What has priced itself out of YOUR budget?

[stephec]

Speaking of cheese, I always used to pay £1.80 around a year ago for Castillo Bries from Tesco, now it's £2.80.

 

[Alex321]

My local chippy has changed hands and...wow...chips from my 1970's childhood actually made from spuds and not those stringy oil-laden affairs that taste so bland. OK, they don't fry 'em in coronary-inducing full animal fat, but they're great and an improvement over others. The portions are waistline-busting as well.

Ours not only makes them from potatoes, they actually tell you which species of potato they are currently using - they also tell you which trawler the fish came from (normally from the Barent's Sea).

 

[Drago]

I can no longer afford a scullery maid. The senior maid will have to cover those duties as well from now on.

 

[Paulus]

£12.45 for 2 people (or £16.95 with the bites) for Fish, Chips and Mushy seems ok. £12.70 for the same for 1 is not!

At my local chippy I can get a large Haddock and regular chips, which in reality are a large portion for £13.50. This is by far enough for myself and MrsP.
I haven't given up on everything due to the rampant inflation over the last few years, but I have noticed how much I get , or don't get for the price I'm paying.

 

[Slick]

At my local chippy I can get a large Haddock and regular chips, which in reality are a large portion for £13.50. This is by far enough for myself and MrsP.
I haven't given up on everything due to the rampant inflation over the last few years, but I have noticed how much I get , or don't get for the price I'm paying.

You are comparing apples and pears though.

Most are talking about cod, which is a bottom feeder and may even be coley, which is all but tasteless.

Your haddock is expensive, especially when you consider the guys that caught it probably didn't get much more for a box of the stuff, but its still worth paying a but extra for.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

£12.45 for 2 people (or £16.95 with the bites) for Fish, Chips and Mushy seems ok. £12.70 for the same for 1 is not!

If you want to treat yourself my local chippy does lobster and chips for £40.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

You lot are making me feel greedy. The £12.70 fish, chips and peas I scoffed all on my own!!

 

[Beebo]

Speaking of cheese, I always used to pay £1.80 around a year ago for Castillo Bries from Tesco, now it's £2.80.

All cheeses have increased hugely in price.
It’s mainly due to milk and energy costs.
But import costs from Europe haven’t helped either.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

My sommelier tells me the Lafite '82 is now out of reach

 

[mistyoptic]

My sommelier tells me the Lafite '82 is now out of reach

Buy him a stepladder

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Buy him a stepladder

Done.

https://www.midlandladders.com/blog/britain's-most-expensive-ladder

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

You are comparing apples and pears though.

Most are talking about cod, which is a bottom feeder and may even be coley, which is all but tasteless.

Your haddock is expensive, especially when you consider the guys that caught it probably didn't get much more for a box of the stuff, but its still worth paying a but extra for.

Yup. Cod is a dirty fish. If you hold up the skin from a fresh one you can often see the worms. Fishermen don't eat Cod, they eat Haddock.

 

[Slick]

Yup. Cod is a dirty fish. If you hold up the skin from a fresh one you can often see the worms. Fishermen don't eat Cod, they eat Haddock.

Exactly, I didn't want to mention the worms.

 

[wiggydiggy]

You lot are making me feel greedy. The £12.70 fish, chips and peas I scoffed all on my own!!

To be fair I ate all of mine, though I could have easily bought peas as well and split it over 2 nights.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

My go to at the local chippy is monkfish though haddock is a good second option. It’s rare I visit though, not because of cost, but because my wife doesn’t like the smell of fish.