Sold To Me

smellyfingers • 1199 followers

It turns out pretty pricy buying ice cream
A 99 used to be 99p or maybe it was in my dreams?
"Two pound a scoop - gettcha lovely nanas ere" a market trader screams
"Is that a pound in weight or a pound in cash?" I beam

What's fair about going to a boot fair?
Someone else's broken junk they sell round there
Come back with electricals that don't work
"Yes because they're not new and you can't test them you berk!!"

It used to be £1 for a portion of chips
At the seaside they want £2:10 the cheeky gits
And coca cola was just 50p a can
£1:10 in this restaurant and I'm being robbed again, damn!

"Excuse me is there something here that I've missed?"
"Are you having a laugh cos your prices take the piss?"
I've got something for you but you won't like this
Your face, my arse, give it a kiss!!

What happened to the economy and is this inflation?
Well I want a pay rise to buy the new playstation
But my boss looks at me like I'm dumb from my explanation
"I can't pay my bills and I'm in a shitty situation"

£7:40 for a packet of 20 fags?
I gotta give up this habit as it's becoming a drag
I need to go out and hustle to see what I can blag
Someone must be selling something I've never had

£3:10 for some noodles at a Chinese?
It's not even a main course that's just the starter the bloody thieves
Buy 2 get 1 free down in Sainsburys
They sent me a money off coupon for something I don't need

False advertisement are everywhere
Next they be selling me bottled up fresh air
Marketing company said its bollocks but they don't care
Cos everybody spends and the tax man has the monopoly and he wants his share

#economic-critique #everyday-life #general #satire #social-commentary #urban-poetry

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