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The Freddo theory
In 1999 minimum wage was ÂŁ3.60/hour and a freddo was 5p
This means you could buy 72 freddos with an hours wage

Now minimum wage is ÂŁ7.50/hour yet freddo's are 25p , meaning you can only buy 30 freddo's with an hours wage

For the continuum of freddo purchasing we need ÂŁ18/hour minimum wage
 
going back further, average wage in 1965 was ÂŁ10/week. a gallon of 4 star was 5/-, so you could buy 40 gallons a week. now petrol is ÂŁ5.35/gallon, so to buy 40 gallons, wage would need to be ÂŁ214. so in that situation we're better off.

example 2. pint of milk was 1/-. so for your tenner you'd get 200 pints. now milk is 35p/pint so 200 pints would be ÂŁ70.

the above goes to prove that freddos are a rip-off.
 
going back further, average wage in 1965 was ÂŁ10/week. a gallon of 4 star was 5/-, so you could buy 40 gallons a week. now petrol is ÂŁ5.35/gallon, so to buy 40 gallons, wage would need to be ÂŁ214. so in that situation we're better off.

example 2. pint of milk was 1/-. so for your tenner you'd get 200 pints. now milk is 35p/pint so 200 pints would be ÂŁ70.

the above goes to prove that freddos are a rip-off.
I like freddos - they are the equivalent of a shot to a chocoholic! and the caramel Freddo just provides its own lubrication!
Chocolate! aaaah!
must admit prefer a good old CHOMP
 

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