Whats put you in a grump today?

Mmm... We use Monarch, and that does sound pricey.
We paid £346 for Sept, for Tom's bash, from Birmingham, but that includes £16 for two brekkies on board on way out and £70 for the front seats both ways, so without it would have been £260 for two of us return...
I find, on the Monarch site, if you're flexible on actual dates, click on month view, you can soon see where the cheapest flights are, usually Tue or Wed, and moving a day or two, forward or back can often save 50% or more!
Our August flights, staying an extra day saved us 25% on our overall return fare, 25% off to stay a day extra? Go on then, twist my arm! ;-)

Just looked again at Monarch for Sept and gone up again, now £405. dam blast , but we will be there hell or high water. Jet2 are advertising 10% off all return flights and hold baggage but they are crafty as they have increased the price of their flights to compensate for it.

Is it my imagination,or is Faro now one of the dearest destinations in Europe?

You're right JJ, but there's nearly always a code to be had, they e-mailed me another one which overlapped with 'warmup' and there's usually one in the current flight brochure, we go 3 weeks tomorrow so I'll have a butchers.

Tom, count yourself lucky you haven't a 6 yr old who want 20 crayons sharpened, all of which have been battered on tiled floors - easier to buy a new set than loose feeling in fingers from sharpening

I hope you were not included and your job is safe.

I am sure everyone on the forum hopes it's not your turn this time.

Thank you for your comments - i think i might trawl the job sites and have a look whats available - i think if i am lucky again this time it might just be a case of delaying the inevitable!