As the dawn breaks

As the dawn breaks

From Therapy For Me by ashortstories

April 11, 2026 · 25 min · Season 7 · Episode 13

About this episode

The episode discusses experiences at airport departure lounges, highlighting pricing and consumer choices.

W/C 6th April 2026 As we were driving to Manchester Airport last week we realised we had left the newly-purchased suncream at home. Even though we had only been travelling a few minutes we decided not to turn back, but risk picking some up at the departure lounge, irrespective of the fact it would probably be at an eye-watering supplement. As it turned out it was pretty much the same as buying from Boots on the high street, and another thing I noted was that the coffee and sandwich that I got from Pret was not only the same cost, but I was able to get my Club Pret discount. So kudos to everybody at T2 for not taking advantage of those passing-through. Surprisingly, and in sharp contrast, it cost eleven euros for 2 small cervazas on the way back - which is exactly what I wasn't expecting in GC. This was followed by sixty-five euros for a family Burger King (there really wasn't much more in the way of choice) which really did seem like profiteering. A tale of two departure lounges. Stay safe. Richard Hawley - As The Dawn Breaks Therapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by…

Topics covered

  • travel
  • airport experience
  • consumer behavior

Keywords

  • suncream
  • coffee
  • sandwich
  • cervazas
  • Burger King

Mentioned in this episode

Products: suncream, coffee, sandwich, cervazas, Burger King

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