freezywater wrote:
Ian Wickham wrote:
freezywater wrote:
Ian Wickham wrote:
freezywater wrote:i've always wondered about this, i grew up just outside Dover so daytripping to calais to stock up was the norm, but it always surprises me that people drive the length of the country to jump on a ferry to stock up,the cost in fuel would be more than the saving alone, obviously if you can tie it in with a holiday that's great but it's not alwsys cheaper on the continent, especially with the current exchange rate, there are better deals to be had in the likes of Costco if you're prepared to shop around.
Trust me it's still cheaper even at the exchange rate, I work for a well known supermarket so I compare prices where ever I go, sad really,
but it still works out cheaper :wink:
ah, but do you compare baskets or just prices??
I take a price in the UK then take the exchange and calculate the euro/pound, for example a bottle of wine sells in the Uk at £3.99 I bought the same bottle of wine in Calais 2008 for £1.49, in 2009 the price went up to £2.10 a bottle, although it was a long time ago since I was at school I think that is a saving of £1.89.... :wink:
ok, so how much did the ferry crossing cost? how much did the fuel from Norwich cost :wink:
I'm getting tired of this one, twice a year I drive maybe to France, Italy, Switzerland for a holiday, on my return I stop at Calais, I then fill the available space in the car with wine, as I was already going on holiday I have decided not to price the holiday costs into the cost of the wine, it seems a sensible thing to do. I think thats explained it ????????????
