Leeds Bradford airport rip off

withabix

Are these AEs still arguing that the airport drop-off fee is illegal?

fluffnutter

dfh2012 wrote: »

So if I have to drop someone off because they have to catch a flight from Leeds Bradford and find their charges are excessive, it is so reasonable to then drive and catch a flight from Edinburgh because the charges are lower. It is perfectly reasonable and acceptable as I have the freedom of choice.

No, you drop them off at the long-stay carpark where they can get a free bus to the terminal. This will cost you nothing (apart from perhaps the extra petrol - let's hope it's not a long way away, say, 2 quid's worth of petrol :rotfl:).

*max*

dfh2012 wrote: »

Companies will charge whatever they want so if someone asks for 1000000 for a tin of beans, just hand in the money as you have no right to protest.

The statement that companies can charge whatever they want does not hold true.

Dear lord....

Yes, the company has the right to charge 10000000 for a tin of beans. they can. They are allowed. It is legal.

The customer, however, can chose not to buy them at that price (= has the right to protest) and look elsewhere.

It's like the twilight zone here today...

2sides2everystory

somethingcorporate wrote: »

An individual company wanting to advertise it's beans for sale at £1m is perfectly within the law ... Finding a buyer at any of these prices is the hard part, but it doesn't stop them ...

... herding you in to the airport carpark and selling you their beans when you were only there to drop someone off ? No Siree - what would however stop them is if some public spirited individuals exhibiting terrier-like qualities often enough bit them where their beans don't reach

*max*

dfh2012 wrote: »

So far I have not heard of a single instance when someone has been charged 1000000 for a tin of beans.

Until then the statement that companies can charge whatever they want does not hold true.

So because something hasn't happened, it means it can't?

Wow...so if you haven't died yet, it means you cannot die! You have just invented eternal life! :T

somethingcorporate

Yes, now you mention it dfh2012, I think you are absolutely correct. We are all converted by your convincing argument.

fluffnutter

dfh2012 wrote: »

So far I have not heard of a single instance when someone has been charged 1000000 for a tin of beans.

Until then the statement that companies can charge whatever they want does not hold true.

I think you miss the point that the law's not quantitative on issues like this. Your example of 1 million pounds is, of course, ridiculous. But where would you draw the line? Would you accept that companies can charge £2? Or £1? Seems a lot for a tin of beans but I bet that someone's paid that before.

You see, there's no difference (in terms of the law's pertinence to this issue) between £1 and £1M. The fact remains that the company is charging what they like. To argue that just because you've not seen a ridiculously inflated price (who has?) that pricing isn't flexible is fallacious.

somethingcorporate

*max* wrote: »

Wow...so if you haven't died yet, it means you cannot die! You have just invented eternal life! :T

I plan to live forever - so far so good.

Although dealing with the children in this thread has taken off about 5 years.

fluffnutter

dfh2012 wrote: »

It hasn't happened so far because companies know they cannot charge whatever they want and get away with it.

And on that we all agree.

somethingcorporate

fluffnutter wrote: »

I think you miss the point that the law's not quantitative on issues like this. Your examples of 1 million and now 10 million pounds are, of course, ridiculous. But where would you draw the line? Would you accept that companies can charge £2? Or £1? Seems a lot for a tin of beans but I bet that someone's paid that before.

You see, there's no difference (in terms of the law's pertinence to this issue) between £1 and £1M. The fact remains that the company is charging what they like. To argue that just because you've not seen a ridiculously inflated price (who has?) that pricing isn't flexible is fallacious.

Evidently they were perfectly happy with my £1m bath example I provided a link to. But £1m for a tin of beans does seem a bit far fetched!

I've got 2 of those baths in my house:cool: