Re: Things to think about...
Originally Posted by Partially discharged
(Post 12454360)
Are you sure about that $4 London pint. :):):sneaky::sneaky:
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Re: Things to think about...
Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
(Post 12454366)
Yes. Here's the board from my "local" when I'm in London: (Note I'm only interested in the real ale. I can drink overpriced poncy craft keg here :-)!)
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Re: Things to think about...
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 12454374)
There was really no need to post that.
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Re: Things to think about...
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 12454374)
There was really no need to post that.
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Re: Things to think about...
Originally Posted by Partially discharged
(Post 12454360)
Are you sure about that $4 London pint. :):):sneaky::sneaky:
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Re: Things to think about...
Originally Posted by Partially discharged
(Post 12454380)
Oh come on..the Woolie has a similar list doesn't it? Bars here in Ontario aren't all just Coors Lite on draft with deep fried zucchini sticks to eat.
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Re: Things to think about...
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 12454354)
I find routine clothing of the type required by a man working in a "business casual" environment is cheaper in the UK.
Looking on line at the M&S site for chino style trousers and polo shirt for the sort of thing I used to buy there, I find the £ prices are the same or even slightly higher than the $ price I 'd pay here. I know from previously wandering through Sears clothing department prices were much more and Mark's work wearhouse is bloody expensive, but comparing like for like for my smart/casual Canada's cheaper. |
Re: Things to think about...
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12454434)
I'm not sure if we have a different idea of smart/casual or what.
Looking on line at the M&S site for chino style trousers and polo shirt for the sort of thing I used to buy there, I find the £ prices are the same or even slightly higher than the $ price I 'd pay here. I know from previously wandering through Sears clothing department prices were much more and Mark's work wearhouse is bloody expensive, but comparing like for like for my smart/casual Canada's cheaper. |
Re: Things to think about...
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12454434)
I'm not sure if we have a different idea of smart/casual or what.
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Re: Things to think about...
Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
(Post 12454443)
I'm currently wearing a 15 quid pair of M&S black jeans to work....
Of course the HST has to be added but that's still cheaper. Small town/city Canada doesn't offer much in the way of clothing shopping. One can buy online but thats a faff when it doesn't fit. I loved my Cotton Traders stuff. |
Re: Things to think about...
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12454434)
Looking on line at the M&S site for chino style trousers and polo shirt for the sort of thing I used to buy there, I find the £ prices are the same or even slightly higher than the $ price I 'd pay here.
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Re: Things to think about...
Originally Posted by christmasoompa
(Post 12454486)
Surely if money was an issue you wouldn't be shopping at M&S in the first place? You'd go to somewhere like Primark or Matalan where you can get perfectly acceptable chinos and a polo shirt for a tenner?
But I was trying to compare like for like and for me the places I bought from in Bristol were/are more expensive than the equivalent product I buy here. |
Re: Things to think about...
Is comparing prices on exchange rates only applicable if one's salary is Canada is the same as one's salary in the UK after applying the exchange rate?
I doubt that there are many here that are only earning 1.7 times their UK salary (sterling) in Canadian dollars and, as such, the relevant comparison is to calculate what their salary in Canada could afford them to purchase if that salary was converted into sterling. |
Re: Things to think about...
Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
(Post 12454494)
Is comparing prices on exchange rates only applicable if one's salary is Canada is the same as one's salary in the UK after applying the exchange rate?
I doubt that there are many here that are only earning 1.7 times their UK salary (sterling) in Canadian dollars and, as such, the relevant comparison is to calculate what their salary in Canada could afford them to purchase if that salary was converted into sterling. |
Re: Things to think about...
Originally Posted by Partially discharged
(Post 12454360)
Are you sure about that $4 London pint. :):):sneaky::sneaky:
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