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[FatLazyContractor]

easyGroup and the team at easyFoodstore regret to announce that we will remain closed for one day tomorrow 4th of February and expect to open with business as usual on Friday the 5th of February at 9am

The reason for this store closure is that due to the huge publicity that our 25 p promotion has attracted, we have had queues of customers coming to shop today 3rd of February and hence we sold out all our stock of food items today.

Unfortunately our usual suppliers are unable to meet the demand in order to restock the shop again fully until Friday.

Thanks for your patience and hope you will come back again soon during February when the promotion is on, always whilst stocks lasts.

[clearedforlanding]

That would actually be an interesting idea.

Well, it's not like they face the problems that Tesco et al have of students putting fillet steak through as loose bananas.

[d000hg]

So £4 for breakfast, toast AND coffee. Sounds good to me... IIRC they do unlimited refills too.

[NibblyPig]

Ha, that puts me in mind of supermarkets where you can get a cooked breakfast for £2.50 but a coffee costs £3 because they've let a Costa the concession.

Cheap supermarket breakfasts is something I remember fondly as a kid so this always irks me.

I had an ikea breakfast like this, I was getting my bicycle serviced and there was an ikea nearby, so having never been I decided to check it out. It was like 2 quid for breakfast but you had to pay extra for coffee, extra for toast, and extra for butter to put on the toast. It doubled the cost of the breakfast!

[seanraaron]

That would actually be an interesting idea.

Hell, why not charge you just to walk into the shop? Just book out a warehouse and make people present a shopping list or buy online, then walk up and get your stuff from a food slot like a giant automat.

[d000hg]

I wouldn't be surprised if the store implements a 50p or £1 charge to use serviced tills. Self check out to be free

That would actually be an interesting idea.

[jbond007]

25p for some tomatoes

+50p for a can (mandatory)
+10% surcharge when not purchasing using a ugandan prepaid debit card obtainable only from a corner shop in rural wales
+25p checkout tax to check out
+50p to print your purchase-ticket in store (free if you print it out at home)
+50p 'choose your brand' surcharge (otherwise selected randomly)
+50p charge if your cart weighs more than 10kg
+50p for premium (priority) checkout
+50p trolley rental fee
+25p trolley child seat surcharge
+50p car park fee

I wouldn't be surprised if the store implements a 50p or £1 charge to use serviced tills. Self check out to be free

[d000hg]

Ha, that puts me in mind of supermarkets where you can get a cooked breakfast for £2.50 but a coffee costs £3 because they've let a Costa the concession.

Cheap supermarket breakfasts is something I remember fondly as a kid so this always irks me.

[NibblyPig]

25p for some tomatoes

+50p for a can (mandatory)
+10% surcharge when not purchasing using a ugandan prepaid debit card obtainable only from a corner shop in rural wales
+25p checkout tax to check out
+50p to print your purchase-ticket in store (free if you print it out at home)
+50p 'choose your brand' surcharge (otherwise selected randomly)
+50p charge if your cart weighs more than 10kg
+50p for premium (priority) checkout
+50p trolley rental fee
+25p trolley child seat surcharge
+50p car park fee

[seanraaron]

Are you American or summat?

Can someone ban this traitor? MF would have killed you for your description of a pie

You're complaining there's no pies and I'm trying to show you how to make lemonade out of lemons. Fat, lazy and Ungrateful!

@NickFitz there's a surprise. No doubt they're near sell-by as well!

[NickFitz]

Saw a retweet from somebody who was in the shop earlier. Apparently just about everything is Happy Shopper brand…

[DimPrawn]

Are you American or summat?

Can someone ban this traitor? MF would have killed you for your description of a pie

Watch out, he know's where you live.....

[LondonManc]

And I'm talking low-rent discount shop pies - you think that's beef you're eating?

In my chicken and mushroom pie? I doubt it.

[FatLazyContractor]

Layer the cream crackers, mixed veg and brown sauce - sorted.

Are you American or summat?

Can someone ban this traitor? MF would have killed you for your description of a pie

[seanraaron]

Nowhere near. FLC is talking about British pies.

And I'm talking low-rent discount shop pies - you think that's beef you're eating?