It is huge, they have though about changing it but if it ain't broke don't fix it. They have a plumber who can just about still service it but even he is getting reluctant.
The Winter of Discontent #2 Food, energy, transport, jobs, housing etc
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it's a catch 22 situation as well cause you can get shoes in Primark for between £3-£10. How much does it cost it re-sole a shoe? For most I'd imagine it's cheaper to throw the shoes away and buy new
It just seems to be some walkers ones that are our of stock.It’s notseen plenty of crisps in the supermarkets
It's probably not the right thread but I need to alert people. The number of young men being SA'd is on the rise. Also the incidents of date rape drugs being given to men is increasing. Please warn ALL young adults to take care while out and about .
Sadly cost doesn't always equal quality , sometimes you are paying for a name . It's disappointing when something that has cost a lot doesn't last ( in general) .
+ the more expensive the shoe, the more expensive repairs will be.
Just googled to check I hadn’t imagined this, my husband had a pair of Church’s serviced and it came to over £200, looks like they do do a full audit on the shoe but they can only do that twice in a shoe’s lifetime, so even a £700 pair of shoes plus two £300 audits, so £1.3k let’s say (ignoring cleaning products & shoe tree costs!) would last you what, 10 years tops? Which is a very good innings for a pair of shoes but if most adults are spending £60-70 pp that’s 18.6 pairs of shoes! Which would get you winter boots, flats, sandals, etc not just the one pair? So I can see why people aren’t opting into this, also there’s the high initial cost which would be a barrier to a lot of people.
This has reminded me I have a pair of Bally sandals under the stairs where the sole’s glue MELTED during a heat wave a few years ago and I had to walk home with it flapping like a flip flop!
Exactly, and that's the cycle that needs breaking but at what point. The likes of Primark thrive of cheap shoes people wear for a few week/months and buy again or buy in three colours. People won't stop buying them if they are available, this drives Primark to make and sell more. It means less people have shoes repaired and makes that service more expensive and harder to access and therefore people buy cheap shoes. A complete catch 22.
I buy from both, I get the odd thing from Primark (less and less as I get older) and I tend to buy well but I am in a privileged position with disposable income and no kids and can afford to drop £100 on a pair of boots and have them resoled every 2 years. Buying a £20 paid that will last two years is much more economical.
This is another element in today throw away world, brands do not make as well as they used to. I like Mulberry's, vintage ones are made so much better than todays, and proportionally cost less to!
I usually only buy underwear from Primark so if anyone is looking for extra large beige Brazilian thongs they have plenty and sweet FA of anything else 
I went into my local asda today and all the branded crisps were gone and most of the asda own stuff was gone too.
Exactly. The argument is the same for a lot of things. Public transport being one major example. The price is too expensive so it's cheaper to drive but it's expensive cause more people are driving and less people are using public transport.
The issue with a lot of high street stores too is that it's hit and miss. I've still got works trousers from primark that I bought 5 years ago, still in good condition no problems, but I have also bought trousers that bobbled within 6 months
I agree! I bought a pair of Levi’s (approx £90 here in the UK) after 6 months the fabric wore where my thighs rub. My £10 ASDA skinnies are still going strong after 3 years.
yeah I have addidas gym shoes that the inside sole ripped off within a few weeks. My Tesco £18 ones that I bought in an emergency one day lasted me 4 years!
travelled across the country today into various WH Smith’s. Can confirm crisps everywhere
I had the same with Adidas, the sole had worn by the time they stopped giving blisters. . I also find converse don't last long
The thing with driving/car ownership that never gets properly mentioned is the issue of when you dont live in a major city or even a big town. Well it does, but only by those of us who have duck all access to regular, frequent, useful public transport.
Where I live now there is one bus an hour to the nearest small town, once every 2 hours after 6pm. Then you change to get another bus to the towns where stuff/jobs/shops happen. Process takes at least an hour and a half, and costs minimum £12 return (if you are lucky). Not surprisingly all the teenagers learn to drive at 17, so they can drive to their zero hour jobs to pay for the cars they need to get a better job and/or see their friends.
When I used to live in London, I would barely drive, basically because I could get the tube or the the bus to where I wanted to be in less time at less cost and hassle than if I'd driven.
Where I live now there is one bus an hour to the nearest small town, once every 2 hours after 6pm. Then you change to get another bus to the towns where stuff/jobs/shops happen. Process takes at least an hour and a half, and costs minimum £12 return (if you are lucky). Not surprisingly all the teenagers learn to drive at 17, so they can drive to their zero hour jobs to pay for the cars they need to get a better job and/or see their friends.
When I used to live in London, I would barely drive, basically because I could get the tube or the the bus to where I wanted to be in less time at less cost and hassle than if I'd driven.
Very much this. I grew up in a rural area and buses were terrible - once you paid adult fares you’re looking at £12-15 for a return ticket to the nearest town and impossible timetables. The bus to the nearest town from village I grew up in would take an hour and a half to do a journey that you could do in a car in 20-25 mins, and the timetable was such that you’d arrive in the town at just past nine and either have to get back on the bus to go home right away or stay there for eight hours. That would just about work if you had a 9-5 job but if you worked shifts or odd hours then you were screwed, and the only option was to have a car. People also forget that things like supermarkets tend now to be built in out-of-town shopping areas that are really badly served by buses, so if you don’t want to have to pay a premium for groceries then you either need a car, or an internet connection so you can shop online (assuming you don’t live so rurally that places won’t even deliver …)
I went to university in London and was blown away by the frequency of buses and how easy it was to travel around - and how cheap it was! People tend to forget that there are huge parts of the country where you just don’t have the option to hop on a bus, and going even a short distance can take a huge amount of planning.
Same here for the bus. Ours is every hour and takes an hour and 10 minutes to get into the big town. I can do it in 15 minutes in the car.
When I lived in Germany I was shocked by the efficiency of public transport. I didn’t bother getting a car cause I could rely on public transport and a bike
When I lived in Germany I was shocked by the efficiency of public transport. I didn’t bother getting a car cause I could rely on public transport and a bike
Our bus is every hour from 7-am till 1 pm then it's every two hours until 7 pm then that's your lot till tomorrow or Monday if its Saturday. We have to have school busses as well but they often don't turn up
we only live 10 mins from town and less than an hour from London. but it's like living in the dark ages transport and shopping wise
Plenty in Home Bargains and ASDA here.travelled across the country today into various WH Smith’s. Can confirm crisps everywhere
you’ll be screwed if you want Halloween stuff though. That’s why I buy early.
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