Rising Prices

[ECCOnoob]

3 hours ago, Padders said:

I was in Whitby Tues/Wed/Thurs  absolutely jam packed, heaven knows what It's like at weekends..

Friday went to see relatives in Brid..

Now Bridlington is a very family friendly place, price's are always reasonable, not anymore.

Maybe (hopefully) in the near future, when holidays abroad become the norm, we will get back to the Status Quo. (reckon you like them)

Thank's for sharing your wisdom with me.

Define "reasonable".  What sort of comparators are we looking at here and what circumstances?

 

I always have concern with any sort of thread like this that there is a lot of rose tinted nostalgia regarding what prices seaside resorts, accommodation and caterers should be charging. There seems to be a distinct lack of awareness that the world has moved on since the black and white days and there has been significant rises to businesses in not only wage costs, but supply of materials and stock and even rent prices.  Many of those overheads are significantly above foreign holiday resorts which may not have the same land value or even minimum wage regulations.

 

I've seen quite a lot of vicious complaints across the internet from people talking about "rip-off" holiday companies or seaside resorts charging a "bomb" because they can.   But let's face it, most of these businesses were on the brink of collapse due to their forced closure during covid lockdown and before that were feeling the squeeze thanks to the abundance of cheap package holidays abroad. Given the fact that we are now right in the peak of summer holiday season and many of these UK resorts have finally got an opportunity to tap into a little bit of captive audience -   do we really blame them for putting up their prices which would be natural course of supply and demand in any event.

 

Now, I know that not everyone lives comfortably and to some every penny matters.   But there has to be some balance here.

 

Eating out is never going to be same outlay as cooking at home.  That seaside hotel in the middle of peak season is never going to cost the same as some generic chain travel tavern stuck out in the back end of the A47 booked on a wet Tuesday in November.     

 

At the end of the day it's simply business. They are not charity and they are there to make a profit.   I can guarantee most of us customers don't go to our place of work without renumeration. Neither will the holiday businesses and their staff.

 

Edited July 20, 2021 by ECCOnoob

[Rockers rule]

4 hours ago, Padders said:

I was in Whitby Tues/Wed/Thurs  absolutely jam packed, heaven knows what It's like at weekends..

Friday went to see relatives in Brid..

Now Bridlington is a very family friendly place, price's are always reasonable, not anymore.

Maybe (hopefully) in the near future, when holidays abroad become the norm, we will get back to the Status Quo. (reckon you like them)

Thank's for sharing your wisdom with me.

Status Quo was one of my favorite tools when Management were trying to play silly buggers back in my Union official days.

 

Keep safe.

 

 

 

 

[Baron99]

Tips for people wanting fish & chips at the East Coast.  

Scarborough - get your fish & chips up in the main Town centre, not down on the front, you'll find it's cheaper. 

Whitby - don't fall for the prices at the over rated Magpie Café.  A recommendation from Rick Stein years ago doesn't justify charging an arm & a leg for bog standard fish & chips. 

Edited July 21, 2021 by Baron99

[Bargepole23]

33 minutes ago, Baron99 said:

Tips for people wanting fish & chips at the East Coast.  

Scarborough - get your fish & chips up in the main Town centre, not down on the front, you'll find it's cheaper. 

Whitby - don't fall for the prices at the over rated Magpie Café.  A recommendation from Rick Stein years ago doesn't justify charging an arm & a leg for bog standard fish & chips. 

Each to their own, but why would you want to spend your day out traipsing up the hill to save a few quid for fish and chips in Scarborough?

[Rockers rule]

10 hours ago, ECCOnoob said:

Define "reasonable".  What sort of comparators are we looking at here and what circumstances?

 

I always have concern with any sort of thread like this that there is a lot of rose tinted nostalgia regarding what prices seaside resorts, accommodation and caterers should be charging. There seems to be a distinct lack of awareness that the world has moved on since the black and white days and there has been significant rises to businesses in not only wage costs, but supply of materials and stock and even rent prices.  Many of those overheads are significantly above foreign holiday resorts which may not have the same land value or even minimum wage regulations.

 

I've seen quite a lot of vicious complaints across the internet from people talking about "rip-off" holiday companies or seaside resorts charging a "bomb" because they can.   But let's face it, most of these businesses were on the brink of collapse due to their forced closure dusring covid lockdown and before that were feeling the squeeze thanks to the abundance of cheap package holidays abroad. Given the fact that we are now right in the peak of summer holiday season and many of these UK resorts have finally got an opportunity to tap into a little bit of captive audience -   do we really blame them for putting up their prices which would be natural course of supply and demand in any event.

 

Now, I know that not everyone lives comfortably and to some every penny matters.   But there has to be some balance here.

 

Eating out is never going to be same outlay as cooking at home.  That seaside hotel in the middle of peak season is never going to cost the same as some generic chain travel tavern stuck out in the back end of the A47 booked on a wet Tuesday in November.     

 

At the end of the day it's simply business. They are not charity and they are there to make a profit.   I can guarantee most of us customers don't go to our place of work without renumeration. Neither will the holiday businesses and their staff.

 

All very commendable Ecconoob

and i'm sure some of us can we can be accused of living with rose coloured spectacles,

but it still doesn't explain how the price of Penny Duck has risen to astronomical proportions over the last 50 years.

 

keep safe

& let 'Frugal'  be your second name

 

 

 

 

 

[hauxwell]

I was very disappointed when I had take away fish and chips from The Maggie Cafe. I’ve tasted a lot better.

 

Before lockdown I use to go to Whitby quite a lot for the day off season.  It’s well serviced by buses from where I live. With all the fish and chips shops in Whitby I nearly always end up going to Wetherspoons for lunch. There is a nice view of the Harbour.

 

I agree  with Baron99, if you are on a tight budget and especially if you have children  get your fish and chips in the town centre 

[Baron99]

16 minutes ago, Bargepole23 said:

Each to their own, but why would you want to spend your day out traipsing up the hill to save a few quid for fish and chips in Scarborough?

Start at the top & work your way down; start at the bottom & get on the funicular lift up to the top.  

8 minutes ago, hauxwell said:

I was very disappointed when I had take away fish and chips from The Maggie Cafe. I’ve tasted a lot better.

 

Before lockdown I use to go to Whitby quite a lot for the day off season.  It’s well serviced by buses from where I live. With all the fish and chips shops in Whitby I nearly always end up going to Wetherspoons for lunch. There is a nice view of the Harbour.

 

I agree  with Baron99, if you are on a tight budget and especially if you have children  get your fish and chips in the town centre 

There's also the Humble Pie & Mash, a nice little place on Church Street for an alternative to fish & chips.   Think it's on Church Street? 

[hauxwell]

2 hours ago, Baron99 said:

Start at the top & work your way down; start at the bottom & get on the funicular lift up to the top.  

There's also the Humble Pie & Mash, a nice little place on Church Street for an alternative to fish & chips.   Think it's on Church Street? 

Thank you.  I’ll make a note of that.  

[Padders]

17 minutes ago, hauxwell said:

Thank you.  I’ll make a note of that.  

And watch out for the Pesky Seagulls,

What amuses me is, there are notices saying  "Don't feed the seagulls they are aggressive"

Surely if you don't feed em, they will become even more aggressive?

[hauxwell]

1 hour ago, Padders said:

And watch out for the Pesky Seagulls,

What amuses me is, there are notices saying  "Don't feed the seagulls they are aggressive"

Surely if you don't feed em, they will become even more aggressive?

I’m well aware of the pesky seagulls at Whitby. You need to hold on to your fish and chips and ice creams if you are eating them outside. 

I don’t think I would feed them, you’ll have a pack of them surrounding you and I think they become extra aggressive fighting for the food.