Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee View Post
3 minutes to earn 50p would give you a pay rate of £20 per hour. Not quite my definition of a low wage!
Someone on £10p/h (not much above minimum wage) earns 1000p an hour, 16p a minute, 16p X 3 = 48p

Either way, my main point is that food, for most, is undeniably more affordable than at any point in history.