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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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Jollyjoy · 03/12/2024 09:37

OrlandointheWilderness · 03/12/2024 09:04

It's for tax reasons actually! Serving hot food above a certain temp means there is VAT added.

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Ah makes sense. I’d pay the VAT!

NerdWhoEatsMedlar · 03/12/2024 09:35

@Jumell does this thread mean that you have stopped trying to feed yourself for £30 a month?

MintTwirl · 03/12/2024 09:35

Sometimes a warm Greggs sausage roll and hot chocolate just hit the spot. It’s not great food and it’s definitely not health food but you know what you are getting and it is easy and quick. Cooplands cakes are better and their sausage rolls are cheaper but smaller and not as nice(I think they do a more expensive sausage roll too which is better).

I would probably go more if they ever brought back the ham and cheese bakes that disappeared years ago.They were a staple lunch when I was at uni.

Lorrymum · 03/12/2024 09:34

The tea is delicious, my friend is a real tea snob and loves it. She can't get over the fact it only costs £1.25 a cup.

Nelliemellie · 03/12/2024 09:33

There is a Greek Bakery called OOPA, they do really delicious spinach and cheese and other fillings pastries, really good coffee and Greek cakes and sandwiches.
Reasonably priced and very fresh. I wished there were more of them.

FestiveFruitloop · 03/12/2024 09:32

Ytcsghisn · 03/12/2024 09:29

Stone cold stodgy pastries and pies. No thanks.

I've never been handed any stone cold in the shop, and if they've cooled by the time you get them home they're easy enough to reheat, so not sure I see your point...

I love a bit of Greggs and their sandwiches and mince pies are nice too. Not had any in a while though, so bit alarmed by pp saying the quality has dropped recently...

Manypaws · 03/12/2024 09:31

ssd · 03/12/2024 08:55

We have Greggs Outlets in selected areas of Glasgow. No wonder we're all fat bastards

Chuck us a steak bake

TimeToGoAgain · 03/12/2024 09:29

They are just not as good as they used to be.

They are much smaller, and more expensive.

Where is the huge square Whopper sandwich.
Where are the prawns.
Where is the really cheese potato and onion in the cheese pasty.

The Belgian buns have nasty lemon, instead of nice lemon in them. The last time I had one, but that might even be gone now.

At least our local one does bread and stotties, not all do

Ytcsghisn · 03/12/2024 09:29

Stone cold stodgy pastries and pies. No thanks.

Spidey66 · 03/12/2024 09:29

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

Manypaws · 03/12/2024 09:28

@HolidayAtNight 🤣

Dramatic · 03/12/2024 09:28

Chellybelle · 03/12/2024 09:23

I wouldn't say it's overly expensive but I worked there 20 years ago and the food was a lot cheaper and was higher quality. I remember sausage rolls cost 15p at one point. When I was there, would have been 2003/2004, sausage rolls were 45p and pasties and pies were 65p. I know prices go up, but I really miss the size and quality that you used to get.

I worked there in about 2005/2006 and I remember a chicken bake and sausage roll would cost you £1.10, I remember it because it was such a popular order.

Comedycook · 03/12/2024 09:27

TinyTear · 03/12/2024 08:38

The one near St pauls Cathedral in London has queues out the door most lunchtimes. I go there at least two or three times a month

Any that I've seen in central London have been packed. Not everyone who work in central London is loaded...there loads of people on low salaries who can't afford the higher end places and just need lunch

MrsSchnickelfritz · 03/12/2024 09:27

I do like a veggie bake from Greggs. Their too good to go bags are pretty decent as well if you want to get them even cheaper.

Dramatic · 03/12/2024 09:26

YourSnugHazelTraybake · 03/12/2024 08:04

Depends what you're comparing it to. We've got a chain in the north east ( was locally owned but recently bought out by Asda) that sells sausage rolls at 4 for £1.25, so compared to that Greggs is extortionate and the local one doesn't do very well. We have a second local bakery with several shops that also are cheaper than greggs.

Is this Cooplands? Are they not nationwide?! I thought they were 😂

RedHelenB · 03/12/2024 09:26

Greg's festive bakes yum

Declutterthoseemails · 03/12/2024 09:23

Stickseas0n · 03/12/2024 09:22

I often go to Glasgow JUST for greggs, it's so cheap and I've never had something from there that I didn't like
Wish I had one that I didn't have to travel 3 hours for 😅

If you have an Iceland near you, you can buy Gregg's products frozen and cook them yourself at home.

Chellybelle · 03/12/2024 09:23

I wouldn't say it's overly expensive but I worked there 20 years ago and the food was a lot cheaper and was higher quality. I remember sausage rolls cost 15p at one point. When I was there, would have been 2003/2004, sausage rolls were 45p and pasties and pies were 65p. I know prices go up, but I really miss the size and quality that you used to get.

Arseynal · 03/12/2024 09:22

Their meat products are extremely low quality

They keep prices low by dodging VAT in a way that the local independents don’t have the volume of sales to do. That is a big reason why they manage to be cheaper than the nice bakery 3 doors down. Independents have to be fabulous with good quality ingredients but Greggs eg al get away with shite because people like consistency. If you find yourself in a strange town at lunchtime more people will go to Greggs for a taxless low quality item because they will know what they will get than will take a punt at Sandra’s bakery at +VAT more.

Stickseas0n · 03/12/2024 09:22

I often go to Glasgow JUST for greggs, it's so cheap and I've never had something from there that I didn't like
Wish I had one that I didn't have to travel 3 hours for 😅

Doitrightnow · 03/12/2024 09:21

I don't agree. If I want a cheap crappy sausage roll I can get four in most supermarkets for that price. If I want one with more sausage than upf filler I'm prepared to stretch to £2.50 at the local butcher.

It's rubbish quality junk food.

LanyardLou · 03/12/2024 09:20

It’s the best place to buy a large takeaway tea. Other places charge a fortune for hot water and a teabag.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 03/12/2024 09:20

I first tried a Greggs when helping out with Gdcs while dd was away. I wanted to go to the (brilliant!) hardware shop after dropping Gdcs at school, but it didn’t open till 10.

So instead of the Costa, more or less next door, I tried Greggs, where I could sit with the paper - and a coffee and a toasted ham and cheese sandwich (no breakfast in the morning rush) - for a fiver! Talk about a revelation!

Of course it’s not exactly the healthiest, but now and then I really couldn’t give a toss.

MaggieBsBoat · 03/12/2024 09:19

Everything sounds like ChatGPT to me these days - but I’ll bite. (Ba da boooon).

I love a sausage roll.

Comedycook · 03/12/2024 09:17

Greggs is great. Was in there the other day with DD and for £4.30 she got a bacon roll, hot chocolate and some gingerbread to take home.

It was absolutely packed in there