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LarJammer said:
A cant comprehend how 75ml of toothpaste can cost £3.50. Thats over £45 per litre! For fecking toothpaste!
Bottled water is what gets me. It's really free, but they manage to charge up to twice the cost of petrol which gets mined from the center of the earth, transported to a refinery, processed, transported to a garage and then dispensed (at the same place they sell the "free" water!!!). MadnessMitchT said:
I think the point is that we moan because essentials have rocketed in price. Discretionary purchases used to be relatively expensive compared with today's prices, but you could refrain from buying those. You can't refrain from purchasing food and shelter.
Have they? Food, fuel, etc seem to be cheap. Cheaper than 4 or 5 years ago anyway. Our first computer, in about 1998, cost £2k. In today's money that is £3180. A reasonable top/mid range computer today would set you back less than 25% of that.
WestyCarl said:
LarJammer said:
A cant comprehend how 75ml of toothpaste can cost £3.50. Thats over £45 per litre! For fecking toothpaste!
Bottled water is what gets me. It's really free, but they manage to charge up to twice the cost of petrol which gets mined from the center of the earth, transported to a refinery, processed, transported to a garage and then dispensed (at the same place they sell the "free" water!!!). MadnessWestyCarl said:
LarJammer said:
A cant comprehend how 75ml of toothpaste can cost £3.50. Thats over £45 per litre! For fecking toothpaste!
Bottled water is what gets me. It's really free, but they manage to charge up to twice the cost of petrol which gets mined from the center of the earth, transported to a refinery, processed, transported to a garage and then dispensed (at the same place they sell the "free" water!!!). MadnessThe water isn't taxed at point of sale at all.
It still amazes me that people will buy bottled water.
I just can't get past knowing how badly I would be being skinned if I were to buy it.
I admit that I bought a bottle of Perrier once, back in the 70s, just to see what the fuss was about.
LarJammer said:
A cant comprehend how 75ml of toothpaste can cost £3.50. Thats over £45 per litre! For fecking toothpaste!
Most well know brands of toothpaste can be bought in Poundland, and that's 125ml tubes. Stop buying your toothpaste in Harrods. My grandparents bought me a pocket calculator when I started secondary skool in 1974, and it cost £125. It didn't even have a square root button, just the basic functions. You can get a really good scientific one today for well under a fiver.
Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Sunday 26th February 19:46
Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Sunday 26th February 19:46
Goaty Bill 2 said:
WestyCarl said:
LarJammer said:
A cant comprehend how 75ml of toothpaste can cost £3.50. Thats over £45 per litre! For fecking toothpaste!
Bottled water is what gets me. It's really free, but they manage to charge up to twice the cost of petrol which gets mined from the center of the earth, transported to a refinery, processed, transported to a garage and then dispensed (at the same place they sell the "free" water!!!). MadnessThe water isn't taxed at point of sale at all.
It still amazes me that people will buy bottled water.
I just can't get past knowing how badly I would be being skinned if I were to buy it.
I admit that I bought a bottle of Perrier once, back in the 70s, just to see what the fuss was about.
But, we buy bottled water in bulk for the home. 6-8 2 litre bottles a week I guess, costs about £2 a week.
Our tap water is awful! Even with various de hardening things in place, we will eventually get a water softener which, I hope, will help.
We have a Brita water filter but it's still awful. Even water from this causes our kettle to scale up.
The only thing drinkable is bottled and therefore, bottled water is worth the small cost.
Goaty Bill 2 said:
Not to forget, something in the order of 60-70% of the price of petrol in the UK is tax (duty plus VAT).
The water isn't taxed at point of sale at all.
It still amazes me that people will buy bottled water.
I just can't get past knowing how badly I would be being skinned if I were to buy it.
I admit that I bought a bottle of Perrier once, back in the 70s, just to see what the fuss was about.
I drink between 2 and 4 litres of sparkling water each day. San Pellegrino is my water of choice.The water isn't taxed at point of sale at all.
It still amazes me that people will buy bottled water.
I just can't get past knowing how badly I would be being skinned if I were to buy it.
I admit that I bought a bottle of Perrier once, back in the 70s, just to see what the fuss was about.
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