Forget Gold: Shiny Stuff Outperformed By Garlic...... 5 May 2010 at 9:35PM in Debate House Prices & the Economy 40 replies 469 views

Cleaver

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

And you can't live in the gold......

I always imagine Asheron does live in a house made of gold. 9 carat probably.

Cleaver

chucky wrote: »

does this mean that at other times you do take the p1ss?
i'm disappointed in you cleaver - i thought better of you

I'm always deadly serious chucky, you know that. I make dopester look like Timmy Mallett.

chucky wrote: »

you need to watch Trading Places again - it's a complete education in how to short orange juice on a trading exchange

I can't watch it again, as I haven't ever seen it. I will check it out (although not really much of a film fan).

Really2

Cleaver wrote: »

I ask as a genuine question and not to take the p*ss. How would one go about investing in orange juice or garlic? Obviously you could do your research and invest in a company that manufactures or sells these items, but is there any type of futures or general market where you would invest in,

Just for you.
http://www.dailyfutures.com/softs/

There are orange juice futures.

Cleaver

Really2 wrote: »

Just for you.
http://www.dailyfutures.com/softs/

There are orange juice futures.

Thanks very much for that Really.



It's nice to see the price of Orange Juice falling to a level that makes it available to normal, hard-working families again. I was chatting to a friend of mine recently who had to ask his bank for five times his salary just to buy a carton of Tropicana. He's in negative equity now and I can see him having to sell and downgrade to a concentrate substitute.

It's a shame.

LisbonLaura

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

:rotfl:

A frenchman with some garlic got a better investment return last year than the goldbugs like Asheron and Lisbonlaura.

Absolutely priceless.:D

As ever the strutting pillock assumes that some of us only have gold.

You are so wrong silly boy.

BTW:- you missed platinum from your extensive list HM.
I admit I didn't get my in/out timing spot on with it, but 182% wasn't bad.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

LisbonLaura wrote: »

I admit I didn't get my in/out timing spot on

Why do I not find that remotely surprising......

but 182% wasn't bad.

Should have gone with garlic.....

Although I doubt that would help your in/out timing either.:D

Harry_Powell

LisbonLaura wrote: »

As ever the strutting pillock assumes that some of us only have gold.

You are so wrong silly boy.

BTW:- you missed platinum from your extensive list HM.
I admit I didn't get my in/out timing spot on with it, but 182% wasn't bad.

Don't you have to pay VAT on platinum & silver because they're classed as an industrial product? If you buy these metals then don't you have to have a 17.5% gain before you break even?

LisbonLaura

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Why do I not find that remotely surprising......



Should have gone with garlic.....

Although I doubt that would help your in/out timing either.:D

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sarkin1

Really2 wrote: »

It is fairly hard to take a bar of gold round with you and breaking chunks off.

I believe thats why they invented these

abaxas

ERmmmmmm.

Went to the wholsalers today.

Box of pineapples (18) £3.80

And a huge box is garlic was about 8 quid... God knows how many bulbs where in there.

I dont run a take away so I have no need for 100's of bulbs :P