mum's gone to iceland
Jun 2nd 2009, 4:14 am
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Re: mum's gone to iceland
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same price in our Mercadona - & yes, a tub twice the size is 1.25!
the vanilla is not quite as vanilla-y, but it's creamy - not icy as you might expect from something 'cheap'
the vanilla is not quite as vanilla-y, but it's creamy - not icy as you might expect from something 'cheap'
Jun 2nd 2009, 10:35 am
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Re: mum's gone to iceland
"Good Quality" frozen chips , ice-cream & desserts is a contradiction!!!yuk!
Live in Spain and then go out your way to eat _hite quality english food
Not for me!
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Live in Spain and then go out your way to eat _hite quality english food
Not for me!Rgds
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Jun 2nd 2009, 11:29 am
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Re: mum's gone to iceland
anyway the Spanish eat chips, ice cream & desserts too!
and what's more they are buying them from Iceland
the point is, the quality is better than I expected, & item for item (those that can be compared) Iceland has equal quality at lower prices than Mercadona
yes, some people are going back to living on the convenience food that they sell - that's up to them
not us though - we are eating just as we were before Iceland opened - it's just that the occasional 'treats' are now costing us less
Jun 2nd 2009, 1:28 pm
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Re: mum's gone to iceland
My shopping list in Iceland is Zoflora disinfectant, Waitrose blackcurrant squash, malt loaf & occasionally cereals when they have the unsugary types..... so I can't comment on much, and Lynnxa's talking about specific items she can compare. However I'd take issue with the 'don't rip off' assertion; having looked at packets saying £1 or £2, or whatever, their exchange rate - often as much as €2.50 for a £1 item - makes the most extraordinary mark-up. And yes I know they have to be transported, but I remember in another thread someone worked it out nicely for us (memory won't tell me who) & they do charge extortionate prices on some things.
Jun 2nd 2009, 1:54 pm
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Re: mum's gone to iceland
Well, my my experience that is not the case.
The items that I have bought have been marked in GBP and the exchange rate was about 10-15% higher than the commercial rates.
For example, 4 weeks ago,
Haddock £4/€5
Kippers £2.5/€3.15
Bacon £3.5/€4.4
I make that an exchange rate of 1.26 against the commercial rate on the day of 1.13.
On my calculator that's a markup of 11.5%
I am more than happy to be ripped off at that rate!
The items that I have bought have been marked in GBP and the exchange rate was about 10-15% higher than the commercial rates.
For example, 4 weeks ago,
Haddock £4/€5
Kippers £2.5/€3.15
Bacon £3.5/€4.4
I make that an exchange rate of 1.26 against the commercial rate on the day of 1.13.
On my calculator that's a markup of 11.5%
I am more than happy to be ripped off at that rate!
Jun 2nd 2009, 2:18 pm
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Re: mum's gone to iceland
Well, my my experience that is not the case.
The items that I have bought have been marked in GBP and the exchange rate was about 10-15% higher than the commercial rates.
For example, 4 weeks ago,
Haddock £4/€5
Kippers £2.5/€3.15
Bacon £3.5/€4.4
I make that an exchange rate of 1.26 against the commercial rate on the day of 1.13.
On my calculator that's a markup of 11.5%
I am more than happy to be ripped off at that rate!
The items that I have bought have been marked in GBP and the exchange rate was about 10-15% higher than the commercial rates.
For example, 4 weeks ago,
Haddock £4/€5
Kippers £2.5/€3.15
Bacon £3.5/€4.4
I make that an exchange rate of 1.26 against the commercial rate on the day of 1.13.
On my calculator that's a markup of 11.5%
I am more than happy to be ripped off at that rate!
that's not a huge mark-up so I don't mind paying
our local 'brit' corner shop was selling tins of choccies you can buy in the UK for a couple of quid for 10 euros at xmas
needless to say we went without
