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The little things that cost too much

  • 04-11-2012 01:31PM
    #1
    twinytwo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,612 ✭✭✭


    like for example match programmes for 5 euro.....


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  • #2
    Praetorian Saighdiuir
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,968 ✭✭✭✭Praetorian Saighdiuir


    A "tenpenny" sweet bag that costs €2.

    With 12 sweets in it, one of which has already been pre chewed and the others are stuck together with the residual saliva from the pre chewed one.


  • #3
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    A euro for a chocolate bar.


  • #4
    CreepingDeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,015 ✭✭✭CreepingDeath


    babies


  • #5
    keith16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    Children's clothing.


  • #6
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    Diamonds?


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  • #7
    Duff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,600 ✭✭✭Duff


    Razor blades. Condoms.


  • #8
    wyndham
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,284 ✭✭✭wyndham


    Garlic sauce in takeaways. €1.50-€2 in some places. For 10c worth of sauce.
    Ditto bacon on your burger.


  • #9
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    juan.kerr wrote: »
    A euro for a chocolate bar.

    a snickers is €1.19 in easons in arklow, literally next door 5 snickers are €2 in the euro shop. i know where i go for my chocolate

    on topic, i used to be a manager in roches stores. the watch batteries that cost €8 to fit were bought in for 10cent


  • #10
    TheBody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,674 ✭✭✭TheBody


    Hures!!


  • #11
    Praetorian Saighdiuir
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,968 ✭✭✭✭Praetorian Saighdiuir


    Bottled water..........tap is just as good.


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  • #12
    jessiejam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 778 ✭✭✭jessiejam


    Coffee in restaurants. Got a large and medium latte in starbucks last week €7.20:eek:


  • #13
    Remmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭Remmy


    red bull and other energy drinks. They are over priced for what they are.


  • #14
    MadYaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    Razor blades for shaving, 12 quid for 4!


  • #15
    PizzamanIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,147 ✭✭✭PizzamanIRL


    €20 for 11 litres of petrol.


  • #16
    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


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

    It's yellow in some parts of Mayo... :(


  • #17
    Ghandee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,653 ✭✭✭Ghandee


    Packet of old el paso fajitas.

    Nearly a fiver for.

    Wraps
    Spice mix
    Salsa.

    I'm in the wrong business.:cool:


  • #18
    jessiejam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 778 ✭✭✭jessiejam


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


  • #19
    Praetorian Saighdiuir
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,968 ✭✭✭✭Praetorian Saighdiuir


    Larianne wrote: »
    It's yellow in some parts of Mayo... :(

    Jesus Christ!

    What's up with that!


  • #20
    shopaholic01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭shopaholic01


    Prescription and non-prescription meds. Doctors visits too, €50 for a couple of minutes - you barely get to sit down before you're ushered back out to pay.


  • #21
    The Big Red Button
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,390 ✭✭✭The Big Red Button


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

    I'm not. Because it's not that funny ...


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  • #22
    Ghandee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,653 ✭✭✭Ghandee


    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    €20 for 11 litres of petrol.

    Not as expensive as bottled water in topaz :D

    One litre bottle is €2.

    22€ for 11 bottles :cool:


  • #23
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    Larianne wrote: »
    It's yellow in some parts of Mayo... :(

    Coincidentally so is urine...:eek:


  • #24
    repsol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 754 ✭✭✭repsol


    Food and beverages in Cinemas.Popcorn has about 500% markup


  • #25
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    repsol wrote: »
    Food and beverages in Cinemas.Popcorn has about 500% markup

    You mean 50,000%.


  • #26
    9959
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭9959


    Politicians


  • #27
    Rigol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭Rigol


    Small size fruit juices.
    Those smoothies..about 200ml ..can't think of the name..mental price, not so great either.
    Flapjacks...90% oats. E1.20


  • #28
    repsol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 754 ✭✭✭repsol


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

    No.That is the figure including bag,electricity,labour etc.Saw Heston Blumenthal on a programme where he was trying to get the largest cinema chain in UK to replace popcorn with healthier option and they quoted that figure and basically told him to **** off (in a nice way of course)


  • #29
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    Rigol wrote: »
    Small size fruit juices.
    Those smoothies..about 200ml ..can't think of the name..mental price, not so great either.
    Flapjacks...90% oats. E1.20

    Innocent? 180ml x 4 for over EUR4.00 I think.


  • #30
    Rigol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭Rigol


    juan.kerr wrote: »
    Innocent? 180ml x 4 for over EUR4.00 I think.

    Thats them. The fruit better have been manually pressed between the breasts and flaps of the Hawaiian tropics girls for that price.


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  • #31
    MistyCheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭MistyCheese


    Boards :(

    I know Boards is great but a €75 deposit to join and then €50 a month is expensive. The annual newsletter helps, I suppose...


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