Price of food at the dinghy show
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Topic: Price of food at the dinghy show
Posted By: Webmuppet
Subject: Price of food at the dinghy show
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 6:34pm
From the boat show thread:
Turns out that the sandwiches are £3 per pack but the Innocent smoothies were £4 each! I e-mailed 'Innocent' suggesting that I might have paid a record breaking price and they replied with: "Thanks for your e-mail. That does sound like a record, although I should point out our RRP for the little bottles is more like £1.79-£1.99 but it's up to stockists as to how much they want to charge for them. We can't force them to sell at a specific price, so unfortunately if they want to charge £4 a bottle, they can." So there ! Nigel ------------- I am the milkman of human kindness, I will leave an extra pint (Billy Bragg) Graduate 2530 'Galaxy' |
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Posted By: bert
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 7:35pm
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Ah the pleasures of a captive market & a hungry child. ------------- Phantom 1181 AC-227 IC 304 blaze / halo 586 |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 8:26pm
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So glad I packed my Marmite sandwiches just like Paddington Bear!
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Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 8:39pm
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I left my drink in the car. Much annoyed once I saw the price of drinks on-site. ------------- Vareo - 149 "Secrets" http://www.TandyUKServers.co.uk" rel="nofollow - TandyUK Servers |
Posted By: G.R.F.
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 8:52pm
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You can't blame the RYA or show organisers for that I'm afraid. They are
caterers, contracted by Alexandra Palace and a total rule unto themselves. ------------- https://www.ease-distribution.com/" rel="nofollow - https://www.ease-distribution.com/ |
Posted By: Smight at BBSC
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 8:55pm
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Altough the pint's were what you would expect to pay at a pub and the food was generally what you'd expect to pay if you went out into london and got something to eat.
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Posted By: Webmuppet
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 9:00pm
Absolutely, I totally agree, you always expect to pay a premium at these venues however in this case I reckon that the caterers were really taking the mickey, Nigel ------------- I am the milkman of human kindness, I will leave an extra pint (Billy Bragg) Graduate 2530 'Galaxy' |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 10:37pm
Paddington has marmalade doesn't he? ------------- Needs to sail more... |
Posted By: Webmuppet
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 10:44pm
Thanks Tom, that's exactly what I thought..........Wikipedia says: " He likes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmalade" title="Marmalade - marmalade http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwich" title="Sandwich - sandwiches and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_chocolate" title="Hot chocolate - cocoa , and has an endless capacity for getting into trouble. However, he is known to "try so hard to get things right"........as for Marmite  Nigel ------------- I am the milkman of human kindness, I will leave an extra pint (Billy Bragg) Graduate 2530 'Galaxy' |
Posted By: JohnW
Date Posted: 10 Mar 09 at 11:22pm
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Keep up gents: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaJ154r77EU - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaJ154r77EU Paddington has moved on.
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Posted By: timnoyce
Date Posted: 11 Mar 09 at 8:53am
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Yep, it's true. Paddington has come over to the DARK SIDE!
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Posted By: ChrisJ
Date Posted: 11 Mar 09 at 10:50am
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We must have gone to a different place! I had an excellent piece of fish with chips and peas, and the wife had a large baked potatoe with chilli and salad.... As we sat down we commented how good the prices were: not cheap but certainly not as much as we expected they would be. (But we dont need to worry about paying for kids any longer...) |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 11 Mar 09 at 10:59am
I have noticed a lot recently that when referring to a potato that has been baked it's been written as "baked potatoe" with an 'e' on the end. I have only ever noticed it when it's being referred to the baked variety. Very strange! ------------- Needs to sail more... |
Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 11 Mar 09 at 7:01pm
I remember going to the Challenge Cup Final at Murrayfield in 2000, and looked at the prices on the concession stands and muttered something under my breath. Meanwhile all around me peopel who were used to London (this was the first post Wembley final, Bradford v. Leeds, Bradford won) were remarking on how cheap everything was. I think the fact it is in London is the main thing that keeps me away to be honest. Lovely venue, shiny boats.... London...
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Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 11 Mar 09 at 8:19pm
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"potatoe" is US Vice President Dan Quayle's main legacy: http://timrollpickering.blogspot.com/2006/04/whatever-happened-to-dan-quayle.html - http://timrollpickering.blogspot.com/2006/04/whatever-happen ed-to-dan-quayle.html We thought that was bad, then Bush came along. ------------- http://www.wilsoniansc.org.uk" rel="nofollow - Wilsonian SC http://www.3000class.org.uk" rel="nofollow - 3000 Class |
Posted By: tack'ho
Date Posted: 13 Mar 09 at 4:37pm
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DO NOT besmirch Paddington with this filthy attempt to blacken his Peruvian greatness. Bears do not like Marmite it is evil...I tell thee. SO there! ------------- I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e! |
Posted By: starfishbooks
Date Posted: 29 Mar 09 at 12:12pm
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Ah - Marmite, lovely stuff. A Cheese and Marmite stand at the show would have been good! ------------- Perry, www.starfishbooks.co.uk |