At 25cm long, the world's longest Snickers bar is available from Firebox at £24.99. A quick check on the weight (exactly one pound / 453.6g) reveals that the item is rather pushing the novelty value as a basis for the extortionate charge.
It is in fact the equivalent of almost exactly eight standard bars - 58g each. If I was silly enough to buy eight Snickers bars individually, then the cost would be around £4.80, but two four-bar multi-packs would be anywhere between £2 if they are on offer, to £3.50 at full price. So, £3.50 for eight bars or £24.99 to have it in one awkward lump that is necessarily consumed in about eight sittings. That is what I call a 'mark up', 614%, or 1149.5% if you work on the multi-packs that are often on offer at £1 each. Mars UK is not far off making Wonga look good value.
Elsewhere in the news I see that Game has decided to assist its customers by allowing them more time on a sofa to play games on their consoles. The 'Tinner' is a weird and disgusting offering that provides an all-in-one serving for Christmas dinner.
I can't say I'm tempted. The diagram of what's inside the tin is more akin to an extract from a school text book on physical geography than anything else, with the strata labelled.
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