Unhappy Thread 2 (day, season, America, most)

[Warszawa]

Originally Posted by lommaren

Frozen chicken over here is 7.50 $/kilogram. Very worthwhile

Yupp, chicken is the best! I dont like buying anything over 5 dollars but chicken is an exception

I miss the fruit prices in Peru, it was so cheap

[GymFanatic]

Grocery Shopping in Publix is on par with what I pay here.

[lommaren]

Originally Posted by Warszawa

Yupp, chicken is the best! I dont like buying anything over 5 dollars but chicken is an exception

I miss the fruit prices in Peru, it was so cheap

Salmon can be gotten for 12 $ here, it's also a pretty good price

Pasta is generally around 2.5 $.

What I don't like is the price of non-frozen meat those prices here... Turkey fillet $16/kg, entrêcôte $25/kg, pork fillet $17/kg...

ridiculous. But then again we have good animal care so perhaps shouldn't mind too much

[irlinit]

I have to disagree about food prices.. I think food is actually quite cheap in supermarkets in the UK and I managed fine on about £25/week for myself. Could have lived like a peasant on less, but that included chicken, mince etc.

Owen probably buys the big brands for everything which is why he spends so much.. I used to buy a 500gram packet of mince for £1.79, a 350g block of cheddar for £1.69, pasta for like 50p/500gram, pasta sauces, chicken breasts for £3, bread for like 60p, cereal, potatoes etc and I ate well. This was at Aldi, where all of that food tastes great as well, it wasn't like I was buying the ultra cheap value brands..

[Warszawa]

You can live really cheap on here if you just eat potatoes/plantains/squash/rice all the time, but then that would be really boring

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I don't mind paying a little more for quality and familiarity. Aldi have none of the brands I am familiar with or like so I don't really like shopping there.

[irlinit]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

I don't mind paying a little more for quality and familiarity. Aldi have none of the brands I am familiar with or like so I don't really like shopping there.

Of course, there are some cases where the brand version is just irreplaceable - mayonaise for example, or cornflakes, marmite, baked beans in my case.

I didn't like Aldi before recently, but a lot of their food is just as good or even better than the brands after I tried it and doesn't taste cheap unlike other supermarket 'value' brands, so it has grown on me.

What is ridiculous is the cost of public transport in this company. When I get a job, my weekly season ticket to London will cost about £70ish, which could feed me for over two weeks..

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The railways are a complete joke in this country, so incredibly expensive.

Heck, it's £4.20 for a day return bus ticket in Leeds so buses are pretty pricey as well.

Still works out a lot cheaper than owning a car though. Getting rid of my car has made me significantly better off.

[Infamous92]

Originally Posted by irlinit

Of course, there are some cases where the brand version is just irreplaceable - mayonaise for example, or cornflakes, marmite, baked beans in my case.

I didn't like Aldi before recently, but a lot of their food is just as good or even better than the brands after I tried it and doesn't taste cheap unlike other supermarket 'value' brands, so it has grown on me.

What is ridiculous is the cost of public transport in this company. When I get a job, my weekly season ticket to London will cost about £70ish, which could feed me for over two weeks..

Agreed. Aldi has become my go to supermarket.

[GymFanatic]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

I don't mind paying a little more for quality and familiarity. Aldi have none of the brands I am familiar with or like so I don't really like shopping there.

I agree. People are slagging me for going to Sainsburys, but it's just what I like. I'm not going to go and shop in Lidl because it's not up to par with Sainsburys. Why would I shop in a supermarket that provides low quality food if I can afford not to?