That is the only count on which they have transgressed as far as I can see. Charging high/extortionate prices is not a rip-off in itself - but not displaying a price list as required under law is. You should report them to the NCA. The Consumer Association are not a statutory body so have no actual powers in this context. The NCA do.but anyone had any success of shopping guys like these to the Consumer Association? The fact that they didn't have prices displayed is probably one count.
National Consumer Authority surely?Worth trying the Consumer Association to be aware of these guys at other shows.
Doesn't require much effort to eat before hand, or bring your own food.
It's probably too late to do anything about this now (the show finished yesterday), but anyone had any success of shopping guys like these to the Consumer Association? The fact that they didn't have prices displayed is probably one count. It would be nice to teach him a lesson in value and manners for future events. I have purposely not put his name here.
I wouldn't have thought that €12 for a roll or quiche with side salads was totally outrageous in this day and age. Especially at an event with a largely captuve audience. Whether or not it was good value is one thing. If the price was clearly displayed then it certainly would not have been a rip-off. However if no prices were displayed then they have broken the law. Did you point this out to them at the time? You should still report it in my opinion.One stall in there was looking for €12 for a ham roll (consisted of a vac packed roll, butter, ham) or if you liked a measly slice of quiche (same price). Both came with salad on the side (coleslaw, potato salad, etc).
Eh? Previously you said...When I say salad, it was dollup of something, so not a 'salad' in the true sense of the word.
... so which is it?One stall in there was looking for €12 for a ham roll (consisted of a vac packed roll, butter, ham) or if you liked a measly slice of quiche (same price). Both came with salad on the side (coleslaw, potato salad, etc).
But €12 for a sambo/quiche and side salads would not be extortionate around Dublin city generally as far as I know. I'm not saying that it's good value but I doubt that it's unusual. The lack of a price list is unacceptable though.
I don't see that the entrance fee is relevant to the price of a sambo inside.When you add on the entrance fee it certainly does make it an expensive sandwich,
I would eat lunch out and about alot and to be honest is very very steep. Whether people pay it or not is entirely they're own business but i personally couldnt justify 12quid for bread and ham and a little bit of salad.
I disagree. You are paying to go to a show. The fact that you might choose to look for sustenance while inside is incidental and the price of such sustenance is a separate matter. Obviously paying to enter and paying for food while inside are all discretionary matters and nobody is forced to do either or both.Entrance fee relevant to price of sandwich in that if you were in town you wouldn't have to pay to go in and buy a sandwich in a pub or coffee shop or if you went into a hotel you wouldn't be paying an entrance fee to get a sandwich brought to your table, the price of sandwich is all you'll pay in any of these situations, if you've paid an entrance fee into RDS it makes it an expensive sandwich in my book.
M&S near me sell a range of sambos some of which cost up to a fiver. They also sell salads which are in a similar price range. It would be relatively easy to spend a tenner on a sambo/roll plus salads as outlined in the original post. As such €12 at a concession stand at a special interest show doesn't sound unbelievable to me. But as I said there is no way that I would pay it.I agree - I work in the city centre and I consider 12 euro outragous for a roll. I would expect a full main course for that. Most of the places |I eat lunch in in town charge anywhere between 4 euro and 8 euro for a sandwich (eating in!) depending on whats in it and what its served with.
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