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I we.ll remember " Rationing " and my mother having her ration book for shopping. Biggest item waited for was after sunday lunch when a "Mars Bar" was divided up so that we all had a bite.
Is food getting too expensive?
- Thread starter manhill
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At the same time ?
Not enough for me to worry about it. Why ?
Thought you were an apologist for the bone idle .
They have to leave the 12th floor to go to tescos or get groceries delivered. Just had a quick look and 2.5kg spuds is 56p/kg, cheapest potato wedges is almost 3 times that, so buy the spuds and use a sharp knife.
Call it laziness, lack of time, wanting more leisure time, but it's not poverty.
Including those pensioners who have had a life on the dole?
Not apologizing for anyone. Just suggesting that most of us on here don't have a scooby.
Therin lies the problem .
Let them live on spuds then.
I had this discussion many years ago with a lady who works for Shelter. I put it to her that her clients shouldn't be able to afford a burger. She showed me the numbers. Pay as you go electric meter on the cooker. No freezer. The waste of food going off even if you had the same meal three times a day (and who wants that) . It was cheaper, and a more balanced diet, to buy the burger.
I can live on toast and jam , won't kill me .
There will be folks in the queue at the chippy, right now, for whom it is the only human contact they have had all day. They will have been looking forward to it more than the chips.
A punnet of strawberries costs way more than a mars bar. Is that the fault of the poor ?
Not even sure that those of us in receipt of a BPS chq should even be having this discussion tbf.
(thoughts composed while lying neck deep in my piping hot bath ).
A punnet of strawberries costs way more than a mars bar. Is that the fault of the poor ?
Not even sure that those of us in receipt of a BPS chq should even be having this discussion tbf.
(thoughts composed while lying neck deep in my piping hot bath ).
No freezer needed for spuds but is for frozen wedges, chips and so on. If they don't want to live on spuds 7 nights a week that's a lifestyle choice not poverty. I suppose it depends on the definition of poverty and what the comparison is. IMO if you've got a roof over your head, clothes to wear (not necessarily new) and access to affordable food (see above discussion), you aren't living in poverty.
You don't need to go to the chippy to interact with other people a simple walk down the street without your head stuck in a phone would suffice. I could sit all day just watching people walk by me with the occasional nod at those who care look .y way.
BPS has been keeping food cheap for years so I don't feel guilty about receiving it.
Charlie Gill
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- Location
- Kent
Some of you lot must live in an alternative universe where everyone has spare cash at the end of the week.
I was assuming you wanted them to buy a 50 pack of burgers to go with the 56lb bag of spuds.
Are they allowed any breakfast ?
Neither do I. But I do think twice before having a pop at anyone else in receipt of taxpayer support.
capfits
Member
So you tell us.
Many may suggest it does wonders for your cognitive ability...
- Location
- Bay of Plenty NZ
Most are farmers who have plenty of spare cash.
- Location
- Scotland
Sorry about getting bogged down in spuds, but the point is food is cheap if you buy the raw ingredients and prepare them from scratch instead of taking the ready-made option.