Tuesday, May 16, 2023
I have a £5 note going spare.
I would like to spend this £5 note on the best that London has to offer.
And I wondered precisely what that might be.
It could be anything - an object from a shop, a gift, a treat, an experience, an entrance fee, a fare - so long as it can be bought in London and costs no more than five pounds max.
It could be refreshment-related but don't hold your breath. I am unlikely to consider your favourite coffee and cake as an exciting use of a five pound note because I am not a food and drink-obsessed kind of guy. Also I know that if I wait six months my fiver will cover eight festive bakes from a Gregg's Outlet and your suggestion cannot possibly top that. Best give edible ideas a miss.
Assume I can travel anywhere in London for nothing because my Travelcard covers that, so if the best thing turns out to be in Orpington, Osterley or Osidge that's fine. Regrettably a ride on the Dangleway is no longer covered by a five pound note, not since March when removal of Oyster concessions hiked the minimum fare to six.
I last tried blogging a 'retail therapy project' twenty years ago, and if I'm honest it wasn't terribly successful. Suggestions weren't particularly plentiful, many people just suggested things they liked, and the lightbricks I ended up with have already failed and been taken down the tip.
Let's see if we can do better this time, but with a suitably thrifty £5 price limit. What's the best that London has to offer?
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