Marks & Spencer
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...is not a place in which I usually do my shopping but work gave me a £15 voucher for my birthday so I went in to get some food.
Normally I do my food shopping at Sainsbury's, Morrisons and occasioanlly Lidl/Aldi and have noticed food prices going up astronomically across the board!
Today in M&S however, I was not prepared for the shock of such ridiculous prices and even more shocking, the amount of people putting item after item in their trolly without a care in the world.
A non free range chicken, medium in size was £7.30, a microwave lamb meal for one £4.50, small stone-baked pizzas £3.99, a tiny pack of queen scallops £6.99.
I bought some chicken thighs, beef stock, 6 small yorkshire puddings, a chicken and leek pie and it came to £15.50.
The old bat in front of me paid £22 for some ham, tomatoes, scones, mini trifles, liver & onions with creamy mash and some tongue and trotted off with her shopping cart feeling satisfied with her purchase, safe in the knowledge that "her Terry's" pit pension keeps her head above water on a weekly basis.
Sorry, rant over, but it is ridiculous that they should charge what they charge!!!!
Normally I do my food shopping at Sainsbury's, Morrisons and occasioanlly Lidl/Aldi and have noticed food prices going up astronomically across the board!
Today in M&S however, I was not prepared for the shock of such ridiculous prices and even more shocking, the amount of people putting item after item in their trolly without a care in the world.
A non free range chicken, medium in size was £7.30, a microwave lamb meal for one £4.50, small stone-baked pizzas £3.99, a tiny pack of queen scallops £6.99.
I bought some chicken thighs, beef stock, 6 small yorkshire puddings, a chicken and leek pie and it came to £15.50.
The old bat in front of me paid £22 for some ham, tomatoes, scones, mini trifles, liver & onions with creamy mash and some tongue and trotted off with her shopping cart feeling satisfied with her purchase, safe in the knowledge that "her Terry's" pit pension keeps her head above water on a weekly basis.
Sorry, rant over, but it is ridiculous that they should charge what they charge!!!!
it's an aspirational shop.. "of course, the cake is home made.. but the ham...oh, the ham that came from Marks's" etc..
same with waitrose IMHO
.. although I do like some of the stuff at waitrose better than the boggo supermarkts (tesco etc) but I can't help thinking if you're going to spend that sort of cash just a) go out to eat and have done with it, or b) go to a butcher and get some proper stuff
same with waitrose IMHO
.. although I do like some of the stuff at waitrose better than the boggo supermarkts (tesco etc) but I can't help thinking if you're going to spend that sort of cash just a) go out to eat and have done with it, or b) go to a butcher and get some proper stuff
507bhp said:
The old bat in front of me paid £22 for some ham, tomatoes, scones, mini trifles, liver & onions with creamy mash and some tongue and trotted off with her shopping cart feeling satisfied with her purchase,
That's incredibly observant of you. You had a good, long look at her, didn't you?
Did you fancy her? Just a bit? Even though she was so old? Go on, you can tell us.
What were you thinking when you saw 'tongue' in her basket, you naughty naughty boy!
Mc Lovin said:
TonyHetherington said:
Dinner for 2.
FULL dinner, AND a bottle of wine. £10.
Now that's good value.
It's not bloody Dinner though is it, its SUPPER FULL dinner, AND a bottle of wine. £10.
Now that's good value.
I love kicking this one off.
V8mate said:
507bhp said:
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The old bat in front of me paid £22 for some ham, tomatoes, scones, mini trifles, liver & onions with creamy mash and some tongue and trotted off with her shopping cart feeling satisfied with her purchase,
That's incredibly observant of you. The old bat in front of me paid £22 for some ham, tomatoes, scones, mini trifles, liver & onions with creamy mash and some tongue and trotted off with her shopping cart feeling satisfied with her purchase,
You had a good, long look at her, didn't you?
Did you fancy her? Just a bit? Even though she was so old? Go on, you can tell us.
What were you thinking when you saw 'tongue' in her basket, you naughty naughty boy!
She had a nice arse though!
Edited by 507bhp on Wednesday 8th October 14:51
I was going to say that Waitrose is way pricier but then the quality is far superior in my opinion and there is less bad child behaviour / beating per aisle!
I buy all my branded goods from Tesco because that does make quite a saving and then fresh produce from Waitrose but M & S is the only place I will eat a sandwich from and their Salt & Vinegar Chiplets are second to non!
I buy all my branded goods from Tesco because that does make quite a saving and then fresh produce from Waitrose but M & S is the only place I will eat a sandwich from and their Salt & Vinegar Chiplets are second to non!
13th said:
I was going to say that Waitrose is way pricier but then the quality is far superior in my opinion and there is less bad child behaviour / beating per aisle!
I buy all my branded goods from Tesco because that does make quite a saving and then fresh produce from Waitrose but M & S is the only place I will eat a sandwich from and their Salt & Vinegar Chiplets are second to non!
If you use Ocado you can get your branded stuff (at Tesco prices) and then your fresh stuff from the Waitrose range - two birds, one stone.I buy all my branded goods from Tesco because that does make quite a saving and then fresh produce from Waitrose but M & S is the only place I will eat a sandwich from and their Salt & Vinegar Chiplets are second to non!
Asterix said:
Mc Lovin said:
TonyHetherington said:
Dinner for 2.
FULL dinner, AND a bottle of wine. £10.
Now that's good value.
It's not bloody Dinner though is it, its SUPPER FULL dinner, AND a bottle of wine. £10.
Now that's good value.
I love kicking this one off.
Asterix said:
Mc Lovin said:
TonyHetherington said:
Dinner for 2.
FULL dinner, AND a bottle of wine. £10.
Now that's good value.
It's not bloody Dinner though is it, its SUPPER FULL dinner, AND a bottle of wine. £10.
Now that's good value.
I love kicking this one off.
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