Counting pennies in a world of pounds. DB represents my initials.
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How have basic high street services become completely unaffordable?
A gents' hair trim that took 15 minutes used to be a tenner, now it's £25.
A basic women's wash and cut is pushing £65.
Getting a key cut at the cobbler is £9.
Changing a watch battery is £12.
You walk out your front door to do three minor errands on a Wednesday morning and you’re down £50 before midday.
A two night stay in a mid range Airbnb in Cornwall: £350.
Petrol to drive there: £60.
Two pub dinners and a couple of drinks: £120.
A Sunday roast on the way home: £45.
You’ve spent nearly £600 to sit in a damp cottage while it pours with rain outside.
Meanwhile, a week in Greece with flights included costs £400.
We are literally paying premium prices to be cold in our own country.
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The absolute state of British public transport is a complete joke.
You pay £90 for an off-peak return ticket.
You turn up at the platform and the train is delayed by 45 minutes due to "a shortage of train crew."
When it finally arrives, it’s been reduced from 8 carriages to 3.
You end up squished against the toilet door for two hours next to someone's wet dog.
How are we paying top-tier prices for a service run like an absolute shambles?