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Does anyone else think this is unfair?

I'm in my twenties, house prices are huge, sallerys are ever decreasing. Most people in their sixty's bought houses when they were reasonable.

Pensioners are guarenteed an income of 160 a week by the gov, but jsa is only 70 a week.

Just makes me want to boycott b&q
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    stud u likestud u like Posts: 42,100
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    T no1 scot high wrote: »
    Does anyone else think this is unfair?

    I'm in my twenties, house prices are huge, sallerys are ever decreasing. Most people in their sixty's bought houses when they were reasonable.

    Pensioners are guarenteed an income of 160 a week by the gov, but jsa is only 70 a week.

    Just makes me want to boycott b&q

    160 pound a week goes nowhere.
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    DianaFireDianaFire Posts: 12,711
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    All I got from that first post was, "Me me me me me me me me me me me me me whine!"
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    garyessexgaryessex Posts: 9,083
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    Get of JSA and get a job earning over 17k a year then?
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    valkayvalkay Posts: 15,726
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    Tescos should have a midweek pensioners day to stop us clogging them up at weekends.:D
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    ElyanElyan Posts: 8,781
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    Yeah let's all boycott shops that give discounts to pensioners.
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    kippehkippeh Posts: 6,655
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    One of my late grandad's main uses was that he would come with me midweek if I needed anything from B & Q and apply his discount.
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    oldhagoldhag Posts: 2,539
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    Befriend a local pensioner - win, win!
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    oldhagoldhag Posts: 2,539
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    Would you refuse to travel on buses?
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    dave clarkedave clarke Posts: 1,037
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    A bottle of wine and a few beers a night and a few treats and pension is gone good job I made loads with house price rise and also paid for pension with contributions
    Boycott B&Q that will really worry them
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    housegirlhousegirl Posts: 6,017
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    T no1 scot high wrote: »
    Does anyone else think this is unfair?

    I'm in my twenties, house prices are huge, sallerys are ever decreasing. Most people in their sixty's bought houses when they were reasonable.

    Pensioners are guarenteed an income of 160 a week by the gov, but jsa is only 70 a week.

    Just makes me want to boycott b&q

    Think you should change your profile it says you are 17
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    sheltsshelts Posts: 511
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    when they used to advertise discount for pensioners and not indicate what type, I used to take a great desl of pleasure telling them that as I received widows pension It also applied to me and more than once the managers agreed and I got it, Saved me quite a bit as I was doing my house up at the time!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 32,379
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    T no1 scot high wrote: »
    Does anyone else think this is unfair?

    I'm in my twenties, house prices are huge, sallerys are ever decreasing. Most people in their sixty's bought houses when they were reasonable.

    Pensioners are guarenteed an income of 160 a week by the gov, but jsa is only 70 a week.

    Just makes me want to boycott b&q

    It's £110 per week and you have to have 30 years of NI contributions.
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    housegirlhousegirl Posts: 6,017
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    woodbush wrote: »
    It's £110 per week and you have to have 30 years of NI contributions.

    me thinks it is a wum woodbrush
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    PinkPetuniaPinkPetunia Posts: 5,479
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    OP deal with it . Some things are unfair in life .This isnt one of them
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    TouristaTourista Posts: 14,338
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    T no1 scot high wrote: »
    Does anyone else think this is unfair?

    I don't.
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    jrajra Posts: 48,325
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    T no1 scot high wrote: »
    Does anyone else think this is unfair?

    I'm in my twenties, house prices are huge, sallerys are ever decreasing. Most people in their sixty's bought houses when they were reasonable.

    Pensioners are guarenteed an income of 160 a week by the gov, but jsa is only 70 a week.

    Just makes me want to boycott b&q

    Or you could just shop at Screwfix, which is part of the same company (Kingfisher) and sells most of what B&Q does, but cheaper.

    www.kingfisher.co.uk

    B&Q 359 UK stores currently.
    Screwfix 309 UK stores currently.
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    benjaminibenjamini Posts: 32,066
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    Get a job, problem solved.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12,190
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    DianaFire wrote: »
    All I got from that first post was, "Me me me me me me me me me me me me me whine!"

    LOL.... :D
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    Si_CreweSi_Crewe Posts: 40,202
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    T no1 scot high wrote: »
    Does anyone else think this is unfair?

    I'm in my twenties, house prices are huge, sallerys are ever decreasing. Most people in their sixty's bought houses when they were reasonable.

    Pensioners are guarenteed an income of 160 a week by the gov, but jsa is only 70 a week.

    Just makes me want to boycott b&q

    Yeah, I feel the same way about places that offer discounts to students.

    Life's a bitch, eh?
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    culturemancultureman Posts: 11,701
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    DianaFire wrote: »
    All I got from that first post was, "Me me me me me me me me me me me me me whine!"

    Ironic since the over 60s are a generation who are intensively into themselves and their own self -interest.

    Special discounts for pensioners is a hangover from the era when old age was indeed linked to poverty, rather than today where the over 55s are a hugely economically comfortable demographic. In fact overall THE most affluent age group.
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    jrajra Posts: 48,325
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    benjamini wrote: »
    Get a job, problem solved.

    You make it sound so easy. Just walk out the door, ask someone 'giz us a job'. They reply 'yeah OK, you start tomorrow on 30k'.
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    ElyanElyan Posts: 8,781
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    benjamini wrote: »
    Get a job, problem solved.

    In fact get a job at B&Q. It comes with a whopping 20% staff discount on purchases. That's 100% more than those pesky pensioners get.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 32,379
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    cultureman wrote: »
    Ironic since the over 60s are a generation who are intensively into themselves and their own self -interest.

    Special discounts for pensioners is a hangover from the era when old age was indeed linked to poverty, rather than today where the over 55s are a hugely economically comfortable demographic. In fact overall THE most affluent age group.

    Are we. I hadn't noticed I changed when I got to 60.
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    habbyhabby Posts: 10,027
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    You'd hate it in London when you get to 60 and get a free Freedom Pass to travel for free on buses, trains and the tube! :D
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    vodkamargarinevodkamargarine Posts: 1,777
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    cultureman wrote: »
    Ironic since the over 60s are a generation who are intensively into themselves and their own self -interest.

    Special discounts for pensioners is a hangover from the era when old age was indeed linked to poverty, rather than today where the over 55s are a hugely economically comfortable demographic. In fact overall THE most affluent age group.

    Whereas the 20 and 30 somethings never think of themselves!! ;-):D:D
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