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Gettingtherequickly
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Not really a rant as such, but was in there yesterday evening & noticed that their prices appear to have increased dramatically.

Is it me or has anyone else noticed?
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  • Oliver14
    Oliver14 Posts: 5,878 Forumite
    Well VAT has risen so has fuel prices so not surprising really.
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  • Gettingtherequickly
    Gettingtherequickly Posts: 4,693 Forumite
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    Oh, I appreciate that element of increase, but just seemed to me to be an awful lot more comparatively.
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  • fluffnutter
    fluffnutter Posts: 23,179 Forumite
    Example please.
    "Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.
  • pulliptears
    pulliptears Posts: 14,583 Forumite
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    as long as I can still get a good plate of meatballs and chips for under a fiver Im a happy bunny :D
  • fluffnutter
    fluffnutter Posts: 23,179 Forumite
    pulliptears wrote: »
    as long as I can still get a good plate of meatballs and chips for under a fiver Im a happy bunny :D

    You'd get five plates of meatballs and chips for that! Plus some change left over for a bag of mini Daim bars. And maybe even a set of bookshelves.
    "Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.
  • nicolax
    nicolax Posts: 298 Forumite
    pulliptears wrote: »
    as long as I can still get a good plate of meatballs and chips for under a fiver Im a happy bunny :D

    agreed!! i had ikea meatballs for the first time today - amazing!
    wish i couldve got a bag of frozen meatballs but i was going somewhere else after n my ikea is about 30min drive ... they may not have lasted that well!
  • pulliptears
    pulliptears Posts: 14,583 Forumite
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    nicolax wrote: »
    agreed!! i had ikea meatballs for the first time today - amazing!
    wish i couldve got a bag of frozen meatballs but i was going somewhere else after n my ikea is about 30min drive ... they may not have lasted that well!

    my nearest one s 50 miles away so I have to stock up when I visit. Problem is at the moment I have half a bag of meatballs left and no gravy sachets :mad:
  • EssexGirl
    EssexGirl Posts: 982 Forumite
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    I've been in there today to get some bits and have only noticed the VAT increase. Plus hotdogs, chips and icecream for a fraction of the cost of a McDonalds lunch :j
  • lindos90
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    Been there tonight, I noticed all the price increases too as some of the prices looked odd amounts, just assumed it was the VAT increase, All I thoight was what a nightmare it must have been to print, check and swap all the tickets!
  • lindos90
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    fluffnutter wrote: »
    Example please.

    I bought this for £299 before Christmas, so new price seems about right for the VAT increase.

    http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/search/?query=NUTID+HIN4T
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