'ow Much!

[melv16]

I'm watching top of the shop on BBC 2.
I can't believe the prices that they are charging for the goods.
£3-80 for a loaf of bread.
£1-00 for a pretzel.
£3-75 for a chocolate brownie.
GULP....

[Islay]

I believe these are artisan foods though not your run of the mill loaf of sunblest

[douglas9401]

Sounds more like it's One Born Every Minute you're watching. :-)

[gingejbee]

Yep...that word "artisan" hikes prices several-fold.

[Ratty2E]

Well you couldn't give me a pretzel but yes the prices seem steep but so called artisan bread can cost that and more. The brownie is just for people with more money than sense.

[melv16]

I went to Chatsworth farm shop last week. They were asking 65p for a Longley Farm yoghurt. You can buy exactly the same product in Morrisons for 30p. I did buy some oatcakes, though.

[tonyav]

Ah but the Duke of Devonshire does have rather a large house to keep though ( How come the Duke of Devonshire lives in Derbyshire ? ), melv.

[johnny.5]

what's the difference between an
artisan loaf and a rustic loaf ?
as they both seem to incur a premium

[melv16]

Dunno, Tony. The duke of Rutland (Haddon Hall), does too.

[Islay]

artisan - a high-quality or distinctive product in small quantities, usually by hand or using traditional methods
rustic - simple, artless, or unsophisticated

[tonyav]

The Duke of Cornwall lives in Gloucestershire to.

[dance2trance]

But it is cool to demonstrate wealth by paying £3.80 for bread it lets the poor know in no uncertain terms that the BBC has no interest in them. It is called equality.

[douglas9401]

Oddly enough, supplies often arrive in the same van/truck that drops off at Bert's Bakery on the high street.

It's really all about the bag and the neighbours innit.

[rockyracoon]

Having had the luxury of trying a loaf of artisan bread (that cost nearly £5) from Borough Market, I can honestly say that it was absolutely delish. Not something I'd buy every week, but for a treat, it was well worth it.

[Mamyalynne]

Well, the gentleman making the loaves didn't need a van - his customers came to him to purchase.

I bet it was delicious.

[Tilly2]

I never buy cheap bread. Then again, we don't actually eat much bread.

[douglas9401]

You may have misread the bit about the van.

[DTCwordfan]

dose of constipation there?

[DTCwordfan]

'The Duke of Cornwall lives in Gloucestershire too'

well he's 'rustic - simple, artless, and unsophisticated.'

No argument there.

[zebo]

Does any Duke live in the 'right' place? Duke of Norfolk in Sussex, Arundel.

[DTCwordfan]

their wives and sproglets lived in the county of their title, they lived where their mistresses and bumchums were.....