THE PRICE OF CORN BEEF
- Keith Sansum1
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15 June 2011 12:27110354A friend of mine (yes i do have some lol
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went into his local corner shop that used to be the king edward pub, now a small corner shop.
he wanted a small tin of corned beef, in this store it was a small tin, cost £2-99p
He then went to the small shop down the road where he purchased a large tin of corn beef at a cost of just £1-29p
looks like the first shop realy ripping off its customers, and how long will they have customers?ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 15 June 2011 12:52110356I love Corn Beef,but not in tins .
- 15 June 2011 13:05110358Vic
If you are referring to slices of corned beef you should realise that also comes out of tins but bloody great big ones.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter) - 15 June 2011 13:16110359Marek you are right thinking about it,but it just looks better when you see it out of a tin.But when you buy in the tins somtimes you are paying ex just fo the name on the front of the tin,and that is why there might have been the cost beween the two tins, Keith is on about.
- 15 June 2011 15:00110366Keef first of all I am very delighted to hear that you do indeed have some friends !!lol
As I write I have a tin of 'Prime Corned Beef' in my refrigerator. If you keep it in the fridge it slices nicely when you open the thing. Always a finger cutting experience for me opening these kinds of tins but there we are. The horizontal ham ones are blue murder.
I have just looked this up in the interests of accuracy. My corned beef came from the illustrious aisles of Marks and Spencer and cost me £1.79. Tin size 340g. That's a fairly large tin and as M&S are not known as a cheap emporium I would have thought that the other supermarkets locally could beat that price.
So that shop that sold that to your friend was certainly overpricing it or looks to be. But...But..it would very much depend on the size of the tin. At a guess I would say that £1.29 looks to be the real price. People learn very quickly when they are being overcharged and as a result tend to go elsewhere from then on. Its not a good business plan to overcharge your customers. Not if you want to stay operational for the longterm.
Just come back to add this picture. This will titilate the tastebuds...lol!
Vic as you probably know it goes great with baked beans!email: dover7@msn.com - 15 June 2011 15:21110367I was just about to write about that Paul one the best meals you can have Corn Beef and beans and mybe a egg aswell. and good for you at a cost around £2 for the lot,go on get out there and try it,and end up as fit as myself at 68+
- Keith Sansum1
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15 June 2011 15:22110368PAULB;
I think i have lots of friends lol,
yes that shop certainly overharging, and won't hold custom if they continue, but i suppose ike most of these small shops they rely on the school runALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 15 June 2011 15:25110369What do they buy Corn Beef on the way home from school then Keith,first I have
of that mate. - Keith Sansum1
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15 June 2011 15:29110371VIC;
You only have to say it once lol
no, the kiddies on the way to school and on the way home from school all pile into the local corner shop, this particular one is on a school route, and im sure does a great trade on kids sweets(hopefully not as expensive as there corn beef lol )ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 15 June 2011 15:36110372Perhaps they think it is still a pub !Been nice knowing you :)
- Keith Sansum1
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15 June 2011 15:39110373it's surprizing in my local corner shop how much kids spend on way to and from school.'ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - Alec Sheldon
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15 June 2011 16:06110379If you saw corned beef being made you would never eat it again. We were loading frozen meat on a ship that I was on years ago in Brisbane, Australia. We were tied up alongside the abbatoir and were given a grand tour, we saw everything from the poleaxing of the cattle, the electrocution of the pigs, and the beating over the heads of the lambs.
We finished off seeing the corned beef being tinned ugh!! I vowed I'd never eat it again but I did.
- 15 June 2011 18:21110388I've never really liked the look of corned beef. I always wonder just what exactly is in it.
I try and steer clear of sausages too for the same reason although sometimes (namely full English breakfast whilst away) I do indulge! - Brian Dixon
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15 June 2011 19:58110398kieth mentions the price of corned beef in the corner shop up tower hamlets,which buggers belief.the shop up my way is just the same a 4 pint carton of milk nearly £2 a go.
- 15 June 2011 23:34110434I still love Corned Beef Hash with two fried eggs on top and lashings of HP sauce
- 15 June 2011 23:55110438Sausages: lip, eyelid, snout and testes. Fact. The fact that I am vegetarian has nothing to do with it................
- Keith Sansum1
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16 June 2011 05:43110443just to add , when i was young and had corn beef for the first time it made me throw up.
had corn beef few times since but not a great fan of itALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
