A lot of decent ordinary working people use Greggs, and some sad tool thinks they're "scum" ?
Lets face it though it really is just a pie shop with some factory made cakes and sandwiches. You do get a lot of chav types in there that eat there every lunch time, mostly chomping away of those very cheap heated up slices and sausage rolls that the staff have just brushed liquid over and put in the ovens.
It is a poor man's bakery selling very cheap, high fat, pre made goods to chavs.
I once tried one of their Cornish Pasties and the filing looked and tasted like diarrhoea. It really put me off, a Cornish pasty isn't supposed to be filed with brown, shitty coloured slop!
Have to admit I'm rather intrigued as to how you know this.
It certainly hasn't been selling s**t for 70 years. My mum used to buy our bread from Gregg's in the late 60's, from the oritginal Gregg's in Gosforth high street. The bread was lovely,especially the stotties.
And my family weren't /aren't scum either.
I think you have hit the nail on the head, it is a Northern success story, rather than microwavable "artisan products" made in Islington by someone called Antonio.
If your one achievement in life is that you feel superior tot the people who who to Greggs, I guess this is the place to boast about it.
I agree alan. There is so much snobbery- it's everywhere you look. Greggs is cheaper than a lot of other bakeries but many of these snobs on here will happily buy their bakery products from supermarkets! These snobs should realise that some people can't afford top prices, and that it doesn't make them lesser people. If people behave badly then criticise that by all means, but not their financial or other circumstances; it's just plain nasty.
There's a Gregg's close to where I work it's always busy with non-chav types
My one is on a road that's very popular with the local affluent types. It's very much lined with independent businesses, banks, boutiques, estate agents, solicitors, deli's, coffee shops, wine merchants (note wine merchants, not off licences) and a real traditional hardware store.
Thinking more about it, it's only the banks and Greggs that are 'national chains'. The rest are independents (ok the estate agents are probably owned by a national chain, but operated under local names).
There's a Greggs near where I work in the City, as popular a lunchtime outlet as any - there's a fair amount of money in that queue. The tuna crunch sandwich is quite nice and anywhere you can get a corned beef pastie can never be all bad.
Greggs is no doubt the victim of their own success in that they're ubiquitous on most high streets and so the legend of toddlers in pushchairs shut up with the contents of Greggs bags began. I think "Greggs" is just shorthand for "large chain bakery".
The only time I give them money is occasionally in town my youngest likes their prawn sandwiches. But he prefers a Subway. I don't buy cakes as I'm too broke - I make them myself if I want them.
Greggs is no doubt the victim of their own success in that they're ubiquitous on most high streets and so the legend of toddlers in pushchairs shut up with the contents of Greggs bags began. I think "Greggs" is just shorthand for "large chain bakery".
The only time I give them money is occasionally in town my youngest likes their prawn sandwiches. But he prefers a Subway. I don't buy cakes as I'm too broke - I make them myself if I want them.
And then there are some responses that make me question why on earth people actually have such a great interest in other people's eating habits. Bizarre.
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Lets face it though it really is just a pie shop with some factory made cakes and sandwiches. You do get a lot of chav types in there that eat there every lunch time, mostly chomping away of those very cheap heated up slices and sausage rolls that the staff have just brushed liquid over and put in the ovens.
It is a poor man's bakery selling very cheap, high fat, pre made goods to chavs.
Have to admit I'm rather intrigued as to how you know this.
It wasn't your opinion on the quality of the food that you're being pulled up on but your down nose looking at who their customers are.
I think you have hit the nail on the head, it is a Northern success story, rather than microwavable "artisan products" made in Islington by someone called Antonio.
I agree alan. There is so much snobbery- it's everywhere you look. Greggs is cheaper than a lot of other bakeries but many of these snobs on here will happily buy their bakery products from supermarkets! These snobs should realise that some people can't afford top prices, and that it doesn't make them lesser people. If people behave badly then criticise that by all means, but not their financial or other circumstances; it's just plain nasty.
It's in a very affluent area of the city.
Nasty, horrible, offensive post. I hope you are proud of yourself, but somehow I think you are very proud.
I was being sarcastic but it clearly went over your head ^_^
There's a Gregg's close to where I work it's always busy with non-chav types
I have even bought a ready made sandwich from a pound shop. Is that less fortunate than Greggs, do you think.
What about a burger from McDs?
My one is on a road that's very popular with the local affluent types. It's very much lined with independent businesses, banks, boutiques, estate agents, solicitors, deli's, coffee shops, wine merchants (note wine merchants, not off licences) and a real traditional hardware store.
Thinking more about it, it's only the banks and Greggs that are 'national chains'. The rest are independents (ok the estate agents are probably owned by a national chain, but operated under local names).
Yep, rumour has it it's the Cheltenham Average baker, though I'm dubious about that myself ;-)
Do people glance about, put their hoods up and dash in when they think nobody is looking?
There's a Greggs near where I work in the City, as popular a lunchtime outlet as any - there's a fair amount of money in that queue. The tuna crunch sandwich is quite nice and anywhere you can get a corned beef pastie can never be all bad.
Since it's on a busy road, I think they'd be noticed, hopefully by the police station about 50 metres away.
The only time I give them money is occasionally in town my youngest likes their prawn sandwiches. But he prefers a Subway. I don't buy cakes as I'm too broke - I make them myself if I want them.
I'd rank Subway below Greggs.
And then there are some responses that make me question why on earth people actually have such a great interest in other people's eating habits. Bizarre.
I can't be arsed to "rank" high street food outlets. That means I win, right?:D