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Post by Sly Boots » Wed Dec 15, 2021 10:00 am

So, this is apparently a thing:



$6,000 :shock:

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Post by Raid » Wed Dec 15, 2021 10:25 am

There has to be more to it than a room and 3 crap activities, surely. They specifically say it's a 2 day experience, which says to me it'll be part interactive theatre (like the ship is attacked and you have to defend it, with actors playing stormtroopers roaming the place). Even if that's the case, I'm not sure how anything could justify a $6000 price tag.

To be honest, I'm not sure how *any* holiday could justify that level of expense to someone with my income. A three month round-the-world trip, maybe. I don't think that this is designed for someone with my income though.

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Post by Wrathbone » Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:33 am

I can think of few things that would ruin a $6000 weekend break more than having drinks and conversation in the space bar interrupted by some amateur performer demanding attention while she wails out some godawful song at close quarters. I'd be longing for someone to break the tension with a lengthy, thunderous fart.

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Post by Animalmother » Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:22 pm

Wrathbone wrote:
Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:33 am
I'd be longing for someone to break the tension with a lengthy, thunderous fart.
That's a bit extra I'm sure..

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Post by Achtung Englander » Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:47 pm

Does this galaxy far far away except coupons?
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Post by eny » Wed Dec 15, 2021 4:51 pm

That is underwhelming to say the least, what a fucking rip off!



This raised a smile:

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk ... d-22465266
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Post by Achtung Englander » Mon Dec 20, 2021 1:04 pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59634846

£20 a month for unlimited drinks - are they fucking nuts. That subscription will be wholly abused. That is not how to run a business. ](*,)
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Post by Mantis » Mon Dec 20, 2021 1:43 pm

It's been a thing for over a year now and they haven't gone bust yet.

I imagine that they may end up putting some form of restrictions on the amount you can have per day or week just to stop people taking the absolute piss. They were giving away the first month for free when it launched last year and I made pretty good use of it every couple of days before getting sick of the enormous queues of people. You couldn't just pop in for a sandwich because the place would be rammed with loads of people wanting free smoothies and coffees.

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Post by arqueturus » Mon Dec 20, 2021 1:49 pm

The mark up on coffee is insane basically, and most hot drinks, I believe it's all literal pennies. Can't comment on the cold drinks like smoothies although it's suspicious that those are the ones that go 'unavailable' eh?

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Post by Achtung Englander » Mon Dec 20, 2021 2:56 pm

still - the sub must be absolutely hammered. If I passed a Pret to and from work - I too would be getting 2 drinks a day for the hell of it. maybe even 3 at lunch time
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Post by Achtung Englander » Mon Dec 20, 2021 3:12 pm

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Post by eny » Mon Dec 20, 2021 6:08 pm

Not just biscuits, pork too...pigs are being culled and incinerated now—that call for 800 butchers from abroad amounted to about 40 applications, so 150,000 pigs won't be going to market. We import pork from the EU to compensate...our welfare standards are the highest in the world...but count for nothing.
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Post by eny » Mon Dec 20, 2021 6:09 pm

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Post by Achtung Englander » Wed Dec 22, 2021 7:42 pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-m ... e-59754035

what.....the.....absolute.....fuck :shock:
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Post by Hatredsheart » Wed Dec 22, 2021 8:22 pm

I have no words, other than the hope a very warm welcome awaits them "inside".
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