Apparently swapping eating out for going to the pub which I find crazy.
I barely drink in pubs and bars anymore, and when I do it’s a Weatherspoons.
£5 for a pint of Tennants or Carling is extortion. Yes I can afford it but I would rather save the money for, as the article says, once in a lifetime experiences.
Tbh I’m not surprised, even visiting a chain nowadays it’s over £30 for a basic meal for two people! Think when I walked past a pizza hut the deal for two people was £40!
This is a consequence of Covid. A lot of people understand that:
1. Working from home requires different clothes.
2. Eating in home is acceptable
3. Evening pubs aren’t necessary.
*Spending on the entertainment sector rose by 7.5% year-on-year as consumers headed to the Eurovision song contest in Liverpool and went to must-see events including Taylor Swift’s Eras tour and Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour.*
Fifth paragraph to find out why a picture of Taylor Swift heads this article.
I prefer to spend minimal amounts in day to day living. My hobbies are pretty much free thankfully, and I don’t feel much need to be buying a new wardrobe every payday nor eating out each week.
I’d rather save up and visit / explore another country every year or two.
I know a lot of people find that a depressing lifestyle – they enjoy eating out a lot, they enjoy getting new clothes regularly etc. Each to their own!
This is what happens when you vote in useless governments and devote yourself to an ideology that’s zenith is a monarchical dystopian feudal system
**Wait**
People aren’t spending as much on luxuries as the cost of essentials goes up and salaries stay the same?
I’m shocked
Shocked I tell you
Lies not Britons, Barclays account holders ya mean honest to god 🤦♂️
Will never understand why eating out is so expensive when everyone in hospitality gets a shit wage. Ripoff Britain
Several I know have had to cut back on their drug use. These are truly hard times.
Re clothes, I wonder how much of the reduction is a return to normal rates from the pandemic heights of clothing haul culture
Clothes is the one for me. After discovering Vinted I don’t even look at new clothes. I don’t drink in the week either so no pubs. I think most people have thins they’re really frugal about and some things they’re flashy about. Mine is comic conventions and cosplay. That’s my excuse to get spend happy
I’m not surprised people are cutting back on eating out because the prices have prison and so has that damn service charge. F that.
The amount of times I’ve talked myself out of buying something because there’s one person on the tills in the whole shop trying to deal with returns, online collections and shitty hardware.
It turns out telling poor people and the young to cut out any and all spending which might be considered even slightly frivolous or nonessential is bad for an economy which largely runs on selling those things.
Ain’t that the purpose of high interest rates? To kerb spending and stop inflation.
I’m struggling with the dining in part at the minute, cost of living is so damn high, I’ve not had a raise in over a year and my management where I work have at this point confirmed raises will be 4 months late and shit so looks like 2024 is another year I get poorer.
Still amazes me that there is plenty of *surprised Pikachu face* over people spending less when we’ve been subjected to austerity for close to 15 years now.
From the insane amount of small fashion outlets being bought out by sports direct I’m not surprised, times are tough for small businesses
We were told that technology would make everything more efficient, and therefore cheaper. We were lied to.
Media: “If you don’t have money, stop eating out!”
Public: *stops eating out*
Media: “Shock News: People aren’t eating out!”
Everyone. Is. Fucking. Skint.
I’m glad they are doing / publishing these things though. But man stating the obvious much jesus. Maybe it’s what is needed so that the upper echelons will actually pay attention.
Bunch of folks from my last job only finally saw an improvement to QoL when they got to WFH during Covid for a couple of years.
The saving of commuting alone saved them ~£2-300 a month depending on distance etc.As soon as they were back in the office and needing to commute etc – QoL went down.
In the meantime, everything from Covid onwards seemed to gradually get more and more expensive – takeaways as a fine example went from say ~£6-7 for a decent large Kebab with a mountain of salad to nearly £10 now and less content, same with Fish & Chips, Chinese or anything else.
We used to grab one after work at the end of a tough week or month etc – but we stopped as it just got more and more expensive and less value for money. Once you’d struggle to eat a whole one and now it feels like about 1/3 to 1/2 less for even more money.
It’s zero wonder why the places see less custom, folks just can’t afford it. Takeaways were always something of a “treat” or semi-luxury but now _really_ are.
Honestly I’m of the mind it’d be a real nice change to see a law that made employers justify or quantify the necessity of having employees come into a fixed office if their job can reasonably be executed remotely.
If nothing else it’d cut emissions, result in less traffic and also save everyone a ton of money….
Definitely true, I still eat out a few times a week (no dependants, lazy af) and noticed restaurants and bars are getting ridiculously less busy month by month.
In a lot of London restaurants a starter now costs what a main course cost 4-5 years ago.
I’ve also noticed restaurants in cities in other parts of the country (or at least Northern England) are now as expensive as London, or close.
Stupid choices has consequences, I guess the promises about sunny uplands were bollocks then?
I have nothing left after tax that only goes to asylum seekers, long-term job seekers, benefit scroungers, the NHS that never helps me when I need it unless I’m at death’s door, crappy and strike infested TFL. Not to mention rent and food. Need I say more? Shocking 😱
I’m not surprised with the ridiculous price rises on clothing. A Ralph Lauren T-shirt in April 2019 cost £36 – Today, that exact same T-Shirt will cost £75 in 2022 it was £65.
82% increase in 3 years, 120% total increase in less than 5 years and 16% increase in the last year.
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Apparently swapping eating out for going to the pub which I find crazy.
I barely drink in pubs and bars anymore, and when I do it’s a Weatherspoons.
£5 for a pint of Tennants or Carling is extortion. Yes I can afford it but I would rather save the money for, as the article says, once in a lifetime experiences.
Tbh I’m not surprised, even visiting a chain nowadays it’s over £30 for a basic meal for two people! Think when I walked past a pizza hut the deal for two people was £40!
This is a consequence of Covid. A lot of people understand that:
1. Working from home requires different clothes.
2. Eating in home is acceptable
3. Evening pubs aren’t necessary.
*Spending on the entertainment sector rose by 7.5% year-on-year as consumers headed to the Eurovision song contest in Liverpool and went to must-see events including Taylor Swift’s Eras tour and Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour.*
Fifth paragraph to find out why a picture of Taylor Swift heads this article.
I prefer to spend minimal amounts in day to day living. My hobbies are pretty much free thankfully, and I don’t feel much need to be buying a new wardrobe every payday nor eating out each week.
I’d rather save up and visit / explore another country every year or two.
I know a lot of people find that a depressing lifestyle – they enjoy eating out a lot, they enjoy getting new clothes regularly etc. Each to their own!
This is what happens when you vote in useless governments and devote yourself to an ideology that’s zenith is a monarchical dystopian feudal system
**Wait**
People aren’t spending as much on luxuries as the cost of essentials goes up and salaries stay the same?
I’m shocked
Shocked I tell you
Lies not Britons, Barclays account holders ya mean honest to god 🤦♂️
Will never understand why eating out is so expensive when everyone in hospitality gets a shit wage. Ripoff Britain
Several I know have had to cut back on their drug use. These are truly hard times.
Re clothes, I wonder how much of the reduction is a return to normal rates from the pandemic heights of clothing haul culture
Clothes is the one for me. After discovering Vinted I don’t even look at new clothes. I don’t drink in the week either so no pubs. I think most people have thins they’re really frugal about and some things they’re flashy about. Mine is comic conventions and cosplay. That’s my excuse to get spend happy
I’m not surprised people are cutting back on eating out because the prices have prison and so has that damn service charge. F that.
The amount of times I’ve talked myself out of buying something because there’s one person on the tills in the whole shop trying to deal with returns, online collections and shitty hardware.
It turns out telling poor people and the young to cut out any and all spending which might be considered even slightly frivolous or nonessential is bad for an economy which largely runs on selling those things.
Ain’t that the purpose of high interest rates? To kerb spending and stop inflation.
I’m struggling with the dining in part at the minute, cost of living is so damn high, I’ve not had a raise in over a year and my management where I work have at this point confirmed raises will be 4 months late and shit so looks like 2024 is another year I get poorer.
Still amazes me that there is plenty of *surprised Pikachu face* over people spending less when we’ve been subjected to austerity for close to 15 years now.
From the insane amount of small fashion outlets being bought out by sports direct I’m not surprised, times are tough for small businesses
We were told that technology would make everything more efficient, and therefore cheaper. We were lied to.
Media: “If you don’t have money, stop eating out!”
Public: *stops eating out*
Media: “Shock News: People aren’t eating out!”
Everyone. Is. Fucking. Skint.
I’m glad they are doing / publishing these things though. But man stating the obvious much jesus. Maybe it’s what is needed so that the upper echelons will actually pay attention.
Bunch of folks from my last job only finally saw an improvement to QoL when they got to WFH during Covid for a couple of years.
The saving of commuting alone saved them ~£2-300 a month depending on distance etc.As soon as they were back in the office and needing to commute etc – QoL went down.
In the meantime, everything from Covid onwards seemed to gradually get more and more expensive – takeaways as a fine example went from say ~£6-7 for a decent large Kebab with a mountain of salad to nearly £10 now and less content, same with Fish & Chips, Chinese or anything else.
We used to grab one after work at the end of a tough week or month etc – but we stopped as it just got more and more expensive and less value for money. Once you’d struggle to eat a whole one and now it feels like about 1/3 to 1/2 less for even more money.
It’s zero wonder why the places see less custom, folks just can’t afford it. Takeaways were always something of a “treat” or semi-luxury but now _really_ are.
Honestly I’m of the mind it’d be a real nice change to see a law that made employers justify or quantify the necessity of having employees come into a fixed office if their job can reasonably be executed remotely.
If nothing else it’d cut emissions, result in less traffic and also save everyone a ton of money….
Definitely true, I still eat out a few times a week (no dependants, lazy af) and noticed restaurants and bars are getting ridiculously less busy month by month.
In a lot of London restaurants a starter now costs what a main course cost 4-5 years ago.
I’ve also noticed restaurants in cities in other parts of the country (or at least Northern England) are now as expensive as London, or close.
Stupid choices has consequences, I guess the promises about sunny uplands were bollocks then?
I have nothing left after tax that only goes to asylum seekers, long-term job seekers, benefit scroungers, the NHS that never helps me when I need it unless I’m at death’s door, crappy and strike infested TFL. Not to mention rent and food. Need I say more? Shocking 😱
I’m not surprised with the ridiculous price rises on clothing. A Ralph Lauren T-shirt in April 2019 cost £36 – Today, that exact same T-Shirt will cost £75 in 2022 it was £65.
82% increase in 3 years, 120% total increase in less than 5 years and 16% increase in the last year.