pete_l

All supermarkets are. Apparently, the reason they put the fruit & veg near the entrance is so you stock up early on in your shopping, before you realise how much you're spending and start to become more frugal with your purchases. That's because the profits are so great on produce.
Whan I worked in Staines, there was quite a large market every wednesday. All the people from the companies in the area would pile into the town centre and stock up on cheap fruit (almost none was local, but the whole gamut of what you'd expect in a supermarket) and veg (likewise). Then stagger back to their offices with carrier bags full.
I did a price comparison and reckoned that the market stalls were charging roughly one-third of what the large Sainsburys in the town charged - for pretty much the same product - but without all the plastic and packaging.

Elly May

Market is still here, every Wednesday and Saturday and seems to do pretty well.

bealerDSB

Isn't that what the Brit's used to do back in the 80's before the advent of Tesco's etc etc
Seems we have lost that streak but hold onto the complaints of not being able to get all our deals into one shop..


DSB.

Mitzyboy

Bourbon is imported, so it will be as expensive or maybe more than the UK.
Generally Imports = Expensive

Its a while since I bought a bottle of Gin (honest!) but we seem to remember it was under €5, Ginebra Sheriton. You cant skimp on the tonic water though, it has to be schweppes!

jackytoo

Blossom Hill was just an example, don't particularly like it but I do like a decent French, Australian etc. Local beach bars are charging 11euro for a cheap rioja that would cost 1.50. Where I am staying in the UK I can have a better quality French red in a restaurant for £8.50

When I posted a drinker and smoker would be about the same I was taking into account everything as in my view I think food and utilities are cheaper in the UK. but ofcourse you lose out in the cigs and booze in the UK

Missbad...we drink Larios gin which is about 10.85 a litre

Jaques2go

thank you, have made a note of all these............J

steviedeluxe

It's surprising how much certain bars will charge. There again mini-bars in hotels are probably the worst.

lynnxa

absotively

I have to admit it took a bit of getting used to when we first came here

luckily I've always been a 'cook from scratch' person though, so having to actually cook wasn't the shock it was for a lot of people I have met

lynnxa

you can get most spirits for around 5 euros - as long as you're not a brand snob

jdr

I am sure Vodka and Gin are made in the same buckets and only change price when they are put in different label bottles. lol

lynnxa

no the're not - gin gives me a headache & vodka doesn't

jdr

I meant each in its own bucket. ;-))

toyboy23

The majority of this thread says the opposite to me!

Jaques2go

.................yeh, if you want to go blind................

CLR

Have any of you tried the Anise spirit - I dropped a bottle of this and when I cleaned it up with a cloth, a few days later the skin started to come off my hands!

Perhaps the smokers amongst us would like to try it to remove the soot deposits on their lungs