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Forum: Spain
Feb 26th 2026, 6:03 am
Replies: 34
Views: 3,360
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Supermarket shopping habits

The trouble with loss leader products is that people become accustomed to their low prices and so expect that that price is for real.
In England milk is often used as a loss leader, but it is to the...
Forum: Spain
Feb 14th 2026, 8:48 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,360
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Supermarket shopping habits

The one problem with cheap food is that farmers generally do not benefit. They usually lose.
For instance the average costs of production for milk in the UK is around 40-45p/litre, but the price...
Forum: Spain
Feb 13th 2026, 7:08 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,360
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Supermarket shopping habits

Thanks Spainrico.
For years there wasn't a Mercadona in the Basque country, but now there are a few. I've only ever been in one twice!
Our village has of course Eroski. Unfortunately they don't...
Forum: Spain
Jan 2nd 2026, 10:43 pm
Replies: 81
Views: 10,716
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: UK Passport Renewal

If I renember the courier service was €19. Well worth it. And I think it was DHL.
Wouldn't dare send them by ordinary post.
Forum: Spain
Jan 1st 2026, 7:14 pm
Replies: 81
Views: 10,716
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: UK Passport Renewal

I renewed my passport early December online.
The hardest part was the foto. They didn't accept the one my wife took with her phone, so I went to get 'proper' fotos done with a photographer.
I got...
Forum: Spain
Nov 12th 2025, 10:11 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 991
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Spain's population boom

More serious is the fact that Spain has one of the lowest European demographic replacement rates, and that from a Catholic country!
Spain is heading for a catastrophe in the next few decades.
There...
Forum: Spain
Nov 9th 2025, 7:37 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 8,419
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Now we are going to lose BBC sounds

Forgive me if I appear dim or tech stupid, but I really don't understand why people have to resort to VPN or an app or Firestick or whatever the tech softare/hardware is, in order to listen to BBC...
Forum: Spain
Oct 28th 2025, 5:10 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,062
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Anyone know if you need to inform the government after obtaining EU citizens

I've been through a similar process and now have a Maltese passport as well as a British one as my father was Maltese & unknowingly I am a Maltese citizen!
You didn't say whether you became a...
Forum: Spain
Oct 23rd 2025, 3:33 am
Replies: 5
Views: 540
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Spanish Traditions

We sometimes hear the pan pipes denoting a knife sharpener, these days though usually played on tape from a loudspeaker in a van.
Two years ago I heard the pipes, went outside and saw an elderly man...
Forum: Spain
Sep 23rd 2025, 6:10 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 777
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Spain finally accepts Brits are not mad!

About time.
Our government was involved in a huge cover up regarding "Mad cow disease", the same actually as the Spanish government did for the 'rapeseed oil scandal'.
In both cases the cause was...
Forum: Spain
Aug 19th 2025, 5:46 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,331
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Fancy this on your doorstep?

I read somewhere recently that Burgos had been interested in the idea.
Not really on the tourist map other than its wonderful cathedral.
I think the bull fighting fraternity are getting desperate...
Forum: Spain
Jul 16th 2025, 5:44 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 8,419
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Now we are going to lose BBC sounds

And it's still fine via our internet radio.
Forum: Spain
Jul 15th 2025, 5:33 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 3,041
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: The end of Spam phone calls?

We got one recently, though to begin with I didn't think it was spam.
It was from a friend in England and simply said "Can you let me know if you get this message".
Thinking he'd been having...
Forum: Spain
Jun 26th 2025, 5:49 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,042
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Airline charges for small bags

Thanks!
Forum: Spain
Jun 25th 2025, 9:23 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,042
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Airline charges for small bags

True, but when you're told that "this bag will fit" & it doesn't there's not a lot you can do.
Forum: Spain
Jun 25th 2025, 6:31 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,042
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Airline charges for small bags

My wife recently went to Windsor to see friends & duly bought a small suitcase from our local Chinese shop, being assured that it would pass through check-in OK.
It didn't!
Result was €55 extra! ...
Forum: Spain
Jun 25th 2025, 6:20 pm
Replies: 171
Views: 30,110
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Flashing V16 beacons for the car

I quite agree.
And only 2 months ago they were selling the old sort without GPS for €9.
Forum: Spain
Jun 25th 2025, 4:40 am
Replies: 171
Views: 30,110
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Flashing V16 beacons for the car

Our village Correos is now selling them at €59.
Seems a bit steep.
Forum: Spain
Jun 17th 2025, 5:42 pm
Replies: 171
Views: 30,110
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Flashing V16 beacons for the car

I receive the bi-monthly free DGT magazine "Seguridad Vial", worth reading, though in Spanish.
Waiting for them to do a test report on V16 beacons before buying.
Forum: Spain
Apr 29th 2025, 12:37 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,070
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Electricity

Apparently power was restored yesterday in the Basque country at 15.30.
Luckily we've been in Devon until tomorrow.
Shocked at high prices in England.
Forum: Spain
Apr 4th 2025, 6:45 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,355
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Spain goes digital for ID but...

I see the subscription to the newspaper is €35 annually.
Is it useful do you think?
Is the news mostly centred on the Mediterranean areas?
Forum: Spain
Mar 29th 2025, 6:40 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,713
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Cream Cheese

We get "creme fraiche" from Eroski in our village.
Forum: Spain
Mar 26th 2025, 1:41 am
Replies: 171
Views: 30,110
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Flashing V16 beacons for the car

Our local Correos sells them, but currently only the previous ones which didn't have GPS. They're selling them off for €9 which is ludicrous as they won't be compliant.
Forum: Spain
Mar 21st 2025, 3:43 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,046
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: The Green Certificate will not be recognised by the EU's Entry Exit System  

I'm surprised that British residents don't realise that a NIE is not an ID as it doesn't carry photo ID.
Forum: Spain
Mar 20th 2025, 4:15 am
Replies: 4
Views: 642
Posted By Retired in Euskadi

Re: Have you had more rain this winter than normal

I take daily rainfall measurements as well as max/min temperatures here in Elorrio, Bizkaia (inland).
Looking at winter averages (Jan, Feb, Mar) since 2020 (inclusive) we've actually had less winter...
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