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Have I just been robbed?
mike_dunn
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A small shop near us has just charged me a quid for one onion! :eek: Yes, one onion, but a big one. I forgot them in Asda and wife wants to cook stew tonight. I queried it as he didn't weigh it or anything, just said "£1 please" but he said I could take it or leave it. :rolleyes:
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No, just a corner sweet shop/off-licence which has a few fruit and veg outside. No, a big onion but not a monster by any means.
No, robberies tend not to give you the option.
Presume it was a Spanish Onion, so give some though to the poor Spanish Farmer who had to prepare the land, plant the seeds, grow the crop, harvest the crop, transport it and get a half decent price to feed himself, his wife and seven children, then for whoever he sold it to, to arrange transport from Spain all the way to the UK, sell them at a Market here, then transport same Onion from Market to corner shop, in a word you have been DONE!!:D:D
Its extortion, but not theft.
I've heard of knocking for milk or sugar but never an onion!!
Either they've robbed you or they're seriously overcharging with things. Shopkeepers round here wouldn't be able to sell them if they started charging £1 for loose onions. That's an absolutely ridiculous price.
You should get the wife to go and have a word.
I have...
I was pregnant and craving dirt to eat...i licked dirty spuds.
And the neighbours obliged.
You freak!
I knew what you meant. Daylight robbery. We use this term when people who sell things charge way too much than what the item should have been priced at.
I had to. My pot plants had no more dirt to spare.
Are there really potatoes to help you diet?
Yes 1 pound each.
My last one was salad cream on Weetabix.
Bloody ell Jane I've just had mi tea