@JebraFaushay I bought my first pair in 2004 from boots the chemist. I remember my mum having a pair in the 80’s. Not very comfortable and if they slipped while you were treading down they hurt like hell!
@gavinthomas2015 Ohhh so I always called these spring onions but when I moved to Ireland I was told they were called scallions so I would call them either name!
Minimum wage in 2005 was £5.05 an hour.
A Freddo cost 10p.
One hour of work bought you 50 Freddos.
In 2026, minimum wage is £12.71 and a Freddo is 39p.
One hour of work now buys you just 32 Freddos.
So despite minimum wage more than doubling, your Freddo buying power has fallen by 36%.
If wages had actually kept pace with Freddo inflation, minimum wage would be £19.65 an hour today.
Forget economists. Forget politicians.
The Freddo has just delivered the most depressing cost of living graph you'll ever see.