A thread for moaning about the cost of everything

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Just 4 years ago I could get my hair done and nails done for £70 all in all.

It’s now £135 for both of these. Double.
(I understand cost of living drives up the prices for people who are self employed, and I’m not blaming them individually for it)

Bills are up so much this month. The price of everything is just horrendous and I don’t know how some people manage!

Complain defo!

Same with freddos used to be only 10p now almost a pound and its omg

'Life admin ' takes so much time !
Especially as the old insurance won't let you cancel it online ( but you can do everything else there )
I had to ring up my old contents insurance people to cancel and listen to half hour of different 'menu ' buttons and then finally talk to someone who advised me I might not be as well covered as I was with them ( for double the money )
Not had a claim ever and you pay an excess if you did , so I'm willing to take a chance my new one might be as good as their one was.
It's just a money making racket and I wished something could be done about all of it
Rant over

And how come the cost of milk is stabilizing and the cost of energy is decreasing but my Yeo Valley yogurt is shrinking and the price is still bolting? 🤷

@Wasntmeanttobelikethis Nottingham west

And no it's not near any attractions (that I know of) and wasn't booked last minute.

Went to buy a mullet corner the other day, 2 years ago it was 60p, now a pound

Food shop bankrupting us.

We had a meal out the celebrate our 10 year anniversary, we’ve not been out to eat for ages as we have two small children and well CoLC. All the starters were the price of a main! The same meal I ordered 3 years ago was literally double the price and vastly smaller! Ffs.

Yoghurts are gone in two spoonfuls
Another thing I've given up on

70s
Mullet corner ! I just realized you mean Muller corner yoghurts.
I was imaging hair for a moment !

I had a fit when I bought a dress (M&S, not fancy) in my local charity shop last week. I thought it would be £3-5. It was £11!!

Fruit. Sadly it's something we have had to cut right back on

Meals out and entry fees to attractions. We're on a UK trip and everything costs a fortune. The Premier Inn prices are fine though - we booked well in advance in a less expensive area, including a Sunday night. Saturday night prices are shocking!

Bagels from Tesco the other day. £2.50? No way

I dye my own hair now and leave it way too long between cuts/started trimming the ends myself cos I can’t afford it anymore.

I’m obsessed with the fact that dove deodorant is now £4.50, garnier micellar water (the biphasic one) is £9. For what reason??

I'm in the USA now and food in the UK is cheap compared to here.
Utilities and mobile costs are also much lower.
The UK has a lot of price rises to come to catch up with other countries particularly in relation to food costs.

It’s their own brand. I always thought they were really good value until I was looking this week. It seemed like prices had shot up.

Was just about to post this, it is shocking, they are making a killing from all this. I do not shop there, I hate all that clubcard "I've got the power" crap and the exploitative two tier pricing.

I like the ease of returning stuff to Next and I always order at least 2 different sizes as their sizing varies a bit. I’d only use Vinted if it was a particular item that I knew would fit in a particular size. I bought a Didriksons coat on Vinted as I’d tried it on in Blacks and knew my size.

Idk why everyone is so obsessed with tesco... It's one of the most expensive supermarkets. And most of the "clubcard prices" are the standard price in say Asda

Driving lessons!!!!

£40 Per hour.
2hr lessons - so £80 a week

I use Dove roll on, much cheaper.

Terry's chocolate orange. It used to be 75p. For years it was £1, then £1 on special. Now £1.50 or £1.99 depending on your outlet. I keep using it as a reason why prices for school PTA events need to go up. Costs have doubled in the last five years.

£25 a week to cook fresh meals for two people? As in a weekly shop? I haven't had that low a spend since I bought my first flat in 1993, and it didn't include a bottle of wine.

When I was really skint after DD was born in 2011 I could do a measly shop for two adults for £40, but it was all absolute basics and special offers.

Agree that prices are crazy now, though. Especially hairdressers at £100+ for a cut!

Love the comment from PP about nails and 'growing their own' I do, too. I'd imagine anyone who's pinched for cash is absolutely going to cut the nails (pardon the pun) out first, when looking at their finances.

Amazon clothing has been a real eye opener for me - I remember when they had a cheap range but now even their basics are £20 for a 2 pack T shirt, and they aren't great quality. T shirts used to be a few quid about 5 years ago!

And seeing a chicken for £19 the other day in the supermarket. That was a real shocker for me.