Fast food, becoming a ripoff ?

[screenman]

Compared to home-cooked equivalents, fast food is more pricey, but that's what one pays for convenience. But what's really eyewatering are the prices for food at major sports / events venues.

Have done my share of cat shows and motor racing meetings, and generally, I will take a pack up. A sandwich and a tea is nearly £10 at the NEC...

We looked into running a food stall at events over 30 years ago, £300+++ per day to be allowed in. I know of guys in my trade paying over £125 a day to stand in supermarket car parks offering windscreen repair, some come home very empty pocket.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Biggest rip of fast food is that it’s not fast. You have queue, order then wait!

 

[CanucksTraveller]

We looked into running a food stall at events over 30 years ago, £300+++ per day to be allowed in. I know of guys in my trade paying over £125 a day to stand in supermarket car parks offering windscreen repair, some come home very empty pocket.

That's true, I researched doing event catering a while ago and the fees to put a pitch at an event are enormous, I knew I'd have to sell a lot (at what would be high prices) to make a go of it. I can see why the price of a meal at an event is so high, it's not the caterer making excessive profits as I initially suspected.

 

[MrGrumpy]

A bacon roll is one of the finest foods known to man (if you don't fubar it with brown sauce). Seek out the mobile shacks parked near builders merchants. They are the experts.

get in the sea, brown sauce is a must, on egg, bacon or sausage.

 

[Reynard]

We looked into running a food stall at events over 30 years ago, £300+++ per day to be allowed in. I know of guys in my trade paying over £125 a day to stand in supermarket car parks offering windscreen repair, some come home very empty pocket.

That's just nuts!

 

[Reynard]

get in the sea, brown sauce is a must, on egg, bacon or sausage.

Brown sauce = bleurgh.

What you *REALLY* need on a bacon sandwich is sweet chilli sauce.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

What you really need is warm door stopper bread.

 

[screenman]

Getting back to the price on car parks, just been chatting to one of my customers and he reminded me that you have to book and pay in advance and if it is raining on the day booked hard luck.

 

[BoldonLad]

Not a rip off there just happens to be a cheaper way of buying a Pizza.

Exactly, buying delivered Pizza is not compulsory

 

[MrGrumpy]

Brown sauce = bleurgh.

What you *REALLY* need on a bacon sandwich is sweet chilli sauce.

Don’t disagree with the sweet chilli sauce !

 

[midlife]

Wasn’t there some infighting for the food pitches at Devils Bridge a while ago ? Prices there made my nose bleed....

 

[Reynard]

Don’t disagree with the sweet chilli sauce !

It's my go-to condiment of choice for a lot of things. BBQ sauce, mayonnaise, mustard and horseradish are much more specific.

 

[Gunk]

I respectfully disagree. There’s no reason at all why the occasional McD should harm anyone with a healthy lifestyle.

I think that applies to everything in life, I only ever seem to eat it on a road trip when nothing else is available. It’s the sort of food that you instantly regret eating.

 

[Brads]

Burger King is actually pretty good but they have stopped their rebel burger which was my go to meat free burger.

Maccie D is good for a quick breakfast and coffee but nowt else.

Fish suppers ! they are great but you need a mortgage to pay for some of them nowadays.

 

[Gunk]

Fish suppers ! they are great but you need a mortgage to pay for some of them nowadays.

Worth it though, you can't beat decent cod and chips, especially on holiday on the beach!