£195 for a beef wellington!

[Blueskybird]

Just that really, are supermarkets now taking the absolute Micky?? I know I don’t have to buy it. I know no one is forcing me to. But seriously how can they actually think it’s ok to demand that price for a Beef wellington that serves 6. Granted it’s in the celebrity chef Christmas range and I’m well aware that we all have different budgets and I absolutely expect to pay for quality but come on, that’s a scandalous price. AIBU to think we have lost the plot with food pricing or would you pay it?

It does have mushrooms

So don’t buy it then. Go to a cheaper supermarket for your Christmas shop and you’ll be able to get it cheaper I’m sure.

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I hope it’s a massive flop, Tom Kerridge makes shit food anyway. Those who have £195 to waste can go to Fortnum and Mason! I don’t know how M&S justify that.

So don’t buy it?😂

@WildFlowerBees he seems to cook food that he adores, like ‘hearty’ comfort food, like triple cooked chips and steak and ale pie, nothing ever light with lots of flavours, I’ve watched all of his secrets of the pub kitchen.

Why are they supposed to become registered charities for Christmas?

It’s not about whether I can afford it it’s not a whinge that I want it and can’t afford it. far from. It’s about fairness I guess it just seems supermarkets are. Charging what they like and it seems to be totally unchecked a single pensioner gets what around £200 a week ? Yet a single dish for a single meal costs the same - maybe it’s always been this way but it’s really outraged me this year

Whilst I have no intention of paying £195 for an M&S beef wellington for many reasons, I'm getting really tired of all the cost of living comments everywhere.

My partner and I both earn around the median UK salary as will many people. If I wanted to pay £195 for an M&S beef wellington this Christmas, I could.

I couldn't do it every week, like most people, but, like many, I could do it as a one off. If i wanted to. Which I don't.

I appreciate that some people feel absolutely crippled by the 'cost of living crisis', I don't buy that the majority do any more than I beleive that the majority on MN earn £100k+.

It's OK for shops to sell things you, I or anyone else can't afford. It's really OK.

Everyone prioritises what they spend their money on and make choices that affect their earning potential. Some people don't have that choice but experience it through circumstance. But not everyone is living on gruel and puddle water either.

And then wash up!

Yeah I saw that. And there was a game pie for £165. I mean you still have to heat it and serve it and wash up after. If I was splurging that big I’d rather go out to eat somewhere nice.

https://www.fortnumandmason.com/whole-beef-wellington-oven-ready-1-2kg?gclsrc=aw.ds&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PLA+-+Shopping+-+Main+-+Brand&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=713714873&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgKjHBhChARIsAPJR3xfacMnJE8EcGrSV-gx7xQmwV8rMiC-h3cfWpHvLcJN91e2TlCzXjX4aAgg9EALw_wcB

Actually the Fortnum & Mason version is £120.00!

@MummytoE and do the washing up😂😂

No of course not but I guess the poster realises the huge divide!

Surely this is a mistake? Do you have a link @Blueskybird ?

Supply and demand. Don't buy it and they won't charge such high prices.

You think it’s “fair” for supermarkets to only sell things that everyone can afford?

As soon as I saw the post I suspected it would be Tom Kerridge.

He always charges ridiculous prices.

And you’d expect fortnum and mason to be the most expensive

And if people want to buy either, they will. Or they won't. Cost of living and pensions os irrelevant.

If they didn't think it would sell, they wouldn't be selling it.

@BatchCookBabe it is legit £195 !

You don't need a link. Just Google it.

And do the washing up too!

I won’t be buying that, but when you consider that fillet steak is around £70 per kilo at the moment, then add on the cost of the mushroom duxelles, chicken mousse and the fact that it will be hand-made & decorated in small numbers (as are M&S’s posh cakes) I can see how they get to £195. You could make your own for half that, obv, but it’s a complex, multi-process, special occasion dish which not everyone would have the confidence to tackle.

No of course not it’s about massive profit and inflated prices I just don’t think anyone can justify that price