Minimum wage and freddo's , food for thought

[Dozer 73]

Food for thought
The Freddo theory
In 1999 minimum wage was £3.60/hour and a freddo was 5p
This means you could buy 72 freddos with an hours wage

Now minimum wage is £7.50/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 £18/hour minimum wage

 

[telectrix]

going back further, average wage in 1965 was £10/week. a gallon of 4 star was 5/-, so you could buy 40 gallons a week. now petrol is £5.35/gallon, so to buy 40 gallons, wage would need to be £214. 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 £70.

the above goes to prove that freddos are a rip-off.

 

[Octopus]

Houses have got a bit more expensive .......

 

[Rpa07]

I like freddos - they are the equivalent of a shot to a chocoholic! and the caramel Freddo just provides its own lubrication!
Chocolate! aaaah!

 

[Dozer 73]

going back further, average wage in 1965 was £10/week. a gallon of 4 star was 5/-, so you could buy 40 gallons a week. now petrol is £5.35/gallon, so to buy 40 gallons, wage would need to be £214. 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 £70.

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

 

[Rpa07]

CHOMPs can be quite testing to the uninitiated - you don't want to be caught taking a break from chewing 2 minutes in - never live that down!

 

[BarryJ90]

That's crazy, to be honest I don't remember Freddo's ever being 5p, were always 10p when I was younger but just goes to show!

 

[telectrix]

never heard of freddos before this thread.

 

[ED17]

never heard of freddos before this thread.

All sparkies eat freddos. It's the law!

 

[Rpa07]

All sparkies eat freddos. It's the law!

True Dat!

 

[Rpa07]

never heard of freddos before this thread.

That's because they are not made of Hops Tel! Am I right?

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

If the minimum wage was £18 then a pint would cost over a tenner, a brew would be about £8 and a McDonald's breakfast would cost a fortune.

 

[Pete999]

Whats a "freddo" I'm retired so be mindful of how you answer please.

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

It's a small cadburys chocolate bar shaped as a frog. About 4 inches long and 1 inch wide.

 

[Pete999]

It's a small cadburys chocolate bar shaped as a frog. About 4 inches long and 1 inch wide.

OK nice, but what's the big deal with then?

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

Used to cost 5 p now cost 25p so everyone on social media are moaning that they can't afford as many Freddos as back in the 90's. Mainly just porpers and poorly paid people moaning about their £7.50 a hour minimum wage, when lets be fair if they had worked a bit harder they wouldn't be on such a sh*t wage anyway.

To sum things up, people want everything for nothing.

 

[Pete999]

Used to cost 5 p now cost 25p so everyone on social media are moaning that they can't afford as many Freddos as back in the 90's. Mainly just porpers and poorly paid people moaning about their £7.50 a hour minimum wage, when lets be fair if they had worked a bit harder they wouldn't be on such a sh*t wage anyway.

To sum things up, people want everything for nothing.

What's a porper?

 

[Rpa07]

When you are not a Prince, you are a porper!

What's a porper?

 

[Strima]

Mainly just porpers and poorly paid people moaning about their £7.50 a hour minimum wage, when lets be fair if they had worked a bit harder they wouldn't be on such a sh*t wage anyway.

To sum things up, people want everything for nothing.

I know several people on minimum wage who work their arses off for that. Not everyone has the opportunity or skills to get a better paid job. If there's no work in the area would you rather they sit at home claiming on the dole?

I could rant on further but I won't.

 

[Pete999]

When you are not a Prince, you are a porper!

Oh a Pauper?

 

[ruston]

When you are not a Prince, you are a porper!

It's a pig with a lisp.

 

[Risteard]

I like freddos - they are the equivalent of a shot to a chocoholic! and the caramel Freddo just provides its own lubrication!
Chocolate! aaaah!

You should try Caramello Koala then.

 

[ED17]

OK nice, but what's the big deal with then?

The better you are at being a spark, the better they taste. Mine are delicious.

To a Electrical Trainee they taste like dog poo.

 

[telectrix]

not a bloody patch on Old Jamaica. now that's what i call chocolate.

 

[Pete999]

not a bloody patch on Old Jamaica. now that's what i call chocolate.

With sultanas mixed in, think Lidl do their own which is nice.

 

[andyb]

Used to cost 5 p now cost 25p so everyone on social media are moaning that they can't afford as many Freddos as back in the 90's. Mainly just porpers and poorly paid people moaning about their £7.50 a hour minimum wage, when lets be fair if they had worked a bit harder they wouldn't be on such a sh*t wage anyway.

To sum things up, people want everything for nothing.

That's just ridiculous and frankly quite crass.
If you bother to look you'll find that most people on minimum wage have to work very hard and long to get just a basic pay packet.

 

[telectrix]

That's just ridiculous and frankly quite crass.
If you bother to look you'll find that most people on minimum wage have to work very hard and long to get just a basic pay packet.

agree with that.my lad works for a company that construct artic trailers. he does the electrics, including tail lifts, works in the cabs of the tractor units that no-one else can do, been in the firm for 3 years and gets just £8.50/hour. doing 60 hours a week just to make a decent wage. non-union site. company's attitude is if you're not happy, sod off.

 

[Rpa07]

I guess the problem is that today is a buyers market so everything is so cut throat - saving £2/hour on a wage equates to more profit to the share holders! now that's what annoys me - share holders who will never understand that to invest is a gamble and you won't always get a premium BUT do they ever go without!? Just detrimental to those at the bottom of the ladder who are needed as much as the rest of the rungs in said ladder.

 

[freddo]

About 4 inches long and 1 inch wide.

How rude, I'm bigger than that!

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

I meant worked harder in school and in the few years following to obtain the qualifications and training needed to make a decent living. I worked in a factory for 2 weeks once between jobs and it's the most graft I have ever done.

 

[ED17]

Went past a dentist surgery in Lytham yesterday. They were advertising for an apprentice dental nurse, full time £3.50 per hour!

 

[Pete999]

Went past a dentist surgery in Lytham yesterday. They were advertising for an apprentice dental nurse, full time £3.50 per hour!

Wouldn't want to go there for a filling

 

[Dave OCD]

Yes but a 16 year old straight from school would be fine on that money, apprenticeships only become financially rewarding towards the completion but you end up with skills for life and the ability to make a good living.

 

[LankyWill]

Used to cost 5 p now cost 25p so everyone on social media are moaning that they can't afford as many Freddos as back in the 90's. Mainly just porpers and poorly paid people moaning about their £7.50 a hour minimum wage, when lets be fair if they had worked a bit harder they wouldn't be on such a sh*t wage anyway.

To sum things up, people want everything for nothing.

Savage! i bet your a right cut throat barsteward on site. This thread has made me giggle somewhat, does show that the price of living is horrendous!

 

[telectrix]

Savage! i bet your a right cut throat barsteward on site. This thread has made me giggle somewhat, does show that the price of living is horrendous!

you think the price of living is bad. just consider the cost of dying. funeral estimates are round the 6K mark. sod paying £500 for a shiny polished box with bling handles. i have an old Ikea wardrobe going begging. another £500 for a black estate merc. bugger that. the van's got a 8ft. load space. get Paddy with his JCB dig a hole £50. savings pay for a bloody good pi$$ up.

 

[freddo]

I know what you mean, grandfather has just died, £5500 for the bare minimum.

 

[telectrix]

it's perfectly legal to bury a dead person in your back garden, as long as you inform the appropriate authorities. it's good enough for dogs that have passed on so it will do for me. save even more money.

 

[Pete999]

it's perfectly legal to bury a dead person in your back garden, as long as you inform the appropriate authorities. it's good enough for dogs that have passed on so it will do for me. save even more money.

Typical bloody Scouser, always looking for a cheap option, good idea though. Save on life insurance as well. Think of all chocky you could buy, or in you case Tel Beer, mine RED VINO

 

[Rpa07]

So that's where Fred West went wrong - he didn't submit to LABC! Schoolboy error!

 

[Rpa07]

Thought about that as I was posting - wrong for me! Apologies @Pete999