Short Conversations: Flo & Elsie (Episode 2)

Episode 2: the price of things today In this 4 part series, we drop in on two characters called Flo and Elsie. In this second episode, we hear Flo & Elsie talking about food prices in supermarkets. Flo: What’s that you’ve got there, Elsie? Elsie: It’s a digestive biscuit Flo. Flo: Oh I LOVE digestives. Especially the chocolate ones. Elsie: I do too. But I tell you something … Flo: What’s that? Elsie: They haven’t half gone up in price recently! Flo: Well you know why that is, don’t you! Elsie: No? Flo: Price of wheat. It’s skyrocketed. Just you look around your local supermarket you’ll notice! Elsie: Really? Flo: YES! Rice, bread, tea, chocolate …. Everything is more expensive now than it was this time last year. I wouldn’t mind but I’m on a pension! These supermarkets, they don’t think about that, do they! Elsie: Oh I know what you mean … I can barely afford to feed my cat never mind myself. Flo: It gets you down doesn’t it, Elsie. Elsie: It really does, yes. Flo: Here have another biscuit. While we can still afford it. Elsie: I think I will. ************************************************************************************************************************************************** Written by Jennifer Wright Flo: Jennie Cole Elsie: Hilary Gibson With thanks to: Jo Haver: for playing Elsie in the photographs Trish Stennett: for taking the photographs Chris Spencer: for recording the jingle