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The only acceptable sandwich lunch is a burger, IMO. These days, even working from home, once a week I ride my motorbike to Netil market to get a burger from th

The only acceptable sandwich lunch is a burger, IMO. These days, even working from home, once a week I ride my motorbike to Netil market to get a burger from the Lucky Chip stall. I don't understand how people can tolerate buying pre-prepared sandwiches from shops when street markets are an option, fresh hot tasty food cooked right in front of you.

ivanbakel 6y ago
Hot food is invariably more expensive than cold.
- bigbizisverywyz 6y ago
  In the UK I think there's even a VAT rule that hot food must be taxed, but cold food isn't. It could've changed, but that's what I remember.
- barrkel 6y ago
  Hot food is invariably more edible than cold... I'm not so sure on the value front. There's a lot of meat on a typical £5-7 hot meal. You can't generally pay that much for a sandwich, and when you buy a cheaper one, it's miserly.
chiefalchemist 6y ago
It's like anything else: convenience, quickness, consistency, perception of cleanliness, habits of others around you, and so on. If it's a group decision - and often enough it is - a place like Pret becomes the acceptable least common denominator. No one might love it, but more importantly no one probably hates it.
- barrkel 6y ago
  I hate it, and I hate what it stands for. I mentally associaciate Pret with bankers, and I haven't forgetten about 2008. I'm being facetious, but only just... I work in fintech, and I end up associating with a bunch of bankers, and I give those who still patronize Pret a bit of a hard time.
  - chiefalchemist 6y ago
    I'm not a fan either. But I recently read Jonah Berger's "Invisible Influence." Interesting stuff.
nemo44x 6y ago
I don’t always want hot food for lunch. Sandwiches are great. Pret sandwiches, although pre-made, are quite fresh. Their bread is good and the ingredients are fine. It’s sort of a “just in time” pre-made sandwich. Definitely overpriced but you’re paying for the convenience too. A burger here are there for lunch is nice too.

ivanbakel 6y ago

Hot food is invariably more expensive than cold.

bigbizisverywyz 6y ago
In the UK I think there's even a VAT rule that hot food must be taxed, but cold food isn't. It could've changed, but that's what I remember.
barrkel 6y ago
Hot food is invariably more edible than cold... I'm not so sure on the value front. There's a lot of meat on a typical £5-7 hot meal. You can't generally pay that much for a sandwich, and when you buy a cheaper one, it's miserly.

chiefalchemist 6y ago

It's like anything else: convenience, quickness, consistency, perception of cleanliness, habits of others around you, and so on. If it's a group decision - and often enough it is - a place like Pret becomes the acceptable least common denominator. No one might love it, but more importantly no one probably hates it.

barrkel 6y ago
I hate it, and I hate what it stands for. I mentally associaciate Pret with bankers, and I haven't forgetten about 2008. I'm being facetious, but only just... I work in fintech, and I end up associating with a bunch of bankers, and I give those who still patronize Pret a bit of a hard time.
- chiefalchemist 6y ago
  I'm not a fan either. But I recently read Jonah Berger's "Invisible Influence." Interesting stuff.

nemo44x 6y ago

I don’t always want hot food for lunch. Sandwiches are great. Pret sandwiches, although pre-made, are quite fresh. Their bread is good and the ingredients are fine. It’s sort of a “just in time” pre-made sandwich. Definitely overpriced but you’re paying for the convenience too. A burger here are there for lunch is nice too.