Not a cheap meal anymore!!!!!

[Smiffy]

Meal for 2 for £7 each? Hardly expensive when compared to other takeaways

So £7.00 for a lump of Cod Roe and a portion of chips is cheap???

 

[351DRIVER]

So £7.00 for a lump of Cod Roe and a portion of chips is cheap???

For the average worker, 20mins work covers that, i would say you could not call it expensive

 

[GB72]

Just another one of those things that used to be good, honest and affordable that has snuck up in price.

Forget about the cost of the cinema, what about popcorn. That became associated with the cinema in the great depression as it was all anyone can afford. Now they want a fortune for a tub or reheated polystyrene that they buy in huge garbage bags for pence.

As for fish and chips, now over a tenner for fish and chips twice in my local chippie but it is freshly cooked and there is plenty of it so that is not too bad. Compared to a Chinese or a curry it is a positive bargain.

Cheapest takeaway near me is pizza. Pappa Johns, Dominoes and Pizza hut have all opened new places recently and there is a massive price war. Most weekend at least one has any large pizza for £6.00 or 50% orders over £20.00 if you order online.

 

[BesCumber]

For the average worker, 20mins work covers that, i would say you could not call it expensive

Do you seriously think the average employee earns over 40 grand a year ??
I was a teach for over 25 yrs and it was only the last few years i got even close to that..
Is it Italy were you live ?
I'm packing me bags and coming out of retirement.

 

[HowlingGale]

Do you seriously think the average employee earns over 40 grand a year ??
I was a teach for over 25 yrs and it was only the last few years i got even close to that..
Is it Italy were you live ?
I'm packing me bags and coming out of retirement.

Was just thinking this. Some people are a bit out of touch. Perhaps it's average in Italy.

Anyway went for a chinese for myself last night. Salt and pepper chicken wings then king prawn curry and boiled rice was £13.10. Almost fell over...

 

[Smiffy]

For the average worker, 20mins work covers that, i would say you could not call it expensive

I don't care how many minutes I have to work to afford to pay it.
I still reckon that £7.00 for a lump of cod roe and chips is a rip off.

 

[woody69]

So £7.00 for a lump of Cod Roe and a portion of chips is cheap???

I didn't say it was cheap, but it isn't expensive. £7 for a meal is about fair IMHO

 

[Hosel Fade]

3.95 regular cod
5.10 large cod

1.60 regular chips where I get mine

Much more than that is taking the piss, especially outside SE England/London

 

[Smiffy]

I didn't say it was cheap, but it isn't expensive. £7 for a meal is about fair IMHO

I agree. £7.00 for a meal is fair. But I would expect something a bit better than a lump of cod roe.

 

[davidy233]

Haddock and chips (a fish supper) is about £6 to £7 in most bits of Scotland

 

[USER1999]

Do you seriously think the average employee earns over 40 grand a year ??
I was a teach for over 25 yrs and it was only the last few years i got even close to that..
Is it Italy were you live ?
I'm packing me bags and coming out of retirement.

Also, the 7 pounds would have to be after tax, if you had to earn enough to pay 7 pounds. So that's 40404 ish take home, for a 37 hour week, 52 weeks. Add in tax etc, and it's 56787 per year gross.

Average wage?

 

[Smiffy]

Haddock and chips (a fish supper) is about £6 to £7 in most bits of Scotland

But you're comparing a piece of prime Haddock with a lump of Cod Roe.
They used to give that stuff away to feed the cats.

 

[Deleted member 17920]

We've got 4 chippies in Oban, and they all charge about £6 for haddock and chips - decent size too.
We've also got the well known Seafood shack on the pier which does fresh lobster, langoustines, oysters etc pretty cheap (well a lot cheaper than the restaurants!).

Is anything cheap these days, Lidl aside?

I went to that seafood shack when I was in Oban last year.

Quality place and what fantastic prices :thup:

 

[Fish]

I don't care how many minutes I have to work to afford to pay it.
I still reckon that £7.00 for a lump of cod roe and chips is a rip off.

It'll all come down in price once article 50 is actioned and we can get our fishing waters back

 

[BesCumber]

Also, the 7 pounds would have to be after tax, if you had to earn enough to pay 7 pounds. So that's 40404 ish take home, for a 37 hour week, 52 weeks. Add in tax etc, and it's 56787 per year gross.

Average wage?

He does have mafia in his sig: perhaps we should be more careful.
If he says thats the average then thats the average.:thup:

nothing to see here, move along.........

 

[williamalex1]

He does have mafia in his sig: perhaps we should be more careful.
If he says thats the average then thats the average.:thup:

nothing to see here, move along.........

Alucard might even have a bite at your neck

 

[Tashyboy]

£3.45 for a mini fish special at Daves place. Talking to a couple we met in Mauritius who live in Watford. He reckons he needs a mortgage to get Fish and chips.