Everything is so expensive

[TeaWithASplashOfMilk]

Missing when you could just turn up somewhere and pay without looking at a zillion websites to find availability for basic stuff. Found a family swim available in two hours - £30 for 50 minutes. Sigh.

Yep.

We had a family
Of four ticket to go to a Xmas light festival.
Was absolutely awesome don't get me wrong but that plus a drink and something each from a food stall was £100.

Sorry forgot to say it was about 1.5 hours for the whole thing

Agree with you about being able to just turn up. Local cinema for weekday screenings is about the only thing where I can do this.

Sounds lovely, but costs rack up quickly.

£30? And I bet you had to book in advance, download the app, whore all your personal details etc?

State Sanctioned Official Fun.

...and pay for parking. Enquired how much for an annual pass whilst there. £400 adult. £200 child. It was bloody cold too.

Four hundred quid?! No wonder everyone is so fat.

I can remember going swimming in the late 80s at the pool in Swiss Cottage, 20p. Copthall was a more classy gaff, 35p I think. Granted you've had inflation, but even so.

Agreed. Swimming is a real luxury these days. Me, DD26 and 3 DGD = £45. Once a month tops.

So £1200 for a family of four to local pool! Private school near us used to do general swims on the weekend for £5 an adult, free for kids, so maybe I'm out of touch. They stopped general swims after lockdown.

It's £6 for an adult to just turn up at our local pool, you can book if you want

That sounds simple and good.