Coming back from a weekly shop yesterday, it suddenly dawned on me that I'd forgotten to stock up on my favourite summer tipple, sparkling water. As I was passing a local filling station I decided I'd pop in and buy a couple of 2L bottles to tide me over. No 2L bottles to be had, so I settled for 2 x 1.5L from the shelves and proceeded to the checkout.
"That'll be €5 please" sez yer wan.
"What?" sez I, "but I didn't get any fuel."
"I know" she sez, "but it includes the €0.50 refundable deposit", without batting an eyelid.
I wondered why the mini top-up bits of shopping had become so expensive lately, now I know.
My local CENTRA charged me €1.45 including deposit per 2L bottle at the week-end and I know that's expensive but the filling station prices take the biscuit, and all the rest of the groceries too.
Horses for courses.
"That'll be €5 please" sez yer wan.
"What?" sez I, "but I didn't get any fuel."
"I know" she sez, "but it includes the €0.50 refundable deposit", without batting an eyelid.
I wondered why the mini top-up bits of shopping had become so expensive lately, now I know.
My local CENTRA charged me €1.45 including deposit per 2L bottle at the week-end and I know that's expensive but the filling station prices take the biscuit, and all the rest of the groceries too.
Horses for courses.