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The little things that cost too much

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    #32
    juan.kerr
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    Rigol wrote: »
    Thats them. The fruit better have been manually pressed between the breasts and flaps of the Hawaiian tropics girls for that price.

    With the video thrown in.


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    #33
    UglyBolloxFace
    Registered Users Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭UglyBolloxFace


    jessiejam wrote: »
    Surprised no-one has mentioned coke and hookers yet:D

    Nobody has mentioned it because we have all moved on. Except you of course.


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    #34
    Richard Hillman
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    Chips. Over 2 quid for no more than 2 large potatoes.


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    #35
    Rayne Wooney
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    Paid 80c for a Capri Sun the other day.

    200ml, they need to make bigger sizes.


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    #36
    james142
    Registered Users Posts: 331 ✭✭james142


    Apple Products. (Iphone, macs, ipad etc..)


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    #37
    deelite
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    Tayto Park


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    #38
    kneemos
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    MadYaker wrote: »
    Razor blades for shaving, 12 quid for 4!

    Aldi's three blade razors 3.50 for ten,much better razors.


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    #39
    syklops
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    benwavner wrote: »
    Bottled water..........tap is just as good.

    Not if you live in Galway.


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    #40
    UCDVet
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    Soft drinks at restaurants....

    It's absurd and the main reason why I don't go out more often. 3-4 euro a coke; then I see them open a can and pour it into a glass. I can get the same can at retail prices and pay .50

    Drives me crazy. No reason for it other than people seem to accept it as normal.


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    #41
    Fighting Irish
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    UCDVet wrote: »
    Soft drinks at restaurants....

    It's absurd and the main reason why I don't go out more often. 3-4 euro a coke; then I see them open a can and pour it into a glass. I can get the same can at retail prices and pay .50

    Drives me crazy. No reason for it other than people seem to accept it as normal.


    :rolleyes:


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    #42
    UCDVet
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    Fighting Irish wrote: »
    :rolleyes:

    ?


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    #43
    Gotya
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    Rayne Wooney wrote: »
    Paid 80c for a Capri Sun the other day.

    200ml, they need to make bigger sizes.

    They do make bigger ones. http://www.capri-sun.co.uk/our-drinks/330ml-juice
    And they also charge a bigger price.

    You'd be better off buying the ten pack of 200ml. They are always on sale in dunnes, 1.79 for ten was the last i seen them i think.


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    #44
    UCDVet
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    Fighting Irish wrote: »
    :rolleyes:

    :confused:


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    #45
    Dicky Pride
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    UCDVet wrote: »
    :confused:

    In fairness do you expect them to charge what they paid for it? And let you enjoy their seating, electricity, waiters and experienced chefs for nothing? Maybe they should sell you the food what they paid for it too?


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    #46
    UCDVet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭UCDVet


    Dicky Pride wrote: »
    In fairness do you expect them to charge what they paid for it? And let you enjoy their seating, electricity, waiters and experienced chefs for nothing? Maybe they should sell you the food what they paid for it too?

    Of course not.

    I'm saying the mark up is *outrageous* compared to similar menu items and that it's only accepted because people think it's normal. Remember, the .50 can I purchase from Tesco also includes things like shelf-space, staff, electricity, etc....and you can hardly credit the chief with having anything to do with a soft-drink.

    In other countries, you can walk into a restaurant and pay ~1 euro and get a large glass (larger than a single 330ml can) and all the refills you want. And *that* price still includes overhead costs.

    To support my claim: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/09/08/top-5-food-mark-ups-where-restaurants-make-huge-profits/
    1. Non-Alcoholic Beverages
    This would include all soft drinks, coffee, and tea. The cost for restaurants in this area is literally pennies on the dollar. This is why many restaurants and chains switched to "free refills" without worrying one bit about their bottom line. These items cost the restaurant between 5 cents and 20 cents per serving. Keep that in mind the next time you want to order a $2.50 Coke. Soda is so cheap that paper cups, when used, represent a bigger expense than the soda itself.


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    #47
    dagdha
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    I had a few hours to kill last week so I went into Dundrum town centre and I decided to have a cup of tea at one of the places in there. I seen on the sign that a cup of tea was €2.20 and when I was in the queue I seen some butternut squash quiche so I decided to have a slice, I went up to pay and the guy at the till said "That'll be €10.05 please". €7.85 for a tiny slice of quiche :eek:


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    #48
    Max Power
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    A haircut. I pay €10 every month for 10 minutes use of a scissors and a clippers.

    Also, anything to do with dentistry is a rip off!


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    #49
    JayEnnis
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    jessiejam wrote: »
    Coffee in restaurants. Got a large and medium latte in starbucks last week €7.20:eek:

    Although I agree it's expensive and I don't order coffee when I'm out, what you're paying for is the whole process it takes to make that coffee. It's not as simple as adding boiling water, sugar and milk. The coffee is ground, pressed, the water is filtered through it, the milk is steamed etc.. If you don't want to pay through the nose then just order an Americano and stay away from starbucks.


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    #50
    JayEnnis
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    FionnMcCool87 wrote: »
    A haircut. I pay €10 every month for 10 minutes use of a scissors and a clippers.

    Also, anything to do with dentistry is a rip off!

    Could you cut your hair better yourself?

    And have you went to college for the amount of time it takes to become a dentist? You're paying for the experience and the fact that the person has invested a lot of money and years of their life to get into this profession. It's not nice to pay but you have to understand where its coming from. Why would they bother if they were receiving the same pay as a job that doesn't require years in college?


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    #51
    Latchy
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    Thread only endorses why whenever I travel city to city ,I take my own home made sandwiches ,snacks and beverages ie, tap water , diluted blackcurrant / orange and flask of coffee .The effort is so much cheaper and healthier .


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    #52
    Capt'n Midnight
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    jessiejam wrote: »
    Coffee in restaurants. Got a large and medium latte in starbucks last week €7.20:eek:
    Well at least Starbucks pay their taxes.
    Ghandee wrote: »
    Packet of old el paso fajitas.

    Nearly a fiver for.
    wait until they are on special for €2 and stock up


    FionnMcCool87 wrote: »
    A haircut. I pay €10 every month for 10 minutes use of a scissors and a clippers.

    Also, anything to do with dentistry is a rip off!
    Place in Thomas Street up past Lidl does hair cuts for a fiver




    The price of soft drinks in a pub really does my head in :mad::mad:


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    #53
    Precious flower
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    Getting tea in a restaurant or café. Costs around 1.70 (where I go in university) when a whole box of teabags costs 2/3 euro.


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    #54
    Skid
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    Richard Hillman wrote: »
    Chips. Over 2 quid for no more than 2 large potatoes.

    Bargain. Can't beat a nice bag of chips.


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    #55
    Grayson
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    juan.kerr wrote: »
    You mean 50,000%.

    It's ok. It's magic popcorn.


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    #56
    MadsL
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    Duff wrote: »
    Razor blades.

    Doing it wrong tbh. Come over to the Facial Hair and Hats forum for some edumacation.


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    #57
    spankysue
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    500ml bottles of Coke, €1.65 in my local shop yet you can buy a 1 litre share size bottle for €1.50... fcuking ridiculous.


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    #58
    KKkitty
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    For my 2 boys who are both under 7 years old to get a haircut in a salon it's €10 each. It barely takes 5 minutes each to cut both their hair.


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    #59
    Celly Smunt
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,464 ✭✭✭Celly Smunt


    Boards.ie subscription.

    The sex forum is a huge let down.


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    #60
    eth0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,635 ✭✭✭eth0


    Anything in Maplin

    9.99e for a few meters of shrink tube.

    65e for a battery that should only cost 20.

    and everything else in there as well


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    #61
    BillyMitchel
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    A fanny?!!

    100% with the razor blades.


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