Price of a twix

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Price of a twix

Post by Goalposts » Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:38 am

And we think we have it bad - London stadium prices

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:39 am

Nachos and a beer --- special offer £12

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by claret2018 » Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:46 am

Not that bad is it? I paid more for drinks/snacks at the cinema in Walton le Dale last week

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by Jambounchained » Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:49 am

I went to a baseball game at Citi Field a few months ago.

1ltr can of Bud Light 13 dollars plus tip
hot dog and fried 16 dollars plus tip.
ice cream 8 dollars plus tip.

Now that was bloody expensive.

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by LeadBelly » Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:57 am

As I recall (from when they had big ructions about ownership etc a couple of years back) - WHU club get little or nothing from catering because some company got a 20+ year exclusive deal to run catering and only pay the club a small % of profits - and only if they hit a certain (fairly substantial) amount.
Having said which, WHU pay a pittance for rent on the ground that probably doesn't even cover the cost of staging matches.

Doing a bit of a search re what beer prices might be now, I see (sorry it's The Sun) £7.30- £7.60 and that "WEST HAM are reportedly ready to sue the owners of the London Stadium if beer prices are not reduced for their next home match."

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19484250 ... ces-pints/

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by dougcollins » Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:11 am

How much is a 'not so smart' water?

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by Zlatan » Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:13 am

dougcollins wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:11 am
How much is a 'not so smart' water?
£5.10 and they call it Coke...

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by Zlatan » Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:15 am

...and whats with the different measures...! Standards are slipping in society these days...
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Re: Price of a twix

Post by Funkydrummer » Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:28 am

I see that, even at 12 quid, they restrict the choice of beer in the offer.

As an aside, I was fortunate to be in corporate for the Hull game but our normal
seats are in the Bob Lord. The people I gave our tickets to said that the catering
bar on the concourse at the Beehole end was closed and shuttered up. The one at
the other end was apparently open but, as you can imagine, the queues were horrendous.

Not good.

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by Pheonixknight » Fri Aug 19, 2022 11:00 am

It's only a matter of time before you will be able to buy twix fingers individually....called twingles no doubt.

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by mikeS » Fri Aug 19, 2022 12:07 pm

Ill carry on bringing cheese sandwiches and a flask of tea.
:-)
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Re: Price of a twix

Post by mikeS » Fri Aug 19, 2022 12:10 pm

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Not exactly ASDA price

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by 4midable » Fri Aug 19, 2022 2:49 pm

Jambounchained wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:49 am
I went to a baseball game at Citi Field a few months ago.

1ltr can of Bud Light 13 dollars plus tip
hot dog and fried 16 dollars plus tip.
ice cream 8 dollars plus tip.

Now that was bloody expensive.
I woudlnt be tipping anybody at a fast food booth

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by claret2018 » Fri Aug 19, 2022 2:53 pm

Jambounchained wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:49 am
I went to a baseball game at Citi Field a few months ago.

1ltr can of Bud Light 13 dollars plus tip
hot dog and fried 16 dollars plus tip.
ice cream 8 dollars plus tip.

Now that was bloody expensive.
Again, not too bad considering. Less than £6 a pint (although it is Bud Light)

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by Nori1958 » Fri Aug 19, 2022 2:59 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:28 am
I see that, even at 12 quid, they restrict the choice of beer in the offer.

As an aside, I was fortunate to be in corporate for the Hull game but our normal
seats are in the Bob Lord. The people I gave our tickets to said that the catering
bar on the concourse at the Beehole end was closed and shuttered up. The one at
the other end was apparently open but, as you can imagine, the queues were horrendous.

Not good.
There was a power failure, shut the turnstiles as well, not good, but not the clubs fault

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by longsidetrumpet » Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:35 pm

I may have been one of the first people in Burnley to taste a Twix. That was in Northern Ireland in 1967 where I was youth hostelling. They were on sale there, but we'd never heard of them. When we got back to Burnley they still weren't available. So I'm claiming first bite, so to speak... but any of the three guys I was with might claim the honour too

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by LeadBelly » Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:46 pm

longsidetrumpet wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:35 pm
I may have been one of the first people in Burnley to taste a Twix. That was in Northern Ireland in 1967 where I was youth hostelling. They were on sale there, but we'd never heard of them. When we got back to Burnley they still weren't available. So I'm claiming first bite, so to speak... but any of the three guys I was with might claim the honour too
I think confectionary was often regionally trialed back then. I recall Wispa bar was trialed in the north east of England in early 1980s and became really popular there (and in adjoining areas). People were traveling there to buy armfuls. It took a while before they were nationally launched, they were nationally popular for a while but Im not even sure if these are available now.

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by IanMcL » Fri Aug 19, 2022 6:59 pm

Jambounchained wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:49 am
I went to a baseball game at Citi Field a few months ago.

1ltr can of Bud Light 13 dollars plus tip
hot dog and fried 16 dollars plus tip.
ice cream 8 dollars plus tip.

Now that was bloody expensive.
Tip!

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by IanMcL » Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:02 pm

Pheonixknight wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 11:00 am
It's only a matter of time before you will be able to buy twix fingers individually....called twingles no doubt.
Or Fix perhaps!

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by gawthorpe_view » Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:11 pm

dougcollins wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:11 am
How much is a 'not so smart' water?
I'm not sure tbh, but 6 x 600ml Smart Water is £2.25 at Home Bargains.

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by RMutt » Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:19 pm

There was a piece on the radio about alternative names for confectionery that was shrinking. Things like Moon for Mars or Pram Wheel for Wagon Wheel etc. The best was Sthong for Snickers. I was proud of my Shortened Curly for Curly. Wurly.

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by karatekid » Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:24 pm

RMutt wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:19 pm
There was a piece on the radio about alternative names for confectionery that was shrinking. Things like Moon for Mars or Pram Wheel for Wagon Wheel etc. The best was Sthong for Snickers. I was proud of my Shortened Curly for Curly. Wurly.
Yorkie bar - it is for girls.

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by gawthorpe_view » Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:31 pm

Frozen Curly Wurly.
Awesome.

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Re: Price of a twix

Post by IanMcL » Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:36 pm

mikeS wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 12:07 pm
Ill carry on bringing cheese sandwiches and a flask of tea.
:-)
Corned beef for me!

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