That's a meaningless comparison. A meal in a restaurant in Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania is cheaper than a meal in a restaurant in Geneva, so what? What matters is relatively how much of our disposable income does it cost.Yes, but at the end of the day what you personally are paying is much more expensive for exactly the same product!
Whether the money is going to excise duty or mark-up in restaurants - the end result is that the product is (very much) more expensive, which is why I couldnt enjoy it the same way.
That's a meaningless comparison. A meal in a restaurant in Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania is cheaper than a meal in a restaurant in Geneva, so what? What matters is relatively how much of our disposable income does it cost.
The glass of wine in Spain may still be cheaper in real terms but a direct price comparison tells us nothing.
Its your comparison which is absolutely meaningless.
The meal in Dar Es Salaam is not going to be exactly the same product as a meal in Geneva, obviously.
But a glass of wine , for example, 'Cune' is the exact same product whether it is in Spain or Ireland. Obviously there are shipping, excise costs etc, but for it to be 4 time the price in Ireland, does not denote good value to me.
I have has top class meals in Dar Es Salaam, although I have never been to Geneva. The point is that the selling price of the wine has to cover the overheads of the Hotel. If labour, rent, utilities, insurance etc is half the price in Spain then the multiple that the hotel in Ireland has to sell the glass of wine for a higher price. That’s not a rip-off it’s just a higher cost base economy. People who make comparisons like this do not understand business.Its your comparison which is absolutely meaningless.
The meal in Dar Es Salaam is not going to be exactly the same product as a meal in Geneva, obviously.
But a glass of wine , for example, 'Cune' is the exact same product whether it is in Spain or Ireland. Obviously there are shipping, excise costs etc, but for it to be 4 time the price in Ireland, does not denote good value to me.
There seems little profit in arguing this one daltonr. You'll just have to accept that periodically some newbie will come trip-trapping their way onto AAM and unwittingly use the slang term 'rip-off' to describe perceived excessive pricing, said newbie will inevitably receive a pedantic lesson in the use of Queens English.I understand why you don't like the word, you want everyone to stick to one narrow meaning.
I was in London in August and we went into a pub/restraunt for lunch in Serbiton. A glass of wine was £4.50 and if you bought two you could finish the bottle. It was a bit early in day for me to take them up on this offer.I go to London a fair bit on business and the pub we go to there charges £4.50 or £5.50 (E6.50/E8) per glass depending on which of their wines you pick (choice of 4 in each of red and white which is an improvement on the white plonk/red plonk choice you get in a lot of places).
You'll just have to accept that periodically some newbie will come trip-trapping their way onto AAM and unwittingly use the slang term 'rip-off' to describe perceived excessive pricing,
Well it's official. 'Family Guy' used the term Ripoff to describe excessive pricing. And there is no higher authority than that.
-Episode: 8 Rules for buying my teenage daughter.
Finally an end to the nonsense.
-Rd
I agree. Why didn't you clear this up earlier?
And some emptors don't caveat.Some publicans are just pure greedy.
And some emptors don't caveat.
Indeed. Next you'll tell us that two positives can't make a negative, yeah right.Accuracy does not equal pedantry.
Can you tell me what that means. I don't see two of those words used very often.
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