Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Brand Logo

WTF-Beta

  1. Home
  2. Categories
  3. Off Key - General Discussion
  4. Too expensive

Too expensive

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Off Key - General Discussion
15 Posts 12 Posters 92 Views
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • wtgW Offline
    wtgW Offline
    wtg
    wrote last edited by wtg
    #1

    Everyday Items People Have Given Up On Because They Have Become Absurdly Expensive, And They Can't Justify The Cost

    https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/things-people-stopped-buying-because-of-prices

    Eating out. We used to go to Panera occasionally but got out of the habit. I checked their menu recently and couldn’t believe what they’re charging. A ‘nice’ restaurant we used to have lunch at every so often…their prices are through the roof.

    Now please get off my lawn.

    What have you stopped buying?

    When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

    1 Reply Last reply
    • R Offline
      R Offline
      RealPlayer
      wrote last edited by
      #2

      Still paying 125/mo. for a “landline.” How dumb is that? Looking for an alternative.

      1 Reply Last reply
      • B Online
        B Online
        Bernard
        wrote last edited by Bernard
        #3

        Certainly, potato chips. I won't pay more than $2.50 for a 10 oz. bag which means I usually leave the store without... just as well. I never go to the movie theatre any longer, and I never bought sports tickets so not missing anything there. Wine is always in the cart as is Prosecco, because there's so much to celebrate! And the prices here in NH are still good in that department, and we don't have sales tax. I don't even want a new vehicle, too many bells and whistles that I'm not the least interested in. I'm hoping that when my current car needs replacing I'll still be able to find something that is mostly analog. Dining out is still in the works. Our wonderful Thai place has a lunch special for $11 - $13. Soft drinks are a rarity for me, but I have recently started buying seltzer water in packs of 12, 12 oz. aluminum cans (recyclable), $4/12 pack. I don't think I was drinking enough water, and I love seltzer water, hence.

        I take issue with the article's mention of fabric. One doesn't sew because it's cheaper, one does it for the experience and fulfillment.

        I eat little meat so that's not a concern, but I have stopped buying Impossible Burger. It's way too expensive. And I've never bought a streaming service.

        It is getting harder to buy certain cheeses due to price increases. And smoked salmon. Cut flowers don't come home as often as they used to (but that's partly due to being on a budget until the mortgage is paid off).

        AxtremusA AdagioMA 2 Replies Last reply
        • A Offline
          A Offline
          AndyD
          wrote last edited by
          #4

          Chocolate and chocolate covered biscuits. Get my fix buying drinking chocolate and making mocha.

          And our Sky satellite TV contract is terminated end of this month.
          Reckon we were paying £50 for two channels as the others are available free. Had to update out coaxial aerial connections around the house.

          1 Reply Last reply
          • AxtremusA Offline
            AxtremusA Offline
            Axtremus
            wrote last edited by
            #5

            I suppose this may be a form of "too expensive" ...

            There is one restaurant that I stopped buying from because they started to automatically add a 20% tip to every bill. Paid it once when I first learnt about it, and resolved not to return.

            S 1 Reply Last reply
            • B Bernard

              Certainly, potato chips. I won't pay more than $2.50 for a 10 oz. bag which means I usually leave the store without... just as well. I never go to the movie theatre any longer, and I never bought sports tickets so not missing anything there. Wine is always in the cart as is Prosecco, because there's so much to celebrate! And the prices here in NH are still good in that department, and we don't have sales tax. I don't even want a new vehicle, too many bells and whistles that I'm not the least interested in. I'm hoping that when my current car needs replacing I'll still be able to find something that is mostly analog. Dining out is still in the works. Our wonderful Thai place has a lunch special for $11 - $13. Soft drinks are a rarity for me, but I have recently started buying seltzer water in packs of 12, 12 oz. aluminum cans (recyclable), $4/12 pack. I don't think I was drinking enough water, and I love seltzer water, hence.

              I take issue with the article's mention of fabric. One doesn't sew because it's cheaper, one does it for the experience and fulfillment.

              I eat little meat so that's not a concern, but I have stopped buying Impossible Burger. It's way too expensive. And I've never bought a streaming service.

              It is getting harder to buy certain cheeses due to price increases. And smoked salmon. Cut flowers don't come home as often as they used to (but that's partly due to being on a budget until the mortgage is paid off).

              AxtremusA Offline
              AxtremusA Offline
              Axtremus
              wrote last edited by
              #6

              @Bernard said in Too expensive:

              I take issue with the article's mention of fabric. One doesn't sew because it's cheaper, one does it for the experience and fulfillment.

              Yeah, I cannot see an American doing it cheaper than the professionals in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia, etc. either. 😉

              1 Reply Last reply
              • AxtremusA Axtremus

                I suppose this may be a form of "too expensive" ...

                There is one restaurant that I stopped buying from because they started to automatically add a 20% tip to every bill. Paid it once when I first learnt about it, and resolved not to return.

                S Offline
                S Offline
                Steve Miller
                wrote last edited by
                #7

                @Axtremus

                The casual kinda place where we went last night added a 20% tip, a 3% “kitchen appreciation fee” and a 1% service fee.

                I’ve never seen that before.

                1 Reply Last reply
                😠
                • MikM Online
                  MikM Online
                  Mik
                  wrote last edited by
                  #8

                  Added on the bill? Preposterous. Raise your prices if you must, but keep the quality and don't ever do things like that.

                  “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
                  ― Douglas Adams

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  • S Offline
                    S Offline
                    Steve Miller
                    wrote last edited by
                    #9

                    Greg says it’s common around here. I don’t like it.

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    • DougGD Offline
                      DougGD Offline
                      DougG
                      wrote last edited by
                      #10

                      while I agree that everything‘s gotten more expensive, of the 18 things on that list they’re only three or four that I’ve spent money on in about the last 20 years. my recent experience with Panera has been similar to WTG‘s.

                      But for frame of reference on some of these other items, the last singing group’s concert I can recall going to was ….The Mills Brothers.

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      • M Offline
                        M Offline
                        Mary Anna
                        wrote last edited by
                        #11

                        I definitely cut back on one thing on that list--haircuts.

                        I was going to a high-end salon solely because I could walk there, but the price to just touch up my roots without even blowing it dry was insane. I was rationing cuts to a quarterly schedule, trying to stop the money hemorrhage.

                        A friend told me about a cosmetology school fifteen minutes away. I've been twice and the student did just a good a job with the color and the cost for that, a cut, styling, and the tip was a third what it was at the fancy place.

                        I'm sure I'll spend my savings on chocolate. 🙂

                        ShiroKuroS 1 Reply Last reply
                        • M Mary Anna

                          I definitely cut back on one thing on that list--haircuts.

                          I was going to a high-end salon solely because I could walk there, but the price to just touch up my roots without even blowing it dry was insane. I was rationing cuts to a quarterly schedule, trying to stop the money hemorrhage.

                          A friend told me about a cosmetology school fifteen minutes away. I've been twice and the student did just a good a job with the color and the cost for that, a cut, styling, and the tip was a third what it was at the fancy place.

                          I'm sure I'll spend my savings on chocolate. 🙂

                          ShiroKuroS Offline
                          ShiroKuroS Offline
                          ShiroKuro
                          wrote last edited by
                          #12

                          @Mary-Anna said in Too expensive:

                          haircuts.

                          Mr SK has been cutting my hair at home since the pandemic started... it's super short and that's part of what makes it possible for him to do it. I imagine if I want to change the style or grow it out, I'll need to start going back to a professional. But five years of home haircuts, and not only the savings but the convenience, will be hard to give up!

                          He cuts his own hair as well. I jump in at the very end to do the back, around his neck, and make sure everything is even.

                          A very rough estimate suggests we have saved well over $6000 so far (since we both use to get haircuts almost once a month, that's estimating $70 for me and $40, but it's probably even more). Wow!

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          👍
                          • S Offline
                            S Offline
                            Steve Miller
                            wrote last edited by
                            #13

                            Well, he is good with the hedges, so…

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            😁
                            • B Bernard

                              Certainly, potato chips. I won't pay more than $2.50 for a 10 oz. bag which means I usually leave the store without... just as well. I never go to the movie theatre any longer, and I never bought sports tickets so not missing anything there. Wine is always in the cart as is Prosecco, because there's so much to celebrate! And the prices here in NH are still good in that department, and we don't have sales tax. I don't even want a new vehicle, too many bells and whistles that I'm not the least interested in. I'm hoping that when my current car needs replacing I'll still be able to find something that is mostly analog. Dining out is still in the works. Our wonderful Thai place has a lunch special for $11 - $13. Soft drinks are a rarity for me, but I have recently started buying seltzer water in packs of 12, 12 oz. aluminum cans (recyclable), $4/12 pack. I don't think I was drinking enough water, and I love seltzer water, hence.

                              I take issue with the article's mention of fabric. One doesn't sew because it's cheaper, one does it for the experience and fulfillment.

                              I eat little meat so that's not a concern, but I have stopped buying Impossible Burger. It's way too expensive. And I've never bought a streaming service.

                              It is getting harder to buy certain cheeses due to price increases. And smoked salmon. Cut flowers don't come home as often as they used to (but that's partly due to being on a budget until the mortgage is paid off).

                              AdagioMA Offline
                              AdagioMA Offline
                              AdagioM
                              wrote last edited by
                              #14

                              @Bernard said in Too expensive:

                              I take issue with the article's mention of fabric. One doesn't sew because it's cheaper, one does it for the experience and fulfillment.

                              Ha, same for yarn. I always say, “I can make that for three times the cost!”

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              • D Online
                                D Online
                                Daniel.
                                wrote last edited by
                                #15

                                I cut my own own hair. Why not? I'm practically bald and I look like a chia pet every 2nd or 3rd day if I don't cut it.

                                I can't go to a barber every three days

                                I'm sure I save money but have to take meticulous care of the "appliances." They aren't inexpensive. Maintaining them isn't free, either.

                                Unfortunately, they run on lithium batteries, and this makes them disposable after about a year. The head to the head shaver is expensive and might last six months.

                                Last time I had to take care of this the head shaver was going to die and the low end replacement was only 2x the price of the head, so I just bought a new head shaver.

                                Shaving is easily my most expensive grooming expense.

                                1 Reply Last reply
                                Reply
                                • Reply as topic
                                Log in to reply
                                • Oldest to Newest
                                • Newest to Oldest
                                • Most Votes


                                Powered by NodeBB | Contributors
                                • Login

                                • Don't have an account? Register

                                • Login or register to search.
                                • First post
                                  Last post
                                0
                                • Categories
                                • Recent
                                • Tags
                                • Popular
                                • Users
                                • Groups