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  • I'd say about 30-40p these days. Used to be much more (I'd guess around 2 pounds. I've always taken packed lunch but as am now living on incredibly tight budget its much less adventurous.
  • Hi,
    Well my lunch-time spend depends on where I am!
    It can be anything from a couple of apples & satsumas, to a nice pub roast! Over the course of last week, it cost 20.98, so that is about £3 per day!
    The REAL question should ALSO ask about Dinner (eve meal), as I suspect that this varies depending on what one eats for lunch!
    :j Breafast Like a KING!
    :beer: Lunch like a LORD!
    :confused: Dine like a PAUPER!

    The last bit's easy with todays prices!
  • 80p? Ryvita and marmite :)
  • I normally look on my way to work to see what offers are on that day and see if I like whats on offer and go with that
  • I spend as little as possible, by taking packed lunches into work - I am SO bored of ham sandwiches...
  • loocyloo
    loocyloo Posts: 265 Forumite
    hi, i spend between 50p - £1.50 on lunch for me, depending upon what i have! sometimes less if leftovers!

    xxx
  • Anketell
    Anketell Posts: 256 Forumite
    £2.50 average per day
  • jankep
    jankep Posts: 5 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    £2 per day
  • Well, as I don't have one of these amazing lunch kits I normally have to buy lunch out in town. It also doesn't help when I have work mates peer pressuring me into normally buying expensive foods. On average I spend around £3 - £5 per day on lunch! But I know if I had one of these lunch kits then I could save £££'s!

    Hey I'd even stick a moneysavingexpert.com sticker on it just so people would know where I got it from :A
  • I spend about £3.50 a day on lunch mainly because I don't always have time (or can be bothered!!) to make it before I go out.
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