Somebody asked about things that have genuinely really improved in recent years and the 23 replies will brighten your day
13.
‘Buying small, infrequent household items. I know how much people hate Amazon but the ability to get some piece of stuff for my house next day delivery versus having to make a special trip to some obscure shop or braving the small hardware store near my office with their 200% markup saves me massively in time and money.’
–Whoisthehypocrite
14.
‘My local independent mechanic still continues to be the most solid business I deal with on a yearly basis.’
–Dry_Construction4939
15.
‘Vue cinema. Hear me out… Seating has improved massively. Cost of a ticket has dropped or stayed the same. They stopped policing external food being brought in. Food cost is still high which is understandable but everything else is just better.’
–solman07
16.
‘Bank accounts. It’s so much easier to manage my money via apps than back in the day when I had to rely on paper statements and paper standing order / direct debit forms. Also instantly zapping money from my account to someone else’s account without the cash or cheque faff.
‘In fact, on the rare occasions I receive a cheque, I can just take a picture of it on one of my banking apps and it gets cleared. No postage or branch visits required. Try doing any of this in the USA.’
–GetOutOfTheHouseNOW
17.
‘Battery technology. Bought a tiny battery that can be used to jump start a car or charge phones. It got me home a couple of times when I’ve broken down, and lives under the front seat. Game changer.’
–Elvember
18.
‘TFL. The underground was fucking minging back in the day, buses were grim and trains were piss-stained, reeking hellholes. Nowadays everything is bright and there is increasing access for less-mobile folks, clear signage, good lighting, it feels pretty safe. Admittedly there are still problems but for the money I think it’s great especially if you’ve lived in other countries and cities and see the options there.’
–Roper1537
19.
‘Access to GPS. Anyone with a smartphone can locate themselves anywhere in the world that has a signal, using satellites, for free. It’s become so normalised that it’s taken for granted.’
–McCretin
20.
‘Bicycles, they are better than ever, and the technology updates always trickle down to lower tier bikes.’
–Nielips
21.
‘I had a packet of Nik-Naks for the first time in years and the bag had a decent heft to it. If anything it seemed more generous than I remember.’
–Cheese-n-Opinion
22.
‘Parkrun – many thousands of people getting together each Saturday morning for a fun run. Great community spirit with everyone cheering on each other.’
–cheshire-cats-grin
23.
‘Vegan and vegetarian options becoming a standard expectation in any reasonable restaurant or supermarket these days.
‘When I was a kid, the vegetarian option was someone throwing an onion at you. Not even vegetarian, but it probably accounts for half my diet now because it tastes good, and some restaurants just go the extra mile with it.’
–fucks_news_channel
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