Lion Bar = €1.05

Royale with Cheese · 21-02-2008 12:38AM

Just payed €2.20 odd for a bag of revels and a double decker. Either centra or spar, can't remember. I needed change for the toll so had to go for it. The shops that are surrounded by offices (in this case Dell in Cherrywood) are always the biggest rip offs. They charge whatever they want cos they know there'll be a flood of people in the morning/lunch/5pm with nowhere else to buy anything.

constitutionus · 21-02-2008 12:39AM

here here.

theres plenty of hungarian people in this country now that'd bring you back 200 smokes for that 25 euro.

rubadub · 21-02-2008 12:43AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Not true. On the David Letterman show (I think) they proved that cadburys creme eggs were getting smaller by comparing one from a few years ago and a current one.

Link

Yeah, it says that on the wikipedia page I linked to. They only got smaller in teh US, or so they claim.
I know people who claimed they used to be the same size as hens eggs, no way they ever were

constitutionus · 21-02-2008 12:44AM

i dont know man, you can get some fairly small hens eggs if you want so they could be on the level.

rubadub · 21-02-2008 12:52AM

constitutionus wrote: »

i dont know man, you can get some fairly small hens eggs if you want so they could be on the level.

Must be some freaky chickens! I always remember the creme eggs would get lost in an egg cup. My mother used to put them in them and had to put stuff under them to hold them up, but they still looked tiny on the egg cup, never saw a hens egg that small. I can only think they were getting mixed up with kinder eggs, they are pretty big.

Beechman · 21-02-2008 12:54AM

I have paid from €0.60c up to €0.99c for a Cadburys creme egg !!!!!!!

constitutionus · 21-02-2008 01:07AM

rubadub wrote: »

Must be some freaky chickens! I always remember the creme eggs would get lost in an egg cup. My mother used to put them in them and had to put stuff under them to hold them up, but they still looked tiny on the egg cup, never saw a hens egg that small. I can only think they were getting mixed up with kinder eggs, they are pretty big.

ive always wonderd how they do it myself. i can only think that the chickens must be on the small size themselves. i always buy large eggs but my mother is forever buying the small size ones. theyre fecking usless, you need two to have a decent fry.

Toto Wolfcastle · 21-02-2008 01:50AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Chomps are 20c.

Over 10 years ago when I was 11 I bought my sister a Chomp as a birthday present because I was in Irish college and I wanted to save my money for my own sweets.

I feel awful now, they must have only cost 0.5p back then!

Vertigo100 · 21-02-2008 02:01AM

Now if we found a hen that could lay creme eggs then we would be onto a winner!!

Loveless · 21-02-2008 02:02AM

splinter wrote: »

was charged 85c for a pack of tayto yesterday..

Taytos will forever be 12p in my mind.

gally · 21-02-2008 02:04AM

Twenty years ago all bars were much bigger,I think they tasted better and when I was a child a sixpenny bar of Dairymilk was much bigger than todays ripoff version!

phasers · 21-02-2008 10:57AM

I'd love one of those peanut lion bars right now

do they still sell those?

rubadub · 21-02-2008 11:00AM

phasers wrote: »

I'd love one of those peanut lion bars right now

do they still sell those?

You can get all sorts of weird "edition" bars in the €2 euro shops. Many come in from other countries, usually 5-6bars for €2. I got a big 200 or 300g milka one for €2 was well in date too.

If they are close to the BB date they can be going for next to nothing.

phasers · 21-02-2008 11:17AM

rubadub wrote: »

You can get all sorts of weird "edition" bars in the €2 euro shops. Many come in from other countries, usually 5-6bars for €2. I got a big 200 or 300g milka one for €2 was well in date too.

If they are close to the BB date they can be going for next to nothing.

niccccccccccce

I remember a while ago they were selling orange toffee kitkat chunkies in my local €2 :eek:

boneless · 21-02-2008 01:37PM

The_Minister wrote: »

I was charged €1.05 for a Lion Bar today. I was shocked at the price, I can remember them at 50p or less.
I was so surprised that I even asked the staff member sering me about it.
I am never buying another Lion Bar.

It's called the free market economy....

The P.D.'s are fond of it I believe....:p

Ross_Mahon · 21-02-2008 03:39PM

Back in my day, a bag of chips was a shilling!

Beanstalk · 25-02-2008 08:07PM

1.05 for a lion bar? that can't be true, you must be lion.

*ashamed*

Where I work the nearest shop is o'briens, 4.50 for a ham and cheese sandwich, 2.40 for a small coffee, and 1 euro for a bag of crisps, absolute disgrace, i'd make my own lunches but i couldn't be bothered....

whatsgoinon · 25-02-2008 08:24PM

Beanstalk wrote: »

1.05 for a lion bar? that can't be true, you must be lion. *ashamed*

Where I work the nearest shop is o'briens, 4.50 for a ham and cheese sandwich, 2.40 for a small coffee, and 1 euro for a bag of crisps, absolute disgrace, i'd make my own lunches but i couldn't be bothered....

and this folks, is the reason shops are getting away with the prices they charge. There will always be someone who will pay the prices. For those prices I would expect my lunch to sing to me, seriously €4.50 for a ham and cheese sambo!! daylight robbery. How long does it take to make a sandwich the night before, shove it in the fridge and grab it as you are heading to work. People who are lazy like that deserve to be ripped off.

rubadub · 25-02-2008 08:38PM

phasers wrote: »

niccccccccccce

I remember a while ago they were selling orange toffee kitkat chunkies in my local €2 :eek:

Got 5 peanutbutter chunky kitkats for €2 at the weekend. They had 2 milka 100g bars €2. 9 wagon wheels €2. 200g tolberone €2. loads of 5 packs of standard bars too. everything well within date too.

Got me thinking I should buy them out of it and sell outside packed newsagents at lunchtimes!

Overheal · 25-02-2008 08:59PM

I paid 1.05 for a lion bar too. The difference is I did it because I wanted a lion bar. Rawr!

In fairness I prefer it when junkfood isn't the cheapest: makes for bad habits.

Beanstalk · 25-02-2008 09:38PM

whatsgoinon wrote: »

and this folks, is the reason shops are getting away with the prices they charge. There will always be someone who will pay the prices. For those prices I would expect my lunch to sing to me, seriously €4.50 for a ham and cheese sambo!! daylight robbery. How long does it take to make a sandwich the night before, shove it in the fridge and grab it as you are heading to work. People who are lazy like that deserve to be ripped off.

What are you talking about? Making lunch takes ages!

Anyway I only paid for that the once.... now you've injured my 'pride', clearly the high prices of lion bars is one of the 'mane' problems in today's societies.....

*apologies for the bad lion punnery, i couldn't help meself, it is now time to leave the thread in shame*

eoin5 · 25-02-2008 09:39PM

Loveless wrote: »

Taytos will forever be 12p in my mind.

Wages will always be 100punts a week in my mind, oh wait...

RonMexico · 25-02-2008 10:11PM

Lion Bar 85cent in the local.

kawaii · 25-02-2008 11:06PM

fobster wrote: »

Another feckin thing about Centra, jaysus they're fecking everywhere.

Lol, there are about 20 londis shops on Dame Street.

Fish and chips in my local Beshoff's is over E10! The chips are muck aswell and the fish rather small. It's actually ridiculous. You'd do better going to a restaurant!

So much for "cheap as chips"...

eirebhoy · 25-02-2008 11:17PM

I was charged €1 for a Yorkie in a newsagents on Kevin street and that was exactly a year ago (I searched my posts to find that). I wouldn't want to know what they charge now.

The Bon Espresso and News just up the road from me on Mount street is a disgrace. I can't believe the service it gets when there's other shops so close.

efb · 25-02-2008 11:45PM

I remember when lion bars went about how great they were at 30p when all the rest were 34p, for shame nestlé...

Patricide · 26-02-2008 01:22AM

centra as a whole are too pricey.crazy prices in there.

sweetie · 26-02-2008 02:06PM

Local indian, Green chili in manor st, had a lunch offer up last week displaying monday to saturday 12.30 - 14.30 and sunday times 12.30 to 22.30 and two courses for 11.50. Went in on sunday about 7 o clock, sat down, was given the crispy stuff with the dips (forget the name) and the menu. When I asked for the express (lunch) menu he said it was over at 5.30. I said it wasn't mentioned on the window and he went over and pulled it down. We then stood up to leave and he offered to give it to us at this price and I told him I wasn't a charity case and left. The menu is still removed from the window.:D
Point is, stand up to it or shut up!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 26-02-2008 02:43PM

sweetie wrote: »

Local indian, Green chili in manor st, had a lunch offer up last week displaying monday to saturday 12.30 - 14.30 and sunday times 12.30 to 22.30 and two courses for 11.50. Went in on sunday about 7 o clock, sat down, was given the crispy stuff with the dips (forget the name) and the menu. When I asked for the express (lunch) menu he said it was over at 5.30. I said it wasn't mentioned on the window and he went over and pulled it down. We then stood up to leave and he offered to give it to us at this price and I told him I wasn't a charity case and left. The menu is still removed from the window.:D
Point is, stand up to it or shut up!

In all fairness, it sounds like a fair mistake and he did the decent thing and offered you the food at the advertised price. Hardly a "charity case" which, if this is your attitude, somewhat negates the point of arguing in the first place

sweetie · 26-02-2008 03:26PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

In all fairness, it sounds like a fair mistake and he did the decent thing and offered you the food at the advertised price. Hardly a "charity case" which, if this is your attitude, somewhat negates the point of arguing in the first place

he offered it as we were heading out the door though. Maybe a bit ott but we are (were) regular enough customers there so I was a bit annoyed.

Lion Bar = €1.05

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