The cost of living

Elsa TLC · 2026-10-20T20:59:46+0100

pete01 said:
Wash your mouth out

You are Pete. Every week. At least once

pete01 · 2026-10-20T21:01:34+0100

Elsa TLC said:
You are Pete. Every week. At least once

I mention it once every 8 months if that, FACT

pete01 · 2026-10-20T21:02:27+0100

Elsa TLC said:
Very rarely I use McDonald's now its far to expensive

Not even for a Mcpisś?

Elsa TLC · 2026-10-20T21:06:53+0100

pete01 said:
I mention it once every 8 months if that, FACT

How long has the dept been unpaid?

Elsa TLC · 2026-10-20T21:07:26+0100

pete01 said:
Not even for a Mcpisś?

Yes I do

pete01 · 2026-10-20T21:08:19+0100

Elsa TLC said:
How long has the dept been unpaid?

730 days 7 hours and 9 minutes

Elsa TLC · 2026-10-20T21:10:47+0100

pete01 said:
730 days 7 hours and 9 minutes

Give up

Elsa TLC · 2026-10-20T21:12:25+0100

Elsa TLC said:
Yes I do

Did you know McCafe is Australian and not American.

In Australia they are actually a separate coffee shop within McDonald's.

Mottie · 2026-10-20T21:13:38+0100

Elsa TLC said:
In 2019-2020
A McDonald's double espresso cost 79p
Mrs Bod bought me one last night at Stansted services just off the A120
£1.89
This morning in trading £1.79
That over 100% in 6 years. McDonald's isnt a cheap meal anymore either. Neither have my wages gone up 100%

That’s nothing to do with the cost of living. It’s just the cost of coffee at McD's. Everything hasn’t gone up by that percentage. In any case, it was 99p when they first started offering coffee and that was just a loss leader to get people through the door.
My mobile phone bill in 1984 was £50 one off connection charge, £25 a month standing charge, no free minutes or texts, no roaming, 50p per minute or part minute. 40 years later it’s £6 a month, unlimited texts and minutes and I can use it for free in Europe. Does that mean that the cost of living has gone down?

Elsa TLC · 2026-10-20T21:16:04+0100

Mottie said:
That’s nothing to do with the cost of living. It’s just the cost of coffee at McD's. Everything hasn’t gone up by that percentage. In any case, it was 99p when they first started offering coffee and that was just a loss leader to get people through the door.

Ok
Mods shut this thread down please.
Its over.....

Elsa TLC · 2026-10-20T21:17:59+0100

Mottie said:
That’s nothing to do with the cost of living. It’s just the cost of coffee at McD's. Everything hasn’t gone up by that percentage. In any case, it was 99p when they first started offering coffee and that was just a loss leader to get people through the door.

So explain why everything has gone up on the McDonald's menu?

Was everything a loss leader from the 1950s?

Mottie · 2026-10-20T21:19:12+0100

Elsa TLC said:
Ok
Mods shut this thread down please.
Its over.....

Hold your horses, it’s only on page 2 at the moment….

Mottie · 2026-10-20T21:19:57+0100

Elsa TLC said:
So explain why everything has gone up on the McDonald's menu?

Err, I think they call it 'inflation'. Do you charge the same now as you did 30 years ago? If not, explain why.

Elsa TLC · 2026-10-20T21:22:51+0100

Mottie said:
Err, I think they call it 'inflation'. Do you charge the same now as you did 30 years ago? If not, explain why.

Going into London 30 years back I was on £350 a day. I wouldn't get much more than that now.

Elsa TLC · 2026-10-20T21:28:10+0100

Mottie said:
Err, I think they call it 'inflation'. Do you charge the same now as you did 30 years ago? If not, explain why.

Has phone bills gone up 55%
Car wash?
TV's?
Washing machines?
Holidays?

The cost of living

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