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Post by bathstoke on Jan 1, 2017 14:11:12 GMT
Just stopped for drinks in Gloucester service Stn on way back from New Years Party. £16.95 for 2 coffee, 2 orange, a hot choc & 1 biscuit. I $#!t you not, there was 2 armed coppers in there & neither of them did a thing, even though I was being robbed!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 14:28:19 GMT
Disgusting ! As you say it's daylight robbery. I don't know how they can blatantly rip people off like this, although you are stuck if you want something to drink and then continue on the motorway. All service areas are rip-offs, and their fuel prices are scandalous.
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jan 1, 2017 14:40:46 GMT
Re the fuel. What part of the delivery process is so different for it to warrant such a high price. It's no different to any other forecourt up and down the land?.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 14:57:49 GMT
Re the fuel. What part of the delivery process is so different for it to warrant such a high price. It's no different to any other forecourt up and down the land?. Just sheer profiteering ! |
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Post by Waggy on Jan 1, 2017 15:01:43 GMT
Just stopped for drinks in Gloucester service Stn on way back from New Years Party. £16.95 for 2 coffee, 2 orange, a hot choc & 1 biscuit. I $#!t you not, there was 2 armed coppers in there & neither of them did a thing, even though I was being robbed!!! Is that the services with that farm shop, the posh services? Spent an hour in there , had a basket full. Good god the price. Ive banned myself from there now. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 15:05:12 GMT
What's the one on the M6 up in the Lake District, well known for high street prices both on the forecourt and in the shops and restaurants, bloody good food as well, though I am going back maybe 10 years or so...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 15:08:32 GMT
We go to Dorset quite regularly and the wife decided she wanted to take a look in the Gloucester Services farm shop. She is almost immune to high prices in shops (although I remind her constantly that we/I will not pay to be ripped-off) but even she refused to pay the prices for their stuff. Some of the things were almost double the price for the same item you could buy in a non-motorway shop.
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Post by bathstoke on Jan 1, 2017 15:11:57 GMT
Just stopped for drinks in Gloucester service Stn on way back from New Years Party. £16.95 for 2 coffee, 2 orange, a hot choc & 1 biscuit. I $#!t you not, there was 2 armed coppers in there & neither of them did a thing, even though I was being robbed!!! Is that the services with that farm shop, the posh services? Spent an hour in there , had a basket full. Good god the price. Ive banned myself from there now. That's the one. It's like the snobby B@$t@&d love child of M&S v Waitrose. Reassuringly Expensive! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 15:17:40 GMT
We go to Dorset quite regularly and the wife decided she wanted to take a look in the Gloucester Services farm shop. She is almost immune to high prices in shops (although I remind her constantly that we/I will not pay to be ripped-off) but even she refused to pay the prices for their stuff. Some of the things were almost double the price for the same item you could buy in a non-motorway shop. It's such a stupid policy to have, lets say a high street shop makes 50% profit, and these buggers make 80% profit, but they are deterring shoppers with their crazy prices, simple maths 50% of a high turnover is more than 80% of a ridiculously low turnover.. |
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Post by Northy on Jan 1, 2017 15:20:19 GMT
What's the one on the M6 up in the Lake District, well known for high street prices both on the forecourt and in the shops and restaurants, bloody good food as well, though I am going back maybe 10 years or so... Tebay services |
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Post by Northy on Jan 1, 2017 15:20:58 GMT
i like gloucester services, keeps the burger king riff raff away  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 15:23:09 GMT
We go to Dorset quite regularly and the wife decided she wanted to take a look in the Gloucester Services farm shop. She is almost immune to high prices in shops (although I remind her constantly that we/I will not pay to be ripped-off) but even she refused to pay the prices for their stuff. Some of the things were almost double the price for the same item you could buy in a non-motorway shop. It's such a stupid policy to have, lets say a high street shop makes 50% profit, and these buggers make 80% profit, but they are deterring shoppers with their crazy prices, simple maths 50% of a high turnover is more than 80% of a ridiculously low turnover.. I totally agree with you. However there were plenty of people queuing up to buy stuff - must have more money than sense ! We've called in there during June and July and the shop assistants couldn't fill the shelves quickly enough as people were buying the stuff so fast. For some reason the shop on the southbound side always seems busier than on the northbound side. |
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Post by felonious on Jan 1, 2017 15:25:35 GMT
i like gloucester services, keeps the burger king riff raff away Well, apart from Bathstoke |
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Post by bathstoke on Jan 1, 2017 15:25:40 GMT
i like gloucester services, keeps the burger king riff raff away Is that why they have the armed coppers, to protect the Cotswold set... |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 15:26:07 GMT
What's the one on the M6 up in the Lake District, well known for high street prices both on the forecourt and in the shops and restaurants, bloody good food as well, though I am going back maybe 10 years or so... Tebay services Oh Shit...Tebay services is owned by Westmoorland Group...Guess who owns Gloucester Services....Yup...Westmoorland Group...Maybe 10 years ago Tebay was privately owned, it always struck me as a great place to stop... |
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Post by bathstoke on Jan 1, 2017 15:26:49 GMT
i like gloucester services, keeps the burger king riff raff away Well, apart from Bathstoke You don't know how right you are... |
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Post by bathstoke on Jan 1, 2017 15:30:27 GMT
Oh Shit...Tebay services is owned by Westmoorland Group...Guess who owns Gloucester Services....Yup...Westmoorland Group...Maybe 10 years ago Tebay was privately owned, it always struck me as a great place to stop... That's it, I'll not be gracing them again with the family Bath's presence, capitalist pig-dogs. Unless we need a $#!t |
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Post by Timmypotter on Jan 1, 2017 15:50:54 GMT
Gloucester services is the same people as Tebay as mentioned above. I think they're both privately owned though. Top tip - if you've got kiddies in tow then you get a kid's meal for £1 with every adult meal. We stop there and feed four of us for about £18, and the food is good and kids portions are massive. Get the kids sausage and chips.
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Post by harryburrows on Jan 1, 2017 17:14:30 GMT
Took my family to a panto a couple of weeks ago , 4 small tubs of ice cream £18 .
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Post by scfcwebby on Jan 1, 2017 18:02:58 GMT
Re the fuel. What part of the delivery process is so different for it to warrant such a high price. It's no different to any other forecourt up and down the land?. If you need fuel, you need fuel, they can charge what they want for it, people will have to pay it, it shocking but they get away with it. The worst from experience is the one at Exeter services off the M5, it's at least 20 / 25p per litre more expensive than normal stations and its that far away from the motorway, you use half a tank getting back on it! |
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Post by bathstoke on Jan 1, 2017 18:04:20 GMT
Took my family to a panto a couple of weeks ago , 4 small tubs of ice cream £18 . What brand. Name'em, Shame'em, Point'em out & Shame'em!?! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 18:11:20 GMT
Took my family to a panto a couple of weeks ago , 4 small tubs of ice cream £18 . Rip-offs ! It's just the same for sweets and popcorn at the cinema, absolutely crazy prices ! |
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Post by harryburrows on Jan 1, 2017 18:11:52 GMT
Took my family to a panto a couple of weeks ago , 4 small tubs of ice cream £18 . What brand. Name'em, Shame'em, Point'em out & Shame'em!?! It's the theatre , not the brand |
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Post by Northy on Jan 1, 2017 20:08:40 GMT
Took my family to a panto a couple of weeks ago , 4 small tubs of ice cream £18 . is it £2.50 for a small bottle of water at the bet365? |
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Post by Northy on Jan 1, 2017 20:10:15 GMT
Re the fuel. What part of the delivery process is so different for it to warrant such a high price. It's no different to any other forecourt up and down the land?. If you need fuel, you need fuel, they can charge what they want for it, people will have to pay it, it shocking but they get away with it. The worst from experience is the one at Exeter services off the M5, it's at least 20 / 25p per litre more expensive than normal stations and its that far away from the motorway, you use half a tank getting back on it! if people did a tiny little bit of planning then nobody would need to top up at a motorway services, theyd soon drop their prices |
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Post by felonious on Jan 1, 2017 20:11:57 GMT
Took my family to a panto a couple of weeks ago , 4 small tubs of ice cream £18 . is it £2.50 for a small bottle of water at the bet365? Proper cup of tea for a pound at the cricket club or an excuse for a cup for £2.20 down at the ground. |
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Post by scfcwebby on Jan 1, 2017 20:27:20 GMT
If you need fuel, you need fuel, they can charge what they want for it, people will have to pay it, it shocking but they get away with it. The worst from experience is the one at Exeter services off the M5, it's at least 20 / 25p per litre more expensive than normal stations and its that far away from the motorway, you use half a tank getting back on it! if people did a tiny little bit of planning then nobody would need to top up at a motorway services, theyd soon drop their prices I can honestly say (work car with fuel card aside) I have never got fuel from a motorway services... |
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Post by Northy on Jan 1, 2017 22:41:43 GMT
if people did a tiny little bit of planning then nobody would need to top up at a motorway services, theyd soon drop their prices I can honestly say (work car with fuel card aside) I have never got fuel from a motorway services... same here, also with allstar |
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Post by Timmypotter on Jan 1, 2017 22:51:36 GMT
You also have to learn where the supermarkets are that aren't far off the motorway. If I'm on the M5 I use Morrisons at Tewkesbury or Sainsburys at Weston-S-M.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2017 23:24:53 GMT
£2.30 for a bottle of water from the vending machine at the vue cinema next to bolton's ground, fuck that I'll dehydrate ty v much
When you take into consideration all the costs that went into that bottle, I still can't imagine the markup is anything less than 1000%.......
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