£8 for a naked hotdog

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AlpineMuesli · 08/04/2024 10:29

Went to an event and the hotdog stand was charging £8 for a hotdog sausage in a dry bun. £9 for one with onions.

Would you willingly pay that? (People were, it was the only non-spicy food option.)

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Bjorkdidit · 08/04/2024 14:55

See, I think anyone selling food as a business should provide something that's good quality. I don't accept being offered any old crap on the basis that people will buy it if they're hungry or disorganised enough.

Plenty of food trucks can provide excellent fresh cooked food for not much more than a £9 plain hot dog in the shittest bun available. So it's them that get my business.

ggggggooooo · 08/04/2024 15:53

Woodstocks · 08/04/2024 10:31

Absolutely not. It’s the same at Christmas markets - £6 for a German sausage last year that you can buy in. Six pack for £2.40 at Tesco.

It depends on the event - can you bring your own or eat before you go there? Prices are absolutely silly and it’s prohibitive for a family to spend that sort of money.

It's hardly ridiculous though is it. You aren't just paying for a sausage. You are paying for the stand for the cooking facilities, for the wages of the people and for the organisers/owners to make a profit after these things have all been paid for.

TheCadoganArms · 08/04/2024 16:35

MaybeRevisitYourWipingT3chnique · 08/04/2024 14:44

I agree that you can't just look at the cost of the basic (uncooked) food from a supermarket and consider it unquestionably a rip-off.

Staff time/wages, VAT, pitch fee, equipment, ingredients, fuel, profit/living - these are very considerable costs, so why wouldn't you expect them all to be free or maybe just a pound or two?

There have always been people who have complained about a cafe charging even £1 (or whatever) for a cup of tea that they could have made at home for pennies. The obvious answer is that it's entirely your choice and either bring your own/an alternative or go without.

The fact that you aren't at home and able to access your own kitchen should maybe give you a clue as to at least some of the added value.

You could say the same about taxis: you could use your own (bought, taxed, MoT'd, insured, maintained, fuelled) car and drive and park it yourself, so why ever would you expect to pay a lot more for somebody else to facilitate it all for you?

I agree with pretty much all of this but I still get irked over things like thr cost of a cup of tea in some cafes attached to an attraction. A cup of tea, not some herbal premium brand tea, just a cup of builder's tea using a basic teabag, hot water and a dash of milk. That bag costs about 1.5p when bought as 5000 catering pack, you don't need to be a trained barista to prepare it and a dash of milk costs fuck all and it takes about 90 seconds to make......what's that £3.50.....grrrrr

EnglishGirlApproximately · 08/04/2024 16:41

DP paid $16 for a plain hot dog and bag of crisps in Universal Studios Volcano Bay last year - after that £9 seems reasonable 🤣

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