Things you'd expect to be cheaper

[eldar]

Printer ink.

[anonymous-user]

Vandenberg said:

Wooden items, mainly sheds and garden furniture.

I have a figure in my head and the reality doesn't match up at all.

I concur.

A 'shed' of the car variety seems infinitely better value

[PositronicRay]

Curtains.

[Lance Catamaran]

Weddings. I once worked with someone who spent 24 grand on theirs - it lasted less than 3 weeks before being annuled

[loafer123]

eldar said:

Printer ink.

There is a part which wears out every 6 months on the colour laser printer we use.

It costs less to buy a new printer, with full toner pack, than the new part.

Needless to say, we have alot of knackered old printers lying around.

[KAgantua]

ch108 said:

KAgantua said:

ALDI/ LIDL razors.
Been my mainstay for 5 years now.

I made the mistake of buying razors in Poundland once. I would have made less of a mess shaving with a potato peeler.

But I would agree, razors from the bigger companies are ridiculously priced.

The West Cornish Pasty Company at Southwaites services. Thought I was being smart avoiding the queues at Greggs and Burger King (neither of which I really fancied, but needed something), by going to the only place without a queue. Schoolboy error of not looking at the prices, ordered a pasty, with wedges and a bottle of fruit juice. £8.97! For a glorified pie.

I always think a pack of chicken breasts from most supermarkets always seem expensive. In some cases it would be cheaper buying steak!

Fresh fruit always seems on the pricey side too.

Never tried the poundland ones. Theyre from Poundland!!

I think the LIDL ones are 4 odd quid for a pack of 24 razors.
Theyre called 'CIEN' or something.

No problems with them.

[Miocene]

PositronicRay said:

Curtains.

Definitely.

I can't remember what our made to measure quote was now, but we got 99% of the look for a fraction of the price. Off the shelf, still good quality and got them adjusted.

Blueberries... kids love them too. Started growing them in the garden as a result. On the contrary, I'm amazed how cheap bananas are - you're looking at about 10p for something shipped hundreds of miles in temperature controlled conditions.

[red_slr]

Carl_Manchester said:

All these things I expect(ed) to be cheaper.

Car parking in Salford, Manchester @ £18 per day. Robbing a holes.

Where abouts in Salford do you need to park?

[RC1807]

HTP99 said:

RC1807 said:

mikeyr said:

HTP99 said:

Razor blades are a con, how can they be as expensive as they are,

Good example, massive requirements, low production costs, easy to ship.

Keep seeing an ad on TV for a subscription service that's cheap, but I can't for th life of me remember their name! Clearly it's a catchy title

https://www.harrys.com/en/gb

I've just signed up, you get a free trial; handle, razor blade and shaving gel for the cost of delivery (£2.95).

I've signed up for blades and gel every 5 months for £19 a throw, based on me shaving once a week as I've got a beard so I only need a trim round my neck and cheek area every so often.

THAT'S THE ONE!
When I clicked on the link it defaulted to a US site. Presume it changes when you create a login

[anonymous-user]

red_slr said:

Where abouts in Salford do you need to park?

I used to park under the arches for £5 a day nr to the Lowry Hotel.

[g3org3y]

Pebbles167 said:

Viagra. Around £29 For 4 tablets.

For a few months I lost most feeling waist down, due to nerve damage and a broken spine from a bike crash. It came in handy for my tinder dates.

Now off patent. Can be obtained on NHS via GP as generic Sildenafil. £8.60 for 4 tabs.

[Chainsaw Rebuild]

On the topic of saving money on razors; get a proper DE razor and then you can use standard razor blades which are far, far cheaper, less wasteful and its a better shave. Get a shaving brush and some soap too then you can ditch expensive shaving gel/foam.

Read up on the proper method, it will make it easier to learn. Learning only takes a few shaves to get up to speed.

[mikeyr]

Miocene said:

Blueberries... kids love them too. Started growing them in the garden as a result.

Yep, if you can grow them in a garden in this country with little effort (my folks do the same) then why are they so pricey in the supermarket? Understand it when they are out of season here but they seem pricey - compare/contrast with raisins!

[Gad-Westy]

toohuge said:

iPhone USB cables are stupidly expensive too. Cheaper knock offs are hit and miss - the leads that work are usually spicy.

Use Amazon Basic ones. About a tenner. Still don't last forever but somewhat longer than Apple or China's offerings.

Bags of sweet in petrol stations. £3 for a bag of Haribo? ps off!

[DRFC1879]

Probably something to do with the yield per square foot. I've got four blueberry bushes in the garden and get enough fruit for a couple of batches of blueberry pancakes and a small jar of compote each year. Fortunately, I've got loads of space to use on my new allotment so I'll plant loads next spring.

[a]

Wedding cakes.

There are some wedding costs that I understand... For example I know that a decent photographer charging £1,000+ is actually putting in a week's worth of work plus wear-and-tear on expensive equipment, insurance, etc.

But a cake is a cake. Even a very fancy cake goes off quite quickly so they must decorate it quickly after baking. I don't believe that it ever takes them a week to decorate a single cake. At best an intricate cake would be a full day of work. They might be very skilled, but there are loads of them so it's hardly a unique skill. How can they justify charging £1,000 for a cake? It's madness!

[Rawwr]

iPhones. I don't particularly dislike Apple or anything but I'm really struggling with the cost and the value of the iPhone X. I understand they're Veblen goods but I fear they're really pushing it now.

[HTP99]

a said:

Wedding cakes.

There are some wedding costs that I understand... For example I know that a decent photographer charging £1,000+ is actually putting in a week's worth of work plus wear-and-tear on expensive equipment, insurance, etc.

But a cake is a cake. Even a very fancy cake goes off quite quickly so they must decorate it quickly after baking. I don't believe that it ever takes them a week to decorate a single cake. At best an intricate cake would be a full day of work. They might be very skilled, but there are loads of them so it's hardly a unique skill. How can they justify charging £1,000 for a cake? It's madness!

Cakes are one of those things that people don't appreciate the time and cost that actually goes into making them, sure there is likely to be a "wedding tax", however they are still not cheap things to make.

A few of the wifes friends used to make them but no longer do as there is very little money in it.

[TTOBES]

a said:

Wedding cakes.

Immediately reminded me of this sketch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gimiDBAK2wA

My contribution:

Ale served in pubs that is brewed five minutes away. I know it still needs to be delivered, but does it need to be as pricey as the other, non-local stuff at the pumps?

[Sa Calobra]

Chorlton Manchester pub with broken furniture and holes in seats = £5 a pint.

Next door = £4.50 small bottle of beer.

It's a fking suburb in Manchester full of terraced houses all redbrick.