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post #1 of 24
3/3/10 at 9:14pm
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Tesco's Value Jaffa Cakes 24-pack was 38p, now 54p!

That's a 42% increase. The sheer scale of my consumption of jaffa cakes meant I hesitated today at the checkout, took a step back, checked my wallet, made sure I had enough to cover all 10,000 boxes.


What the ****?



EK
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post #2 of 24
3/3/10 at 9:23pm
Walgreens jacked up the price of the 4pk starbucks canned espresso to $9. It's the same price (or almost) one would get if buying them separately at an actual starbucks.
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post #3 of 24
3/3/10 at 11:07pm
Hey, at least you don't pay tax.

Jaffa Cakes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Under UK law, no Value Added Tax (VAT) is charged on biscuits and cakes — they are "zero rated". Chocolate covered biscuits, however, are subject to VAT, currently 17.5%. McVities classed its Jaffa Cakes as cakes, but in 1991, this was challenged by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and the case ended up before the courts.
McVities defended its classification of Jaffa Cakes as cakes, producing a 12" (30 cm) Jaffa Cake to illustrate that its Jaffa Cakes were simply miniature cakes.[5]
McVities argued that a distinction between cakes and biscuits is, among other things, that biscuits would normally be expected to go soft when stale, whereas cakes would normally be expected to go hard. It was demonstrated to the Tribunal that Jaffa Cakes become hard when stale. Other factors taken into account by the Chairman, Potter QC, included the name, ingredients, texture, size, packaging, marketing, presentation, appeal to children, and manufacturing process. Potter ruled that the Jaffa Cake is a cake. McVities therefore won the case and VAT is not paid on Jaffa Cakes
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post #4 of 24
3/3/10 at 11:14pm
Probably due to the rising cost of cocao and sugar - raw products.

Our currency is going down the toilet. There'll be more and more rises in basic food bills. It's hard enough putting up with US$12 postage for a single vinyl LP - but the worse is yet to come (doom mongers leave me alone!!!)

I do like Jaffa cakes though. I don't know why I keep eating a whole pack in a single sitting though
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post #5 of 24
3/3/10 at 11:52pm
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Originally Posted by evilking View Post
Tesco's Value Jaffa Cakes 24-pack was 38p, now 54p!

That's a 42% increase. The sheer scale of my consumption of jaffa cakes meant I hesitated today at the checkout, took a step back, checked my wallet, made sure I had enough to cover all 10,000 boxes.


What the ****?



EK
They did WHAT????????????? Actually, I've never had their value Jaffa cakes

Are they better than Mcvities?? I hate Mcvities now, they're soggy as hell. They must have changed the recipe a long time ago, because I remember when the base had a nice crispy texture, before it got all sogged out with sog

I'm going to buy some value ones tomorrow... if you haven't cleared out all the stores!
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post #6 of 24
3/3/10 at 11:59pm
54p! consider yourself lucky... cheapest I can buy Jaffa Cake's (albeit original) is over $5 here in FL; Publix caries a lot of British food for tourists and I can't help but pickup some old favorites.
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post #7 of 24
3/4/10 at 12:04am
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Under UK law, no Value Added Tax (VAT) is charged on biscuits and cakes — they are "zero rated". Chocolate covered biscuits, however, are subject to VAT, currently 17.5%. McVities classed its Jaffa Cakes as cakes, but in 1991, this was challenged by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and the case ended up before the courts.
McVities defended its classification of Jaffa Cakes as cakes, producing a 12" (30 cm) Jaffa Cake to illustrate that its Jaffa Cakes were simply miniature cakes.[5]
McVities argued that a distinction between cakes and biscuits is, among other things, that biscuits would normally be expected to go soft when stale, whereas cakes would normally be expected to go hard. It was demonstrated to the Tribunal that Jaffa Cakes become hard when stale. Other factors taken into account by the Chairman, Potter QC, included the name, ingredients, texture, size, packaging, marketing, presentation, appeal to children, and manufacturing process. Potter ruled that the Jaffa Cake is a cake. McVities therefore won the case and VAT is not paid on Jaffa Cakes
Lol. I had to read that case in law school. Good times.

I've always been more partial to Sainsbury's over Tesco myself for groceries in the UK.
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post #8 of 24
3/4/10 at 2:01am
I'm not too familiar with British currency and I've been drinking a bit (a lot) this evening, but for a second my heart jumped as I thought you were paying 54 pounds for these cakes and then pence came to mind and I calmed down.

I probably shouldn't have admitted that, but I know, for example, in Canada we have cookies that taste like rectum (Oreos, Fudgeos, etc.) going for more than a Canadian dollar which in comparison is about what you're paying for these Jaffa Cakes. I'd hope they taste much better as they've gotten their own thread! Are they made within the UK or outsourced? If they're manufactured in either North America or South America, I may blame it on the recession... Or Nazis, those guys are always screwing the people.
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post #9 of 24
3/4/10 at 2:36am
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post #10 of 24
3/4/10 at 5:34am
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I was in Prague just two weeks ago, first stop after landing, a two-storey Tescos. The jaffa cakes were completely different, couldn't finish the pack. Hundreds of tesco branded products were eerily similar in packaging and content (honey roasted peanuts and cashews were exactly the same), some were even in english (aluminium foil).

My clubcard wasn't recognised at the checkout though (yes, I really tried it). Interestingly, the self service checkouts had a language menu, after selecting english, I was greeted with the same voice as UK tesco's checkouts. "Please scan your first item", "Unidentified item in the baggage area", "Insert cash, or select pay with card"...




EK
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post #11 of 24
3/4/10 at 6:24am
Similarly, the mince pies at my school have gone up from $2.50 to $2.60. Coincidence? I think not.
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post #12 of 24
3/4/10 at 6:31am
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Originally Posted by fraseyboy View Post
Similarly, the mince pies at my school have gone up from $2.50 to $2.60. Coincidence? I think not.
...Are you saying the Jaffa Cake peoples and the mince pies peoples are in cahoots with one-another? My God! This is bigger than anyone could of imagined!
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post #13 of 24
3/4/10 at 9:42am
ASDA Smart Price Jaffa Cakes are the future. Check them out.
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post #14 of 24
3/4/10 at 9:45am
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Originally Posted by Armaegis View Post
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Not quite. Lovely light cake base with an orange jelly filling and a chocolate coating. They really are good
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post #15 of 24
3/4/10 at 10:09am
what is the world coming to, when a man has to pay 54p just to get his Jaff on.
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