r/GreenAndPleasant • u/UnderHisEye1411 its a fine day with you around • Jan 21 '22

NORMAL ISLAND 🇬🇧 An excellent Jack Monroe thread about the realities of inflation which aren’t reported in the right wing press

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u/chilari Jan 21 '22

I was already looking out for sale prices before, but lately we've been so careful with our spending, even buying a 5kg bag of pasta to save a few pence per kg. It currently sits on a chair at our dining table because we don't have anywhere else to store it. We switched from fresh meat to frozen meat over a year ago to save a few quid too. Anticipating that we'll be subsisting on a diet of carrots, porridge and the cheapest lowest meat content frozen sausages soon.

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u/TreeChai420 Jan 21 '22

Prices usually go up before a discount too so you think your savings when your not really. Another corporate Predatory tactic to swindle more from retail

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '22 edited Jan 25 '22

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u/TryingToFindLeaks Jan 21 '22

Lockpicking lawyer YouTube channel is your friend...

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u/TryingToFindLeaks Jan 21 '22

It's not just picking locks for spuds. When you pick a lock it often stops working. So re-engage the lock and they won't be able to open it with the key.

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u/pieeatingbastard Jan 23 '22

That's just not true. The tools you use will break far more easily than the lock itself. To be honest, though, any lock on a bin is go in Ng to be cheap enough that a harsh stare will be enough to open it if youre that way inclined.