Let`s compare prices of services and products in Poland

WB, you loser, so many today`s posts from here went to the bin. It is your frigging fault because you started calling names.

Do sth with it, I don`t know, go to therapy or what. Take some pills.

Never mind.

Let`s continue.

My turn now: :):):):):)

Today we went shopping.
A packet of 5 corns on cobs costs £1 in Poland.

UK - you can get only 2 corns for that and that`s even half normal price.

There were packs of two corn on the cob going for half price at a £1 so I bought some.
forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18420644

Do Poles eat corn now?

Because it is modified?
Yes, they do. At least me. I can`t resist. But I always drink a lot of wine with it, so those harmful genes are sort of diluted. :):):)

my mother's family just grew if for feed. They were surprised Americans had such fondness for it.
I never ate corn until I came to US, I just made dolls out of corn cobs.

There are kinds of corn for cattle, indeed. Called "horse`s tooth."


Wow, that is an unusual custom I never knew before.

I laughed at the comments about corn. Years ago my then wife and I were invited to the capital for a governors dinner. There were only 8 of us sitting at the table. One of the women (a German who obtained American citizenship) wouldn't eat the sweet corn. She said that it was for animals. Her husband (a Pole who also was naturalized) looked embarrassed at her loud comment. Another person explained to her that it was a popular edible food. She still wouldn't eat it.

considering the havoc corn syrup and corn starch is wreaking on American diet, the Indians did not do us any favours. ;)

Back to prices.....

Corn syrup can be expensive in Poland (yes, WB, I am so assertive that I can admit it! £yso Ci, co? ) Once I bought a small bottle (250 ml) to try. Not bad. But it cost about 20 PLN.

I come from corn country in Canada- during the harvest you can get 12 for about 2 dollars- maybe more now.....I have lived in Poland for eight years- I am out of touch.

there are two types of corn. cow corn and sweet corn. cow corn- obviously for cattle. sweet corn for humans- however they are all genetically modified to the max that I stay away from all things corn.

Corn is a really awesome product. It is truly a "superproduct" full of energy. It helps more than it harms.

Could be. I prefer a potatoes. Blame it on my heritage. ;)

sparkpeople.com/food_vs_food.asp?food=45_46_potato_versus_corn


That must be very hard to do. Corn syrup and corn starch is in everything!

f stop
NO! now they into pop corns after joining EU!

not if you only eat whole foods. They don't put corn in meats, fruits and vegetable, cheese-don't know. They may feed it to the animals- the jury is still out on that one- but we don't eat food from a box or package.

Indeed:

Single large kitchen sink UK
ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S19896386 £70 or 362 PLN @ 5.17
Exactly the same sink in Poland
ikea.com/pl/pl/catalog/products/S19896386 £72 or 374 PLN.

Its actually more expensive in Poland for exactly the same product.

What? Again IKEA? Do you work for them? :):):):)

OK, IKEA is quite expensive in Poland, as I see. That`s why we prefer not to go there.

IKEA is one of the busiest furniture retails outlets in Poland, you may not prefer to go there but i can assure you many Poles do.

There are 8 major IKEA stores in 8 major locations in Poland, theres a reason for that and it has everything to do with Poles shopping there, im sorry its more expensive in Poland though.

I don't think everything is more expensive. Depends. Fabrics yes but furniture that is made in Poland- sofas, chairs--they are cheaper. Ikea tries to source as much as they can in the country before they go elsewhere. There is a monster Ikea furniture manufacturing factory in Poland (cant remember where- it is on the drive to the north) anyway, this factory ships to all other Ikeas in Europe.

No I don think they do based on the fact that the products are exactly the same in Norway, to Poland to the UK etc.. I suppose essentially the pricing structure needs to incorporate transport costs, thats the main variable here.

IKEA is an excellent company that's why the owner Ingvar Kamprad was at one point the 4th richest man on the planet. Contrary to what Pawian thinks they have a booming business in Poland.

I don`t remember when we last went there, but I remember we bought a metal bunk bed 5 years ago. I checked its current price and again it is more expensive in Poland. :):):)

Oh, and we have had a bottle opener etc for about 10 years.

But that was all, and whenever we exchange furniture or sth, we go to other chain outlets, e.g., Black Red and White.


Not exactly. I checked other products and the situation is similar to sinks or beds, as WB has just shown us.

Fortunately, IKEA isn`t the only place. You can buy similar products twice or even thrice cheaper elsewhere.


Nope, because much of the production takes place in Poland.


Maybe. I am not an expert on it. I just know that I don`t like IKEA for disgusting offer. :):):):)

I'm assuming that the obvious has been stated already, that the average salary in UK is twice of that in Poland, so if the item is priced the same in both countries, Poles are effectively paying twice as much for it.

For quality and price IKEA is very hard to beat., what outlets are you referring to that are twice or three times cheaper? "Red, Black and White" can be extortionate as can "Agata Meble" although i did buy a lovely corner desk unit at Agata for 1300 PLN. Im also quite familiar with Bodzio but they are crap, they still use nails and glue to assemble their products, they can be approx 10-20% cheaper than IKEA but you really notice the difference in quality. Not many people could assemble Bodzio units and have the wardrobe doors straight, you also have to measure and affix the wardrobe door mirrors with double sided sticky pads. Quite old fashioned really.


I think its actually more than four times higher in the UK - on average.

The average wage in Poland is something like 1600 PLN / month so just over £300, thats nothing in the UK.

Average wage is far higher than that - I don't recall the exact number, but it's around 3500PLN a month. In big cities, well over 4000PLN a month.

I see pawi is still on the mission to "prove" that Poland is not a poor country, after failing to prove that Poles are making decent money, he's now trying "but it's cheaper here" tune.

The last time saw a stat on here with back up evidence it was about 2000 brutto, it would be good to gain some kind of accurate figure.

Ive got an average in the UK of £30.7k / 159,000 PLN annually for men and £24.1k 124,500 PLN for women.

3666zl. Won't have moved much since then, though..

Ooosp, you mistook me for sb else. You need to shorten your absencies from the forum to keep better touch with things here.


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Yes, I am still trying though Wrocław Boy successfully combats my effort. :):):):)

its ok, i have a tactical edge in that im not deluded by blind patriotism.

Shyt, I didn`t believe Wrocław Boy but it might be true what he says that some products are more expensive in Poland. I bought an external 750 GB disc for 350 PLN and checked the average price in the UK which is about 75 pounds. That`s outraegeous!!!

That's not a good price, for £5 extra you can get 2TB.
ebuyer.com/320104-hitachi-2tb-touro-desktop-hard-drive-usb-3-0-black-0s03398?utm_source=b2c_03-09-2012&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=b2c_monday

I checked Polish price of these disc and it is the same.

Well, good for Britons they have such strong currency. :):):):)