‘What items are ridiculously cheap nowadays compared to 10-20 years ago?’ – 21 inflation-busting purchases

12.

‘International/interstate phone calls. Pizza. It used to be an evening out, now it’s a meal deal to be enjoyed on the couch with a movie.’
–blahblahblahblah1943

13.

‘Viennetta. You can buy ’em for a quid, but back when I was a kid they were Special Occasions Only.’
–CaveJohnson82

14.

‘Bike lights. I got a rechargeable very bright one in 2012, it was about £120. I swear the same sort of thing is now £20.’
–Free_Ad7415

15.

‘The first MP3 players were a couple of hundred quid for 64mb.’
–ComprehensiveSwim882

16.

‘Clothes. I’ve been watching clips of TV fashion/makeover shows from early 2000s. The high-street clothes were insanely more expensive then for the bog standard Zara/H&M/Topshop etc. If anything, prices have gone down, probably with the quality too.’
–Hideonthepromenade

17.

‘Android tablets. My first one, Samsung 7″ was £300 my latest one, Samsung 10″ was £140.’
–BabyAlibi

18.

‘Cashew nuts are way cheaper now than 10 years ago.’
–Bigowl

19.

‘In large cities, taxi rides are much cheaper in real terms than in the 2000s thanks to Uber, Bolt, FreeNow etc. Sometimes it’s cheaper to get a ride than pay for a train ticket.’
–MysticLion23

20.

‘Meal Deals hold up pretty well. They were £3 for as long as I can remember. They’re £3.50 now.’
–xanan

21.

‘Body piercing. £50 to have my tongue pierced 25 years ago, £35 when my daughter went last week.’
–francisgotfingered

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