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Discussion in 'Bristol City' started by invermeremike, Apr 17, 2019.

  1. invermeremike

    invermeremike Well-Known Member

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    I know we are trying to raise funds to bring in new players but selling Cadbury easter eggs that cost 1 pound and rebranding them at 7 pounds is a bit rich. The almighty Toblerone bar gets a similar treatment down in the shop at Ashton Gate and it makes me wonder if SL has shifted his business plan to include buying back the chocolate factory in Keynsham from the bitch who misled everyone on her intentions after the purchase?

    Strange old world isn't it????

    Go Flyers go!
     
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  2. johngalleyfan2

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    its now nothing like a chocolate factory ..businesses and homes ..
     
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  3. wizered

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    The Bristol City FC Cadbury’s Egg costs £7 compared to £1.25 from Sainsbury’s, while a large City egg is £9.
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    The Bristol City Football Club Easter egg on sale for £7 (SWNS)
     
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  4. AshtonRed

    AshtonRed Well-Known Member

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    At those prices I can’t see them making many sales , extortionate.
     
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    and compared to a few years ago the cocoa content is gerately reduced ..
    tried a mini egg today for 2 years did a night shift making them besides my other job!
    poor shape .. shellac colouring rubbish spots rubbish .. taste severely lacking the chocolate inside used to be the best in the world … doubt it would get in top 10 now ...maybe even top 50.
    I did a bit of QC training and had these mini eggs been on the production line they would have been diverted to the pig bin …. mass produced [always were] but massed produced crap now ………...
     
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  6. oneforthebristolcity

    oneforthebristolcity Well-Known Member

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    Basically con artists!! But we all have the choice to not buy....
     
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  7. RedorDead

    RedorDead Well-Known Member

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    That’s correct, no one is holding a gun to your head to say buy them. However every penny goes towards the club’s finance figures. So people wanting to buy this or that player can help by paying for an egg. As one of the supermarkets say “every little helps”.

    By the way I haven’t bought one as I think it’s a rip off :emoticon-0102-bigsm:emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  8. invermeremike

    invermeremike Well-Known Member

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    I believe it was on "The Chase" recently that one of the questions was what smell did Hershey intentionally add to their chocolate?

    The answer was VOMIT and now I know why Canada' southern neighbours truly believe they were the inventors of the best tasting chocolate in the world. I refuse to buy their vomit tasting crap especially now they have a finger (or perhaps something even worse) in the manufacture of what was truly the best in the world and the U.K. just sat back and let her get away with robbery and deceit.
     
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  9. Captain Jack Sparrow

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    Wonder what cadburys will say if they knew that their products are being rebranded and sold more more?

    Also I noticed the old badge is being used, obviously as the new badge don't come into effect until next season but the date 1897 on it still pisses me off!
     
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  10. oneforthebristolcity

    oneforthebristolcity Well-Known Member

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    You sure that's the date and not the price <laugh>
     
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  11. AshtonRed

    AshtonRed Well-Known Member

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    We aren’t ever going to put 1982 on it are we just to please you CJS<laugh><laugh>
     
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    I’m surprised he’s mentioning since Rovers have only been in the main top division’s of the English leagues since 2015.
     
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  13. Captain Jack Sparrow

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    Use by date maybe? 1/8/97 <laugh>

    Would be true though wouldn't it? ;)
     
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  14. AshtonRed

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    :azn::azn:<whistle>
    <laugh><laugh>Nice one .
    Either way , at least we’ve been a League club much longer than your lot though <whistle>
     
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