Socks and other rip-offs

My glasses cost that too JessM . About as much as a small car. (Which I wouldn't be able to drive without glasses of some variety). It does give me pause though when small DGS grabs them.

Yes I had a quote for a pair of rimless varifocals : £750

I too buy my walking socks from Aldi great value for money and wash and wear well. My last cost £1.99 in their post Christmas sale.

Batteries and light-bulbs in their multi-packs and multi-prices. It used to be so much simpler in the old days. Now you need a degree in physics and a brain like a calculator to cope.

I've always thought that spectacle frames are vastly over priced. After all they are only metal and plastic, and to add a designer name as well!!

Yep. Printer cartridges take the biscuit.

Oh my lord yes, cartridges, barrel, over....

phoenix I quite agree. I refuse to be a free walking advertising space. (I feel the same about silly slogans on tops, that you pay more for). I do find I wear through the synthetic socks though, while DH's wool flying ones have seemingly lasted for about 40 years! But boy, are they thick. I would need bigger boots to wear them.
What really gets me is the cost of laser printer toner cartridges. They cost more than a new printer, which is ridiculous. But new ones only come with reduced size cartridges so......

Grannyknot in some ways that's worse! I remember a chap who was so proud of his Ralph Lauren sweatshirts with the name emblazoned across the front. I would want to be paid to go around looking like a walking advertisement, rather than being ripped off!

DH and DS both wear boots for work. They buy 'dickies' from aldis which are wool mix. Less than a fiver for a two pack.

Decathlon socks are comfortable and affordable.

I have the silk thousand mile ones. They are fantastic and last me years

Keep an eye out for Aldi's walking socks, when they have an event. I bought the same pairs £2.99 in Aldi when they were £13 in an outdoor sports shop! That what I call a mark up! X

Multi-pack socks are a rip-off anyway - what if you don't like them and you are stuck with 2 or even 4 more pairs?

Phoenix, my nephew turned up here the other night very pleased with his scarf: "Auntie, it's Valentino!" Just a long piece of cloth with "Valentino" woven into it in big letters. And it cost a small fortune

I agree about the cost of walking socks Jess, though I have found the smart wool ones last, wash well and best - you don't need to wash them every day so holidays that include walking boots and socks involve less packing (or washing)

Jeans with a "designer" label! Denim is denim is denim, probably all made in the same sweatshops anyway.