I can`t remember when i last ate out,but we have a dobbies near by,so we shall be paying a visit in the very near future.
I can’t stand gooey cakes…fish and chips on holiday is a different matter.
There were a couple of chip shops in Weymouth a few years back…I can’t remember the prices but wow!
Nothing beats the tang of salt and vinegar while idly watching the mullet in the harbour.
You’re never too old for a bucket and spade 
We have a really good fish and chip shop near us, pensioners fish and chips £7.95 which I don’t think is too bad
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I wonder…if I put on my Just William outfit would I get away with four chicken nuggets and a sausage?
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I’m just praying four chicken nuggets and a sausage isn’t a euphemism 
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It’s probably best not to dwell upon it 
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Funny now you mention it …
During covid 2 cafes closed down in my local village …
since then, and now, during the cost of living crisis …
1 restaurant has been totally refurbished,
1 posh pub/hotel has spent 1 million on a Nordic spa garden …
2 new bar/restaurants have opened…
and 1 new coffee house has opened where a slice of banana on toast drizzled with honey cost £7.00 and a bowl of soup is a fiver.
None of them are going out of business.
I don’t know how people afford it.
Some folks always seem to buck recessions 
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The thing is, not everybody has to afford it to keep them going, as long as a few can
So those who can’t afford to eat out probably still wouldn’t go if they dropped their prices. And if they did they’d be taking up space and spending less
And those who can afford it will still go even if the prices are eye watering if they enjoy it, even if they moan
So they are probably better off charging high prices to the few with cash to spend and making sure it’s upmarket and luxurious to attract them, than dropping their prices in the hope of gaining more low spenders
It’s a cynical marketing ploy, I tell you!
One day it will burst, won’t it?
I don’t know if it will .
Even when the cost fuel reached eye watering levels the roads on weekends were jam packed with traffic.
There are still queues for the beach cafes.
Although it’s been noticeable shops in town have been quieter after the January sales.
Yep Ripple, it’s best to ignore the odd plus or minus growth-negative growth percentage point and watch other folk instead, recession, what recession?
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It’s the way in recessions, though, isn’t it?
The rich and lucky always do rather well out of them and can exploit the situation
The comfortably off survive
And it’s those at the bottom of the pile who suffer
The one’s you don’t see out in cafes and shops
They’re home shivering because they’ve no money for the meter and are trying to feed their children with only a couple of quid left until the end of the week
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Yes, I always think its un-noticed where the real stories are.
The Media always seem to confuse a recession with a depression for some reason.
Is the U.K. in recession? It’s doesn’t feel like it is ….
It said not last week , we had narrowly avoided it
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Recession is an accounting term at the mo.
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We stick to our Chinese takeaway now, as we have 2 mains meals plus rice and its £19 including delivery.
We had a quick takeaway from our local kebab shop at the weekend for 5 of us.
2 x medium cod
1 x quarterpounder cheeseburger
1 x halfpounder cheeseburger
1 small piece chicken breast
3 x small chips
£38.50!! The guy doublechecked it as I wasn’t expecting that. The small burgers have gone up £2, the large up £3 and the fish up £1.50 each and chips up 50p each. Chicken breast up £1. That’s since around October when we last had one.