My week in the UK and the cost of stuff in general

[Sysman]

What's the point of cheaper stuff in Germany if you have no friends? Bet they call you Insellafen (sp) behind your back

Inselaffen

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[Pondlife]

Thought airport prices were supposed to be duty free? Not bend over sir for special price.

When traveling from UK to DE you are not allowed duty free (EU innit)

So you are paying a 'what are you gonna do about it since you're stuck here' tax. Much like motorway service stations

[eek]

When traveling from UK to DE you are not allowed duty free (EU innit)

So you are paying a 'what are you gonna do about it since you're stuck here' tax. Much like motorway service stations

The best example of that I've ever seen its at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport where they try and charge £5 for a bottle of water.

My comment to the person queuing to buy 2 that it was a third of the price on the easyjet flight they were about to catch didn't go down well.

[Sysman]

Thought airport prices were supposed to be duty free? Not bend over sir for special price.

Back when I used to smoke ciggies, WH Smith always charged full retail price for ciggies in the duty free section.

It was the same in the electrical goods shops in Heathrow. The only ones making the saving on VAT were the shops themselves.

Even the booze and fags were a con in UK Duty Free shops. It was cheaper to buy in normal shops in France, pay the VAT and take double the allowance.

[NickFitz]

If you're going to Pizza Express, always get the current voucher first: http://www.pizzaexpress-offers.co.uk/

There's always one available - they just change the design each month. (I know, I did a short stint at the marketing agency that runs the site for them the other year, and got to spend an exciting afternoon changing the colours twice during my stay )

[scooterscot]

If you're going to Pizza Express, always get the current voucher first: Pizza Vouchers

There's always one available - they just change the design each month. (I know, I did a short stint at the marketing agency that runs the site for them the other year, and got to spend an exciting afternoon changing the colours twice during my stay )

Feels like PE are having quality issues at the minute. Used to be great but now a haven for screaming children and not so great food. They best take a look at what happened Thorntons if they think they can feed you anything and get away with it.

[gingerjedi]

Spent last week in the UK, both me and Mrs scooter in fact. Something we both noticed was how expensive everything seemed to be. Pizza express, two undercooked small pizzas and soft drinks £30!!! Compared to my local Italian restaurant here in Munich, €14. we both thought one off incident and moved on. No matter where we went everything felt costly or overpriced for what it was. Only beed out the country for six months.

At the airport I got me a Twix for 80p -

Just got the exact same chocolate bar from the vending machine here at work, 52p

What a swizz. Moan over.

Pizza Express - 2 for £4 in at least one UK supermarket at any given time.

You paid the tourist tax.

[SueEllen]

Feels like PE are having quality issues at the minute. Used to be great but now a haven for screaming children and not so great food. They best take a look at what happened Thorntons if they think they can feed you anything and get away with it.

Screaming children who run around = child friendly = serve the adults anything because they are happy they can take the brats out.

[gingerjedi]

Feels like PE are having quality issues at the minute. Used to be great but now a haven for screaming children and not so great food. They best take a look at what happened Thorntons if they think they can feed you anything and get away with it.

How can you be sure your one experience is representative of a national chain?

[sasguru]

How can you be sure your one experience is representative of a national chain?

Because he is Scooter, Prince of the Island Monkeys.