Robert Peston Goes Shopping

Pepperman · Post by **Pepperman** » 10 Oct 2013, 10:23

Interesting (if depressing) viewing about the retail explosion during the 1990s and 2000s:

In the second part of a three-part series, Robert Peston tells the remarkable story of the 1990s and 2000s - the boom years, when the stuff we bought got cheaper, fashion got faster, and supermarkets got smarter. Robert explores the unstoppable rise of Tesco, IKEA and Primark, and meets the charismatic and sometimes controversial Topshop owner Sir Philip Green. And he charts how our love affair with shopping got out of hand, storing up trouble for us all.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... Addiction/

extractorfan · Post by **extractorfan** » 10 Oct 2013, 12:06

Looks good, I'll watch that tonight.

My dad remembers buying their first shower, to fit over the bath in the 1970's. It cost him a whole week's wages and he was a skilled worker. I google shower fittings now and see one for £107.99, 49% of a net weeks take home from a 40hr week at minimum wage.

Everything's cheap.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 10 Oct 2013, 18:49

Rhubarb...

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 10 Oct 2013, 19:01

It astonishes me how cheap some really useful stuff is...the other day I bought a fistful of airlocks for 75p each. Imagine trying to get hold of one of those after tshtf!

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 10 Oct 2013, 19:45

I blame whoever it was that took PS off the air (causing me to accidentally triplicate that message)

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 10 Oct 2013, 20:12

RenewableCandy wrote:It astonishes me how cheap some really useful stuff is...the other day I bought a fistful of airlocks for 75p each. Imagine trying to get hold of one of those after tshtf!

If something's worth saying, it's worth saying...once.