The "How Much?" / "Having a Giraffe!" Café thread...

[Poacher]

Local auction today.
"An antique blue ground carpet, 426 x 610cm with extensive wear and holed in places"
Estimate £100 to £150. Hammer price £7000. Which means it cost the lucky buyer at least £9016 after taking buyer's premium + VAT into account.
Mellors & Kirk Live Auctions | Antique and Collectors Sale | Lot 1765 (mellorsandkirk.com)

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Local auction today.
"An antique blue ground carpet, 426 x 610cm with extensive wear and holed in places"
Estimate £100 to £150. Hammer price £7000. Which means it cost the lucky buyer at least £9016 after taking buyer's premium + VAT into account.
Mellors & Kirk Live Auctions | Antique and Collectors Sale | Lot 1765 (mellorsandkirk.com)

Makes bikes look cheap!!!!

 

[Dave7]

Fish and chips
Seldom go to a 'chippy' but did so today.
Fish, chips n peas £8.60!!!!
I asked her "how come, how much is the fish".....£5.50..
Bear in mind this is Warrington not London.

 

[Chris S]

Local auction today.
"An antique blue ground carpet, 426 x 610cm with extensive wear and holed in places"
Estimate £100 to £150. Hammer price £7000. Which means it cost the lucky buyer at least £9016 after taking buyer's premium + VAT into account.
Mellors & Kirk Live Auctions | Antique and Collectors Sale | Lot 1765 (mellorsandkirk.com)

Perhaps it was pissed on by Jim Morrison?

 

[MontyVeda]

Local auction today.
"An antique blue ground carpet, 426 x 610cm with extensive wear and holed in places"
Estimate £100 to £150. Hammer price £7000. Which means it cost the lucky buyer at least £9016 after taking buyer's premium + VAT into account.
Mellors & Kirk Live Auctions | Antique and Collectors Sale | Lot 1765 (mellorsandkirk.com)

must be a proper old flying one

 

[Chris S]

£1000 for a WWII German helmet. They can't be that rare.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1017876689076120

 

[Alex321]

Fish and chips
Seldom go to a 'chippy' but did so today.
Fish, chips n peas £8.60!!!!
I asked her "how come, how much is the fish".....£5.50..
Bear in mind this is Warrington not London.

I haven't seen cod in a chippy for less than a fiver for quite a few years now. Usually a bit more.

And I live in South Wales, so not an expensive area of Britain.

 

[srj10]

£10 for four haddock fillets from the fish counter in Morrisons today, normally pay around £6, but still cheaper than the local chippy!

 

[bagpuss]

I thought this thread was about expensive Cafe's.

Anyway Naburn Marina Cafe is very nice with good riverside seating, but how much? having a Giraffe applies.

Not just me then .

 

[Beebo]

I know my body is a temple and all that, but.
A doner kebab in my local takeaway is now £9.50! Chips are extra!

 

[Sharky]

If you're into table tennis, Stiga, their latest carbon blade is

Goes for 220 euros! And that doesn't include the rubber sheets!

 

[MontyVeda]

I know my body is a temple and all that, but.
A doner kebab in my local takeaway is now £9.50! Chips are extra!

Been well over a decade since I've had one, but blimey... I'll have to check out the current prices up here!

Might have to start a poll about who has a doner kebab and chips though

 

[DCLane]

@Sharky - I remember paying £40 for a carbon one back in 1990 when I did competitions, but £220

 

[vickster]

If you're into table tennis, Stiga, their latest carbon blade is
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Goes for 220 euros! And that doesn't include the rubber sheets!

For a ping pong racquet?!!

 

[Chris S]

Might have to start a poll about who has a doner kebab and chips though

Anybody who's drunk.