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footflaps - MemberI think it would be naive to dismiss the "what can we get away with" element of pricing though.I don't disagree, most shops try and charge as much as the market will stand, but the landlord is probably making the highest return on investment (esp if he has owned for some time) and is often forgotten about especially when people are throwing paint or waving pig heads about in the street.
If you don't charge x3 of your cost you are out of business hence only the big multinationals can afford to set up their business chain. Then people complain about not having independent stores.
Weatherspoons do porridge with banana and a drink for around £3.
coffee shop rents are highest in the best locations such as train stations
Of course they are as they have the highest footfall, hence ability to make money. See also putting your produce on the end of the isle in a supermarket costs most money, or putting your book on the table by the door in a bookshop.
I think it would be naive to dismiss the "what can we get away with" element of pricing though.
It would, but the landlord is also doing that, and knows that they can charge a lot more rent for a coffee shop in a station with high footfall and a captive market than elsewhere.
Its actually and interesting case study to compare McDonalds who have nationally set pricing Vs coffe shops and burger king who don't. Which is one reason why you dont see so many McD's in stations or motorway services despite being a much bigger company.
There's a place in Edinburgh, in Bruntsfield, selling American cereals for £2.95. They set up there because the market was there. They charge £2.95 because people in that part of town will pay that. They didn't set up in, say, Wester Hailes, because there aren't people willing or able to pay that there. There are in Bruntsfield- surely capitalising on the situation in an up and coming part of town doesn't make the cause of rising house prices?
There's one in Headingley, Leeds. This is because Headingley is full of student idiots.
...There's a place ... They charge £2.95 because people in that part of town will pay...
...There's one in Headingly ... full of student idiots.
so, what's the cheaper option for 'breakfast out'...?
is it open at 6am though
ahwiles- I didn't say £2.95 was expensive.
Then I hope you'll accept my apologies for misrepresenting you.
There's a strong sense on this thread (and the root of the story itself) that £3 for a bowl of cereal is a rip-off. I simply picked a few comments that seemed to show that.
[quote=ahwiles ]fwiw, i wish more cafes had the option of a £3 bowl of cereal.
breakfast 'out' usually means some configuration of egg and bacon (which i don't always want), for £7.
I'm assuming the protesters don't have a problem with what people pay for breakfast, simply what they're eating. No greasy spoons got paintbombed?
[quote=dragon ]Weatherspoons do porridge with banana and a drink for around £3.
Beer? 8)
breakfast 'out' usually means some configuration of egg and bacon (which i don't always want), for £7
I would go back and paint bomb them - you are getting seriously ripped off.
Seven quid for egg and bacon (or bacon and egg) that you don't even like is an absolute disgrace.
I tried to get them to do the catering at my party, I got a Frostie reception.
[i] I got a Frostie reception. [/i]
On the plus side they put on Throwing Muesli for the evening do.
No it was Sugar Puff Daddy.
So we're persecuting innocent retailers for being the root cause of all our social injustices now?
Brilliant!
Right boys, Rangers / Celtic tops on!
We're on the first bus to Devon!
Those monks have been getting away with this for far too long....
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Is that the party size bottle?
Is that the party size bottle?
No, the Abbey's really, really tiny 😀
I'd be saying cheerio after suffering that kind of abuse
so, what's the cheaper option for 'breakfast out'...?
greggs...coffee and a bacon roll for 2 quid...
🙂
£3 for a bowl of cereal?
What about £2 for a shot of rubbish spirit in a pub? Fives shots pay for the bottle, another two pay for the bar staff to pour them, 21 shots left...
Don't see many pubs getting attacked.
Brick lane though, not that bad, was there a few years ago before it got really trendy, no worse than similar areas in plenty of cities I've visited. Even spotted the obligatory hooker out looking for business by Tower Hamlets. I can see why locals are upset, progress doesn't have to equate to social cleansing.
I'd be saying cheerio after suffering that kind of abuse
Except there wasn't actually much abuse, and they got a load of free publicity.
Except there wasn't actually much abuse
Apart from the cereal abusers of puns on here.