Stuff that costs more than you think it should....
Discussion
Apart from the obvious like Fuel and utilities etc...some things costs alot more than I expect
After watching the GBBO the OH wants one of those electic mixer things for making dough etc so we went looking for one to buy and, £300 for a good one....
Way more than I thought - why so expensive?
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...."
After watching the GBBO the OH wants one of those electic mixer things for making dough etc so we went looking for one to buy and, £300 for a good one....
Way more than I thought - why so expensive?
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...."
http://www.coopelectricalshop.co.uk/Kenwood-KM330-... - these are better and cheaper but they don't look as flashy..
for me, it's cartridges for my turntable - whole thing cost £230 one cartridge is £100 to replace!!!
for me, it's cartridges for my turntable - whole thing cost £230 one cartridge is £100 to replace!!!
k all moving parts, yet hundred quid to get you into the game. [quote=Nom de ploom]Apart from the obvious like utilities [quote]
On average over the year 75p per day to heat my house and to give me hot water is a bargain and £1 per day to give me energy to give me light, let me watch the TV, use the computer etc; again, is a relative bargain as far as I'm concerned.
As for the question, I'm in the razor blade camp; one of the reasons that I now have a beard, I owuld love to know how much a pack of razors actually cost to produce.
Branded headache tablets is another, I can get the same thing with Tesco on the box and it'll be a fraction of the cost of a branded one.
On average over the year 75p per day to heat my house and to give me hot water is a bargain and £1 per day to give me energy to give me light, let me watch the TV, use the computer etc; again, is a relative bargain as far as I'm concerned.
As for the question, I'm in the razor blade camp; one of the reasons that I now have a beard, I owuld love to know how much a pack of razors actually cost to produce.
Branded headache tablets is another, I can get the same thing with Tesco on the box and it'll be a fraction of the cost of a branded one.
MrBarry123 said:
Aha, I'd love to but I have two 
on my neck which I'm keen to keep. 
Houses!
You try and explain how, a small patch of land, with some clay blocks and woodwork, constructed in a few months by a few guys, costs on average £250,000
Quarter of a million pounds!
People used to make mud huts from the ground and twigs around them for free on land they just claimed.
where/when did it all get silly?
Another linked point.
A brand new 3 bed house up noorth is 130K.
The exact same house near london is 600k
Yes i understand the land cost more, and the labour costs are slightly higher, but the raw materials cost exactly the same and that tiny patch of land didnt cost 470K MORE than the other.
Where does the extra money go?
You try and explain how, a small patch of land, with some clay blocks and woodwork, constructed in a few months by a few guys, costs on average £250,000
Quarter of a million pounds!
People used to make mud huts from the ground and twigs around them for free on land they just claimed.
where/when did it all get silly?
Another linked point.
A brand new 3 bed house up noorth is 130K.
The exact same house near london is 600k
Yes i understand the land cost more, and the labour costs are slightly higher, but the raw materials cost exactly the same and that tiny patch of land didnt cost 470K MORE than the other.
Where does the extra money go?
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