A sandwich, bag of crisps and a drink for £5 is an actual deal. Sandwich alone in U.S. would be $10 and the “$15 Meal Deal” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

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lbreakjai 21 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Gosh, it used to be £3 not that long ago. About £5 for a wrap at Prêt if I couldn't be bothered to go fight with the tourists to cross the road down Kingsway.

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sam345 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Incorrect. Maybe you familiar with the high cost of living areas. There are similar $5 deals in the United States. The US is a big place and has many, many businesses offering very similar deals.

	▲	nrki 18 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Thing is, the meal deals are _everywhere_ in the UK. There is no "high cost of living" priced Tesco. Or Sainsbury's. Or 5 other supermarkets.

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ffsm8 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Mmh, you can get 3 el cheapo sandwiches for 1.99€, a 100g bag of chips for 0.99€ and a liter of water for 0.90€ or flavoured /coke for 1.99€ in Germany

Considering a £ is more then a €, supposedly at last - it doesn't sound like a good deal to me

	▲	mikestorrent 26 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I don't think I could find a sandwich anywhere around here in Canada save maybe one of those awful gas station ones for under $6

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wil421 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

If you want a shitty sandwich you can find it for $5 in the US no problem. Plus some variation of the sausage roll that will clean you out just as well.

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mattoxic an hour ago | parent [-]

And by "clean you out" you mean financially or both?

	▲	mikestorrent 27 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Oh, you'll be able to afford it... but you may end up having to spend some time instead