Stuff that costs more than you think it should....
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Anything made by Triumph. Seriously the parts are ludicrous.
A simple m10 bolt can cost £3 - £8.
Brake discs £400 a set.
A brake lever, £65.
Astonishing really, you can build the entire bike from the parts list, if you did so it would cost more than 3 times the price of a new one the dealer has built.
Razors after that.
I'm currently doing some work on drawings for Fujifilm. I was once told that printer ink is the in the top ten most expensive liquids per gallon, something like £1600 per gallon. topped only by insulin, mercury, snake and scorpion venom.
Anything in Tesco, occasionally ill pop in to grab something, the prices compared to Asda are ludicrous. It's no wonder they suffering.
A simple m10 bolt can cost £3 - £8.
Brake discs £400 a set.
A brake lever, £65.
Astonishing really, you can build the entire bike from the parts list, if you did so it would cost more than 3 times the price of a new one the dealer has built.
Razors after that.
I'm currently doing some work on drawings for Fujifilm. I was once told that printer ink is the in the top ten most expensive liquids per gallon, something like £1600 per gallon. topped only by insulin, mercury, snake and scorpion venom.
Anything in Tesco, occasionally ill pop in to grab something, the prices compared to Asda are ludicrous. It's no wonder they suffering.
Went to legoland last week, that would cost £120 in advance or nearly £200 on the door for 2 adults and 2 kids (3+) luckily for us we had free tickets and the place was empty but to pay that then queue all day (or pay extra for a q-bot) total rip off.
Then they charge for parking! Cheeky gits. It's not like you are going anywhere else.
Then they charge for parking! Cheeky gits. It's not like you are going anywhere else.
Snollygoster said:
Parking
Coke
Prescriptions
Sky
Condoms
10 minute hair cut
Video Games
Car Rental Insurance Premium for being under 25
Football Tickets
Cinema Tickets
Cinema Food and Drinks
To name a few. I'm sure I could think of loads. The mark up on some items is just ridiculous.
Parking isn't always expensive £4 all day where I was at today, manchester city centre. Over the road is £5 an hour though. Prescriptions... are you taking the piss? You know virtually every medicine costs far more than we pay? Haircuts are cheap if you go to a sCoke
Prescriptions
Sky
Condoms
10 minute hair cut
Video Games
Car Rental Insurance Premium for being under 25
Football Tickets
Cinema Tickets
Cinema Food and Drinks
To name a few. I'm sure I could think of loads. The mark up on some items is just ridiculous.
t buzzcut barber place, as most blokes do... i don't though!the rest, yes fine
razor blades are a joke. 5 blade, 6 blade, 7 blade, comfort moisturising strip, vibrating fking head thing etc etc etc. Each of these 'innovations' cost more and more money. The strip thing is actively defrauding people too, as it lasts about 3 shaves and then it erodes away revealing what i am sure is sandpaper in order to make it as uncomfortable as possible so you just change it for a new one far earlier than you would if it wasn't there at all. Gilette are stheads.
king head thing etc etc etc. Each of these 'innovations' cost more and more money. The strip thing is actively defrauding people too, as it lasts about 3 shaves and then it erodes away revealing what i am sure is sandpaper in order to make it as uncomfortable as possible so you just change it for a new one far earlier than you would if it wasn't there at all. Gilette are stheads.Bullett said:
Went to legoland last week, that would cost £120 in advance or nearly £200 on the door for 2 adults and 2 kids (3+) luckily for us we had free tickets and the place was empty but to pay that then queue all day (or pay extra for a q-bot) total rip off.
Then they charge for parking! Cheeky gits. It's not like you are going anywhere else.
we went last week ...mad the mistake of staying at the hotel .....utter dross......although the littlun liked it ......Then they charge for parking! Cheeky gits. It's not like you are going anywhere else.
Blown2CV said:
Parking isn't always expensive £4 all day where I was at today, manchester city centre. Over the road is £5 an hour though. Prescriptions... are you taking the piss? You know virtually every medicine costs far more than we pay? Haircuts are cheap if you go to a st buzzcut barber place, as most blokes do... i don't though!
the rest, yes fine
As you said, parking is mixed. The reason it's top is I had to buy some replacement works shoes yesterday so fresh on my mind. Had to park in town in the multistory - literally there for 10 minutes, that's £4 for parking please. Wonder why people buy stuff online.t buzzcut barber place, as most blokes do... i don't though!the rest, yes fine
I have some antihistamines daily and I used to get a prescriptions for 30 tablets, think its £8 for a prescription now days, so 26p a tablet. You can get them online for half that. Comes in the exact same box made from Glaxo Smith Klein. Guess this is mixed also.
Blown2CV said:
razor blades are a joke. 5 blade, 6 blade, 7 blade, comfort moisturising strip, vibrating fking head thing etc etc etc. Each of these 'innovations' cost more and more money. The strip thing is actively defrauding people too, as it lasts about 3 shaves and then it erodes away revealing what i am sure is sandpaper in order to make it as uncomfortable as possible so you just change it for a new one far earlier than you would if it wasn't there at all. Gilette are stheads.
I got a double edge razor from boots for a few quid, blades cost about the same, and I get 5 days per side so that's 10 days per blade, 10 blades in a pack so that's 5 months of shaving for a few quid. You get a closer shave my skin is less irritated and feels ten times better. The only downside is you bleed a bit when getting used to it (or if you put your hand in the wash bag and slice off half the skin on your finger) but blood is free. king head thing etc etc etc. Each of these 'innovations' cost more and more money. The strip thing is actively defrauding people too, as it lasts about 3 shaves and then it erodes away revealing what i am sure is sandpaper in order to make it as uncomfortable as possible so you just change it for a new one far earlier than you would if it wasn't there at all. Gilette are stheads.Blown2CV said:
razor blades are a joke. 5 blade, 6 blade, 7 blade, comfort moisturising strip, vibrating fking head thing etc etc etc. Each of these 'innovations' cost more and more money. The strip thing is actively defrauding people too, as it lasts about 3 shaves and then it erodes away revealing what i am sure is sandpaper in order to make it as uncomfortable as possible so you just change it for a new one far earlier than you would if it wasn't there at all. Gilette are stheads.
oh yes!! Mind you I tried Wilkinson Sword and they felt like they'd just used old Gillette blades, sandpaper indeed king head thing etc etc etc. Each of these 'innovations' cost more and more money. The strip thing is actively defrauding people too, as it lasts about 3 shaves and then it erodes away revealing what i am sure is sandpaper in order to make it as uncomfortable as possible so you just change it for a new one far earlier than you would if it wasn't there at all. Gilette are stheads.
Aside from the things that the OP ruled out of the discussion on account of being 'obvious', such as housing, food, energy, council tax, vehicle fuel ...
Razors. I got so fed up of being bent over that I came on here for advice on electric shavers. Got good advice. Bought shaver. More than good enough. Paid for itself months ago.
Other things ...
iPads
Football tickets
Formula 1 tickets
Public transport
Long haul flights
Booking fees on concert (etc.) tickets
Food and drink at the cinema
Razors. I got so fed up of being bent over that I came on here for advice on electric shavers. Got good advice. Bought shaver. More than good enough. Paid for itself months ago.
Other things ...
iPads
Football tickets
Formula 1 tickets
Public transport
Long haul flights
Booking fees on concert (etc.) tickets
Food and drink at the cinema
moanthebairns said:
I'm currently doing some work on drawings for Fujifilm. I was once told that printer ink is the in the top ten most expensive liquids per gallon, something like £1600 per gallon. topped only by insulin
Really? I might start selling my prescriptions on the black market 
Chris Type R said:
Train travel.
I live 30 odd miles from London, but rarely need to travel in. Whenever I buy a ticket it's a bit of a shock. The annual price increases feel pretty steep.
Also, family outings. Things like London Aquarium, Madam Tussaud's etc.
Yup, I'm 30 mins by train from Liverpool street. £19 off-peak return I live 30 odd miles from London, but rarely need to travel in. Whenever I buy a ticket it's a bit of a shock. The annual price increases feel pretty steep.
Also, family outings. Things like London Aquarium, Madam Tussaud's etc.
I'd add the CEO's of most FTSE100 outfits cost waaaay more than they should, as do local authority head honcho's (the job known as 'town clerk' fifty years ago now commands £100k - £250k pa plus benefits).
As for material goods; Garmin map updates and pretty much anything branded 'Pitney Bowes' needed in the office.
Oh, and hi fi interconnects - cables with plugs in other words, either RCS or HDMI or Toslink supposedly hand crafted to transport each electron in pristine condition between your fabulous collection of AV boxes. Hyperbole and profit margin in direct relation.
As for material goods; Garmin map updates and pretty much anything branded 'Pitney Bowes' needed in the office.
Oh, and hi fi interconnects - cables with plugs in other words, either RCS or HDMI or Toslink supposedly hand crafted to transport each electron in pristine condition between your fabulous collection of AV boxes. Hyperbole and profit margin in direct relation.
Blown2CV said:
Wedding invites. With the invite card, RSVP, info sheet and envelope, around £10 EACH.
My wife and I made our own, cost us about a quid per invite in the end. Wedding stuff is ridiculously expensive; we had a quote for flowers from one lady who, without any hint of emotion said "it comes to £2000" (or there abouts). We got a quote from someone else for half that. Still loads, but much cheaper. My "it cost more than it should" is something we have at work; a little chemical reactor, with an overhead stirrer (a shaft with a stirrer on one end, the other is conected to a stirrer motor). The shaft is made from stainless steel or some sort of alloy. It's a straight shaft, with a threaded bit at one end (for the stirrer) and at the other end two sides are flat (to go into the stirrer motor).
A new one costs something like £800. £800. I have a mate with a lathe and some other tools who could buy the right metal and turn one out for maybe £30-£50, and thats with labour charge. It's just a metal shaft for god sake, and it isnt even a presicion engineered device.
Blown2CV said:
Wedding invites. With the invite card, RSVP, info sheet and envelope, around £10 EACH.
WOW!!! We decided against some lovely ones @ 2.75 each (with invite card, RSVP, info sheet and envelope but without postage!) as we felt the slightly cheaper ones were still very niceGassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff