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Liam O'Dell
Apr 07, 2023
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The more time we spend online, the more convinced we are that sausage rolls seem to be the enemy of most right-wing commentators – whether it be Piers Morgan’s irrational hatred of Greggs’ vegan alternative or, in the latest political meme, journalist Sarah Vine moaning about paying £23.50 for two sausage rolls at Clapham Junction.
The Daily Mail columnist, who was previously married to Tory cabinet minister Michael Gove, expressed her frustration with the pricing at the station kiosk in a tweet posted on Thursday afternoon – branding the cost “insane”.
In response to one commenter, she added: “I had no idea it would be so expensive. It was just a kiosk. At Clapham Junction!
“Might as well have been Harrods!”
Ms Vine also replied to another tweeter to confirm there was mustard in one of them, apparently.
The journalist was evidently shocked by the unbelievable price, but Twitter decided the anecdote was just that: unbelievable.
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\u201c@WestminsterWAG Just paid \u00a35245 for a coffee and a doughnut at @GreggsOfficial at Waterloo East South Central. Just a normal caff. Bought by me, a normal person. Insane.\u201d— Sarah Vine (@Sarah Vine) 1680698336
\u201c@WestminsterWAG Which outlet was this coz it sounds like a lie.\u201d— Sarah Vine (@Sarah Vine) 1680698336
\u201c@WestminsterWAG\u201d— Sarah Vine (@Sarah Vine) 1680698336
\u201c@WestminsterWAG Hi. I\u2019ve just been to every food outlet in the area. I can\u2019t find anywhere that sells sausage rolls at the price. Can you let me know which one exactly. Thanks a lot.\u201d— Sarah Vine (@Sarah Vine) 1680698336
\u201c@WestminsterWAG I've found the receipt...\u201d— Sarah Vine (@Sarah Vine) 1680698336
\u201c@WestminsterWAG No food outlet anywhere in this country chooses \u00a311.75 as a price point for anything.\u201d— Sarah Vine (@Sarah Vine) 1680698336
\u201c@WestminsterWAG Of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most.\u201d— Sarah Vine (@Sarah Vine) 1680698336
\u201c@WestminsterWAG We\u2019re just normal sausage rolls, innocent sausage rolls.\u201d— Sarah Vine (@Sarah Vine) 1680698336
\u201c"Just a normal kiosk" says Sarah Vine - as opposed to one of them ones surrounded by flashing lights saying "WE RIP OFF TORY IDIOTS" , where they sell you 'magic' beans that don't even grow beanstalks to the sky\u201d— Will Black (@Will Black) 1680791730
\u201cSimply cut each sausage roll into 39 pieces and that\u2019s 78 family meals at only 30p each. \u00a9#30pLee\u201d— Don\u2019t Visit Rwanda (@Don\u2019t Visit Rwanda) 1680783736
\u201cThis is my manor and there is no kiosk anywhere in Clapham Junction station selling sausage rolls for \u00a311.75 each. \n\nSarah Vine is high on her own attention-seeking behaviour. Sure you didn't buy porkie pies, luv?\u201d— Lorna_TVeditor (@Lorna_TVeditor) 1680788566
Heck, even Greggs themselves joined in on the fun:
\u201c@NadimJBaba worth it though\u201d— Sarah Vine (@Sarah Vine) 1680698336
Eventually, Ms Vine offered up a screenshot from Apple Pay showing she had paid £23.25 at an unnamed patisserie (online sleuths have concluded it’s actually Digby’s Patisserie), but simple maths would tell you that you can’t exactly divide that sum by two for the two sausage rolls:
\u201c@acailler But since you are being so insistent, here you go\u2026 I have obscured the name of the place for obvious reasons. This is from my Apple Pay. \n\nFeel free to apologise for calling me a liar.\u201d— Adam Cailler (@Adam Cailler) 1680784461
In fairness to Ms Vine, Google reviews for Digby’s Patisserie aren’t exactly glowing, with the establishment currently rated two stars and customers complaining it was “shameful” and “overpriced”.
One reads: “Total rip-off! £10.35 for a Coke and sausage roll. It wasn’t even nice.”
“£7 for a sausage roll. It tasted the same as Greggs,” fumed another.
A third wrote: “£6.95 for a sausage roll is just insane. I feel like I am robbed while eating the roll.”
Whether you believe the columnist’s pricey pastry or not, it wasn’t long before she took to Twitter to complain about another expensive encounter.
“I just paid £219 to buy 200 euros at the airport. Sterling is trading 1.14 euro to a pound.
“Wtaf? Why is EVERYTHING in this country such a rip off,” she tweeted.
Now we don’t want to seem too controversial, but we can’t help but wonder if the answer to that question is something beginning with ‘B’ which rhymes with ‘legs it’…
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