To think that a lot of shop bought sandwiches are a bit crappy and expensive?

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Just that really. They usually have plain white or brown bread only, no wholemeal or rye or spelt or anything more adventurous.
Too much mayonnaise, not enough ham or cheese between the bread slices, not enough veggie or vegan options. They're expensive too.
Some of Waitrose and M&S sandwiches are OK. Some of their wraps are not too bad but delicious, mouth-watering veggie/vegan sandwiches are hard to find in supermarkets I think.
Oh well, best to make them yourself. Or have salad instead.

Anyone who really enjoys a good sandwich does not buy prepacked IMO

The most important part of a butty is the bread, and most shop ones - even M&S and Waitrose- just don't have nice bread.

A good sandwich is superb - so easy to make, but so easy to get wrong.

I used to like m&s sandwiches. They're all bland and pappy now.

YANBU. They are mostly shite.

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Anyone who really enjoys a good sandwich does not buy pre packed IMO

I typically buy a sandwich when I'm travelling somewhere and I eat it en route. I no longer buy loaves of bread from supermarkets because most of them are tasteless and they go stale too quickly. It's a shame that independent/artisan bakeries have more or less disappeared from the high street. There are some in London but not around here.

I've never bought bread from Greggs. Are they any good?

A prepacked sandwich fulfills a purpose. Food on the go or when lunch has been forgotten. I usually get a 3quid meal deal from Morrisons if I find myself in need of a quick easy lunch on the go or work.

This is why I buy the basic sandwiches from M&S. They are good but not amazing but I don’t expect anything amazing for the price and proposition. I have been most disappointed by their extra special limited edition fancy schmancy offerings.
So I’m fine with the smoked ham & mustard or prawn & mayo for about £1.99

Other than the bread being a bit dry, I don't find them too bad. Especially Tesco ham & cheese, ploughmans and cheese and pickle..

Tesco, Asda, M&S, Sainsbury's, The Co-Op and Waitrose all have their own brand pre made sandwiches produced by Greencore the worlds largest Sandwich manufacturer. That's why they all taste the same and there is so little variety.

I travel a lot for work and am rarely organised enough to take a packed lunch, so this is something I spend WAY too much time thinking about.

M&S and Waitrose are definitely the best supermarket sandwiches. Tesco seem to rely too much on mayo, and I've never been able to bring myself to buy one from Morrisons (though the salad bar is good). M&S and Waitrose tend to be the only ones with adventurous veggie options - for example they've both recently started doing a veggie reuben on rye bread.

If the option is there I'll go to Pret, or the holy grail that is the only Eat in Scotland.

Pret has the best by a long way!

I quite often buy sandwiches when I'm doing a supermarket shop so I can come in, put it away and sit down and eat there and then - purely because I'm not a fan of shopping in any form and have a medical condition which makes it a pain in the bum for me so I don't want to be faffing about after when I need to sit down and catch my breath and rest sooner rather than later.

Do quite like Tesco's cheese and onion sandwich (expensive tastes me ;) ) My favourite is the chicken and stuffing on white bread from Sainsburys - it's all mixed in just right... typically they've withdrawn it now (hopefully just for Christmas) but you can still get it in the chicken triple (only half though).

What I really don't like is the lettuce they put in a lot - It's always the big thick ends and/or the stuff that looks like dandelion leaves.

I think the Greggs Chargrilled Chicken oval sandwich is superb for the money and establishment.

Otherwise I agree.

I agree Pret - I have one every work day!

I used to love M&S sandwiches but they’ve gone down greatly in taste and quality imo. I take my own to work now, just can’t justify spending £4 on a sandwich.

mareemallory - oooh, the veggie reuben on rye sounds good!

Sadly we don't have a Pret or EAT nearby (small market town).

I sometimes buy a box of sushi from Waitrose instead of a sandwich but it's a bit more awkward to eat it on the go.

Pret a Manger more or less the only ones worth buying IMO

YANBU. I really don't like shop bought sandwiches (unless it's a sandwich place where they make them to order). Pre packed ones just seem to have no taste them.

Oh dear, I must be very poor at sandwich making because I find your typical M&S/ Tesco sarnie, far more interesting than anything I'd make at home. Surely for a normal midweek packed lunch most sandwiches come form a sliced loaf, made at home or not?

That said, now I work in school I have a school lunch, cheaper and nicer than a bought sandwich.

Pret is lovely but abit expensive

I make my own wraps/sandwiches as I season or chose filling I like
Do like Greggs though,they do nice sarnies

I make my own bread (not boasting as I've a bread maker, so negligible effort/skill involved). I can have lovely, rye, walnut, olive, brioche etc for a fraction of the "artisan" baker's cost. I still have to make the sandwich, but wanting good bread does deter me from shop-bought ones.

Did anyone here read the Guardian essay a few weeks ago about the history of the prepacked sandwich? It was genuinely interesting. I had no idea. It's a massive industry!

Shame they're always refrigerated until there's barely any flavour left in them...

Council - I find the quality of the bread of most shop bought sandwiches poor. And boring. White or granary. Not many wholemeal options, no rye, no spelt bread, no bagels.
Yes, some shops sell wraps but they usually have meat in them. I mainly buy veggie or vegan (I'm not vegetarian or vegan but I don't always fancy eating meat or fish - apart from smoked salmon). I hate prawn mayonnaise sandwiches!

The only that isn't totally inedible is the Sainsbury's Chicken and Avocado.
YANBU.