Eating out is expensive. But have they never heard of a packed lunch?
tigerjed on
It’s not just the price it’s the service and the quality.
I think many are happy to pay the going rate for food, but when it’s often a worse quality than what you can get from a premium supermarket and served to you like you’re an inconvenience, it doesn’t leave you wanting to rush out.
k1m404 on
Honestly it feels like everything in the UK is designed to rinse you at this point – whether it’s grabbing a simple lunch, taking the kids out for a day or even just something spontaneous (grabbing a coffee on the way to the station for instance – a Venti Ube Vanilla Latte at Starbucks is £6.35!!!!!!), the prices are ridiculous for what you actually get.
You end up second-guessing every decision because nothing feels like decent value anymore, and what used to be normal, affordable treats now feel like borderline luxury purchases. It’s not even about being reckless with money, it’s that the baseline cost of *existing* and doing ordinary things has crept up so much that you’re constantly weighing up whether it’s worth it and more often than not, it just isn’t – rip off Britian continues!
DTFDownToFrolick on
Here’s an example that affects me. Soft play, great fun (for them) and a solid way to tire your kids out. It costs me £13 just for 2 kids. You can only stay an hour and on Saturdays they shut at 2pm! On a Saturday?! Anyway. Rant over.
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Eating out is expensive. But have they never heard of a packed lunch?
It’s not just the price it’s the service and the quality.
I think many are happy to pay the going rate for food, but when it’s often a worse quality than what you can get from a premium supermarket and served to you like you’re an inconvenience, it doesn’t leave you wanting to rush out.
Honestly it feels like everything in the UK is designed to rinse you at this point – whether it’s grabbing a simple lunch, taking the kids out for a day or even just something spontaneous (grabbing a coffee on the way to the station for instance – a Venti Ube Vanilla Latte at Starbucks is £6.35!!!!!!), the prices are ridiculous for what you actually get.
You end up second-guessing every decision because nothing feels like decent value anymore, and what used to be normal, affordable treats now feel like borderline luxury purchases. It’s not even about being reckless with money, it’s that the baseline cost of *existing* and doing ordinary things has crept up so much that you’re constantly weighing up whether it’s worth it and more often than not, it just isn’t – rip off Britian continues!
Here’s an example that affects me. Soft play, great fun (for them) and a solid way to tire your kids out. It costs me £13 just for 2 kids. You can only stay an hour and on Saturdays they shut at 2pm! On a Saturday?! Anyway. Rant over.