I went on a tour of Pasta Foods in Great Yarmouth when I was a business studies student in the late 90’s. We saw all the pasta being made etc then they showed us the products that went out to different places. The Harrods pasta was £7 and they told us it was the cheapest to produce even against the basic supermarket branded stuff they also produced.
Almost as expensive as Diddley Squat Farm Shop
Worked in Japan for a month in 2002 in a small town away from the tourist areas.
Im the local supermarket, apples were £6 each, and small watermelons were £13.
Fukushima peaches. Reminds me of the Simpsons.
It’s a banana, Michael, how much can it cost? $10?
Olive Oil prices are through the roof. I bet I could get some bottom of the range truffle oil for cheaper tbh
Yesterday in my local Tesco – 3 ordinary mackerel fillets in a vacuum pack for £13. I’m convinced someone mis-priced them by entering a crazy per kg price. Salmon fillets next to them were the usual £5. The mackerel packet is usually around £4
A plastic clip to connect the string coming from the parcel shelf to the boot strut for a 2017 Renault Twingo – £30. It’s a small plastic clasp the like of which every hardware store has for about £1. I got the upgraded hardware store variety in plasticoted metal for £4 a pair.
I saw a Fray Bentos pie in Iceland for £2.50, absolutely f’ing outrageous.
£4.50 for 6 tablets of generic ibuprofen at an airport.
I thought little chef was the creme de le creme
Five Guys.
I tried their 28 quid wagyu sando and it was very mediocre.
They sell 8 mangosteens for 100 quid, my wife’s auntie grows these in Thailand, they are like 40p each there or something.
Their meat section is lovely, as are their sweets and butters, dips etc… which dont break the bank.
I just see it as fleecing rich people. Rich people are fucking dumb. The fact that we consider wealth a sign of ability is astounding.
Mr Fucking Kipling can fuck off with his 6 Angel cake slices for £2.75. They used to be ~£1.25 in the before times, or frequently on offer for £1 (or two for £2).
If you think that’s bad, look up Erewhon – they charge 26 US dollars for a bottle of sodding water. I say dollars, since they’re only in America for now.
Freddo bars for more than 10p
I’m high right now and it’s hard to explain how much I really want to eat that fucking honey
Greggs for a fucking sausage roll….
I bought a burger, 8 wings, chips, eggs benedict bagel and the total was £48
I was hella hungry and didn’t care about the price but fuck me
A Jet2 Vegetarian All Day Breakfast costs £10.
Presumably named for how long it was left out before they packaged it.
Have you ever heard of miyazaki mangoes!
Japan takes their luxury fruit ridiculously seriously so it’s not surprising
I recently found out about the world of premium dates. Not madly expensive but a lot more than i was previously aware of. The difference in taste is definitely worth it too.
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How on earth do three peaches cost £80?
I went into a burger king once.
I work there quite often.
Everything in the food hall is insane. It’s not really for common folk such as I. A loaf of bread for £27 is a loaf too far.
There is a “thing” in Japan for highly expensive fruit. https://ikigaifruits.com/blogs/news/why-is-fruit-a-luxury-in-japan
I went on a tour of Pasta Foods in Great Yarmouth when I was a business studies student in the late 90’s. We saw all the pasta being made etc then they showed us the products that went out to different places. The Harrods pasta was £7 and they told us it was the cheapest to produce even against the basic supermarket branded stuff they also produced.
Almost as expensive as Diddley Squat Farm Shop
Worked in Japan for a month in 2002 in a small town away from the tourist areas.
Im the local supermarket, apples were £6 each, and small watermelons were £13.
Fukushima peaches. Reminds me of the Simpsons.
It’s a banana, Michael, how much can it cost? $10?
Olive Oil prices are through the roof. I bet I could get some bottom of the range truffle oil for cheaper tbh
Yesterday in my local Tesco – 3 ordinary mackerel fillets in a vacuum pack for £13. I’m convinced someone mis-priced them by entering a crazy per kg price. Salmon fillets next to them were the usual £5. The mackerel packet is usually around £4
A plastic clip to connect the string coming from the parcel shelf to the boot strut for a 2017 Renault Twingo – £30. It’s a small plastic clasp the like of which every hardware store has for about £1. I got the upgraded hardware store variety in plasticoted metal for £4 a pair.
I saw a Fray Bentos pie in Iceland for £2.50, absolutely f’ing outrageous.
£4.50 for 6 tablets of generic ibuprofen at an airport.
I thought little chef was the creme de le creme
Five Guys.
I tried their 28 quid wagyu sando and it was very mediocre.
They sell 8 mangosteens for 100 quid, my wife’s auntie grows these in Thailand, they are like 40p each there or something.
Their meat section is lovely, as are their sweets and butters, dips etc… which dont break the bank.
I just see it as fleecing rich people. Rich people are fucking dumb. The fact that we consider wealth a sign of ability is astounding.
Mr Fucking Kipling can fuck off with his 6 Angel cake slices for £2.75. They used to be ~£1.25 in the before times, or frequently on offer for £1 (or two for £2).
If you think that’s bad, look up Erewhon – they charge 26 US dollars for a bottle of sodding water. I say dollars, since they’re only in America for now.
Freddo bars for more than 10p
I’m high right now and it’s hard to explain how much I really want to eat that fucking honey
Greggs for a fucking sausage roll….
I bought a burger, 8 wings, chips, eggs benedict bagel and the total was £48
I was hella hungry and didn’t care about the price but fuck me
A Jet2 Vegetarian All Day Breakfast costs £10.
Presumably named for how long it was left out before they packaged it.
Have you ever heard of miyazaki mangoes!
Japan takes their luxury fruit ridiculously seriously so it’s not surprising
I recently found out about the world of premium dates. Not madly expensive but a lot more than i was previously aware of. The difference in taste is definitely worth it too.