Cost of living squeeze in 2022, 23 & 24 (Vol. 2)
Discussion
Aldi did some cracking beef joints over easter.
I bought one for easter and it was that good I went back and kept my eye on them for 30% off and pounced first thing when they went on sale.
Still got one in the freezer.
No one round here would spend £40 on meat. I could have bought 3 or 4 of them, but didn't have space in the freezer .
We normally get a 2 or 3 rib from our local butcher but its almost £100 now just for 2 rib. 10 years back we would get a huge 4 rib for about 50 quid..
I bought one for easter and it was that good I went back and kept my eye on them for 30% off and pounced first thing when they went on sale.
Still got one in the freezer.
No one round here would spend £40 on meat. I could have bought 3 or 4 of them, but didn't have space in the freezer .
We normally get a 2 or 3 rib from our local butcher but its almost £100 now just for 2 rib. 10 years back we would get a huge 4 rib for about 50 quid..
hotchy said:
On the subject of eating out costs... my local Indian still does a set meal. Poppadoms, onions/sauce etc, Mixed starter, main, rice or nan. 14.95. One gets a rice and one a nan if you want to keep it down. Tastes epic and an absoloute bargain. I go most weeks now.
Please tell me that it's close to me My local charges that amount for one dish since it was refurbished as an Indian cocktail bar!!?
A bottle of Cobra is £7.99, that's a small bottle not the 660ml one
I went once, never again.
SW London btw.
gotoPzero said:
Aldi did some cracking beef joints over easter.
I bought one for easter and it was that good I went back and kept my eye on them for 30% off and pounced first thing when they went on sale.
Still got one in the freezer.
No one round here would spend £40 on meat. I could have bought 3 or 4 of them, but didn't have space in the freezer .
We normally get a 2 or 3 rib from our local butcher but its almost £100 now just for 2 rib. 10 years back we would get a huge 4 rib for about 50 quid..
Mrs grabbed one and I did a roast with it that weekend.I bought one for easter and it was that good I went back and kept my eye on them for 30% off and pounced first thing when they went on sale.
Still got one in the freezer.
No one round here would spend £40 on meat. I could have bought 3 or 4 of them, but didn't have space in the freezer .
We normally get a 2 or 3 rib from our local butcher but its almost £100 now just for 2 rib. 10 years back we would get a huge 4 rib for about 50 quid..
I try to buy most meat joints from the local butcher, but... it was very good and lasted a good while for the 2 of us, plus scraps for our four-legged 'legal adviser'.
okgo said:
There are endless cheap curries to be had in SW London. Often very good too, and many you can take your own booze.
Tooting?I'm a bit further out. Means going up to that there Central London then tube back down.
Or Bus from Earlsfield come to think of it.
But I want to be in staggering distance from my home
markbigears said:
Home insurance just in … up exactly 40%. No claims, exactly the same as previous years.
On to the comparison sites, an hour later, the best I could find is 100% more! And this is a month to go, so not last moment … I’ll try again in 2 weeks, but not looking good.
Just doing the same for my Mum. Her renewal came in at £380. Was £254 last year. The extra £15 a week in pension isn't going to go far...On to the comparison sites, an hour later, the best I could find is 100% more! And this is a month to go, so not last moment … I’ll try again in 2 weeks, but not looking good.
croyde said:
okgo said:
There are endless cheap curries to be had in SW London. Often very good too, and many you can take your own booze.
Tooting?I'm a bit further out. Means going up to that there Central London then tube back down.
Or Bus from Earlsfield come to think of it.
But I want to be in staggering distance from my home
I remember one in Dublin, had an off licence underneath. If you asked the waiter to bring you the wine you paid four times the off licence price. Or you could get off your arse and bring it in yourself.
Staggering distance from home is/was a useful metric.
There are parts of the country where you can still get a good meal for less than some are paying on here but I understand the service point. You might have to queue, you might have to find your own table. I'd never want to do that if treating someone or treating myself, but if I'm just having a lazy day out it doesn't bother me at all unless someone interrupts my eating with attempting conversation
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oyster said:
croyde said:
Thai cafe I used to frequent had a 'cockage' free according to their sign.
Wow. That IS service.
k every time I bought lunch there.Okay it was only a plastic one, but it made eating the food easier.
mids said:
Yep, my dog walker just put her cost up the same (well, from £12 to £15 so a 25% increase year on year). The text message explaining this tried to justify it with a vague 'have to cover increased costs' but not sure what that actually is. Probably her haircut cost has also gone up so she has to respond, etc etc. There's no escape.
Our dog walker has also raised prices from £12.50 to £14. I think the reason was along the lines of they'd looked around, seen everyone else was charging more and felt the need to align.
I suspect this is a profession where the base charge is minimum wage plus n%.
m3jappa said:
I am sure its been said before on here many times but i can not believe the price of a sunday roast at these pub restaurant type places.
Very nice i'm sure but your looking around £25-35 a head at a couple of places round here and thats not including any drinks or the inevitable sides a greedy bd like me would want.
So a meal for a family of 4 is £100 plus. 4 people having a roast and a couple of drinks each must be pushing £200 at one of the places.
These places are rammed, one which i drive past most days is rammed most of the time.
Perhaps retired people with a bit of £ wanting a nice meal, in fact all the people who recommend these places are retired and pretty comfortable so i suppose thats the target audience.
Maybe i am deluded, it just seems an awful lot of money for what is a pretty regular type of meal.
Either way, no wonder the toby carvery is always full to the brim as while the food might not be quite as well presented its still ok and you get a mountain of sides for about half the price.
I pride myself on my Sunday roasts, and would say I’m a picky git, but I wouldn’t pay much for one on the basis it’s just basic food, and doing it well shouldn’t be too much to expect for a carvery type place.Very nice i'm sure but your looking around £25-35 a head at a couple of places round here and thats not including any drinks or the inevitable sides a greedy b
d like me would want. So a meal for a family of 4 is £100 plus. 4 people having a roast and a couple of drinks each must be pushing £200 at one of the places.
These places are rammed, one which i drive past most days is rammed most of the time.
Perhaps retired people with a bit of £ wanting a nice meal, in fact all the people who recommend these places are retired and pretty comfortable so i suppose thats the target audience.
Maybe i am deluded, it just seems an awful lot of money for what is a pretty regular type of meal.
Either way, no wonder the toby carvery is always full to the brim as while the food might not be quite as well presented its still ok and you get a mountain of sides for about half the price.
My local ish Greene (whatever chain?) be with wacky warehouse for kids is great on the quieter days and I can enjoy bottled drinks etc and two adults and kids, or with guests along its still really cheap, I think the most I’ve paid was £60.
That said the desserts are utter rubbish which is a shame.
Definitely bonkers at £25+ a head.
I think a chicken, pork, Turkey crown, or beef dinner on a costing basis are some of the cheapest meals I make at home… it’s just the time… but as said for a place just doing that all day it’ll become almost irrelevant.
Digga said:
Basic roast is something anyone with a functioning kitchen can cook. Anyone worried about roasting meat needs to get a Meater probe. Absolute game changer. Highly recommend.
I can cook a banging roast, however my wife won't be able to as A) she will screw the timings B) she struggles to do more than 2 things at once and C) would get distracted by something, likely her phone. However sometimes, as roasts can be a faff, take a while, create a mess which needs tidying and also cooking lamb or pork or beef for just myself as the wife will only have chicken, isn't worth it, it's nice to go out to a pub to have what I want and what she wants and not have to then tidy up afterwards.
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