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Previously on "Anyone else been to the US lately? What did you think about price of stuff?"
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I was there in April and couldn't say I noticed it was overly expensive (but I then had a summer break in Europe which was expensive ( bonus meant the low rent Brits weren't there) so depends what your point of reference is)
I don't really go on holiday to compare the cost of things - they cost what they cost and you either put up with them or go elsewhere.
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostHe is a Scot, they're like Yorkshiremen with all the generosity wrung out of them.
YYawn.
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Originally posted by MaryPoppins View PostScooterscot, is it always you who starts the threads about the cost of 'stuff' in various places?
now I'm away to bed.
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Food I found not too bad, cheaper than here in diners, etc. Hotels were the real shocker - finding even a nasty motel in Boston was $200/night and double for somewhere nice - that's more than London!
Cheap petrol though
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Scooterscot, is it always you who starts the threads about the cost of 'stuff' in various places?
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostJust come back from Florida. WDW and all that.
Disney itself has turned into a complete rip-off these days. Very expensive. $35 for a crap Disney t-shirt, $40 for a crap buffet in Disney restaurant.
Also, some of the stuff in the shops outside equates to same price once converted to pounds. (As I kept telling the Mrs - theres no point buying stuff if it costs the same back home and you got the hassle of lugging it home in the suitcase!)
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostBeen to the US fairly consistently the past few years. On this trip the differences are noticeable. Even though Euro / Sterling exchange rates with the dollar such as they are, the price of stuff in general in the US has certainly increased from what I remember. Found the US to be quite expensive now, eating out $70-80, no where that posh but that's a lot for one.
Was talking with an IT guy on the flight into Vegas, 'we don't have inflation he said' Say what... What's he on I thought.
Been looking now and again at this armani scarf I saw in Munich, €350 - saw the exact same scarf in San Fran for $950!
So if you think you'll go to the US for some bargains think again. iPad is only $300 though, very tempted.
Disney itself has turned into a complete rip-off these days. Very expensive. $35 for a crap Disney t-shirt, $40 for a crap buffet in Disney restaurant.
Also, some of the stuff in the shops outside equates to same price once converted to pounds. (As I kept telling the Mrs - theres no point buying stuff if it costs the same back home and you got the hassle of lugging it home in the suitcase!)
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostSupposed family man goes on holiday alone to a city noted for its gay population. Pretty obvious what's going on.
Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostWhat's the hotel like?
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