What has priced itself out of YOUR budget?

[postman]

I can no longer afford a scullery maid. The senior maid will have to cover those duties as well from now on.

No Postie no no no,do not tell them about your teasmaid.

 

[postman]

Cakes in Garden Centre Cafes.Today after cleaning the house for Father in Law.Oh boy a full clean and was i wiped out.Anyway £4-60 on average for a slice of cake £5-20 the most expensive,i bought a lovely scone still pricey but at least it was big.But i can see that might just go in future visits and a shortbread bikkie looks good value.

 

[Slick]

My go to at the local chippy is monkfish though haddock is a good second option. It’s rare I visit though, not because of cost, but because my wife doesn’t like the smell of fish.

Ah, the Rolls Royce of suppers.

 

[PK99]

As the price of seemingly everything goes up and up on a daily basis, what items or services are you no longer prepared to pay the asking price for?

Given that we have generous final salary pensions plus state pensions and a substantial savings buffer we are in the fortunate position of not being priced out of anything we have habitually spent our money on.

Two factors at play:

Shrouds don't have pockets - kids might inherit a bit less but we are not going to run out.

And

Those of us who continue to have enough cash should continue to spend and keep the local economy going.
Though I must say, I'm even more inclined to give my business to the small shop/restaurant rather than the Corporate chains. I've always avoided the likes of Starbucks, now we actively seek the small local Caff.


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[Joey Shabadoo]

Funnily enough, I had a brilliant fish supper from the Carron in Stonehaven today (where the deep fried Mars bar thing started).
£9.20 of loveliness.

 

[Accy cyclist]

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Funnily enough, I had a brilliant fish supper from the Carron in Stonehaven today (where the deep fried Mars bar thing started).
£9.20 of loveliness.

Going on for a tenner and yet no mushy peas even??!!

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Going on for a tenner and yet no mushy peas even??!!

But the haddock was landed the day before nd cooked from fresh n front of me. Was a really, really nice bit of fish. Chips were good too, cooked in clean oil and not the soggy white mush that so many chippies serve up.

 

[Slick]

Going on for a tenner and yet no mushy peas even??!!

Mushy peas are vile things and have no place with fish and chips.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

Mushy peas are vile things and have no place with fish and chips.

Heathen! 😂

 

[Dadam]

Any peas are vile things and have no place in any meal or kitchen. Their only use is icepacks for sprains.

 

[Slick]

Heathen! 😂

I'm surprised a fellow Jock doesn't agree with me, as I thought it was a north south thing.

 

[Adam4868]

Chips and scraps and mushy peas swimming in vinegar....and the cheap spicy curry sauce,non of that muc with raisins in it.
I'm hungry just thinking of it.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

I'm surprised a fellow Jock doesn't agree with me, as I thought it was a north south thing.

I acquired the taste for them when living in England for 15 years.

 

[postman]

Somewhere i read triple cooked chips £9,reply was cook them once and £3 is ok.

 

[Brandane]

I'm surprised a fellow Jock doesn't agree with me, as I thought it was a north south thing.

I thought that too. Disgusting things to have polluting a good fish supper! A very rare sight in Scotland, thankfully.