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"Noticed 300g tin of Shortbread biscuits in Selfridges for £14.
Iceland sells 300g biscuits for under £2.
It's not like he makes them himself, what's with the crazy mark up and who buys them?"
Ooh crumbs ..not me |
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"I can buy a 8 individual chocolates from Hotel Chocolat for 9.95, or I can buy a big bar of dairy milk for 1.70. It's freedom of choice "
There is a difference in taste and quality regarding the chocolates you mention, we are just talking about normal Shortbread biscuits with his face on the tin. |
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The biscuits are made by Walker's Shortbread in Scotland and not by the King himself (or at Highgrove or Duchy Organics or whatever). His name and image is simply emblazoned on the tin, which happens to be a limited edition collectors tin, and therefore only a small proportion of any money would be benefitting him - or perhaps, more likely, The Prince's Trust (or similar charity).
Walker's are a family business, using local ingredients, highly quality pure butter, sustainable methods in small batch manufacturing...
Iceland are everywhere, Selfridge's are not. The former can bulk buy to achieve lower RRP costs, the latter cannot.
Taking everything into account I would pay £14.99 for that tin, perhaps as a gift for someone or just a rare treat for myself. If Iceland can sell 'proper shortbread' for under £2 I would question what on earth they put into those for that 'quality'. In any case you can get authentic Walker's Shortbread at Waitrose for under £2 as well. |
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"I can buy a 8 individual chocolates from Hotel Chocolat for 9.95, or I can buy a big bar of dairy milk for 1.70. It's freedom of choice
There is a difference in taste and quality regarding the chocolates you mention, we are just talking about normal Shortbread biscuits with his face on the tin."
Aren't these the Coronation tin? In which case I'm sure collectors will be happy to pay for them, the same as they would a mug, or commerative coin... Tourism fodder too. It's good business  |
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"The biscuits are made by Walker's Shortbread in Scotland and not by the King himself (or at Highgrove or Duchy Organics or whatever). His name and image is simply emblazoned on the tin, which happens to be a limited edition collectors tin, and therefore only a small proportion of any money would be benefitting him - or perhaps, more likely, The Prince's Trust (or similar charity).
Walker's are a family business, using local ingredients, highly quality pure butter, sustainable methods in small batch manufacturing...
Iceland are everywhere, Selfridge's are not. The former can bulk buy to achieve lower RRP costs, the latter cannot.
Taking everything into account I would pay £14.99 for that tin, perhaps as a gift for someone or just a rare treat for myself. If Iceland can sell 'proper shortbread' for under £2 I would question what on earth they put into those for that 'quality'. In any case you can get authentic Walker's Shortbread at Waitrose for under £2 as well."
Paying £12 for a tin. It’s for tourists/royal fans |
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Is this the same as any brand type name. Clothing , food etc.
I sometimes buy from my local farm shop large cakes . These are higher priced than say supermarket brands. Find these are better quality than my local superstore .
Plus as others have said these are most probably limited edition gift type tin , with standard biscuits inside. |
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