# 3&20 for eggs? London **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 21, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-20-for-eggs-london/835861 "2019-06-21T20:37:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-20-for-eggs-london/835861/21 "2019-06-22T14:12:01Z")
I don’t know about the eggs, but $3+ for a fancy donut is pretty standard in NY at places that aren’t Dunkin Donuts. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-20-for-eggs-london/835861/22 "2019-06-22T17:52:09Z")
> [@PatrickLondon](#): > > Here’s the price range for the upmarket supermarket: > > [https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/shop/browse/groceries/fresh\_and\_chilled/milk\_butter\_and\_eggs/free\_range\_eggs](https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/shop/browse/groceries/fresh_and_chilled/milk_butter_and_eggs/free_range_eggs) > > £3.20 for half a dozen is not beyond the realms of possibility for some people. That even includes Burford Browns for £3.20 for a half dozen. But it’s not a normal price at all. There are different kinds of outdoor markets. The normal ones tend to be very cheap and also don’t usually sell eggs. The farmer’s markets always have egg stalls and are really expensive. Pretty obvious which one a TV show would go to. (And Londoners do say paaand without being a comedy Cockney faking for the cameras). ---
**Author:** ![GreedySmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-20-for-eggs-london/835861/23 "2019-06-24T08:37:08Z")
> [@hibernicus](#): > > But £2.30 for a fancy doughnut is sadly believable. Haven’t been in to London lately I see. 😉 London has had an explosion of ‘artisan’ doughnut shops over the last couple of years, places like [Doughnut time](https://doughnuttime.co.uk/) (actually an Australian chain) [Crosstown doughnuts](http://https://www.crosstowndoughnuts.com/london-doughnuts/) Where you won’t get much change from a fiver even for their ‘basic’ doughnuts. As to the OP, entirely believable. London is an unbelievably expensive place to live. As soon as you step beyond the basics of existence for food, you’re paying a premium. I like getting out of the city. I recall visiting family up in Newcastle, and we brought a box of 6 artisan cupcakes from a local baker, which cost us about 6 pounds. In London you might have got two similar treats for that price. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-20-for-eggs-london/835861/24 "2019-06-24T12:05:12Z")
Also bear in mind that this wasn’t just any old outdoor market, this was, presumably, a pretty famous market in the centre of London (I’m putting bets on Borough Market, which basically has a permanent film crew) - this is probably the priciest place to buy eggs in the UK! I buy my eggs from my local farmer’s market for about £1.75. ---
**Author:** ![upend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b3f665/32.png) [@upend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/upend)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-20-for-eggs-london/835861/25 "2019-06-24T12:25:13Z")
Harry and Paul also capture the high end food shop, very nicely [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lq7-cXqDIFM/hqdefault.jpg "Harry and Paul I Saw You Coming Grocery S2E5") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq7-cXqDIFM) ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-20-for-eggs-london/835861/26 "2019-06-25T22:59:21Z")
> [@GreedySmurf](#): > > Haven’t been in to London lately I see. 😉 > > London has had an explosion of ‘artisan’ doughnut shops over the last couple of years, places like > [Doughnut time](https://doughnuttime.co.uk/) (actually an Australian chain) > [Crosstown doughnuts](http://https://www.crosstowndoughnuts.com/london-doughnuts/) > > Where you won’t get much change from a fiver even for their ‘basic’ doughnuts. > > As to the OP, entirely believable. London is an unbelievably expensive place to live. As soon as you step beyond the basics of existence for food, you’re paying a premium. > > I like getting out of the city. I recall visiting family up in Newcastle, and we brought a box of 6 artisan cupcakes from a local baker, which cost us about 6 pounds. In London you might have got two similar treats for that price. Food prices at supermarkets in London are the same as anywhere else in the country. You don’t just get the basics of existence there. There are artisan bakeries (like Rinkoff’s, for example) where £6 for six cupcakes would be completely normal. There’s a really wide variety, basically. Good username/post combo btw 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-20-for-eggs-london/835861.md?page=1)