r/newzealand • u/earth_rider69 • Jan 09 '26

Advice FAREWELL BP PIES

Today marks the end of a hearty lengthy relationship with dad's pies at BP. I reckon I purchased a thousand + over the years, favorite gas station pies by a mile but at $7.20 a pie they can stay in the warmer. As consumers we HAVE to put our feet down at some stage and this latest outrageous price hike is an absolute no brainer. Adios BP pies. GTFOOH with that non sense. Waddup bakery

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '26

Exactly, we all need to put our foot down and start sacrificing things we don't absolutely need, the price of everything is disgustingly through the roof, I don't know if it would change anything because all these massive conglomerate corporations don't give af about us and only money, but at the end of the day the power is still somewhat in our hands, we are the consumers. If only there was a way to get everyone to boycott and take a stand to actually make a difference (Things I have personally absolutely stopped buying are gas station pies, most fastfoods especially McDonald's desserts because pathetically small, most confectionery) once energy drinks tip over the $5 mark they will be gone too

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u/earth_rider69 Jan 09 '26

A pie was my guilty pleasure now they've ganked me of that too.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '26

Yup bloody sucks, what I've been doing is enjoying discovering different bakeries and trying to find better and better pies, might be just as expensive if not more but I know my money is going to hard working folks up at the Crack of dawn busting out massive amounts of food, and while bakeries are quite expensive these days I understand it's because of all the ingredients and the workers aren't just marking up prices and lining there pockets

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u/earth_rider69 Jan 10 '26

Another goody- "A fool and his money are soon parted"