London prices....moan!

[rpla102]

I reside in the South West however ventured up to London yesterday for a meeting in Le Meridian...

4 Cappuccinos
1 Filter coffee
1 orange Juice

and the bill....

£45!!! Ouch!

[blindswelledrat]

Those arent typical London prices by any means.
WHich Meridian was it?
THats almost £10 per coffee give or take. Doesnt make sense.

[ezi]

They must have been laughing as they wrote that bill

[sinizter]

That's hotel prices - almost twice as much as normal London prices.

Hilton had a Costa labelled coffee lounge - but at twice the price of normal Costa coffee.

[rpla102]

Le Meridien Piccadily.

They must have been smirking, never mind hey!

[oyster]

sinizter said:

That's hotel prices - almost twice as much as normal London prices.

Hilton had a Costa labelled coffee lounge - but at twice the price of normal Costa coffee.

What do you mean 'almost twice as much as normal'?
It's about 4 times as much as normal.

I suggest the OP has been ripped off.

[Exige77]

How long was the OP there for ?

Cheap for a meeting room in Central London.

You can buy a coffee anywhere in London for £2 ish but not a plush meeting place.

Not comparing like with like.

Ex77

[Cheeky Jim]

We have been known to have meetings in Starbucks and Costa Coffee shops and I work for a big organisation.... £45 on expenses for coffees would go down like a lead balloon...

[ettore]

rpla102 said:

I reside in the South West however ventured up to London yesterday for a meeting in Le Meridian...

4 Cappuccinos
1 Filter coffee
1 orange Juice

and the bill....

£45!!! Ouch!

I work in London and originate from the South West. I find, like for like, the South West to be more expensive!

Those prices are extortionate but as another poster noted, you were paying for the plush, W1, surroundings.

[Adrian Gumball]

I work in the City of London. Coffee is 80p to go, and I sometimes splash out on two slices of toast, with butter for 90p, or £1.20 for Bloomer bread.

You must have been paying for the surroundings, chillax.

Edited by Adrian Gumball on Wednesday 20th May 11:19

[escargot]

Adrian Gumball said:

chillax.

Oh god. Unleash the dogs.

[V6]

Adrian Gumball said:

I work in the City of London. Coffee is 80p to go, and I sometimes splash out on two slices of toast, with butter for 90p, or £1.20 for Bloomer bread.

You must have been paying for the surroundings, chillax.

Edited by Adrian Gumball on Wednesday 20th May 11:19

2 slices of warmed bread with butter for a quid?!? Buy a toaster and a loaf

[Landlord]

V6 said:

Buy a toaster and a loaf

What? And mark yourself out as a pauper in the City? :scoff: I don't think so.

[V6]

Landlord said:

V6 said:

Buy a toaster and a loaf

What? And mark yourself out as a pauper in the City? :scoff: I don't think so.

Not even a Porsche toaster and deluxe seeded bread from Harrods?

[blindswelledrat]

Adrian Gumball said:

to go,

Adriangumball said:

, chillax.

NOw listen here, my American friend.
If you are going to work in our beloved Capital (and you are most welcome as far as I am concerned) there are a couple of English phrases you need to learn.
1) take away (to denote taking something away from food establishments as opposed to eating in).
2) Calm down. This means 'stop getting so annoyed'. Most Brits wont know what you mean when you say "Chillax" in that it is not a word and it doesnt mean anything.
They will probably hate you and mutter things like "fking Yanks" behind your back.

Just my little bit of advice to aid better integration!

[V6]

blindswelledrat said:

Adrian Gumball said:

to go,

Adriangumball said:

, chillax.

NOw listen here, my American friend.
If you are going to work in our beloved Capital (and you are most welcome as far as I am concerned) there are a couple of English phrases you need to learn.
1) take away (to denote taking something away from food establishments as opposed to eating in).
2) Calm down. This means 'stop getting so annoyed'. Most Brits wont know what you mean when you say "Chillax" in that it is not a word and it doesnt mean anything.
They will probably hate you and mutter things like "fking Yanks" behind your back.

Just my little bit of advice to aid better integration!

Tru dat, blud.

[philthy]

ettore said:

rpla102 said:

I reside in the South West however ventured up to London yesterday for a meeting in Le Meridian...

4 Cappuccinos
1 Filter coffee
1 orange Juice

and the bill....

£45!!! Ouch!

I work in London and originate from the South West. I find, like for like, the South West to be more expensive!

Those prices are extortionate but as another poster noted, you were paying for the plush, W1, surroundings.

I agree. Having worked in London for a couple of years, about the only thing more expensive is property. Couple that to most of the locals on a minimum wage, and it's no wonder we've become "god's waiting room".