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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 07/08/2007 : 21:39:52
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| Would have asked for the forum discount if you had stopped at Greggs on the way to the delights of Crawley ? |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5303 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2007 : 21:48:33
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| I am NOT having Greggs tuna & mayo butties in my car ... not even with a forum discount! |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1234 Posts |
 Posted - 07/08/2007 : 22:31:07
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It is a mayo and tuna baguette, I gather: the mayo predominates.
Greggs is looking forward to the day when they can simply sell mayo baguettes. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5303 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2007 : 22:44:21
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| Buttie/baguette, it is still not coming in my car .... and I am unanimous in that! |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1234 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2007 : 11:28:45
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Truffles notes that "Unlike other bakers we don't run a night shift, as we like to get our bread to the customer in its freshest state".
They have eleven shops, and some of these have cafés, where, for litlle more then the Greggs take-away price, customers
can sit and enjoy "down-time" rather than sit on the grimey London Road.
And Truffles' take-away price is, of course, considerably less than Greggs'.
Why LTNS should persist in pushing the Greggs button instead of the superior Truffles one is a mystery known only to his Maker (who has much to answer for). |
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Control Panel
Discworld
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Posted - 08/08/2007 : 11:47:02
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Greggs have caused even more controversy up at the Edinburgh Festival. There they have supplied special cakes - Fringe cakes - for ticket-office staff, and other workers are jealous. Some might say that these got off lucky by missing out...
No news whether any supplies will be available, at a premium, as a means of regenerating London Road, Brighton.
http://living.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=933&id=1199202007 |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1234 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2007 : 12:54:13
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Here is an authoritative view of the state of the mayo in a Greggs product. It is clear that simply having egg and mayo does not work, and that the nature of the bread has not been taken into account by Greggs' Sandwich Development Assistant. Greggs mayo is also deemed bland. It is unlikely that the staff at the London Road branch go out the back to whisk up the egg yolks and oil. They probably squirt it from an industrial size bucket in which there is no trace of the necessary garlic.
This site offers verdicts on the constituent items which form other Greggs creations.
http://www.sandwichguide.co.uk/viewreview.php?ID=182 |
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No Expert
Barsoom
398 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2007 : 13:00:28
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You'd have to be willing to put anything into your mouth to eat one of them.
Explains a lot.... |
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moon23
Calaspia
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Posted - 08/08/2007 : 13:12:39
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Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum
Truffles notes that "Unlike other bakers we don't run a night shift, as we like to get our bread to the customer in its freshest state".
They have eleven shops, and some of these have cafés, where, for litlle more then the Greggs take-away price, customers
can sit and enjoy "down-time" rather than sit on the grimey London Road.
And Truffles' take-away price is, of course, considerably less than Greggs'.
Why LTNS should persist in pushing the Greggs button instead of the superior Truffles one is a mystery known only to his Maker (who has much to answer for).
Maybe it's becuase Greggs give %1 of all their profits to charity. |
http://www.moon23.wordpress.com
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2007 : 13:13:28
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This one reveals that they are mean with the tuna in the tuna and sweetcorn, and that it takes more like the fish flavoured paste used at Benjys. Also, they pad it out with lettuce - an old dodge.
There is a better deal at Waitrose.
So, what with that and the Truffles news, it is now clear that Greggs is not as good value as LTNS would have us believe.
http://www.sandwichguide.co.uk/viewreview.php?ID=169 |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2007 : 13:40:09
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Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum
Here is an authoritative view of the state of the mayo in a Greggs product. It is clear that simply having egg and mayo does not work, and that the nature of the bread has not been taken into account by Greggs' Sandwich Development Assistant. Greggs mayo is also deemed bland. It is unlikely that the staff at the London Road branch go out the back to whisk up the egg yolks and oil. They probably squirt it from an industrial size bucket in which there is no trace of the necessary garlic.
This site offers verdicts on the constituent items which form other Greggs creations.
http://www.sandwichguide.co.uk/viewreview.php?ID=182
A team of researchers working night and day can reveal:
Sir Ignatious Infinite Poppadum of Baguette
1772-1835
Infamous for his exploits with the Baton Mayo in the Wars of Greggoria and Londinium Rhodes.
No Wikipedia page as yet.
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1234 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2007 : 14:55:55
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| He looks rather austere for Mrs Poppadum's tastes. |
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Daveb
Discworld
1889 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2007 : 17:20:11
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| Perhaps he just need buttering up? |
We're all doomed!
Head for the hills before they start heading for you! |
Edited by - Daveb on 08/08/2007 17:20:56 |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1234 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 09:07:07
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For those long gone or those as yet unborn there might be no escaping LTNS.
He could loom in their lives with enthusiastic cries of "Greggs!" Perhaps if he does so at the Battle of Hastings, Wiliam might turn back with a weary comment, "je n'ai pas besoin des Anglais affreux!"
Although Greggs has failed to regenerate London Road, Brighton, it could yet change the course of history.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/08/08/scitime108.xml
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Daveb
Discworld
1889 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 09:13:51
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Had Harrold's army been armed with Greggs Baguettes William would have been sure to flee.
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We're all doomed!
Head for the hills before they start heading for you! |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1234 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 09:19:58
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| How much hand luggage will LTNS be allowed? |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1234 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 09:23:20
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| Spooky! Just noticed that the previous post was number... 1066 |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5303 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 09:26:06
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Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum
Spooky! Just noticed that the previous post was number... 1066
Those reenactment types get into everything   |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Horseman7
Barsoom
United Kingdom
147 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 16:25:12
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Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum
Is there a Greggs in Crawley?
Perhaps the thought of that would have been a spur for the journey?
They're presently recruiting in Crawley and Horsham.
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Fluffy Sheep
Discworld
1159 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 18:17:08
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| Miriam, I don`t have a new vehicle, but I`ve just thoroughly cleaned the one I`ve got. As I spend my break-times in my car, often along with a colleague who smokes too, my car does get in a right state. I now have an open carrier bag, one handlehole round the gearstick, in that middle bit between the front seats, and I try to let the crumbs go in there. (O Dear, how`s that for a sad `Top Tip` then!!! ) |
Row faster, slaves! Caesar wants to waterski! |
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Pelagia
Barsoom
452 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 18:26:17
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Originally posted by Fluffy Sheep
Miriam, I don`t have a new vehicle, but I`ve just thoroughly cleaned the one I`ve got. As I spend my break-times in my car, often along with a colleague who smokes too, my car does get in a right state. I now have an open carrier bag, one handlehole round the gearstick, in that middle bit between the front seats, and I try to let the crumbs go in there. (O Dear, how`s that for a sad `Top Tip` then!!! )
We've got that in our car Fluffy, it's my husband's filing system!
Are there any branches of Greggs in Wales? if so, do they have any local delicacies. and could you give us a product review?
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6419 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 18:29:47
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Fluffy Smoking in a Car
Stinks.
Life In The City |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 18:36:05
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Bad new for Greggs' customers:
" BAKERY FIRM RAISES PRICES
02 August 2007
Bakery chain Greggs, with branches right across South West Wales, today warned it would pass on higher costs to customers after revealing the impact of the dismal summer weather.The firm said it would come under increasing pressure during the next few months as farmers increased dairy and flour prices after the severe flooding damaged harvests, compounding the current global wheat shortage.
Greggs did not specify particular price rises, but indicated increases of between seven per cent and 10 per cent could be needed to cover higher costs." |
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Pelagia
Barsoom
452 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 18:37:56
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| So there are Greggs in Wales. I wonder if they sell larver bread as a regional speciality, or is that ireland.? |
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Control Panel
Discworld
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Fluffy Sheep
Discworld
1159 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 19:25:42
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I`m not aware of any Greggs` up here - this is NORTH wales, as far from real links with Cardiff as from you folks in Brighton, you could say.
Pel, Larver bread is a South Walian `delicacy`, derived from seaweed. (So are some of the best leg ulcer/wound dressings) Never tried it, but those dressings are brilliant so I`m not knocking the seaweed thing.
The best `Welsh delicacy` I can really recommend is Welsh Cakes. They are like flat unrisen fruit scones, eat `em as they come, no buttering needed and they taste a bit like...remember as a kid you liked the raw cake-mix scrapings...? they`re moist, and the fruit in them is moist, they`re a lot more yummy than they look. Don`t make much crumby mess either!
LT, yes, I know car-smoking stinks. That`s why I had to clean my car, dear! Always open the boot door (estate) that helps. And roll-ups stink less, and make a bit less mess, as most of us (colleagues) know. |
Row faster, slaves! Caesar wants to waterski! |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1234 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 21:16:39
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A tuk tuk would find Southover Street a doddle after those Welsh hills. Let us hope that Josh Arghiros does not decide to cut and run to North Wales as territory ripe for "development".
If you see him on the horizon, have a Greggs baguette at the ready. |
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Fluffy Sheep
Discworld
1159 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2007 : 21:22:43
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Row faster, slaves! Caesar wants to waterski! |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2007 : 09:45:39
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I have consulted the staff at one of the three branches of Greggs in the centre of Cardiiff.
Apart from Welsh cakes, the only Welsh speciality is corned-beef pasty.
Any mention of such a thing at the The Cozy would bring an explosion that levels Southover Street. |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1234 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2007 : 12:11:10
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Here is an Indian song about the cooking of a poppadum being a symbol of the infinite and peace.
I shouldn't think there are any ragas or mantras which involve meditation upon a Greggs pasty, especially a corned-beef one (except in LTNS's house, where he chants "Greggs, greggs, greggs" to a Ravi Shankar number).
http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/M/MaharshiRama/SongofPoppad.htm |
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