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Hi All in the Forum Garden,

Even though I'm only a member a short while I missed you all.

I was in the Algarve in Portugal for a week which was nice.

It was soooo expensive though.

I was in the Grand Canarys in May and things were really cheap there.

Anybody else been to some other places and were surprised by the prices?

Jen xx

Hiya Jen, just wanted to welcome you back home.

Glad you had a nice time. :-6

England, I went to England and couldn't belive the price of meat.



I pay approx 4 pounds (don't have a pound sign on my key board) for 1 kilo ( 2lb ) of rump steak.



What do you pay in England and other countries?

"England, I went to England and couldn't belive the price of meat.

I pay approx 4 pounds (don't have a pound sign on my key board) for 1 kilo ( 2lb ) of rump steak.

What do you pay in England and other countries?"

Well in Ireland everything is pretty expensive but I was so surprised that Portugal was as well. They are supposed to be abolishing a Grocery Law here soon so that will induce some competition. Hopefully.

The sad thing is that the people earn really low wages but the cost of living got really high since the introduction of the Euro

jennyswan wrote: "England, I went to England and couldn't belive the price of meat.

I pay approx 4 pounds (don't have a pound sign on my key board) for 1 kilo ( 2lb ) of rump steak.

What do you pay in England and other countries?"

Well in Ireland everything is pretty expensive but I was so surprised that Portugal was as well. They are supposed to be abolishing a Grocery Law here soon so that will induce some competition. Hopefully.

The sad thing is that the people earn really low wages but the cost of living got really high since the introduction of the Euro


It's the same here in Spain since the Euro, wages low and prices just getting higher all the time, I did hear that Portugal was cheaper to live than here...but its still not as bad as Ireland.

ArnoldLayne wrote: I lived in Ireland either side of the Euro change over and the price of a pint went doolally


So you know the price of beer but do you know how much meat is?:wah:

A bacardi Breezer costs about 5.85 here and you could get it in the Supermarket in Gran Canarys for 1.25

Rump steaks about £3.50 per lb.

I'm drinking a bottle of beer called Fersty Ferret at the mo that cost £1.59 at supermkt.

PS, its delicious.... Cheers x

jennyswan wrote: A bacardi Breezer costs about 5.85 here and you could get it in the Supermarket in Gran Canarys for 1.25


It's about 1.60⚬ in the supermarkets and 2.50⚬ in the bars here. (not that I drink it).

ArnoldLayne wrote: I love the guest beers they do in supermarkets. I love Waggle Dance and I have one in the cupboard called Bah Humbug from an Oxfordshire brewery


You can send some to Far, he´ll enjoy that. :wah:

Yeah I don't drink it either but that's a big price difference.

The best thing about Ireland has to be that I now have Broadband for only 39 per month ( no landline needed )

ArnoldLayne wrote: I love the guest beers they do in supermarkets. I love Waggle Dance and I have one in the cupboard called Bah Humbug from an Oxfordshire breweryShould send it to LC or Far Waggle Dance is nice also Bombadier & Banana Bread Beer.

Abbey i NEED a bottle of that Bah Humbug beer! YAY!!!

jennyswan wrote: Hi All in the Forum Garden,

Even though I'm only a member a short while I missed you all.

I was in the Algarve in Portugal for a week which was nice.

It was soooo expensive though.

I was in the Grand Canarys in May and things were really cheap there.

Anybody else been to some other places and were surprised by the prices?

Jen xx
crossed the county line once when i was in High School. Beer was cheaper.

the girls were easier.

it was nice.

Jennyswan, a fellow Irish person, at last! Ah its so nice hearing an Irishwoman complain about the price of meat, it reminds me of my childhood. Anyway, I don't know what you think, but to me Dublin is one of the most overpriced cities in Europe. London (despite the sterling thing) and Paris feel like much less of a rip off. Maybe the grocery order thing will make it less painful. You got broadband for 39 Euro? damn, you beat me by 1.

My daughter went to Venice...now there's a place that eats your money....a Gondola ride is extortionate.

Bez wrote: My daughter went to Venice...now there's a place that eats your money....a Gondola ride is extortionate.


Apparently those gondoleirs are all ex-KGB. NO CONSPIRACY THEORISTS ON THIS ONE PLEASE, ITS A JOKE.

Back to the most expencive-- I have the privledge of shopping on the army base out here, Ill just compare the price of milk between clarksville TN and Fort Campbell TN/KY

Wallmart:3.68 per gallon

Kroger:3.89 per gallon

Commecary:2.02per gallon

So aside from the fact its 1.64 cheaper per gallon on post i also dont have to pay the 9.6 percent sales tax too. I dont know how people out here can grocery shop at all. Thank God for Army perks:-4