Wot The - Buying Chips

Last Saturday, Peter cooked a lovely roast chicken.

We decided to just go and get some chips to go with it.

He rang a "fish and chips" shop - not our usual one -

as we needed them a bit earlier,

and the usual one started cooking a bit later...

anyway, he rang and ordered $6 worth, 

and this is what he came home with.

$6 for 500g of chips....

the boys would polish them off in no time by themselves!

I was a bit cranky and weighed them - for the record.

Then said.....

"ring the usual and order $6 worth of chips, lets compare"

And this is what he came home with....

$6 for 1.359kg of chips!

Big difference, now we had way too many!

(the first pic is 500g of the second lot,

did not get a shot before the first batch were eaten)

Now as a family on 1 income, it's my job as

"The Kitchen Technician"

to pinch the penny's and feed the brood.

How do these shops work out what is $6 worth?

Should I be asking for chips in weight?

Should I be checking how big their scooper is?

I can't think of anything else that we purchase this way,

when we just trust the store owner to

give us 6 bucks worth.

And for the record - second purchase was yummier.

Food for thought :)

Jacqueline