#Not lived in the UK for a long time, but
spiral cloud
Honestly, it's the core of my gripes about the UK's commercial culture of price gouging and ripping off everyone, at every opportunity.
Don't get me started on the "Yoghurt As a Main" drama from a few months back. Dark times are coming.
mortal tulip
personally I blame the importation of American corporate values.
lethal vine
Sorry to hear that =/
But there's not many countries where you'll avoid that sort of greed
spiral cloud
Sorry to hear that =/
But there's not many countries where you'll avoid that sor...
This is true. But it's my feeling that a lot of Brits enjoy small things. Little notions that bring them an extra little happiness. It's the Blitz Spirit thing our grandparents are always talking about (despite not living through the Blitz).
We needed the grocery store Meal Deal. It was holding us together.
mortal tulip
it was once a core tenet if British working class culture
spiral cloud
Now it's all energy drinks and vapes.
lethal vine
Can't agree more.
Meal deal was a country staple
arctic wyvern
another staple of british economy: cost of freddo bar
meanwhile some random labour mp: https://x.com/PoliticsMoments/status/1844815329442075066
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spiral cloud
Can Cadbury make a Freddo for less than 5p?