Want To Buy Lunch - Advice Required

Hi ! I am a newbie considering buying a Gregg's cornish pastie or lunch. I can't be arsed to use the search facility here on the 'breadboard' so i'd like to ask some FAQs please. I can almost guarantee I won't actually buy a Gregg's cornish pastie at the end of the thread but I want current pastie owners to get me off the hook by convincing me not to buy. I currently have a floury bap, but I've had all kinds of yeasty snack comestibles over the years such as mighty White, Hovis and Slimcea ham sandwiches, Mc Donalds and even bacon rolls. I'm thinking of risking a Gregg's cornish pastie like you folks but i want the VERY best deal. The Gregg's brand isn't as prestigious as Ginsters or Marks but it is a bit cheaper and its the flavour of the month as Ginsters are virtually giving them away to make room in the shop window for the Vindaloo cornish pastie. How much did you all pay for your Pasties? I want a fully depreciated reference please, listed in order of price, supplier and date. A pastie I looked at seemed to be fairly hard around the outside. Is this normal for Ginsters? Surely such a 'crust' is a fault, right? Also, all the pasties I've seen have been slightly different from each other - is this because they're made by hand by bakers or is it something thats going to give me this shits and mak the pastie's crust drop off while I'm eating it ? How much will a Gregg's pasty worth in 3 years time compared to a Marks & Spencers parma ham ciabatta for example? If I were to juggle six Gregg's pasties, what chance is there that i will drop one on the floor? Am I absolutely guaranteed to enjoy the cornish pasty, even though i don't really like peppery meat products? What aftersales can I expect from greggs? i heard that Gregg's shop assistants have VD and spit on the pasties before they sell them on and when you call their customer help line you just hear a tape recording of a gibbon farting and an Amish vicar shouting 'fook off!' over and over again. is this true? I live in Nairn, should i go to Greggs in Milton keynes or shall i risk Greggs on the high street? Can i make my Pastie spicier? Is it more spicy than a Marks & spencers pastie? Is it true that marks and Spencers actually make pasties for greggs anyway, they just have a thinner , uglier crust, and less spice under their own badge? I've just farted, should I go to the toilet? Oh, in fact I've followed through, should I change my trousers ? Should..... ** no offence, just a joke for the regulars ...delete if you need to John **

Have you been working hard on that? Either way

Greggs have no experience whatsoever making pasties, people will laugh at you. Buy a Ginsters.

ROTFLMAO I needed that lift. cheers

Greggs have no experience whatsoever making pasties, people will laugh at you. Buy a Ginsters.

beautiful, man. just beautiful!


i'm a pret man myself. very limited by my hatred of all things butter and cheese related.

Anyone... I got my Greggs pastie and it is warm and spicy! I am now thinking of taking the pastie into it's natural habitat... a picnic. Just a few questions about picnics. Can I go on a picnic in te countryside straight away, or would I need an instructor. Perhaps I should go to the park first? I know it's not quite the same but there are alot less wasps and ants that might eat my pastie, and it just feels alot safer. I have noticed that my household insurance does not specifically cover picnics, would my pastie be safe? Will everone elses Harrods packed lunches make my Greggs pastie look out-of place? Last, has anone been on the free picnic Greggs are giving away with the 'chicken vindaloo' pastie? And etc etc OK i'm boring myself now. VERY F*****G FUNNY. LOL. Nik

ROFL @ 'free picnic with a Gregg's Vindaloo pasty'

should i go to Greggs in Milton keynes

is the greggs vindaloo pasty the one that's getting all the rave reviews from the usually cynical pasty press? it's the pasty with little pastry spilters on the front and the little pastry lip on the back, right? even so, it will never be a ginsters. btw don't embarrassed should you be eating your greggs and happen on a ginster's eater coming in the opposite direction - just wave at them and eat your pasty with pride....

Edited by skiddo, 21 July 2003 - 05:40 PM.

While munching on a Gregg's pastie on Saturday in the beautiful sunshine, I passed three other pastie enthusiasts who were all eating Ginsters pasties (two of them were out of date too...looked very bland . The third had an updated recipe with better preservatives I think). I digress. Upon passing said pastie enthusiasts, I noticed that all 3 were wearing the free trilby hat that comes free with each pastie! And it was blazing sunshine! Needless to say my trilby was stowed in the picnic basket, where it had been for many a week. Furthermore, two fo the 3 failed to acknlowedge my enthusiastic arm waving. I think they were jealous, it's clear that us Greggs pastie eaters are more hardcore

Well I personally eat my Gregg's pasty without the bag and napkin. I'm not ashamed of the logo or anything I just think it looks better without. I'm thinking of getting a Marks & Spencers napkin (well they bake them after all) or some Firkins bags (Firkins being the other operating name of Greggs). ...

I've been offered a pasty which was made a long time ago at a knockdown price. I'm tempted to eat it but I need reassurance that it's a good meal deal. It might have been left on the counter for a while at a jaunty angle, and while the contents look fine, there may be a slight hint of dandruff at the edges of the crust. Is botulism covered by the Greggs warranty? Can I get a properly-sealed and dandruff-free replacement crust, a bit like that on the vindaloo pasty, under warranty? Would it look ot of place at a picnic? Which condiments would you recommend? Red or white? What should I do?

By the way, what is sportsfood? I think it needs to be right-hand-eat, low in fat, mid-fillinged with a removable crust. Naturally, all pasties are sportsfood, even the under-fillinged Tesco value offerings (often eaten by hairdressers). While fast food and performance food (those energy bars) can be very tasty, they're not sportsfood. Anything left-hand-eat or two-hand-eat cannot be sportsfood.

Best ever post!

PSML ! and I was worried I might offend ! You lot are incorrigable ! dandruff...

i know ginsters has an excellent reputaion as a sports-snack - but i think you'll find they are actually owned by hollands pies.

ricky bought a greggs - he emptied out all the filling and just ate the pastry. true.

ricky bought a greggs - he emptied out all the filling and just ate the pastry. true.

That is the best bit yet!

I've actually ordered a Greggs pasty, but have to wait until I've finished my bread roll before I can eat it....

My Gregs pasty seems to get covered in dead flies when I move it around the shelves. I believe there are some that have lost bits of the pastry leaving little white bits showing. And there are others that let skygravy drip in. Damn the avatar didn't work

Edited by mal_dun, 22 July 2003 - 12:48 PM.