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Afternoon tea is a rip off largely aimed at ripping women off

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Coddy · 07/04/2024 16:16

Somebody suggested this to me and I’ve never thought of it that way.

You don’t get very men going for afternoon tea do you? The Mark up on afternoon tea is absolutely enormous aside from staffing and cost of the building and stuff- it must be money for old rope for the businesses concerned. Specially the ones that charge over 50 quid ahead.

Are we being conned by the whole afternoon tea debacle?

(yes cake is nice I get that)

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EmpressOfTheThread · 07/04/2024 18:58

I still haven't found out where that poster can get a pub meal for 4 for £28?

ChurchOfSeitan · 07/04/2024 18:57

I really want an afternoon tea now.

MississippiAF · 07/04/2024 18:55

OliveRL · 07/04/2024 18:49

We are being massively conned now. I remember my graduation day in 1996 and my dad taking me to the Waldorf, it was £14 pp and it was amazing. Faultless. Wanting to repeat the experience, I took my dc to Rosewood as it was close to work. It was awful - foreigners posing as game-keepers in game-keeper's outfits (!!!!) in Holborn, greeting guests. Foreigners serving tea, and dried out cucumber sandwiches. And fifty quid per head.

FOREIGNERS SERVING TEA!! Call the authorities!

MyOtherCarisAVauxhallZafira · 07/04/2024 18:54

Someone needs to do a bottomless builders' breakfast , all fry up components, bacon sandwiches galore thick buttered bread, pots of tea strong enough to stain your fence with, and I don't mean luke warm buffet abominations

Gowlett · 07/04/2024 18:54

The foreigners serving tea at my fave hotel are lovely!

MargaretThursday · 07/04/2024 18:54

Dh complains that any food event is either all day breakfast/brunch or curry. he doesn't like either. He'd rather have afternoon tea.

I don't drink tea (or coffee) nor do I generally like sandwiches. I'll go for the bacon and eggs, or curry.

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Coddy · 07/04/2024 18:53

Surely , you didn’t mean it like that

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EmpressOfTheThread · 07/04/2024 18:52

Coddy · 07/04/2024 18:50

Foreigners serving tea?

fans self with damask napkin
Foreigners serving tea should immediately mean you get 20% off

Gowlett · 07/04/2024 18:50

Has to be at a nice hotel. Otherwise, Afternoon Tea is shite.
Men spend just as much on round for everyone at the bar…

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Coddy · 07/04/2024 18:50

Foreigners serving tea?

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OliveRL · 07/04/2024 18:49

We are being massively conned now. I remember my graduation day in 1996 and my dad taking me to the Waldorf, it was £14 pp and it was amazing. Faultless. Wanting to repeat the experience, I took my dc to Rosewood as it was close to work. It was awful - foreigners posing as game-keepers in game-keeper's outfits (!!!!) in Holborn, greeting guests. Foreigners serving tea, and dried out cucumber sandwiches. And fifty quid per head.

RJnomore1 · 07/04/2024 18:48

Oh a high tea! Now we are talking, a proper meal then cake. Not enough places offering them now imo.

Springtimewingtime · 07/04/2024 18:46

Absolutely, I'm still smarting at the last one I went to that my companions thought was amazing and great value for money! £25 for a couple of bland sandwiches (the only meat was chicken on the teeniest bagel imaginable, think the size of a 2p)
. Loads of cakes but you couldn't possibly eat more than 1 or 2, everyone was excited to get to take them home. Bonkers, if I wanted a box of cakes for home I'd buy one, what I wanted was a tasty filling lunch. Maybe I'm doing it wrong and should be having lunch before I go? But then how could you possibly want sandwiches and cakes 2 hours later??

Georgyporky · 07/04/2024 18:46

I've never felt the need for food between 13.00 lunch & 20.00 dinner. Nor a pot of tea or coffee.
A glass or 2 of something after 18.00 is a different matter.

Epidote · 07/04/2024 18:45

I'm not British and the three thing I love the most from this country are spam, back bacon and little nibbles and scones with a cup of coffee in a delicate porcelain tea cup. I can marry you if you serve the sugar cubes instead of the other tipes of sugar.
I agree they are expensive but I simply love it.

BCBird · 07/04/2024 18:45

I been for many afternoon teas. I fo think the price is shocking, and sometimesthe quality too. A friend said we need to find somewhere that makes their own cakes, order 4 cakes to share and a couple of sandwiches too. Might try that nxt time

LongLaneLove · 07/04/2024 18:43

Ref it being a rip off aimed at woman, think about how ripped off mainly men get by exotic dancers to balance it out

I genuinely don't know if this is a joke. It is a joke, right? 😁

Switcher · 07/04/2024 18:42

I voted with my feet nearly 20 years ago on that. There are still plenty of nice places doing tea and scones for £10, just don't encourage the crazy prices.

Dibbydoos · 07/04/2024 18:42

There is a huge mark up, I agree but I love afternoon tea but typically get mine via groupon or wowcher. Even Marco Ps restaurant in Bham has deals on so I'm good with it.

Ref it being a rip off aimed at woman, think about how ripped off mainly men get by exotic dancers to balance it out... Point is, if there's a market, a product will fill the gap or create the market...

chattyness · 07/04/2024 18:41

When I lived in the Scottish borders & worked in a hotel there, afternoon teas -sandwiches/cakes/ scones with tea & coffee were mainly a Sunday thing for locals, but during the Summer season it would be an every day thing for tourists passing through. They did High teas as well where there was a choice of things like gammon, scampi, haddock & chips or bacon sausage, eggs & grilled tomato all with bread & butter and then a pot of tea, cakes and scones for afterwards. Both were really good value back then i seem to remember, but prices are so sky high now I wouldn't bother.

Brefugee · 07/04/2024 18:41

Coddy · 07/04/2024 16:18

Well I see your point, but honestly the price of the actual team must be like £4

i am rolling my eyes, and i haven't read further than this. But - that is not how cafés / restaurants work.

Angelsrose · 07/04/2024 18:41

It's a massive rip-off but so enjoyable every once in a while!

Doctorbeach · 07/04/2024 18:40

if this is the case then £20 for an afternoon in a man free space sounds alright.

AngryLikeHades · 07/04/2024 18:40

£30 plus per person is daylight robbery.

PassingStranger · 07/04/2024 18:40

I wouldn't go not interested. Cakes, scones all fattening anyway.