£31 for two bags of fudge?! 😲

[Wisteriabloom]

I was at a seaside festival with dd yesterday, and looked round the food stalls before we left. There was a pick & mix fudge stall, you fill your own bags and get them weighed.

I picked a small selection for dd & I for the journey home, and a slightly bigger one for my parents, as we're seeing them tonight.

Lovely fudge - salted caramel, candyfloss, oreo, every flavour you could imagine, but I couldn't believe it when asked for £31!! Paid it, wasn't allowed to put any back, so we'll make it last! 😋

It’s probably hand made with top of the range products.

@ladynyland

It’s probably hand made with top of the range products.

Even 'top of the range' fudge is mostly butter and sugar.

Wtf???
Like the time I went to buy two very ordinary birthday cards in WH Smith when it was lockdown and all card shops were shut

£8-20 😡
I put them back and home bargains, who had a much better selection I hasten to add, got my money instead

Cards are such a rip off

@purplebunny2012 my dp did the same this morning 😂

I can't believe the newspapers picked up on my story! 🤣

I thought of this thread earlier when I saw a fudge stall at an event. I gave it a wide berth.

@Ohmych

I thought of this thread earlier when I saw a fudge stall at an event. I gave it a wide berth.

I passed by an 'award winning artisan bread' stall this afternoon. Was tempted but then reminded myself that a) I didn't really need bread and it would probably to stale before I'd eaten it and b) I could likely get something almost as good in Lidl for a fraction of the price.

Spaking of Lidl, just got some great butter fudge there. Decent sized box for not much more than a quid. Just trying to resist eating the lot due to all the sugar!

Yes, there was an artisan fair near us today but DH wouldn't stop.

We were in Oxford this weekend the castle had small bags for sale £4.25 ,about a pound more than we paid in Devon.

OK, where can I get decent fudge, online. I need it now!

This is exactly why I struggle a little with ‘supporting local businesses’ - I’m happy to do it but SO many take the piss with the prices then moan when people go to M&S for products that are actually just as tasty

@sleepyhoglet the Toffee Shop in Cumbria is AMAZING and they deliver

Did they show it to you on a little square of black velvet? 😂😂😂

I have to be careful with money so i give these stalls a wide berth aswell...its a horrible feeling being ripped off.
As i've got older im more likely to speak up and i think i would have said sorry but no way am i paying that...put it back and walked off.

Myusername - I wish I could have done that! When I questioned the price '£31''? 😲 the lady looked at me as if I was a bit dim and said 'Yes, THIRTY-ONE POUNDS'. There was a queue behind me, so I reluctantly paid and left. I'll avoid these stalls in future though, no matter how tempting they look!!

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