek but it is a true one - business rates are loosly equal to rent my shop costs me a grand a month... someone has to pay that peeps ( I don't cut keys btw lol ) |
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"I've just paid £2.10 for a tiny bottle of D&B .. But it was nice
Hoopers alcoholic D&B from ASDA 1.67p. Bargain  "
That's on the top of my list next time I go to Asda thanks |
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"I've just paid £2.10 for a tiny bottle of D&B .. But it was nice
Hoopers alcoholic D&B from ASDA 1.67p. Bargain
That's on the top of my list next time I go to Asda thanks "
Just sipping one now |
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"Years ago I used to be able to buy pie, chips and beans for 21p. It's much more now. Thieving bastards!
Dont forget the batter bits "
Someone who knows what batter bits are!! |
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"Years ago I used to be able to buy pie, chips and beans for 21p. It's much more now. Thieving bastards!
Dont forget the batter bits
Someone who knows what batter bits are!! "
They're not batter bits up norf. They're scraps  |
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"Years ago I used to be able to buy pie, chips and beans for 21p. It's much more now. Thieving bastards!
Dont forget the batter bits
Someone who knows what batter bits are!!
They're not batter bits up norf. They're scraps "
I know, causes terrible confusion in the chip shop  |
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"Years ago I used to be able to buy pie, chips and beans for 21p. It's much more now. Thieving bastards! "
When
You consider the prices of how things have gone up in the last ten years like food
You have just mentioned I can,t be positive on this but I,d say its gone
Up realistically speaking more than
Any decade before in the last 40 or
More years and thats frightening and
If you went 20/30 years before that or
More I bet the prices hardly changed
for years thou obviously during some
Of those times times were very bad but
generally speaking nothing comes down
In price and don,t we know it. |
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"Years ago I used to be able to buy pie, chips and beans for 21p. It's much more now. Thieving bastards!
Dont forget the batter bits
Someone who knows what batter bits are!!
They're not batter bits up norf. They're scraps
I know, causes terrible confusion in the chip shop "
only in Hull can you get a pattie from a chip shop
Everywhere else they are fishcakes or fish and potato cakes |
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"But on the plus side, Poundland are selling packs of 8 Wonka bars.....
 I like poundland you can get
Good priced milk there the only trouble
Is its a trip/journey into town
Wee willi wonka bars hahaha "
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"Years ago I used to be able to buy pie, chips and beans for 21p. It's much more now. Thieving bastards!
Dont forget the batter bits
Someone who knows what batter bits are!!
They're not batter bits up norf. They're scraps
I know, causes terrible confusion in the chip shop only in Hull can you get a pattie from a chip shop
Everywhere else they are fishcakes or fish and potato cakes "
I love
Ginsters patties there lovely out the
Micro wave with or without tomato sauce. |
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Strange, we used to live in times of massive inflation, but now we are told prices are flatlined. Not where I live. Nobody probably includes key cutting costs for example in inflation calculations. And dont get me started on the 'competition' that has worked so well for us in gas, electricity, trains etc. For wages it has been a race to the bottom, unlike the cost of living which raced in the opposite direction. |
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"Years ago I used to be able to buy pie, chips and beans for 21p. It's much more now. Thieving bastards!
Dont forget the batter bits
Someone who knows what batter bits are!!
They're not batter bits up norf. They're scraps
I know, causes terrible confusion in the chip shop "
Chips scraps n gravy |
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Renault once wanted £185 for a new EGR valve plus two hours labour at £90ph on my exes old Megane.
I unscrewed the three bolts myself, sprayed the valve with a few squirts of carb cleaner, did the bolts back up and the fault was fixed. It all took less than 45 mins.
Saved myself £360... |
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