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

[BoRED S2upid]

Membership of the EU.

[EskimoArapaho]

Haircut when all you need is a #2 all over: £10 for 5 minute's work. That's £1200/hr to someone who failed every exam going.

Balsamic vinegar. Must be some sort of monopoly/Mafiosi thing going on.

[theshrew]

nitrodave said:

bullet connectors from halfrauds

Buy and screws, bolts and electrical stuff from places that just sell that sort of thing. Loads cheaper

[haggishunter]

EskimoArapaho said:

Haircut when all you need is a #2 all over: £10 for 5 minute's work. That's £1200/hr to someone who failed every exam going.

Irony!

[theshrew]

furtive said:

A.J.M said:

Freddo's. 25p is getting silly for a small bar of chocolate.

They aren't 10p any more?

[EskimoArapaho]

haggishunter said:

Irony!

Ahem!

[Nardies]

Printer cartridges. In some cases, replacements cost more than the printer. In most cases they last for about 4 pages and dry up if you don't use them within 10 minutes of opening them.

[Ray Singh]

Everything in the Harry Potter studio tour in Watford.

I was shocked. Even a Argos-esq pen all be it in the shape of a wand, £10.95.

Edited by Ray Singh on Friday 24th October 18:28

[TooLateForAName]

Crusoe said:

Nom de ploom said:

Another one - Overlockers for finishing off handmade shirts etc....they are 3-400 quid new for a decent one...I know you can pay anything you want for somethings but as a generalisation these two things stood out recently as like "crikey, that's more expensive than I thought it would be...."

How much is a bespoke jacket (£5-800) and a shirt is almost as much effort to create so £3-400 is good value really compared to the amount of work involved.

Actually overlockers are quite complex from a mechanical point of view.

My OH says shame on you - French seams or flat felled seams are what you should be putting on your shirts.

[andygo]

Sheets Tabuer said:

Anything sold at Tesco.

Going into Tesco gives me a headache. The bloody headach tablets should be handed out free at the door.

[blank]

Marmite.

Shocked me the other day. £6 I think it was.

[marmitemania]

blank said:

Marmite.

Shocked me the other day. £6 I think it was.

I does not matter if Marmite cost £1000 a jar it is essential to life.

[Jonny_]

Washing powder/tablets/capsules/liquid
Dishwasher tablets
Toothpaste
Timber
Domestic LED light bulbs
Breakfast cereals
Condoms
Soft drinks in pubs
E-books on Amazon
Paint

[Thankyou4calling]

EskimoArapaho said:

Haircut when all you need is a #2 all over: £10 for 5 minute's work. That's £1200/hr to someone who failed every exam going.

Balsamic vinegar. Must be some sort of monopoly/Mafiosi thing going on.

£10 for 5 minutes is £120 an hour not £1200 and if all you want is a number 2 all over, argos sell clippers from about £15 :-)

[Thankyou4calling]

Jonny_ said:

Washing powder/tablets/capsules/liquid
Dishwasher tablets
Toothpaste
Timber
Domestic LED light bulbs
Breakfast cereals
Condoms
Soft drinks in pubs
E-books on Amazon
Paint

You can get most of that from pound land and guess what it costs?

That's not all overpriced stuff just you choosing to buy it from the wrong pace I'd say.

[HOGEPH]

Shandy.

Half of it isn't bloody alcohol!

[andygo]

HOGEPH said:

Shandy.

Half of it isn't bloody alcohol!

On that basis coke at a pub, made from a concentrate,is more expensive than petrol. In fact, I'd guess its more expensive than rocket fuel.

• I realise that you are paying for the luxury of being served by a disinterested spotty oik in a grubby pub with threadbare seating.

[Tc24]

HOGEPH said:

Shandy.

Half of it isn't bloody alcohol!

And on that note, wherever I go, ordering an orange juice and lemonade seems to translate to "please relieve me of the contents of my wallet"

[HOGEPH]

Who's got the threadbare seating, the pub or the oik?

[Jonny_]

Thankyou4calling said:

Jonny_ said:

Washing powder/tablets/capsules/liquid
Dishwasher tablets
Toothpaste
Timber
Domestic LED light bulbs
Breakfast cereals
Condoms
Soft drinks in pubs
E-books on Amazon
Paint

You can get most of that from pound land and guess what it costs?

That's not all overpriced stuff just you choosing to buy it from the wrong pace I'd say.

Pound shop sometimes does have some of it at a decent price, but it's inconsistent and often you're buying a dubious brand or an unusually small quantity.

Wish the buggers would stock timber, too!