Let them eat cake

[TimberWolf]

"[wheat] Inflation expectations are high," said Evgeny Gavrilenkov and Anton Stroutchenevski, economists at Troika Dialog in Moscow.

An average loaf of sliced bread currently costs between £1.30 and £1.40 in the UK

Britons to pay more for a loaf of bread as wheat prices jump - Telegraph

I remember paying 10p for a loaf of bread in Tesco a year or so ago.

[Moscow Mule]

I remember paying 10p for a loaf of bread in Tesco a year or so ago.

Loss leader perhaps?

It was probably 75% air anyway.

[TimberWolf]

Loss leader perhaps?

It was probably 75% air anyway.

50% air, 29% water, 20% trans fats. 1% "unknown". Trace amounts of wheat and sawdust.

[The_Equalizer]

As a result of being outside the M25 (by a good margin) I have a nice little Co-op nearby. Now I know they are considered on the naff side of supermarkets, but they seem to have pulled their socks up. Moreover, if you get there towards the end of the day - i.e. when normally people arrive home from work - you get some cracking food bargains like fresh fruit, pasta and veg for 10 pence a go. I do love a good bargain.

[Sysman]

Loss leader perhaps?

It was probably 75% air anyway.

Right on both counts. A favourite tale locals bring back from a visit to the UK (usually for an English language course) is that you can squash a slice of English white bread into a small pellet. Here I buy bread by weight, with a small loaf weighing in at half a kilo.

Milk is another loss leader.

[The_Equalizer]

Right on both counts. A favourite tale locals bring back from a visit to the UK (usually for an English language course) is that you can squash a slice of English white bread into a small pellet. Here I buy bread by weight, with a small loaf weighing in at half a kilo.

Milk is another loss leader.

It's quite sad that milk is a loss leader. As someone pointed out on here, Coke is more expensive in many cases and milk is produced by a living animal.

[Sysman]

It's quite sad that milk is a loss leader. As someone pointed out on here, Coke is more expensive in many cases and milk is produced by a living animal.

Being a milkman was quite a good living until the supermarkets undercut the price so much. In my younger days I fancied it as a Plan B.

[DaveB]

"[wheat] Inflation expectations are high," said Evgeny Gavrilenkov and Anton Stroutchenevski, economists at Troika Dialog in Moscow.

An average loaf of sliced bread currently costs between £1.30 and £1.40 in the UK

Britons to pay more for a loaf of bread as wheat prices jump - Telegraph

I remember paying 10p for a loaf of bread in Tesco a year or so ago.

If you have the time and inclination you can make your own basic white bread for about 60p a loaf.

[Cliphead]

If you have the time and inclination you can make your own basic white bread for about 60p a loaf.

And far tastier too. Get a breadmaker.

[lightng]

And far tastier too. Get a breadmaker.

i have a breadmaker but decided to make a loaf by hand yesterday to see the difference.

Three hours later, my lovely platted loaf was ready. It was so hard I nearly broke a tooth. On the plus side I now have something with military applications. Will be contacting the M0D later with my plan B.

Conclusion: Stick to the breadmaker.