iaintheviolaplayer
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does anyone else thionk lidl is a great shop?i save so much money there (which as a student i really appreciate) and the food is actually decent however bad people make it out to be.
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Sir Panda
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I used to go there for the necessary stuff, if my dad had the car. I imagine students would appreciate it, but there isnt one up here so I dont have access to one
Some of the prices are amazing
Baked Beans - 9p
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Mark
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I go there every week and get chocolate that hasn't been stripped from it's anti-cancer goodness. Hehe, I like it a lot as well of course and you can come across some very strange stuff in that shop.
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iaintheviolaplayer
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yeah i love things like rice pudding for 19p.you normally have to buy anything fresh somewhere else but it is great for essentials.chocolate i def wouldnt buy there though as ive been only eating fair trade chocolate for about 3 months now
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I belive in Fair Trade but if I was a student, it would be at the back of my mind
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iaintheviolaplayer
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well i hardly eat any chocolate so i dont feel its that expenisive and i generally buy fair trade bananas and orange juice as well.they dont cost that much more and i actually think they taste better.cant get them in lidl though.edinburgh unis supposed to eb a fair trade university so they try and sell fair trade stuff in the union shops so they have lots of fair trade chocolate out.it would be hard to miss it
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Starbucks is really expensive because all of its products use Fair Trade materials
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iaintheviolaplayer
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anyway its the people like starbucks who take the huge profit when they dont use fair trade stuff so they have to balance up ethical concerns with profit.until theres a general public mood for fair trade then retailers wont cut their share and so fair traed products will generally be more expensive
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Sir Panda
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Yep...some of these farmers in Brazil live on a pittance.
I dont think Starbucks is that great anyway. Its wayyyy to expensive
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i generally go to beanscene if theres one around although i think theyre mostly in glasgow and edinburgh.after that my preference would prob be costa.theyre all too expensive though so i dont go to many of them very often
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Mark
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People who frequently go in there are probably trying to make a statement, "I'm rich and wealthy, take notice, I'm important!"
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Well said Mark, it isnt much better than a coffee you make in your own modest abode
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iaintheviolaplayer
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yeah but it is a good place to meet friends if you dont want to go to a cinema/club etc or go to a pub.prob not any more expensive than going to the pub either
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How much is a pint of lager/beer in London currently???
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I havn't been to a pub in maybe 6 months, for some reason I just don't like the atmosphere, too many people I think.
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