On-line Booking Madness

[on the move]

Originally Posted by train_traveller

I realise that all of the above makes me sound like (1) a snob (2) a s**t (3) a pr1ck (4) a fool with my money. I am none of the above.

No. 4 is applicable there.

A lot of the "inconveniences" highlighted above is nit-picking, and doesn't justify shelling out first-class fares.

If I want a reserved seat, I don't need first-class.
If I want to read the Times, I don't need first-class.
If I want comfort with/out a friend, I don't need first-class.
If I want to go to the toilet, I don't need first-class.
If I want to hold a conversation, I don't need first class.
If I want to get a bite to eat, I don't need first-class.
I can do without a laptop/net access for a few hours, everyone needs downtime.

The same goes for flying first-class on aeroplanes. You'll still arrive at the same time at your destination as everyone else.

A train/plane is not a workplace, it's purely a method in getting from A to B. If those running businesses saved Euros by sitting in standard/economy class, maybe they wouldn't complain about how big their costs are in their business, and it might help to cut the amount of redundancies in the current climate. If it saves even one job, it's worth it.