18% increase - what's this place coming to ?

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
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Message Posted:
18/09/2009 16:44

The kebab shop next to Tempo in Cattlekoy has increased the cost of a kebab from 5.5 TL to 6.5TL an 18% increase.....



What's this place coming to ?



Gulen kebab in Girne still 5TL and much tastier kebabs by far.....

minertor



Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 1238

Message Posted:
18/09/2009 16:49

vote with your feet Nick, but elsewhere, keep posting so these rip off merchants can be avoided. A lot of them know the season is coming to an end and want to make a killing.

kezspot


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 443

Message Posted:
18/09/2009 17:03

Gulen is fab, 24 hr chilli bread kebabs! And if you want chips they go and fetch them for you from down the road! Kebab and chips 10 lira, bargain!

Dixie Normus


Joined: 22/02/2008
Posts: 820

Message Posted:
18/09/2009 19:18

Same ole thing Nick, when you cant sell out put the prices up.



D.N

negativenick


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Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
18/09/2009 20:56

mess 4 - true DN...



This place is going to the dogs...

Smity



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Posts: 826

Message Posted:
18/09/2009 21:35

Minertor



Right on brother

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
18/09/2009 21:36

Neutral Nick

The dogs are are already here and have been for a long time.

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
18/09/2009 23:09

Does any of you know how much a small kebap is in UK now?







Now,convert it to Lira.











EXACTLY

ataturk


Joined: 09/09/2008
Posts: 712

Message Posted:
18/09/2009 23:17

I think that alot of people need to try and run a business here then they can comment. 6.5 tl for a kebab is still very cheap compared to alot of places but hey if your in that bracket then I guess you gotta complain.

Lilli



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Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
18/09/2009 23:19

araturk you have it bang on xx

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
18/09/2009 23:20

Does anyone know the average monthly wage in UK



Now convert it to Lira





18% in any language/currency is one hell of a rise.

Tiggy


Joined: 25/07/2007
Posts: 1994

Message Posted:
18/09/2009 23:34

Anyone know if these kebab shops are paying 18% more in tax ? Where are they getting the meat from?

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
18/09/2009 23:39

Tigs makes you wonder. We see restaurants selling sunday lunch for 16 tl and wonder where the hell the can get the beef that . We know what we pay through the summer months for bon filet and the lack of supply. My guess bums on seats for the drink prices xxx

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
18/09/2009 23:49

Since all of you living in TRNC,are meant to be here for retirement(early one in some cases(?));

your income would be coming from UK,which you will find ,ia hell of a lot more than one would earn in Cyprus(legaly)



If your income,pension is coming from UK(supposedly),you will also find that;you could at least have 2 kebaps in Cyprus for a price of 1 in UK.



However,if you are still not happy with the way things are in TRNC,my free airport run with one way ticket provided, still stands.

Tiggy


Joined: 25/07/2007
Posts: 1994

Message Posted:
18/09/2009 23:50

Hello Lilli,



Hoping my bum will be on a seat in your restaurant soon!

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 00:37

For those of us who eat kebabs in UK (not me, very often, because I don't like them, but would live on the things in NC), yes, kebabs are a lot more expensive here in UK, and not of the same quality. BUT, the point NN was making was that it was a HUGE percentage increase.



And, yorgozlu, surely you have to admit, that it is 'N.C. Thinking' - no/fewer customers = increase prices. Come on now, we've all seen it and, I believe, few of us can understand this way of thinking?



Regards.



Jean

compass


Joined: 27/02/2009
Posts: 208

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 01:04

As a matter of interest the average price of a kebab in Turkey is 2TL and they are very similar to that sold by Gulen in Girne, and that price included an Ayran!!!!!



The ones we had in Tasucu were, IMHO actually better than Gulen's. In Finike they were on sale at 1.5TL and again were excellent. In Alanya we had a filled pitta bread similar to Kup Kebab opposite Karakum Lemar, again 2TL.



I know it's a different country but........................



Compass

TinLondon


Joined: 20/07/2009
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 03:25

Jeannie, I totally agree. I've noticed that too. it applies to flights and hotel rates, almost everything they sell...



Anywhere else in the world the price is driven by demand, i.e if there is a demand than the price goes up.



In NC, they seem to have this get rich quick thinking so if a Kebab shop needs to make £1,000 a week, instead of selling loads of Kebabs at a reduced price to attract more customers (like they do everywhere else in the world), in NC they would rather overcharge a few customers to hit their target. Then it all back-fires and people stop eating Kebabs, the meat goes off, then it's sold cheap again, a mass food poisoning hits the island, and then the Kebab shop goes under! I think all the business need a quick Tesco lesson on stack it high, sell it cheap.

Karanfil


Joined: 28/03/2009
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 10:05

I think the kebabs from Pizzanini next to Tempo in Catalkoy are the best and I am quite happy to pay 6.5tl for one (even though I'm a pensioner). He only makes one doner per day and when it's sold that's it, so you always know it's freshly made the day that you eat it. He uses a special blend of spices which he keeps a secret and the cost includes a carton of ayran. Still good value for a quick lunch!

ustwo


Joined: 08/12/2008
Posts: 67

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 10:14

yorguzlu..One day your wish might come true and we will all take you up your free taxi to Ercan..

Be careful what you wish for....

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 10:28

national wage in Turkey=600 tl per month

national wage in TRNC=1260 tl per month

minimum wage in UK=not sure but got to be around £6 per hour





Work it out for yourself



and Jeannie,

You are correct.At least in Cyprus you get "meat"with your kebap,in which acording to living standarts,it is much more expensive than UK.



PS.

Any one bothered to enquire how much the workers earn in Turkey.

It would certainly give you better idea "why",things are much cheaper there.



With no kids,I wouldnt think twice to go and live there,providing I dont have to work.



Living and visiting a place are two different things,specialy if you are there for holiday purpose.

dobbo



Joined: 13/06/2007
Posts: 72

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 10:38

I think that works out at about 40 pence probably cost you that in petrol to drive the extra distance to Girne and back. There could be a million and one reasons why they have put the price up, it does not deserves a name and shame. Its to easy to have a go at a business on this site I would imagine there just making a living.

orangekazzie



Joined: 31/07/2007
Posts: 1091

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 10:39

I think we are all missing the point wihich Nick is trying to make. Its not the item its the fact that said item has increased by 18% it could be washing powder or fuel it doesn't matter.

In the UK they do the same. Look at the cost of a train fare, no one uses it so they increase the price, similar story with buses (at least in the S.West).

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 10:40

If all the Brits took the advice and left TRNC I wonder who would buy the kebabs then, or use the restaurants, many of them are kept in business by the Ex Pats.

everon


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 956

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 11:21

we are just back from Turkey, yes the food is slightly cheaper, but the drinks!!!!!! local vodka tonic everywhere was 12tl and more!!!! guess who drank pints!!!!! same as here 3.50tl, now ashamed of my beer belly!!!!!!

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 11:38

msg 24;

"ifs" and "buts" dont take no one anywhere.

ie. If all foreighners left England,the country would be cripled.



One has to do what one has to do in order to earn the living,unless...............!!!!

Ozbey


Joined: 04/03/2009
Posts: 304

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 12:07

Perhaps we should conduct an opinoin poll -



Does anyone think that this kebeb shop will MAKE MORE PROFIT each week now that they have raised their price?



Please answer YES or NO.



I vote - NO

Lambousa Gordon


Joined: 03/11/2007
Posts: 1992

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 12:48

The fact is that operating costs here are at least double those of most parts of Turkey with provisioning in many cases being triple.

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 12:56

Average UK wage (for those lucky enough to still have a job) is just over £32K.

However you look at UK Vs KKTC the KKTC works out better value and better place to live.

That guy in an earlier thread offerring a free ticket home if you are sick (sic) of KKTC won't, I suspect, be having many takers (unless they are on the fiddle and going home (for a visit/family stuff) anyway.

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 13:27

Geoff,

I agree the cost of living here is lower generally and it is a far better place to live but many people here are retired and living on a pension, they do not have the opportunity to increase their income any more. I'm pretty sure they are not living on the bread line but, as in the UK, people have to count their pennies and live within a budget. An 18% rise is a large jump, ok, you don't have to buy a kebab but if that sort of rise was applied to other things then it could become a huge problem for some people.

For people to be told that they can always leave if they are not happy is a cop out to excuse a blatant price hike.

Smity



Joined: 14/09/2009
Posts: 826

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 14:09

Answer to Q7

I also vote NO

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 14:17

".. ok, you don't have to buy a kebab...."



That is the simple truth. If people are prepared to pay that amount, fair enough, if not then he loses.

PMF68


Joined: 13/07/2008
Posts: 130

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 15:28

still sounds good value to me.................... had to pay 25 euros for an english breakfast in a 5 star hotel recently and it was rubbish

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 15:32

i'm just fed up with the Cypriots treating us Brits like blinking idiots....

negativenick


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Message Posted:
19/09/2009 15:32

mess 33 - PMF - you anything to do with PFM ??

airy____fairy


Joined: 14/06/2008
Posts: 813

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 19:01

The best kebabs in Cyprus are in Alsancak at Cafe Fast Food - I beleive 7.50 TL for a Döner in a pitta - worth every TL - as we are all aware the price of meat has risen dramatically in the last 18 months - when did he last have a price increase??????? Give the man a break - its only 1 TL.

brandy sour


Joined: 09/04/2008
Posts: 310

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 20:36

We had a nice Kebab in Dolphin Cafe this week in alsancak it was very nice.

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 20:40

message 29 Geoff,

try telling the majority of nurses in the UK that the average wage is just over 32K. !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
19/09/2009 21:10

nurseawful - try telling a lot of us here in the UK (I work for the NHS and Paul works for the Identity and Passport Office) that the average wage is just over 32K.



One of my best friends is a nurse and she would definitely concur that this is not the case.



Where are these jobs - I'd like one



I wish



J

cyprusjoker


Joined: 29/08/2009
Posts: 1107

Message Posted:
20/09/2009 13:21

Dead right, what is this place coming to when you all have to moan about the price of a kebab.

Aysesdaddy



Joined: 21/03/2009
Posts: 392

Message Posted:
20/09/2009 14:54

A Chicken kebab in the UK is 18tl

Aysesdaddy



Joined: 21/03/2009
Posts: 392

Message Posted:
20/09/2009 14:56

Thats to take out

Dixie Normus


Joined: 22/02/2008
Posts: 820

Message Posted:
20/09/2009 15:23

With the future of of the UKs finantial stability in question due to Gordon and his morons, disposable income will be hit hard,the £ will be taking a beating so expats will feel the pinch. I would suggest local buisiness start to value thier customers with quality goods and fair prices, if not they will be the first to fall when there are less pennies to spend.



D.N

cyprusjoker


Joined: 29/08/2009
Posts: 1107

Message Posted:
20/09/2009 15:38

Poppycock. There his kebabs and he can sell them for what he likes, good luck to him, long may he trade

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
20/09/2009 15:41

Neutral Nick



'i'm just fed up with the Cypriots treating us Brits like blinking idiots....'



Thats because ............ no I am not going to say it.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
20/09/2009 18:03

mess 45 - thats because we're saft enough to take it...

Pipie


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Message Posted:
21/09/2009 02:12

N/N Where in the black country do you originate from ? just curious !!

mahdel


Joined: 28/05/2009
Posts: 255

Message Posted:
21/09/2009 03:36

these silly foreigners have charged a whole 1 LIRA MORE THAN BEFORE! EVERYONE BOYCOTT THEM!

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
21/09/2009 15:58

mess 47 - Old Hill...

sylvie


Joined: 12/03/2008
Posts: 1081

Message Posted:
21/09/2009 17:09

yorguzlu,



of cours it is more expensive in uk but you cannot comair 2 different countries - cost of leaving isn't the same - cyprits are not earning as a minimum wage what uk people do !



anyway concurrence again and again why do people complain about prices of one shop - just forget it and go to another one if cheaper !

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
21/09/2009 17:16

When I said the average salary (wage) in UK was £32K I was quoting a Labour Govt. spokesman. I am sure it is right, but many public servants don't get anything like that - as one on here in an earlier contribution pointed out Nurses don't (although a Ward Sister gets twice that amount!). Horses for Courses.

On the other hand, if you are in UK and married with say 6 kids, and work-shy, you can get £600 a week with all the various benefits and loopholes; especially those who arrive in UK from the EU.

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
21/09/2009 19:36

sylvie,

msg 50;

Like we used to in UK,if you dont like the prices of one place,you go to another.

Instead of whing,whing,whing..........

elkiton



Joined: 15/03/2009
Posts: 514

Message Posted:
21/09/2009 22:19

For pity's sake, give the guy his 1 lira extra, no wonder the phrase "Whinging Poms" was created by the land of Oz, it must apply to a lot of contributors on this forum. Or else NN has started the best argumentative thread of all time ....

TonyE