Franklins over-priced vegetable shop is SE22's "I Saw You Coming" off of Harry and Paul

[TheShelleys]

After being quoted ?5.50 for two wilting, wrinkled old peppers and told "they cost an arm and a leg" at Franklins food store on Lordship Lane this weekend, I've come to realise that Franklins food shop is basically SE22's "I Saw You Coming" off of Harry and Paul. Discuss.

[jimbo1964]

That sounds a lot. I bought a load of apples from there and thought they were priced ok compared to a supermarket and very delicious.

[StraferJack]

They charge 55p for their peppers at Franklins farm shop so I'm not sure what was happening with you - but something obviously went wrong as opposed to your suggestion

Sainsburys charge 1.75 for their pack of 3 mixed peppers by comparison

[Cyclemonkey]

Never used it - fairly suspicious of a "farm shop" in Zone 2!! On the subject of fairly stiff pricing anyone been to the "general store" in Bellenden Road - prices there are rather steep.

[TheShelleys]

@Straferjack Maybe they saw me coming! Sainsburys FTW.

StraferJack Wrote:

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> They charge 55p for their peppers at Franklins

> farm shop so I'm not sure what was happening with

> you - but something obviously went wrong as

> opposed to your suggestion

>

> Sainsburys charge 1.75 for their pack of 3 mixed

> peppers by comparison

[the-e-dealer]

Funny you should mention that shop. I was in Kew Gardens at the weekend. This Lady was saying how she bought some furniture for ?1000. But the shop keeper gave her a certificate saying it was worth ?1800 ! She was chuffed!

[i*Rate]

Jimbo1964,

I've bought several lots of apples from the boxes outside and they've always turned out to be pulpy and tasteless inside. One day I asked for some mushrooms - did'nt get to choose them myself and ended up with a bag full that must have dried out a few days ago - inedible. Also paid a lot for an organic celeriac from France once - inedible too. Nice looking shop though and friendly staff.

Cheers and Bon Appetit!

[TheShelleys]

Lol @the-e-dealer. I would've given him ?3000 obv!

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> Funny you should mention that shop. I was in Kew

> Gardens at the weekend. This Lady was saying how

> she bought some furniture for ?1000. But the shop

> keeper gave her a certificate saying it was worth

> ?1800 ! She was chuffed!

[the-e-dealer]

Yeah what is wrong with these people they must have seen her coming!

[*Bob*]

Had one of those Abel & Cole boxes once.

Lovely selection of shrivelled, oddly-shaped and unpopular fruit and veg.

[KidKruger]

The Harry & Paul sketch is funny tho.

[Loz]

I used to get A&C boxes. All I'll say is that 6 weeks of Jerusalem Artichokes is a very long time.

[the-e-dealer]

A Jerusalem Artichoke is a long time in the Saucepan.