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Previously on "My week in the UK and the cost of stuff in general"

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    I go to them quite often when at home because I know what I'm getting.
    Wow you really are that stupid, eh?

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  • scooterscot
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    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
    How can you be sure your one experience is representative of a national chain?
    I go to them quite often when at home because I know what I'm getting.

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
    Depends how loud and annoying the brat is
    You forget they make more noise when they do have something to actually scream about.

    Though some of the kids I've seen run around have been doing it out of spite i.e. they are out with their divorced dad for the day.

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  • Sysman
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    Originally posted by Pickle2 View Post
    Pizza Express et al. Food Stamps for locals, init.

    Food Stamps
    FTFY

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  • Spacecadet
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    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
    after all noone wants to see a child get burnt by hot food or drink landing on them due to getting in the way of the waiting staff.
    Depends how loud and annoying the brat is

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by eek View Post
    Screaming children who run around = crap parents.
    Not necessarily it depends on the place.

    Some child friendly restaurants are designed for the brats to run around having had to suffer them in the past. The food is normally disgusting.

    Other child friendly restaurants i.e. independent Italians tell the parents that it's not allowed, and if the child continues they have to leave. Very few argue as it's one of the only times Health and Safety is used in it's right context - after all noone wants to see a child get burnt by hot food or drink landing on them due to getting in the way of the waiting staff.

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  • MrRobin
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    Everyone knows you don't go to Pizza Express without a 50% off voucher!!

    Duh!

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  • norrahe
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    Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
    Its not just the screaming children, the decor in PE seems to be specially designed to make the screaming sound even louder. Hard floors, walls, chairs and tables, not a single bit of soft furnishing (i.e. everything is wipe clean) to absorb the noise

    Apart from that PE have lost their edge, as brands eventually do
    Have to agree, went to one in teh city last week and the food isn't as good as it used to be. (Thankfully this one doesn't get screaming kids).

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  • Spacecadet
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    Feels like PE are having quality issues at the minute. Used to be great but now a haven for screaming children and not so great food. They best take a look at what happened Thorntons if they think they can feed you anything and get away with it.
    Its not just the screaming children, the decor in PE seems to be specially designed to make the screaming sound even louder. Hard floors, walls, chairs and tables, not a single bit of soft furnishing (i.e. everything is wipe clean) to absorb the noise

    Apart from that PE have lost their edge, as brands eventually do

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    Funny that. I just spent a week in the UK and I'm amazed how cheap everything is. Meal at a decent Indian restaurant - 120CHF for five people, including three hungry teenagers. A comfortable pair of shoes for less than 130CHF. Best was cod and chips for 6.50CHF in Folkestone.

    Even the diesel was cheaper than at home.
    Yeah but you were using a proper currency and Pooper Scooter was using a debased one.

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  • NotAllThere
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    Funny that. I just spent a week in the UK and I'm amazed how cheap everything is. Meal at a decent Indian restaurant - 120CHF for five people, including three hungry teenagers. A comfortable pair of shoes for less than 130CHF. Best was cod and chips for 6.50CHF in Folkestone.

    Even the diesel was cheaper than at home.

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  • eek
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    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
    Screaming children who run around = child friendly = serve the adults anything because they are happy they can take the brats out.
    Screaming children who run around = crap parents.

    You're right about the food being equally rubbish but that's a different issue.

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  • Pickle2
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    Pizza Express et al. Vouchers for locals, init.

    Pizza Vouchers

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
    How can you be sure your one experience is representative of a national chain?
    Because he is Scooter, Prince of the Island Monkeys.

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