Are our chips too dear in Northern Ireland?

sleepymy · 29 March 2009 at 9:41PM

MrsE wrote: »

I'm reading this thinking how strange it is to say A chip:rotfl:

I've lived in the west of Ireland, so I'm familar with the term, but I haven't heard it for a while.

Do you fancy goin for a poke after you're finished yer chip then MrsE?

Pretani · 29 March 2009 at 9:46PM

sleepymy wrote: »

Do you fancy goin for a poke after you're finished yer chip then MrsE?

I doubt it. Only the english and west Orish mention pokes. at home we call them sliders

Pretani · 29 March 2009 at 9:52PM

Artofdookie wrote: »

Best Chip shops ive eaten out of are The Arcade in Antrim and the wee one in Ahoghill

The original one in ahoghill is good, I believe it's moving to Moes chipshop which is crap.?

bigger building and moe hasn't much money left.

pink_princess · 29 March 2009 at 10:01PM

Pretani wrote: »

what's the price on fish?

Im also from the north east,we pay £1.10 for chips and £3.95 for fish and chips(a good sized cod or haddock) .Battered sausage and chips for £2.
Im disgusted at the prices you s are paying.Can i enquire how much potatoes are per kg?

Pretani · 29 March 2009 at 10:03PM

pink_princess wrote: »

Im also from the north east,we pay £1.10 for chips and £3.95 for fish and chips(a good sized cod or haddock) .Battered sausage and chips for £2.
Im disgusted at the prices you s are paying.Can i enquire how much potatoes are per kg?

thanks pp. It's the same country wide.

now what is the price across the water?

Pretani · 29 March 2009 at 10:06PM

dmxdave what's the North English price in chips?

pink_princess · 29 March 2009 at 10:07PM

Pretani wrote: »

thanks pp. It's the same country wide.

now what is the price across the water?

I buy 2.5kg for £1.19 and they are a good quality white potato.Im just wondering if the price can be justified by the potato or oil prices in ireland.

pink_princess · 29 March 2009 at 10:08PM

pink_princess wrote: »

I buy 2.5kg for £1.19 and they are a good quality white potato.Im just wondering if the price can be justified by the potato or oil prices in ireland.

EDIT SORRY I AM NORTH EAST ENGLAND.

sleepymy · 29 March 2009 at 10:10PM

Pretani wrote: »

I doubt it. Only the english and west Orish mention pokes. at home we call them sliders

Not true, plenty of people in Belfast still refer to cones as pokes, sliders are a slice of ice cream between two wafers.

Doom_and_Gloom · 29 March 2009 at 10:15PM

Hrm down here in Kent the prices range from £1-£1.50 I think for the small. The place that is £1 isn't all that small a portion either as sometimes my mate and I would buy one during our college lunch and share it! I don't think the price has gone up there but if it has I'd say only to £1.10 and the same sized portion as they don't like ripping people off there as everyone else in the area raised their prices and he refused last time I was there. We can usually buy enough chips for the 4 of us in this house for under £5. I think my parents would stop buying chips from the chippy if they were as dear as NI :eek: . I certainly would!