Stuff that costs more than you think it should....

[8Ace]

Children and their associated paraphenalia.

I have three children under 4. Soon they will need new shoes. This means I will walk away from Clarks £100 poorer. This happens often.

I simply canot believe the amount we spend on them. And they are wonderful.

Edited by 8Ace on Friday 31st October 15:58

[greggy50]

8Ace said:

Children and their associated paraphenalia.

I have three children under 4. Soon they will need new shoes. This means I will walk away from Clarks £100 poorer. This happens often.

I simply canot believe the amount we spend on them. And they are wonderful.

Edited by 8Ace on Friday 31st October 15:58

I hope they never have to go to Uni...

I think I cost my Dad about £15k over my 4 years course :/

[RobbieKB]

greggy50 said:

I hope they never have to go to Uni...

I think I cost my Dad about £15k over my 4 years course :/

How? If you managed to do that with anything other than your course fees you're an idiot. However, if you did that with your course fees, you're still an idiot because student loans are not even real loans.

If I had 15k in the bank I'd still have taken a student loan to pay my fees.

[Bullett]

Childcare - £900ish a month (each) for full time Mon-Friday. (I had 2 kids going until recently).

I currently consider the fact that I have sent my eldest to private school now a bargain at only £500 a month.


So £15k over 4 years is actually pretty good value educationally speaking.

[RobinBanks]

RobbieKB said:

How? If you managed to do that with anything other than your course fees you're an idiot. However, if you did that with your course fees, you're still an idiot because student loans are not even real loans.

If I had 15k in the bank I'd still have taken a student loan to pay my fees.

I spent a long time trying to explain to my brother that he should take the maximum amount rather than paying it with his inheritance/savings. He couldn't work it out.

[steveo3002]

beach huts..70k for a wooden shed? then you pay rental on the ground its on lol

[TheChampers]

Cheeky Jim said:

Disneyland... all of them cost way more than you think it should...

I just received a quote for a family of 5, in Feb for 1 night stay / 2 days in the park.... £1300 - not including getting to Paris..

Awful, awful, minging place and I'm not even sure why my dear wife is trying to make me go through it again.... I swore once was enough....


On the flip - Drayton Manor Theme Park near Birmingham is about £90 for a day's family ticket and is unbelievably great fun!!

Sssshhh The best value, compact kid-friendly theme park in England, I love it

[TwigtheWonderkid]

8Ace said:

This means I will walk away from Clarks £100 poorer.

Well don't shop in stupidly expensive shops then!

[oddball1973]

For those in the field of engineering - Anything with FANUC or HEIDENHAIN printed on it

[dudleybloke]

oddball1973 said:

For those in the field of engineering - Anything with FANUC or HEIDENHAIN printed on it

and MAZAK.

[soad]

steveo3002 said:

beach huts..70k for a wooden shed? then you pay rental on the ground its on lol

Landslide/storm damage too.

[oddball1973]

good call - MAZAK know how to pull your trousers down as well!

[Thankyou4calling]

8Ace said:

Children and their associated paraphenalia.

I have three children under 4. Soon they will need new shoes. This means I will walk away from Clarks £100 poorer. This happens often.

I simply canot believe the amount we spend on them. And they are wonderful.

Edited by 8Ace on Friday 31st October 15:58

Plenty of shoes for kids this age at less than £10 a pair. Perfectly wearable and good fitting, no need to go to Clarkson then moan about the price I'd say.

[jonah35]

Life is what you make it, girls shop on boohoo and miss guided now - £8 a dress!
Dominoes is £12 for 2 large pizzas with an offer
You can lease a Golf R for £200pm
A mortgage is cheap now
The Internet has brought prices right down.
Booze is cheap
Holidays are cheap

You don't have to spend a lot.

[kev b]

Motorbike brake discs seem ridiculously overpriced for such simple components. How can a pair of simple discs cost more than a washing machine or a television?

I can understand complicated, expensive to tool up, limited production assemblies such as instruments or fairings being costly but discs prices are a joke.

[rumpelstiltskin]

Getting a car painted,or even just the price of paint itself for a car is ridiculous.

[Chris Type R]

Family photos at a professional photographers studio.

Quite how they can present their packs, options, and rest of price list with a straight face is beyond me.

[Rawwr]

Per processor or per core licensing.

[eggchaser1987]

A ticket to watch Bath Rugby. Getting on for £45 to watch a 80 minuit game. By the time you throw in parking, travel, a drink and some food its around £90.

[JackP1]

Wine, especially by the glass.

I don't drink it, but the wallet will get a battered if requested by gf.