Things you'd expect to be cheaper
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mikeyr said:
I can't work out why you can't buy generic plastic kayaks from China for tuppence and a piece of gristle.
Transport costs, I imagine.Loads of car related things seem out of all proportion, even if not expensive in absolute terms - bought a crappy plastic headlamp bulb holder for a Golf the other day and it was £12. I had £3 - £4 in my head.
I'm in the motor trade and I'm constantly amazed at the cost of car bits, in particular bits of trim.
We sold a Nissan Juke a few months ago, the plastic cover for the fuse box which is situated on the edge of the dash which is exposed when the front door is open, was missing, a replacement was £115 + VAT, for an A5 sized plastic panel!
We had a Clio in recently which needed 2 new rear seat, seat back covers (60/40 split), we were braced for around £200, they were £40 each.
Razor blades are a con, how can they be as expensive as they are, fortunately I have a beard, but I do still need to trim around my neck and cheek area, but the blades do go further and I've now signed up to some mail order razor blade subscription thing which is far cheaper than buying Gillette from Sainsbury's.
We sold a Nissan Juke a few months ago, the plastic cover for the fuse box which is situated on the edge of the dash which is exposed when the front door is open, was missing, a replacement was £115 + VAT, for an A5 sized plastic panel!
We had a Clio in recently which needed 2 new rear seat, seat back covers (60/40 split), we were braced for around £200, they were £40 each.
Razor blades are a con, how can they be as expensive as they are, fortunately I have a beard, but I do still need to trim around my neck and cheek area, but the blades do go further and I've now signed up to some mail order razor blade subscription thing which is far cheaper than buying Gillette from Sainsbury's.
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. 
Everything is ridiculously expensive nowadays.
From Freddos to Ferrari
It's a joke.
As wages do not increase, products either get more expensive outright, or you get less for the same money (see well documented product downsizing).
The things that annoy me most are things like:
Petrol / Diesel
Video Games - For example Fallout 4 on disk at release? £40. TO DOWNLOAD? Saving the cost of transportation of the disk, publishing etc, £55.
Fresh fruit and veg - It's massively cheaper to eat s
t, no wonder we are all fat (or at least, no wonder I am fat)
Dominos without discount codes
Sky
Mobile phones and other computer equipment, they cost fk all to make in the grand scheme of things
Cars - I remember a Mk5 GTI was around £19k. Now it's £30k , OK you get a few extra toys but eventually a fking Dacia will be £35k for a base spec model.
From Freddos to Ferrari
It's a joke.
As wages do not increase, products either get more expensive outright, or you get less for the same money (see well documented product downsizing).
The things that annoy me most are things like:
Petrol / Diesel
Video Games - For example Fallout 4 on disk at release? £40. TO DOWNLOAD? Saving the cost of transportation of the disk, publishing etc, £55.
Fresh fruit and veg - It's massively cheaper to eat s
t, no wonder we are all fat (or at least, no wonder I am fat)Dominos without discount codes
Sky
Mobile phones and other computer equipment, they cost f
k all to make in the grand scheme of thingsCars - I remember a Mk5 GTI was around £19k. Now it's £30k , OK you get a few extra toys but eventually a f
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