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bimble said:
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That's 4 (skinned and stoned) avocados for 2.50, making them .. 62.5p each fruit. Not bad at all, especially as we're apparently headed for a global avocado shortage due to bad weather in Mexico.
Avocado prices reach record high worldwide
My freezer is about the size of a paperback book but might have to find space for these, am always missing the brief moment of ripeness and chucking them away.
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I don't care how competitively priced they are, avocados belong in Waitrose, not Iceland!! :mad:
 
An avocado is a whole meal in one handy green envelope, keep you going for hours for less money than a portion of chips. Not buying this avocados are posh thing, you can get a whole bowlful of them for £1 in the market which is great if you're the kind of person who can eat a whole bowlful during that brief mysterious moment before they turn to brown sludge.
 
bimble said:
An avocado is a whole meal in one handy green envelope, keep you going for hours for less money than a portion of chips. Not buying this avocados are posh thing, you can get a whole bowlful of them for £1 in the market which is great if you're the kind of person who can eat a whole bowlful during that brief mysterious moment before they turn to brown sludge.
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I thought better of you....:(

Would you prefer to be known as "M'lady" or "Your highness" ? :p
 
Ms T said:
I'm more concerned about crimes against food. And avocados are no longer a luxury item. But Frozen avocados wtf? You can get non-frozen ones fairly cheaply in the market, especially if they're ripe.
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I don't buy veg in Iceland. It's cheaper in the market or in Nour Cash and Carry.
 
bimble said:
An avocado is a whole meal in one handy green envelope, keep you going for hours for less money than a portion of chips. Not buying this avocados are posh thing, you can get a whole bowlful of them for £1 in the market which is great if you're the kind of person who can eat a whole bowlful during that brief mysterious moment before they turn to brown sludge.
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On of the best tweets ever about a pear that can be as easily used for an avacado:
 
teuchter said:
Will the famed cheddar cheese one day be replaced with rows of avocado? I think I can remember when I first saw an avocado. Perhaps the late eighties, or early nineties. It was when they first arrived in Safeways supermarket in Inverness. My mum (who grew up in the tropics) was excited because before then, it was not possible to get such things in the north of scotland. In fact, according to some, any kind of green vegetables were pretty much frowned upon; a pragmatic approach to no-nonsense eating without which we could never have been UK leaders in the fields of heart disease and low life expectancy. Sad to see Iceland now leading its Brixton customers similarly astray.
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The £1 basic Unilever marge has now gone to £1.15 (after 5 years or so) so anything is possible
 
Sad to relate but the Thursday nights at the Prince of Wales are slowly being taken over by self-entitled, besuited, ignorant fucking dickheads.

Some bellend tonight kept jumping in front of the band to 'take' the applause to the chortlement of his office chums, and there was some coked up twat who'd been kicked out pushing the bouncers to the limit with his "don't you know who I am" bullshit.

There's still a fair few old/young regulars there so not all is lost, but the last couple of times I've been there I could really feel how the atmosphere is changing - and the bar staff and bouncers aren't enjoying it either. Such a fucking shame.
 
Gramsci said:
I was in Iceland this morning. Didn't see them. Ru sure they are in Brixton branch?
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Most definitely, they're in the veg freezers, in the one next to the one with the peas in, I think. Trust me, such a shocking sight is not one you forget quickly...:eek:
 
EastEnder said:
Most definitely, they're in the veg freezers, in the one next to the one with the peas in, I think. Trust me, such a shocking sight is not one you forget quickly...:eek:
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That explains it. Didn't think they would be in veg freezers.

I see the freezer for posh food that was beside the pizzas cabinets has gone to be replaced by extra pizzas.
 
Still I will buy avocados from the market. Haven't had them for a while. bimble saying they are a meal in themselves reminded me how much I like them.
 
editor said:
Sad to relate but the Thursday nights at the Prince of Wales are slowly being taken over by self-entitled, besuited, ignorant fucking dickheads.

Some bellend tonight kept jumping in front of the band to 'take' the applause to the chortlement of his office chums, and there was some coked up twat who'd been kicked out pushing the bouncers to the limit with his "don't you know who I am" bullshit.

There's still a fair few old/young regulars there so not all is lost, but the last couple of times I've been there I could really feel how the atmosphere is changing - and the bar staff and bouncers aren't enjoying it either. Such a fucking shame.
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Having worked behind the bar at the Prince of Wales for a few months earlier this year, i can tell you most of the bar staff dreaded the jazz night on a Thursday night. This was mainly due to people ordering spirit based drinks then rudely and quite aggressively making a big fuss if it wasnt made exactly to their personal preference, despite not stating that when asking for it. However, i always quite enjoyed it as you would see the same faces each week, the vibe was good, and the tips pot was always quite healthy. It was preferable to the kids on a Friday night, and the wankers on a Saturday night. I would notice at about 1am when the suited people would turn up, as they would have been on the piss somewhere else, and when everywhere would close they would come in because it was the last place open.

It is a great night for a Thursday though, full of characters and i was always impressed and amused at how fucked people would get despite presumably having work the next day!
 
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