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I can actually remember having this thought at the
same time as I was making a set of dominoes out
of another quite different product entirely so I
naturally approve [+] |
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There was a prior idea on Spaminos but these would go better with tea
and require much less work. [+] |
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Surely dominoes should be printed with bourbon biscuit patterns instead? |
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Oh god, what a flash of nostalgia. Haven't had a bourbon
biscuit in over a decade. All I remember is that the
expensive ones* were practically indistinguishable from the
value ones. |
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I've just checked, bourbon biscuits are still just 39p/packet
at Tesco, for the non-value/non-premium level. How is
anything that cheap? You can literally buy nothing in an
American supermarket for that. Bread averages $4-5. If
you're not careful in Whole foods a $100 shop can last you
about 3 meals. |
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I'll rephrase, why are American supermarkets so
staggeringly expensive? |
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*we're talking almost 50p |
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//How many hours do you have to work to pay for your
bread of packet of biscuits, in US or UK?// |
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This is part of an ongoing process as I look for a new job,
and wonder why given my higher US salary I don't seem to
be better off. It was a surprise, for example that my
income is taxed at a higher rate in the US, my rent is
higher, electricity is cheaper, internet & phone & TV way
more, then there are these things called "Road tolls" and
"medical expenses". Used cars are ludicrously cheap in the
UK, running costs are more per mile, but there are fewer
miles. Essentially, if I move back to the UK, I'm likely to
take a salary hit, but I'm working out how much it will be in
reality. |
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I'm aware that Whole Foods isn't the same as a Tesco for
example, they're clearly targeted differently. But wherever
I've lived in the UK there's been a Tesco or similar on the
way home. Here it's Whole Foods or the much better Giant
Heirloom. If I want cheaper, I drive 100 miles, buy far too
much and throw out the savings while getting angry about
traffic and parking. |
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I just did a quick spreadsheet on the last time I did some
shopping, 33 items, Whole Foods is an average of 47% more
expensive. I'll keep it going with my future shopping. |
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//SOMETHING that made you take the job and live where
the only grocery store cheaper than Whole Foods// |
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A sense of adventure? To get on in academic science, you
usually need to work in a major lab, which is going to be
in/close to a major city. Although I don't know why.
Research would be better served in a light industry type
environment, easy road access, cheaper land etc.
I think the only reason it's in the middle of expensive cities
is because historically you needed access to the library.
MAYBE close access to a major hospital is useful for
clinically associated research, but then why are major
hospitals concentrated in expensive cities? Proximity to a
university? Something of a circular argument. Certainly
none of the superstar researchers/doctors live in the city. |
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//some so called convenience stores// |
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The US is weird in this regard. Prohibition has a lot to
answer for, because of that, pharmacies proliferated as the
only source of "medicinal" booze. Now the Walgreens/CVS
etc. are the major mid-level general retailers. Below that
there are a variety of slightly dubious independent outlets
with varying levels of bullet protection. In the UK, we were
never going to contemplate life without booze, so the mid-
level stores are often small versions of full supermarkets.
So on the way home at 10:30pm, you can grab an onion, 6
eggs, a frozen pizza, 6 beers & some wine for a reasonable
price. In Philadelphia, that's literally impossible. When it is
possible, it's 3 stores. |
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