Is food cheaper than Perth in the UK?
May 20th 2007, 10:22 am
#46
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Re: Is food cheaper than Perth in the UK?
The grape tomato is the best I have found.
I agree.
Trying to get a takeaway delivery here is what really bugs me. Yo're at home with a mate or that, had a few drinks (so can't drive) and fancy a takeaway. All you can bloody well get is pizza or chinese, and if it's after 9pm you'll probably have to make it Dominos:curse:
In NZ we could get allsorts delivered, Thai, Indian,Greek, Italian, Fish 'n' Chips, Vegetarian, even Maori
In NZ we could get allsorts delivered, Thai, Indian,Greek, Italian, Fish 'n' Chips, Vegetarian, even Maori
May 20th 2007, 10:44 am
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Re: Is food cheaper than Perth in the UK?
very true, that's why we hardly buy any tomatos, we grow "Grosse Liese" in the backyard, wonderful fleshy and tasty.
May 20th 2007, 10:58 am
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Re: Is food cheaper than Perth in the UK?
The only thing that I've noticed on the positive side of things here in Perth is that the vegetables are often bigger.
That's it.
Fish - much, much more expensive - and sometimes tastes dreadful
Meat - just as expensive and sometimes as tough as leather.
Fruit - overpriced.
Range of foods - better for Asian - everything else worse than the UK.
Overall costs - higher here.
Can't understand how anyone can justify that grocery shopping is more rewarding here. After two years I don't think it's a patch on the UK.
Some things related to food are better (i.e. takeaways and eating out) but grocery shopping is a continual disappointment.
That's it.
Fish - much, much more expensive - and sometimes tastes dreadful
Meat - just as expensive and sometimes as tough as leather.
Fruit - overpriced.
Range of foods - better for Asian - everything else worse than the UK.
Overall costs - higher here.
Can't understand how anyone can justify that grocery shopping is more rewarding here. After two years I don't think it's a patch on the UK.
Some things related to food are better (i.e. takeaways and eating out) but grocery shopping is a continual disappointment.
we shop mainly at a German butcher (smallgoods and meat), where we also buy German bread or from a Swiss Bakery, we buy cakes from Swiss/German/French patisseries, we buy European cheese again from a German or Italian shop or in the Freo Markets (mouse trap), we buy only European biscuits and so forth ...
I hardly ever buy fruit and veg from Wollies or Coles, either IGA, markets or Fresh Provision shops
I only buy Mt Barker chicken
I hardly buy fish, because many just don't taste nice. The expessive ones $30+ are often better.
Besides peas we don't buy any frozen veggies, quality is poor compare to Europe.
We don't buy Arnotts because of the vegetable fat in it (European ones use butter)
Veggies and fruits are overpriced.
May 20th 2007, 12:37 pm
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Re: Is food cheaper than Perth in the UK?
fully agree.
we shop mainly at a German butcher (smallgoods and meat), where we also buy German bread or from a Swiss Bakery, we buy cakes from Swiss/German/French patisseries, we buy European cheese again from a German or Italian shop or in the Freo Markets (mouse trap), we buy only European biscuits and so forth ...
I hardly ever buy fruit and veg from Wollies or Coles, either IGA, markets or Fresh Provision shops
I only buy Mt Barker chicken
I hardly buy fish, because many just don't taste nice. The expessive ones $30+ are often better.
Besides peas we don't buy any frozen veggies, quality is poor compare to Europe.
We don't buy Arnotts because of the vegetable fat in it (European ones use butter)
Veggies and fruits are overpriced.
we shop mainly at a German butcher (smallgoods and meat), where we also buy German bread or from a Swiss Bakery, we buy cakes from Swiss/German/French patisseries, we buy European cheese again from a German or Italian shop or in the Freo Markets (mouse trap), we buy only European biscuits and so forth ...
I hardly ever buy fruit and veg from Wollies or Coles, either IGA, markets or Fresh Provision shops
I only buy Mt Barker chicken
I hardly buy fish, because many just don't taste nice. The expessive ones $30+ are often better.
Besides peas we don't buy any frozen veggies, quality is poor compare to Europe.
We don't buy Arnotts because of the vegetable fat in it (European ones use butter)
Veggies and fruits are overpriced.
Where are the German shops you use?
