OW Much !

[Geoff and Fiona]

Not our first trip to France, but the first in the motorhome.

So Fiona seeing that the farmers market was in the village next day we decided to stay and have a look around. It would be nice to buy some cheese and sausage for a nice picnic lunch on our travels. Very nice and picturesque.

30 Euros, yes not 3, not 13 but 30. Irritated and lacking the French to say "your havin a laugh mate" I paid up. And no it was not a special price for the tourists I noted a French chap paying a similar amount later on.

So later that day we saw a Lidl and I proposed a similar spend. The photographs say it all.
and I have to say the cheese was just as nice. And the wine was pretty good as well.

As they say we live and learn
Geoff

 

[chaser]

In the markets we go in , I can never get over some of the veg they sell, for a country that is supposed to have high cuisine and stuff the potatoes and tomatoes especially are no better than you would through away if you were growing them in your own garden.

 

[Vanman]

We were charged 18 Euro for a very small omelette and a can of coke - near Pegasus bridge, unfortunately none of us bothered to ask the price before we ate it ... how expensive can a couple of eggs and a bit of cheese be? 18 Euro apparently!

 

[Lot lover]

We were charged 18 Euro for a very small omelette and a can of coke

That's the whole point of allowing tourists in to our wonderful country - parting them from their money as quickly as poss. Learned that from Trafalgar Square and Soho.

 

[WSandME]

The beauty of small markets (IMHO) is that you can find local, specialist produce which the major chains can't be bothered with.
Unfortunately, when we're travelling, we can't establish a knowledge of which fromage / saucisson / pâte / wine / oil / &c. is particularly to our taste, so it can work out an expensive mistake (sad face) or a wonderful bargain which we'll never find again, 'cos we're travelling (happy face followed by sad face)

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[mid4did]

Can't go wrong with a dozen bottles of wine though
I tend to stay away from the markets in france also,having bought some tasty cheese at a market in the vendee region many years ago.Time we got back to the campsite it was honking and ended up in the bin.I would buy local produce from a local shop.For instance this year we got the ferry back from roscoff specifically for bretagne onions and in particular the shallots.I got a large sack for approx 1.25 euros per kg in Plouvorn .They have all been pickled and ready for xmas,shared out around the family.

 

[Stealaway]

I remember buying a piece of cheese at a farmers market and although I halved his intended cut from 2 inch down to 1 inch by the time he had cut to the centre of this 2 ft diameter wheel of cheese I owed him €24 - for a piece of cheese!!! We were eating it for weeks. He also told us not to keep it in the fridge - Any ideas?

This lot seemed a bit cheaper September this year - I can't remember where.

 

[Just smiffy]

The French markets are the best, you just need to haggle and pick your moment, there is always another stall selling the same stuff......sometimes you need to pay for quality

 

[Silver-Fox]

We were surprised at how expensive the cheese was in New Zealand.

Strange you should say that, we found the same.
Why is it?

 

[mitzimad]

We find the same with farmers' markets over here. Surely, because there are no middlemen to pay, the prices should be a bit cheaper?

i agree farmers markets in london are horrendous prices £4 for a loaf of artisan bread no thank you

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[CazPaul]

If you want a shock nearer to home, come to Chester racecourse at Easter with Fun, go into the Food Festival and buy some olives from the Olive Bar.

Yes, Caroline bought some nuts from a nut stall at the Peterborough show one year, I didn't sleep for a fortnight afterwards she said, I said ''only a fortnight, I thought it was 3 weeks''
£9 chuffing quid for a tiny bag, no wonder they lure you in with a free taster first.

 

[pappajohn]

We find very few bargains at any of our local markets.

Just like the UK farmers markets.
Twice the price as regular shops just because a jar of jam has a greaseproof paper lid held on with an elastic band and a hand written label.......but mugs folks still buy.

 

[Jands]

 

[DL42846]

We live in France, my wife is French. We enjoy a nice piece of cheese but I don't recall buying any at the markets. Maybe once or twice in 18 years. We find Super U to have a very good selection of cheeses at affordable prices. Aldi do some but don't have the variety or the slightly up market stuff. A good piece of cheese to go with a good wine can cost as much as a fillet steak.
Wines are the same. Aldi do a good range of Vin de Table type wines, quiet drinkable for around two, three, four Euros. Once you get used to drinking wine you seem to enjoy the more expensive ones for around eight to ten Euros a bottle or even more. I used to work in the hotel business where I was fortunate enough to try bottles costing several hundred pounds a bottle. Some were very nice, some were OK'ish and I wouldn't pay the money even if I had it. Wines with a gold medal for around 4€ can be enjoyable and you would think they cost a lot more.

OW MUCH!! I always thought was the Yorkshire war cry.

 

[iandsm]

We live in France, my wife is French. We enjoy a nice piece of cheese but I don't recall buying any at the markets. Maybe once or twice in 18 years. We find Super U to have a very good selection of cheeses at affordable prices. Aldi do some but don't have the variety or the slightly up market stuff. A good piece of cheese to go with a good wine can cost as much as a fillet steak.
Wines are the same. Aldi do a good range of Vin de Table type wines, quiet drinkable for around two, three, four Euros. Once you get used to drinking wine you seem to enjoy the more expensive ones for around eight to ten Euros a bottle or even more. I used to work in the hotel business where I was fortunate enough to try bottles costing several hundred pounds a bottle. Some were very nice, some were OK'ish and I wouldn't pay the money even if I had it. Wines with a gold medal for around 4€ can be enjoyable and you would think they cost a lot more.

OW MUCH!! I always thought was the Yorkshire war cry.

it is Yorkshire yorkshire haka youtube

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[EX51SSS]

We were surprised at how expensive the cheese was in New Zealand.

And Cheshire cheese is the oldest cheese in England

 

[Fifiwi]

Ah, you met Monsieur Saucisse at the market! We had a similar experience a few years ago...where we walked away, clutching a piece of sausage and some cheese, saying..."how much did we just pay for those?" We saw the same guy at some other markets, but gave him a wide berth...nowadays, we just browse at markets, maybe buying some fruit and veg, but we find supermarket prices suit us better.

 

[Lot lover]

If the price is not marked you have 2 choices

1. ask
2. walk away

Simple