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Joe and the juice rant


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Fancying a nice Veg juice post gym the other day I stupidly thought I'd pop into Joe and the Juice and get one.

I expected to pay about £4 which even in Central London is the going rate for a fresh juice.

I ordered the simplest juice nothing fancy, not a smoothie not added 'shots' of this or that.

I went to pay it was over £7!!!

Something like £7.30..I asked the young lady behind the counter to repeat the price.

I honestly thought she'd made a mistake.

Nope a simple 2 ingredient juice over £7.

I said "nope sorry not paying that.." went to Blue Brick and got a decent juice for almost half the price.

Who on earth willingly pays these prices??

I dont usually moan about the cost of things but Joe and the Juice is a blatant rip off !

I regularly get my lunch in the west end and have never bothered to go in "joe and the Juice'

This was the first and last time.

I wonder how long they will last in this location?

A family of 4 would pay almost £30 for juices alone...Mindblowing!

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Juicing is a silly fad anyway. You're basically just mainlining sugar. If you want to be healthy and save money, make yourself a salad and chew. Otherwise, you're just paying £7 for a massive glucose spike. Edited by HeadNun
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Juicing is a silly fad anyway. You're basically just main-lining sugar. If you want to feel healthy and save money, make yourself a salad. Otherwise, you're just paying £7 for a massive glucose spike.

 

Or eat whole fruits.


At least then you get the fibre.


Assuming they aren't giving you the pulp as well in their juices

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Why rant here, you voted with your feet.


Have you seen the price of cakes and coffee in the village... 🙂


Always surprised how few people check their bar bill, was shocked on a rare visit to the Dulwich Woodhouse. Well that plastic grass costs money to maintain. See what you have started? Fortunately there is a rant thread on the Lounge

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Can't deny that I love a good juice. It's a treat though, and a healthier choice than a Coke or a "juice drink" with added sugar and additives.


But what niggles me is juices that are mainly apple or grape in spite of their name - Joe & the Juice used to do a berry juice with ingredients listed as strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc., but the majority of the base was apple. Even Tropicana's Orange & Raspberry juice is 40% apple, despite it not being in the name.


Just thought I'd add to the juice rant.

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Out of curiosity, did you not see the menu with the prices before you ordered?

 

I did...But here its mis-leading.

On the board they have listed the option of a juice with 2 ingredients (I think I wanted 2 vegetables because as a rule I dont like sweet drinks..) no additions and from memory that was around £4.50.

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Juicing is a silly fad anyway. You're basically just main-lining sugar. If you want to feel healthy and save money, make yourself a salad. Otherwise, you're just paying £7 for a massive glucose spike.

 

Or eat whole fruits.


At least then you get the fibre.


Assuming they aren't giving you the pulp as well in their juices

 

I do eat Fruit but I must admit I do love a green juice (hate fruity juices) with Kale, Spinach, apple and cucumber I make them at home myself in my juicer but this was one of those hot days when I just really really craved a quick veg juice hit without stopping and buying the stuff and doing it myself.

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Out of curiosity, did you not see the menu with the prices before you ordered?

 

I did...But here its mis-leading.

On the board they have listed the option of a juice with 2 ingredients (I think I wanted 2 vegetables because as a rule I dont like sweet drinks..) no additions and from memory that was around £4.50.

 

So how come yours was so much more than the price quoted?


Did they add gold glitter to it?!

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Out of curiosity, did you not see the menu with the prices before you ordered?

 

I did...But here its mis-leading.

On the board they have listed the option of a juice with 2 ingredients (I think I wanted 2 vegetables because as a rule I dont like sweet drinks..) no additions and from memory that was around £4.50.

 

So how come yours was so much more than the price quoted?


Did they add gold glitter to it?!

Yes...That was what I couldn't work out..

I really didn't hang around to quibble Or point out the quoted price for that juice on the board(she hadn't started to make the juice yet)

I questioned the cost and the girl serving said "oh, hang on a moment..." looked at the till and then told me the price quoted was correct.

I honestly dont think I was imagining the lower price of that particular juice as to be totally honest it wasn't the one that appealed to me the most I only ordered it because it was the cheapest in theory!

Edited to add:

I just looked at their menu..I think it was the apple ice mint and ginger I asked for In a small

its quoted on their menu as £6.30

I thought it was less but either way I was quoted £1 more and I wasn't even drinking it inside.

Still seem like rip off prices for something so basic.

Or maybe I'm just old and out of touch.

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I was excited to hear it was arriving but then looked on the menu online at other branches, saw the £7 and thought unfortunately I wouldn't be going! Same as you expect a certain price from previous experiences (Boost etc) but £7 is too much
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Quite partial to a Joe & the Juice in the past. I visited the ED branch recently, they made way too much & tipped the rest down the sink. Maybe if they had less waste, they could drop their prices, oh and speed up their service, it is so slow.


I've been going to Vits & Kicks lately.

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Quite partial to a Joe & the Juice in the past. I visited the ED branch recently, they made way too much & tipped the rest down the sink.

 


That's absolutely appalling.


Surely they must have some kind of portion control before they start making the thing?


Surely that's a basic starting point for anybody selling food?


It's wasteful of both food and money. No wonder their prices are so high.


And if the person who made it was new, then they are not training their staff properly.

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Quite partial to a Joe & the Juice in the past. I visited the ED branch recently, they made way too much & tipped the rest down the sink. Maybe if they had less waste, they could drop their prices, oh and speed up their service, it is so slow.


I've been going to Vits & Kicks lately.

 

I want to try Vits and kicks..Went past the other day and checked the menu outside but all I could see was food on the menu and cocktails, I must go in and actually ask the veg juice offerings AND check the price!

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