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To think that Greggs is extremely reasonably priced

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Jumell · 03/12/2024 07:58

.. for what it actually sells ?

I my local Greggs last week and there are delicious ready made pizza slices for £2.30 -
large cooked steak pie for under £2

sausage rolls for around £1.20

also the app is very good I think -it breaks down all their foodstuffs individually and you have a free item for every 9th one bought

Come on - to have tasty ready cooked food for these sort of prices - it’s pretty good isn’t it ?

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SybilTheSpy · 03/12/2024 09:58

I'm partial to one of their sausage rolls if I have a hangover but other than that I'm not a massive fan. Their prices certainly mean they do a roaring trade though.

Overthebow · 03/12/2024 09:58

It’s fine once in a while but I wouldn’t eat it all the time. I also don’t think the pizza slices are that cheap or nice. The rest is good value though.

CrispyCrumpets · 03/12/2024 09:57

They haven't managed to make any headway in the Cornish market. They have much superior pastry goods down there.

CrispyCrumpets · 03/12/2024 09:56

They used to do a really nice veg pastie, but they changed the recipe to a weird sloppy saucy thing. I've barely bought anything there since. I've been wanting to complain to someone about that for about 15 years now, so thanks for the thread OP.

KimberleyClark · 03/12/2024 09:54

Their coffee is better than Starbucks.

TorroFerney · 03/12/2024 09:54

For me it has a hospital association. Had a spate of husband and dad being in hospital when my daughter was about 7/8 and I’d occasionally get her a steak bake if we were late at the hospital.

TheLimeHedgehog · 03/12/2024 09:53

@Jumell As someone who was a manager at greggs for 10 years, though out multiple shops. Glad you like the prices but they treat their staff like shit, and they break their backs in those places.

But as long as you're happy with cheap food 🙄.

Glad I got out of there, I have some right horror stories of how they treat staff.

itsallabitofamystery · 03/12/2024 09:52

We always go to Greggs when in our local town, as it's much cheaper than a McDonalds. However, I do look at the prices and think jeeeez. But that's because I used to work there, and back then a sausage roll was 32p, cheese and onion were 59p and the dearest was a steak bake at 69p. We do have a £1 bakery in our town which is cheaper, but the kids (and I) prefer Greggs.

DataColour · 03/12/2024 09:51

It's a good option to have sometimes. My DS who's 16 loves their bakes. I used to have a steak bake almost everyday when I was pregnant, really craved them.
Now my taste buds have changed and like a pp said, I'd rather have Gail's once a month than a Greggs every week. But I have neither!

SomethingFun · 03/12/2024 09:50

The pain au chocolat is very good imho. And they do decaf coffee which a lot of the reasonably priced places do not.

BMW6 · 03/12/2024 09:48

MrsMariaReynolds · 03/12/2024 09:43

You can, actually.

I don't get the hype. They're awful as far as sausage rolls go.

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I couldn't agree more. The people who think they're the Best have surely never tasted a decent sausage roll!

icclemunchy · 03/12/2024 09:48

Oh to have a cheap and cheerful lunch option to just grab out and about.

3 out of the 4 of us are gluten free, so the best we can hope for is a limp repacked sarnie from a supermarket and they're usually exempt from the meal deal too 😒

OrwellianTimes · 03/12/2024 09:48

It’s all bland beigeness or sugary crap so definitely wouldn’t pay more for it.

EffortlesslyInelegant · 03/12/2024 09:46

You seem to have a bit of an ongoing thing for Greggs pizza OP. What's really going on here?

GrazeConcern · 03/12/2024 09:46

Would rather have a Gail’s once a month than a Greggs once a week!

Hoppinggreen · 03/12/2024 09:45

No, its rank

MrsMariaReynolds · 03/12/2024 09:43

Pigeonqueen · 03/12/2024 08:03

Can’t beat a sausage roll from there.

You can, actually.

I don't get the hype. They're awful as far as sausage rolls go.

YourAmplePlumPoster · 03/12/2024 09:42

They do a good soup and they are very reasonably priced. I love the sausage rolls.

GoFaster83 · 03/12/2024 09:42

I miss their chicken new Orleans and mango chicken sandwiches. That was the golden age of Greggs

WinWhenTheyreSinging · 03/12/2024 09:42

I barely ever find myself near a Greggs, don't eat that sort of grab & run food more than once in a blue moon - but their millionaire's shortbread is fabulous.

Rubyupbeat · 03/12/2024 09:41

We love their vegan sausage rolls , really good.
Percy ingalls was a much better bakery though, hands down!

Funkyslippers · 03/12/2024 09:40

Aren't their mince pies meant to be the best ever? I go to Greggs frequently with my job. The bacon rolls are really good and their festive drinks too & about half the price of Costa next door

TennisLady · 03/12/2024 09:38

Spidey66 · 03/12/2024 09:29

I remember when they were a proper bakers and sold bread and rolls. They were better then.

I don't know if it's because I'm in the North East but ours always sell buns and stotties.

BMW6 · 03/12/2024 09:38

Gregg's sausage rolls are garbage. The pork content is only 18% so mainly rusk and shite.

colesr · 03/12/2024 09:38

Come on - to have tasty ready cooked food for these sort of prices - it’s pretty good isn’t it ?

That's kind of the point of it, cheap and cheerful.