Circle K - Outrageous prices

Tipp-girl · 20-03-2021 6:17pm #1

I was in Circle K, Thurles earlier. Feeling a bit peckish, I wandered over to the deli counter. On display was a burger and a couple of other items. I asked if the burger came with chips, the lady at the counter said no.

I said it was fine and went ahead and ordered the burger on its own. I went over to the counter to pay for it.

She said "It will be 6.25 euro" Me "What? 6.25 for a burger?"
Counter lady "Yes, that's correct". I scoffed and cancelled the order and got a mars bar instead.

I've never in my life paid 6.25 for a take away burger. Be aware when you go to Circle K.

byhookorbycrook · 20-03-2021 6:20pm

You should have checked the price before ordering . Most forecourt shops tend to be more expensive for deli items .

endacl · 20-03-2021 6:23pm

Should have held out till you passed a Dealz. Circle K Mars bar prices are shocking.

Tipp-girl · 20-03-2021 6:59pm

Yes. It was 1.55 for a mars bar. I could have gotten 5 of them for 2 euro in Dunnes. But I was desperate so I paid it. While eating it, I imagined how good a burger would have to be for me to pay 6 euro. Kobe beef springs to mind!

D3V!L · 20-03-2021 7:04pm

Thats how these places make their money. There's little profit on fuel.

Esse85 · 20-03-2021 7:07pm

This post to me highlights how ignorant you are to go order a burger before checking if you could afford it.

Joe4321 · 20-03-2021 7:08pm

Coffee and sandwich 6euro, great deal,

Homer · 20-03-2021 7:10pm

Imagine what it would have cost in Dublin if you're paying that much in the a*sehole of nowhere :P

20-03-2021 7:11pm

Tipp-girl wrote: »

Yes. It was 1.55 for a mars bar. I could have gotten 5 of them for 2 euro in Dunnes. But I was desperate so I paid it. While eating it, I imagined how good a burger would have to be for me to pay 6 euro. Kobe beef springs to mind!

You wouldn't get a full bite of a Kobe beef burger for €6

Tipp-girl · 20-03-2021 8:39pm

Way harsh! There were no signs displaying prices so she told me at the counter.

Pauliedragon · 20-03-2021 9:04pm

Tipp-girl wrote: »

I was in Circle K, Thurles earlier. Feeling a bit peckish, I wandered over to the deli counter. On display was a burger and a couple of other items. I asked if the burger came with chips, the lady at the counter said no.

I said it was fine and went ahead and ordered the burger on its own. I went over to the counter to pay for it.

She said "It will be 6.25 euro" Me "What? 6.25 for a burger?"
Counter lady "Yes, that's correct". I scoffed and cancelled the order and got a mars bar instead.

I've never in my life paid 6.25 for a take away burger. Be aware when you go to Circle K.

My local Circle K charges 2.75 for the bottle of water I buy that the Maxol next door charges 1.60 for and the supervalu 100 metres away charges 1.30. I don't know how they have any customers.

Esse85 · 20-03-2021 9:24pm

Tipp-girl wrote: »

Way harsh! There were no signs displaying prices so she told me at the counter.

You were well able to ask before you ordered, "does the burger come with chips" yet you didn't ask the cost.

Tipp-girl · 20-03-2021 9:41pm

I can afford a burger so I didn't bother to ask the price. When she said it was 6 euro I balked at it!

Similarly, I don't know the exact price of a litre of milk. But if I bought it to the counter and they tried to charge be 10 euro, I'd leave it back.

Anyway, the point of the thread is the extortionate prices in Circle K, not my general knowledge.

Tipp-girl · 20-03-2021 9:43pm

Touche!

Esse85 · 20-03-2021 9:46pm

Tipp-girl wrote: »

I can afford a burger so I didn't bother to ask the price. When she said it was 6 euro I balked at it!

Similarly, I don't know the exact price of a litre of milk. But if I bought it to the counter and they tried to charge be 10 euro, I'd leave it back.

Anyway, the point of the thread is the extortionate prices in Circle K, not my general knowledge.

Would it not make sense to ask the price of things before you buy them if your the type who will leave stuff back if a burger is a couple of quid higher than what you expect to pay?

gifted · 20-03-2021 9:47pm

I find it strange to read a Tipp person and cooked food in the same sentence .......

Up Cork lol lol

20-03-2021 9:50pm

Other than electric drivers who have time to kill why would any one buy meals in filling station?

Tipp-girl · 20-03-2021 9:51pm

I'm not the type to leave stuff back. As explained the price was extortionate. I asked for a burger she told me the price I canceled the order. The burger wasn't made. Again there were no signs displaying the price, the only way to know how much it cost was by her telling me.

Stone · 20-03-2021 10:05pm

So last I was in Burger King I paid between 5 and 6 € for a burger w/o fries - 'twas a Whopper w/bacon&cheese or a Steakhouse one, can't recall .... and yet a slightly higher price prompts a reaction like this ??
I may of course be completely off here, but jeez it is not all that exorbitant ... just my 2 cents worth

Pringles123 · 20-03-2021 10:09pm

I have found circle K to be one of the most expensive shops in the country by a long shot. Pretty much every other petrol station out does them in prices. I always avoid circle K as a result.

Yyhhuuu · 20-03-2021 10:19pm

Esse85 wrote: »

This post to me highlights how ignorant you are to go order a burger before checking if you could afford it.

He never said he couldn't afford the burger

GT89 · 20-03-2021 10:24pm

I thought everyone knew petrol station shops are always ripoffs especially on motorways, where there are no other shops

Mrcaramelchoc · 20-03-2021 10:30pm

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

You should have checked the price before ordering . .

That's rubbish. No one expects to pay over 6 euro for a burger that Comes with nothing else in a service station. Rip off for sure. he was right to refuse it

21-03-2021 4:46pm

Yyhhuuu wrote: »

He never said he couldn't afford the burger

And neither did she

Joe4321 · 21-03-2021 4:49pm

What's a reasonable price to pay for a burger in a service station?

21-03-2021 4:51pm

Joe4321 wrote: »

What's a reasonable price to pay for a burger in a service station?

About €6 I’d say.

Cape Clear · 21-03-2021 4:59pm

Forecourts and value don't go together but €6 is Bally Ma porn prices. Bottled water and coffee is probably the items people most get screwed over in shops.

Feisar · 21-03-2021 5:08pm

€6 sounds mad but think about it. A Big Mac meal is what circa a tenner? Say two for the chips and two for the drink burger is €6. But yea, petrol stations and value are not congruent. €6 for a burger isn't as big a crime as €3.20 for a coffee.

ExMachina1000 · 21-03-2021 5:12pm

I believe circle k (Alimentation Couche-Tard) global turnover was 59 billion in 2019.

Allinall · 21-03-2021 5:14pm

ExMachina1000 wrote: »

I believe circle k global turnover was 59 billion in 2019.

In fairness, that’s a meaningless figure.

It would be mostly made up of fuel sales at a very low profit margin.

It also gives no indication of their expenses.

ExMachina1000 · 21-03-2021 5:16pm

Allinall wrote: »

In fairness, that’s a meaningless figure.

It would be mostly made up of fuel sales at a very low profit margin.

It also gives no indication of their expenses.

Fair point.

Net profit 1.8 billion dollars 2019
2.4 billion 2020

They are killers of small independents. Similar to the Walmart effect

Circle K - Outrageous prices

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