Does anyone still shop at HMV?

They're no Duff & Phelps.

i miss ottokar's, yall remember ottokar's

now that i work in central london i've been coming into contact w/pret more than ever before and i have to say their operation is impressive. the coffee is good. there's not a huge selection but you never have to wait more than a few seconds to get served. i haven't particularly noticed any overweening forced jollity but then again i am american so maybe that sort of thing seems normal to me.

plus the people who work there are cute as all hell.

who was the borders administrator? i have a friend who's STILL trying to get the last of her wages from them.

mini-thread-detour: I work in retail...so my question is: how 'friendly' is TOO friendly for guys as customers?

ok just read that nytimes article. if americans need tips from british people on fake cheer and motivational teamwork we must be in end times.

xp

smiling, eye contact, talking to me

xp to myself ah mcr, now part of trusty old duff & phelps.

commenting on what i'm buying, looking at me funny

stopping me from shoving stuff down my trousers

septum piercings, stupid hair

commerce cheapens us all, i just wanna get what i need and get out while pretending it's not happening

see i'll eat battery eggs whilst bedecked in sweatshop garb but pret, it turns out, is my limit

fairly sure i recall your presence of the pret thread on ile? given it up?

i never used to go there but i work in hammersmith and there's fuck all else. pret/wasabi are the only options on the days i don't bring my lunch.

wasabi isn't terrible

Greggs 4 Lyfe

Greggs must be so much better up North cos it's really nothing special down here. They are great at egg sandwiches, I'll give em that.

oh and they're pretty cheap too, so bonus

fairly sure i recall your presence of the pret thread on ile? given it up?

― Hutton dressed as Lahm (LocalGarda), Friday, 18 January 2013 10:35 (6 minutes ago) Bookmark

yeah only learned of this lark a few months ago. wasnt really intending to make a big stand for worker rights but once aware going in just started to feel creepy and depressing

Pretty sure Greggs is exactly the same everywhere.

nah there are small regional differences but they are cheapish and tasty and don't come with an ideology

bonuses are awarded based on the performance of an entire team, not individuals

classic mongol tactic here

reading the pret thing now actually... xposts

Greggs only does Scotch pies in scotchland ;_;

Egg sandwiches are fucking wrong.

^ban

You need some kind of meat in there with the egg. Just mayonnaise or cress or whatever is for savages.

gtfo egg and cress sandwiches are a cornerstone of this great nation

the secret behind the egg sandwiches at Pret is they're only about a quid and they use really nice poppy seed bread.

gtfo egg and cress sandwiches are a cornerstone of this great nation

So are rugby and the systematic and brutal oppression of most of Africa and Asia, what's your point?

jabba hands otm regarding egg and cress sandwiches. They can be posh, or they can be plain. They are the sandwich that crosses all class barriers.

Yeah, I like em with bacon more. But I egg and cress is the building block of the egg based sandwich, the first piece of DNA, the fish that crawled from the sea etc etc etc

there are almost always more exciting choices egg & cress sandwiches (or egg & cucumber) but they have their place - in a particular mood or headspace they can really hit the spot and nothing else will do

who was the borders administrator? i have a friend who's STILL trying to get the last of her wages from them.

MCR - who were later acquired by "Corporate Restructuring Advisor of the Year 2012" Duff & Phelps

and no they don't need meat with them, the point is that they are light and a bit refreshing

i could murder a scotch pie right about now

Cress is not food and it has no place in a sandwich. Egg & Mayo, Egg & Bacon, even Egg & Tomato at a push but fuck an Egg & INEDIBLE LEAVES WITH STEMS THAT CATCH IN YOUR THROAT.

I'm totes having a scotch pie for lunch now. Thank you, this thread!

"Corporate Restructuring Advisor of the Year 2012" Duff & Phelps

Lol, really?

Egg mayo sandwiches with a dash of tabasco or encona hot pepper sauce are yum.

Yes, really!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18611778

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lex otm. they particularly suit the 'i've got less than £2 to spend on lunch' headspace, i find

Cress is not food and it has no place in a sandwich. Egg & Mayo, Egg & Bacon, even Egg & Tomato at a push but fuck an Egg & INEDIBLE LEAVES WITH STEMS THAT CATCH IN YOUR THROAT.

― Stop Gerrying Me! (onimo), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:48 (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

aw diddums. i eat prawns with the shell and tail still on and shit
(bragging 2013)

Who the fuck wants a sandwich to be refreshing? And how the fuck is an EGG ever refreshing?

an EGG, ffs.

refreshing!

No way.

The thing with egg and cucumber sandwiches is that the egg is the crazy adventurous bit in the equation.

There is no footstuff on earth less fun that cucumber sandwiches. Especially with the crusts cut off.

I had an egg for breakfast. I love 'em, but they're not refreshing.

Matt DC is a good and right man.

lex otm. they particularly suit the 'i've got less than £2 to spend on lunch' headspace, i find

― jabba hands, Friday, 18 January 2013 11:50 (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Exactly. Egg is good stuff.

My top two favourite takeaway sandwiches available from the Kings Cross umgebung right now:

- Ham + Egg roll from M&S - affordable, not really very disgusting, nice ingredients
- Breakfast mini baguette from upper crust - my last meal would be a breakfast baguette, probably and this is very good for £2.49; just the right combo of scrambled egg, mushroom, tomato relish and bacon.

The thing with egg and cucumber sandwiches is that the egg is the crazy adventurous bit in the equation.

There is no footstuff on earth less fun that cucumber sandwiches. Especially with the crusts cut off.

― Matt DC, Friday, 18 January 2013 11:56 (58 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Genital castration, I heard, is much less fun with the crusts off.

Cucumber can really ruin a sandwich.