Greggs and Pret chat 🥪

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[hldn90 (Harry)]

Pret is national. Also, many have suggested preference is the real north south divide.

[Lightning720]

Pret is national, but there are large parts of the country that don’t have any, or only one. Myself being in the North of England only has the one store in Newcastle to visit, and I wouldn’t go there just for Pret.

[hldn90 (Harry)]

So fairly aligned with population density?

Personally I don’t understand the love for Greggs. A shit coffee and a processed microwaved sausage roll is hardly appealing.

I guess offering a piece of fruit as part of the deal would be significantly more expensive than offering other processed matter.

[jonj1 (Jon)]

That’s not really accurate, there are a lot more Greggs in the south than Prets

[mozzauk (Andy)]

nowt in Greggs is microwaved !!! its all oven baked, and all the sarnies are made in store

And its better than the pretentious crap at Pret…

Bleedin Southerners lol

[Lightning720]

@hldn90

So fairly aligned with population density?

Probably, but there are still a large proportion of the population that doesn’t have a Pret anywhere near them, which makes any Pret perk a bit pointless for them.

[lionflower]

Where I live (in the South East) we have 3 Greggs stores and one Pret in Town.

[hldn90 (Harry)]

Poor you

[jonj1 (Jon)]

Yeah, same, I have three within a few miles but the nearest pret is in Brighton

Greggs | Shop Finder

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[lionflower]

ok make that 3 in town and 2 a few mins drive away for Greggs and still only one Pret within a 25 mile radius

[Revels]

@jonj1

That’s not really accurate, there are a lot more Greggs in the south than Prets

It’s not supposed to be accurate, it’s a meme.

[Stompy]

@hldn90

So fairly aligned with population density?

I don’t love love Gregg’s but they are far easier to find. I’m in the south east and my nearest Pret is 10 miles away. There are three Gregg’s in my town alone, god knows how many more in the 10 miles.

So while I would’ve loved a Pret treat I would never be able to bloomin redeem it.

(I haven’t moved to a new tier so my opinion on Gregg’s treats doesn’t really matter)

[Travis]

I think Gail’s can beat both Pret and Greggs

[anon90289270]

Hey is Scotland not included in the Greggs debate?

[anon90289270]

I suppose the main problem with the Pret offer over the Greggs offer is that there isn’t one available.

[Revels]

@ndrw

Overpriced pretentious ■■■■■.

This is pretentious, last week you wouldn’t eat near a container!

[hldn90 (Harry)]

Exactly. So people prefer Pret in the area people live (London) and then in the countryside they prefer Greggs.

[hldn90 (Harry)]

It’s pretty much wilderness outside of London anyway. Scary place.

[mozzauk (Andy)]

Just wait until you go into a Pret, >£5 for a sandwich… its called Pret for a reason PRETentious

I don’t think Greggs is a rip off, its all freshly cooked food, (it goes cold as they are not allowed to keep it warm as that then incurs VAT) and is cheap, you can get a sarnie, a drink and a treat for less than £5