Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
It’s in Chelsea. Just ignore anything that happens there. It isn’t the real world.
Snack inflation
- Thread starter Randomnerd
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flake99please
We all scream for ice cream
- Location
- Edinburgh
Given the ingredients of the ‘millionaire’ I would expect it presented by Dick van Dyke dressed as a choice money sweep.
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
I think the sort of customer MrZ is targeting might like it to be served with a glass of Moet and a side order of a white powdery substance.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Can't be very nice grub if they need Alka Seltzer served with it.
gbb
Legendary Member
- Location
- Peterborough
I'm not sure why people are surprised tbh.. Suppose you earn £100k PA...and by today's standards, there are plenty that do, £2k a week....gotta spend your money on something. £100k PA is probably pretty mediocre for many.
In the company I work for, there are 5 directors, that doesnt include what must be a multi millionaire owner...each of those directors must be earning £200k PA...that's just one smallish company.
One comany in a mediocre town...imagine what's it's like in that there Lahhndon
In the company I work for, there are 5 directors, that doesnt include what must be a multi millionaire owner...each of those directors must be earning £200k PA...that's just one smallish company.
One comany in a mediocre town...imagine what's it's like in that there Lahhndon
Is it not just a way to redistribute their wealth? I would say it is better for us plebs that rich people spend their money in silly ways than not spend it at all.
I was told of a fairly ordinary coffee shop that sold $50 takeaway coffees.
It was “in the city”, beside one of the richest offices - that country’s equivalent of Canary Wharf.
They also sold $5 coffees, which were pretty much identical.
The only difference being that the $50 coffees were sold from an exclusive counter, where they guaranteed no queues. The staff would always serve the $50 customers first.
They didn’t sell many, but a few a day was enough to make it worthwhile.
(Might have been Australian dollars)
It was “in the city”, beside one of the richest offices - that country’s equivalent of Canary Wharf.
They also sold $5 coffees, which were pretty much identical.
The only difference being that the $50 coffees were sold from an exclusive counter, where they guaranteed no queues. The staff would always serve the $50 customers first.
They didn’t sell many, but a few a day was enough to make it worthwhile.
(Might have been Australian dollars)
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Quite so. Rich people have to eat, just like the rest of us. They'd be pretty daft to choose a Ginsters Egg and Mayo rather than one of the more expensive offerings above. Would you rather they spent their snack money in the Cayman Islands?
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I'm not sure about the 'trickle down' idea... I reckon a lot of their money just circulates around their wider wealthy circle.
lazybloke
Considering a new username
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
The other side of the snack inflation coin is size deflation, especially in Quality Street which have dropped from a standard metal tin containing 2.5 kg in the 70s to a nasty plastic tub that holds just 650g today (and this "includes wraps").
If you can find one, there are still some metal tins around. These hold 1kg, although that reduces to 800s with Christmas branding!
Also: blue QS are disgusting.
If you can find one, there are still some metal tins around. These hold 1kg, although that reduces to 800s with Christmas branding!
Also: blue QS are disgusting.
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
Fabulous toppings
classic33
Leg End Member
They used to adjust the weighing to account for the wrappings, akin to a bakers dozen.
flake99please
We all scream for ice cream
- Location
- Edinburgh
FYI Costco were selling 2kg tins in the run up to Christmas.
lazybloke
Considering a new username
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
These? Wow!
Looks pretty big, so the old 2.5 kg tins must have been mahoosive.
What happened to the Soldier and Lady designs? And where's the bit of paper that describes the sweets? A picture saying "The Purple One" doesn't tell me much!
