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Shít that people pay over-the-odds for

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    #32
    sbsquarepants
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    A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »
    Was sent to the offie yesterday for a bottle of birthday Moet. 56 fcuking quid for a bottle of cheap wine with some bubbles in it. .

    Shut up your whining and get back here with my champagne.
    A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »
    Shop-bought paracetamol? .

    Where else can you get paracetemol?
    A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »
    I'm bitter AF about that Moet, tbh.

    Again with the whining, just hurry the fúck up, I'm thirsty:mad:


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    #33
    valoren
    Registered Users Posts: 5,458 ✭✭✭valoren


    How often would you actually buy Moet though?
    I guess that's why it's the price it is. Not everyday you'd be buying the champagne.


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    #34
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,214 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Was the Moet vintage or non-vintage? €56 is a bit steep for the non-vintage alright


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    #35
    pgj2015
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    kevthegaff wrote: »
    Buy a bale of a hay of a farmer for 3 euros, that will see them out..



    why would a farmer give you a bale of hay for 3 euro?:confused:


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    #36
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,925 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Houses, Wtf!


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    #37
    filbert the fox
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    fryup wrote: »
    still wouldn't drink from the tap though

    Why not?


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    #38
    cml387
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    It's pronounced "Moette ay chandon"
    You're all saying it wrong.


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    #39
    ohnonotgmail
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    cml387 wrote: »
    It's pronounced "Moette ay chandon"
    You're all saying it wrong.


    probably closer to 'mo-wett' what with the guy being dutch and the accent over the e in Moët.


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    #40
    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,309 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    I do like moet rose though!

    Lidl used to do the nicest prosecco ever and it was about a tenner. Had a lovely honey aftertaste. Nicer than a lot of 15-20+ bottles


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    #41
    archer22
    Registered Users Posts: 2,116 ✭✭✭archer22


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    why would a farmer give you a bale of hay for 3 euro?:confused:

    Thats the price of a small square bale...lots of farmers bale them just to sell, you will see endless ads by sellers on places like DoneDeal etc


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    #42
    TheBoyConor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,292 ✭✭✭TheBoyConor


    Cars.

    People squander stupefying amounts of money on cars and changing cars every few years. It is a level of profligacy that would be viewed as pure stupid if it was spent on any other thing.

    I good, reliable car can be had for € 1,500 if you do your homework. I would never spend any more than that on a car.

    My sister & brother in law have a 141 Audi A6 and she was recently complaining about money being tight with them. Then I hear her talking about them trading in the Audi for a newish Mercedes. So my sympathy for their money worries is very limited.

    Edit: And the who whinge about how hard it is to make ends meet are very often the yummy mummies with big new cars and fancy holidays and a million and one paid activities for the kids. Of course it's hard to make ends meet when you're pishing it all away on non-essential crap.


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    #43
    Wanderer78
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    TheBoyConor wrote:
    People squander stupefying amounts of money on cars and changing cars every few years. It is a level of profligacy that would be viewed as pure stupid if it was spent on any other thing.


    Continual consumption is good for the economy, hence good for us, you may need reprogramming!


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    #44
    Loves_lorries
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    sxt wrote: »
    Takeout coffee. One a day and you are looking at over 1k per year

    I'd prefer spend a grand per year on coffee than beer.

    Not the filling station crap.


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    #45
    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
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    DavyD_83 wrote:
    Bottle water is the biggest sham of all

    Tap water in Ireland is muck. I don't care is some report says it's the best water in Europe, it's still muck.

    Now, if you have your own well, that's a different story.


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    #46
    Wanderer78
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    Gemma Drab Semifinalist wrote:
    Tap water in Ireland is muck. I don't care is some report says it's the best water in Europe, it's still muck.


    Tap water is generally fine in Ireland, 'the best', terms used to just flog you something


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    #47
    BrokenArrows
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    Sonics2k wrote: »
    Smartphones in general, especially the 'high-end' ones.

    For example, the Samsung Galaxy S3 was like €600 on launch, but the Galaxy S9 is about €750 now.

    The iPhone 4 was $699 and now the iPhone XS will set you back €999.

    Its called inflation. Prices usually increase over time.
    iphone 4 was released 8 years ago.

    Still overpriced but the increase isnt strange.


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    #48
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,925 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    BrokenArrows wrote:
    Its called inflation. Prices usually increase over time. iphone 4 was released 8 years ago.


    Haven't bought a phone in well over 10 years, you d be surprised what people call rubbish


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    #49
    BrokenArrows
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    A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »
    Reminds me of a neighbour of mine who used to sell veg that the supermarkets won't take, at one of these farmer's markets.

    The poor dears paying 3 quid for a few deformed onions thought they were getting something better than they'd get in Aldi, when really it was just Aldi cast-offs.

    Supermarkets chains enforce the wastage of an insanely large amount of food by demanding uniform sizing and shapes of fruit and veg.

    An oddly shaped tomato is just as good as a regular round one.


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    #50
    Markcheese
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    E mac wrote: »
    Cigarettes.....

    To be fair, almost all of the price is tax of one firm or another... They don't get to do much advertising or marketing anymore...
    As to why anyone actually smokes them though is beyond me...

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



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    #51
    BrokenArrows
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    xzanti wrote: »
    Pet care.

    I have two guinea pigs. Have had them for four years now.

    A bag of hay is anything up to 4.99 depending on where you buy it. Same with a bag of wood shavings. Bag of dry food for a guinea pig is another fiver.

    Lets say I buy the above in Tesco which is the cheapest that I can see, once a week for the four years. 4.50 for nuts, 3.99 for hay, 3.99 for shavings = 648.96.

    So in four years I've paid minimally 2,595.84 to care for TWO FCUKING GUINEA PIGS.

    That's not including fruit and veg which they also need every single day. And if they need to go to the vet that's more money.

    Expensive little critters :o

    Serves you right for buying stupid pets. :D
    I think its time for the critters to "escape" and have escaped to a "better" life.
    The kids will get over it.


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    #52
    Wanderer78
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    Markcheese wrote:
    To be fair, almost all of the price is tax of one firm or another... They don't get to do much advertising or marketing anymore... As to why anyone actually smokes them though is beyond me...

    We ve had enough exposure to the lies of marketing to promote that industry, but their mere presents is a form of advertisement, it is a highly addictive substance after all.


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    #53
    whisky_galore
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    Gemma Drab Semifinalist wrote: »
    Tap water in Ireland is muck. I don't care is some report says it's the best water in Europe, it's still muck.

    Now, if you have your own well, that's a different story.

    It's grand in that you don't get the scutters after drinking it generally speaking unlike some other countries.


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    #54
    whisky_galore
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    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    We ve had enough exposure to the lies of marketing to promote that industry, but their mere presents is a form of advertisement, it is a highly addictive substance after all.

    Everyone knows how bad it is at this stage yet new batches of eejits still take up smoking.


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    #55
    BrokenArrows
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    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    Haven't bought a phone in well over 10 years, you d be surprised what people call rubbish

    I have phones that are 20 years old and still work. Doesnt mean they are not rubbish. :)


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    #56
    Graces7
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    kevthegaff wrote: »
    Buy a bale of a hay of a farmer for 3 euros, that will see them out..

    You beat me to it. ;) I used to ask when my dogs needed a hay bed. As it was just for bedding I got last years and free.

    Any saw mill will be glad to get rid of shavings, sawdust etc.


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    #57
    Shanotheslayer
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    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    Haven't bought a phone in well over 10 years, you d be surprised what people call rubbish

    Your phone is rubbish compared to the latest ones.


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    #58
    Graces7
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    Gemma Drab Semifinalist wrote: »
    Tap water in Ireland is muck. I don't care is some report says it's the best water in Europe, it's still muck.

    Now, if you have your own well, that's a different story.



    Yep; has to be treated though,Last rental I had with a well the water stank of rotten eggs. One after that was from a mountain stream that ran through a cattle yard and the owner went mental when I asked was it potable... On mains here and it is grand

    The figures on EPA re pollution in domestic wells is scary.


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    #59
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,214 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    why are people using hay for bedding? should they not be using straw?


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    #60
    Graces7
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    BrokenArrows wrote: »
    Serves you right for buying stupid pets. :D
    I think its time for the critters to "escape" and have escaped to a "better" life.
    The kids will get over it.


    :eek:


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    #61
    [Deleted User]
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    Property.

    The fact that people are queuing up all over again, to buy over-priced property in this country, will mean that a huge amount of cash will (once again) be sucked out of the economy over a 25 year period.

    As someone mentioned on boards before one time, if a buyer borrows €250,000 over 25 years @ 4% rate of interest, they will eventually be paying back €395,000 over the term of the loan.

    This of course, is not reflected on the price tag on the house when it is advertised in the estate agents.
    So while people will complain about having over-paid for concert tickets, cars, hair-dos etc, no one will mention the elephant in the room.


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