Stuff costs more now. Get used to it.

I love people who have no concept of inflation.

I've just served a guy who fits that profile and it wound me up.

Before he even spoke he'd riled my slightly because he habitually wears a stupid cravat.

Yeah, who does he think he is? Freddy from Scooby-Doo? But older and without a mystery machine.

As it's a bloody hot day surely he's only wearing it as a style thing rather to keep him warm.

STYLE FAIL!

Anyway, before this descends into a post ranting about fashion sense (but a cravat though, seriously. Plus, I saw an old guy with officially the worlds highest trouserline today. Any higher and he'd have had to undo his flies in order to speak. And that was topped off with a spectacular comb-over.) back to my initial point.

I was initially a bit annoyed just by the cravat when he asked me for a European stamp. I got one for him and asked for 56 pence. He'd obviously missed the price rise back in April and had to get some more cash from his pocket. This wouldn't have been too annoying but then he followed this up by saying:

"Is that how much it costs?"

This particular conversational gambit really gets on my tits. No, that's not the price, I thought I'd try and overcharge you but seeing as you've seen through my cunning ruse I'll tell you what the actual charge is you twunting bastard.

He then proceeded to tell me how such a stamp used to cost tuppence ha'penny and that here never used to be first and second class stamps and everything would be delivered next day yada yada yada.

Oh for fucks sake. Yes, stuff may cost more. This is called inflation. You may have noticed that wages and stuff tends to go up by a similar amount.

If stuff's that expensive now, how can you afford to waste so much money on such a ridiculous cravat?

Tosser.