Emeritus Prof Christopher May · @ChrisMayLA6
1858 followers · 4533 posts · Server zirk.usSmall scale #luxuries like #hairdressers of #nailbars have usually survived economic turmoil as while people have traded down or reduced their demand for expensive luxuries, they have retained the desire to pamper themselves in small ways.
However, now in the UK the #costoflivingcrisis is so grim (with basic foods nearly doubling in price in a year), it seems many hairdressers are finding hard to keep going.
For 'effective demand' this is a real canary in the mine!
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/18/quarter-of-hairdressers-considering-closing-or-scaling-back-businesses
#luxuries #hairdressers #nailbars #Costoflivingcrisis
Nic :verif_androgine: · @lostlifefound
533 followers · 1959 posts · Server mstdn.social
Lydia Conwell · @lydiaconwell
643 followers · 5380 posts · Server mas.to
Disappointed this article didn't go into more detail about the story re #privilege and #wealth. Instead it just ends up listing shit you can buy which, sure, are #luxuries, if you can't afford them.
However, I'm not sure anything from McDonald's can be considered a luxury in all honesty.
https://www.ricemedia.co/things-that-are-considered-luxury-because-i-didnt-grow-up-privileged/
Jim Donegan ✅ · @jimdonegan
1265 followers · 2874 posts · Server mastodon.scot#Surviving #Winter in the #MiddleAges
"How did people live and die during the harshest months of the year? How did they stay warm? What did they eat? How did they keep themselves entertained in an age before modern day #luxuries like #electricblankets, #doubleglazing, and #Netflix ?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Et5qnVG8lA&ab_channel=MedievalMadness
#History #MedievalHistory #Housing #Insulation #HomeInsulation #WarmClothing #BuildingDesign #Architecture #Glazing #Windows #Diet
#diet #windows #glazing #architecture #buildingdesign #warmclothing #homeinsulation #insulation #housing #medievalhistory #history #netflix #doubleglazing #electricblankets #luxuries #middleages #winter #surviving
Thorsten 'Zwieback' Brandt · @z
61 followers · 256 posts · Server blat.atShopping in #Germany is interesting. A crate of beer (20x 0.5L) is €9.90, but a glass of tahini (250g) €5.99. #essentials & #luxuries - #Grundnahrungsmittel & #Luxus
#germany #essentials #luxuries #grundnahrungsmittel #luxus
