When did cheap nights become so expensive.

Things are crazy but some things have always been crazy. Snacks from the cinema for example... I always pack my own! If you had had a coffee at home beforehand and done that your trip would have cost £14 each not £20 (or less if there was more than one of you in the car).

I know it can be boring to have to think about these things we didn't have to beforehand, but it isn't that much faff if it still allows you to do almost the same things as before.

Fish and chips are expensive versus the working class food they used to be - but again, we find one big portion is more than enough for two people. You just have to make sure you go somewhere with generous portions, which honestly is most chippies in my experience!

The cinema hasn’t been a cheap night out at any point in my lifetime, really. Certainly not when you factor in snacks and travel.

£23 for fish and chips and a bottle of wine, for two people, works out at £11.50 a head. I’d say that is a cheap night. Certainly cheaper than going out for a few drinks or a meal, and also cheaper than most takeaways.

We've just come to accept that a night out is £25 a head. Take it or leave it. We usually leave it.

4 of us went cinema last week £24 for tickets then £45 for 4 drinks 1 pick and mix and 2 nachos 😱😱 I had planned to nip shop for drinks but was running late so didn’t have the time, won’t make that mistake again

I know you didn’t but popcorn, and this might be fake, but someone once told me the profit margin on popcorn is higher than the mark up for heroin 😂

cinema has never been cheap.

Fish and chips I agree has become extortionate! I asked DH to get a bag of chips when he popped out at lunch today so we could have chip sandwiches for lunch (rubbish work day!) and gave him £5 as I had cash.

He said he had to go to the cash machine as chips were SIX FIFTY!!! Wtf.

Cinema has always been expensive, unless you were at Saturday morning kids club, or, more recently had Meerkat Movies.

As for buying snacks at the cinema, that has always been a ridiculous rip off. I am always amazed anyone would do that rather than either managing without for a couple of hours, or bringing their own from home.

A bottle of wine and hearty meal for two isn't exactly expensive at £21.

Cycle and take your own snacks