26-08-2020, 06:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 26-08-2020, 06:20 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
(09-08-2020, 05:36 PM)Duncan Grimmond Wrote: I bet it's cheaper than buying water in a plastic bottle by the litre!...and where has the all-pervasive craze come from for adults to wander about, clutching the now obligatory bottle of water, like infants with milk?
A couple of years ago I was offered a 330ml bottle of water at a service station on a "special offer" price of 50p , the petrol on the forecourt was motorway price of £1.22 per litre and the girl behind the coffee counter looked at me as if I was mad when I pointed out to her that it was more expensive than petrol ...
(13-08-2020, 05:34 PM)Robert Leigh Wrote: In the vein of the post by Duncan Grimond I was on a Swiss Riley Rally about 25 years ago and we stopped at a restaurant at the top of a pass for lunch. Having been charged 12 swiss francs (far more valuable than french ones were) for a bottle of water I asked the organiser if that was right. He said it couldn't be and went to check with the staff on my behalf. They still insisted that the price was correct. I will not be returning to that restaurant!As I have close relatives living in Switzerland I have an iron-clad rule when visiting: never, ever, even think of comparing prices with the UK. If you do, you'll end up starving - or dying of thirst. And that's in the lowlands. In ski resorts, I daren't even look at the reading on the till; I leave the shock until the credit card bill arrives.