€2.50 for a bag of chips...

Micky Dolenz · 23-01-2013 02:08PM

Anyone wrote: »

So the spuds are bad this year, whats the worst that could happen?

How many spuds does it take to kill an Irish person?

none

phasers · 23-01-2013 02:15PM

I always order onion rings in my local chipper, they're gorgeous and the lad who works there always throws in a huge scoop of chips.

If they can give away so many for free then the chips must cost them practically nothing

Micky Dolenz · 23-01-2013 02:21PM

phasers wrote: »

I always order onion rings in my local chipper, they're gorgeous and the lad who works there always throws in a huge scoop of chips.

If they can give away so many for free then the chips must cost them practically nothing

Sounds like he fancies you.

ITS_A_BADGER · 23-01-2013 02:31PM

1/ purchase deep fat fryer from aldi/argos/lidl/ wherever the fcuk
2/ Buy small bag of spuds from supermarkert and some cooking oil
3/plug in and turn on deep fat frier and pour in cooking oil
4/ wash spuds and chop them with skin on for lovely tasting homemade chips
5/ *OPTIONAL* order cod from chipper and collect.
6/ cook chips for about 8 mins untill golden brown
7./ apply chips to plate and and optional cod from chippy
8/apply salt and or vinegar
9/ Eat
10/ Save a bundle from making decent homemade chips and use those savings to buy the occasional treat of a bag of chips from the chipper coz its so damn expensive

books4sale · 23-01-2013 02:31PM

Yeah, I remeber the late 80's, early 90's, you wouldn't pay more than 40-60p for a bag of chips....if that at all!

Better quailty too, not the muck you see around today.

Handcut, chunky, slight crisp with an airy softness on the inside. Beautiful when you caught a fresh hot batch, some light salt and splash of vinegar. The first few would always dance around your mouth with the heat.

A smattering of ketchup was always a treat.

Heaven!

Czarcasm · 23-01-2013 02:32PM

phasers wrote: »

I always order onion rings in my local chipper, they're gorgeous and the lad who works there always throws in a huge scoop of chips.

If they can give away so many for free then the chips must cost them practically nothing

Does he actually own the chipper as well as work there, or is he just working there?

It's always easier to throw away other people's money, but if it was coming out of his own pocket I guarantee he wouldn't be quite so generous.

krustydoyle · 23-01-2013 02:34PM

Its 2.40 for a large bag of chips in Luigis chipper in Carlow Town and they usually give you enough for 2 people.

CreepingDeath · 23-01-2013 02:37PM

Czarcasm wrote: »

Is there anything the Chinese aren't good at?

Singing in TV talent shows

BraziliaNZ · 23-01-2013 02:39PM

ITS_A_BADGER wrote: »

1/ purchase deep fat fryer from aldi/argos/lidl/ wherever the fcuk
2/ Buy small bag of spuds from supermarkert and some cooking oil
3/plug in and turn on deep fat frier and pour in cooking oil
4/ wash spuds and chop them with skin on for lovely tasting homemade chips
5/ *OPTIONAL* order cod from chipper and collect.
6/ cook chips for about 8 mins untill golden brown
7./ apply chips to plate and and optional cod from chippy
8/apply salt and or vinegar
9/ Eat
10/ Save a bundle from making decent homemade chips and use those savings to buy the occasional treat of a bag of chips from the chipper coz its so damn expensive

No. It's 2.50, you don't need to remortgage your house ffs.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater · 23-01-2013 02:45PM

God be with the days you used to get the oul Sausage special or burger special which was a sausage or burger in a snack box filled with chips and curry sauce and a bottle of score cola for a pound! Only about 13 years ago.

lancessupply · 23-01-2013 02:46PM

davet82 wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/business/small-business/punters-face-a-battering-as-bag-of-chips-set-for-dramatic-jump-in-price-3362573.html

Forget about the economy or the rising spate of burglaries, a bag of chips and a fresh cod is now costing over a tenner ffs!

god this is a pathetic thread...2.50?? life changing amount of money right there

JOSman · 23-01-2013 02:48PM

Thanks to the chippers putting the price up every year, I rarely buy them today. So they've helped with my health and pocket.:D

Plazaman · 23-01-2013 02:51PM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Could someone please tell me WTF potatoes have to do with the price of chips?

When a mommy potato loves a daddy potato they sometimes lie together and daddy potato whips out his tuber and flitters into mommy potato so much so that her jacket falls off and shes falls apart ending up lying in the bed in long uniform bits. These bits when washed change into chips but need to be cooked.

People generally don't do this at home because of the screams from mommy potato who technically is still alive, hence we leave it to the professional deep fat fryer technicians around the country who will now charge extra for the priviledge so that you can eat someones mother (don't worry it's still a potato so the juvenile jibes do not apply here).

BraziliaNZ · 23-01-2013 02:52PM

krustydoyle wrote: »

Its 2.40 for a large bag of chips in Luigis chipper in Carlow Town and they usually give you enough for 2 people.

Judging by the girls I've seen in Carlow, it's definitely not enough for 2

krustydoyle · 23-01-2013 03:15PM

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Judging by the girls I've seen in Carlow, it's definitely not enough for 2

Say no more...

davet82 · 23-01-2013 03:17PM

lancessupply wrote: »

god this is a pathetic thread...2.50?? life changing amount of money right there

Rich kid eh?

MOST IMPORTANT THREAD EVER MOTHERFCUKER! :P

kylith · 23-01-2013 03:20PM

Czarcasm wrote: »

Does he actually own the chipper as well as work there, or is he just working there?

It's always easier to throw away other people's money, but if it was coming out of his own pocket I guarantee he wouldn't be quite so generous.

All chippers used to throw in a fistful of chips if you were just getting a burger. There's still the odd place that does it, and I'd spend my money there rather than one of the places that wouldn't throw in anything.

uch · 23-01-2013 03:44PM

And don't forget how good they are for you after 12 pints of stout, defo worth €2.50

GalwayGuy2 · 23-01-2013 04:02PM

Hmmm, I guess it depends where your buying. 2.50 in an italian chipper (the chips turn out to be a meal in itself) is pretty good.
And I can't see a problem with people getting less takeaways. It'd be depressing if this started the revolution a few have been saying was coming:S

ronan45 · 23-01-2013 04:14PM

2 fiddy now :eek:

Ghandee · 23-01-2013 04:19PM

Sorry, d'ye want condoms wit dat?

Frank Black · 23-01-2013 04:20PM

All those people looking back with fondness to the days of their youth when chips only cost 50p a bag, should remember that you had to work a 14hour shift down the mine for 7p in those days. So that bag of chips actually represented your Dad having to spend 100hours in a dark and dangerous environment with the constant fear of tunnel collapse not to mention respiratory problems in later life.

WoollyRedHat · 23-01-2013 04:21PM

It's always been around €2.50 where I live. I consider it to be a paltry sum. But then I again, I live in Monaco, and own a yacht, who am I to judge what the peasants can afford? *sips cognac*

1ZRed · 23-01-2013 04:26PM

kfallon wrote: »

I remember when you got a bag for 45p tho it was mostly the standard 50p for a chip and 25p for a battered sausage!

Pity a battered sausage costs a lot, lot more nowadays with all the drinks and everything beforehand

ScumLord · 23-01-2013 04:27PM

Dymo wrote: »

€1.50 or a battered sausage is taking the piss,

Is that an assumption or do you actually know the cost breakdown?

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Think most chippers in Dublin already charge something similar?

Same in small towns.

MagicSean wrote: »

If the cost of potatoes doubled and the cost of chips only went up 30cent that means there is only 30 cent worth of potatoes in your bag of chips. Quite the profit margin.

Yes when you ignore all the other costs like labour, rent, electricity, insurance, etc...

MadsL · 23-01-2013 04:29PM

Hate to break it to you OP, but that ain't cod.

suicide_circus · 23-01-2013 04:30PM

kfallon wrote: »

I remember when you got a bag for 45p tho it was mostly the standard 50p for a chip and 25p for a battered sausage!

i remember when 45p would buy you a steak and kidney pie, a cup of coffee, a slice of cheesecake and a newsreel, with enough change left over to ride the trolley from Battery Park to the polo grounds.

Lucena · 23-01-2013 04:31PM

You gotta love Irish people! What does moaning about the price of something change if you still pay the asking price? Nothing.

The chipper is free to sell at whatever price he likes, and you're free to buy at that price, or not.

Chips aren't exactly a basic nutritional requirement.

davet82 · 23-01-2013 04:33PM

Lucena wrote: »

Chips aren't exactly a basic nutritional requirement.

It is if you're from Tallaght

Celly Smunt · 23-01-2013 04:35PM

Jesus I remember when a bag of chips cost a shilling and a glass of water was free.It was in malones beside nelsons pillar

€2.50 for a bag of chips...

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