Food prices in Trinidad and Tobago

[MaxPower]

Trinis go crazy for that Starbucks.

Rel neverseecomesees

[daring dragoon]

i think they call them zoomers.
if imbutt serious about taxes he should impose heavy import taxes onto items such as syrup, sugars, oils, butters, gluten products, alcohol, tobacco and therefore making a 20oz coke about $10 retail, doubles $10, cakes and flour products cost more, fry chicken double in price etc and remove vat, import tax on fresh fruits and vegetables from around the world making it cheaper to eat fresh fruits and vegetables and more expensive to eat sheit. over 5-10 years money spent on hospitals will decrease as diabetes and other NCD will drop, people will live longer an pay more taxes so longer financial planning is possible. education will boom as people lifestyle improve and educated people have less children so social services payouts will decrease etc, but i guess the barefoot and pregnant dependency syndrome can work to get votes might work also.

Generation Z (or Gen Z for short), colloquially also known as zoomers,[1][2] is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as starting birth years and the early 2010s as ending birth years.[3] Most members of Generation Z are children of Generation X.

As the first social generation to have grown up with access to the Internet and portable digital technology from a young age, members of Generation Z have been dubbed "digital natives",[4][5] even though they are not necessarily digitally literate.[6] Moreover, the negative effects of screen time are most pronounced on adolescents compared to younger children.[7] Compared to previous generations, members of Generation Z in some developed nations tend to be well-behaved, abstemious, and risk-averse.[8] They tend to live more slowly than their predecessors when they were their age,[9][10] have lower rates of teenage pregnancies, and consume alcohol less often,[11][12] but not necessarily other psychoactive drugs.[13][14] Generation Z teenagers are more concerned than older generations with academic performance and job prospects,[8][9] and are better at delaying gratification than their counterparts from the 1960s, despite concerns to the contrary.[15] On the other hand, sexting among adolescents has grown in prevalence though the consequences of this remain poorly understood.[16] Meanwhile, youth subcultures have been quieter, though have not necessarily disappeared

[sam1978]

Trinis go crazy for that Starbucks.

Rel neverseecomesees

Maximus . That is something I don’t understand. What glamour or achievement is gained by buying a cup of coffee. I see people holding it up like a trophy , taking selfie’s with it , posting on Facebook and other social media platforms , when they purchase . I’ve even seen the cups refilled ( probably with Nescafé or Hong Wing) . The are similar coffee shops in other countries , but have never seen them used as a status symbol.

[death365]

Yeah but who does eat doubles like that!!! Doubles is to open an eat like 2 small roti and choka.

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Jason,

Thanks for the article, you beat me to it.

Anyways, i would pay $10 for a doubles but Trini doubles vendors are too inconsistent and do not deserve to call that price.

Eat healthy Trinis.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

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Food price increase nothing.

For some a 7 year car loan is very important to show "deh reach". You can find plenty of them in a workplace prowling around the watercooler or quarelling because the lipton and butterfly milk done.
They are usually the ones who say " yuh bring lunch today? I on a diet !!" But they belly bubbling louder than the kettle... these folks usually stunt in the cerato, accent and other Korean vehicles.

[88sins]

Trinis go crazy for that Starbucks.

Rel neverseecomesees

Maximus . That is something I don’t understand. What glamour or achievement is gained by buying a cup of coffee. I see people holding it up like a trophy , taking selfie’s with it , posting on Facebook and other social media platforms , when they purchase . I’ve even seen the cups refilled ( probably with Nescafé or Hong Wing) . The are similar coffee shops in other countries , but have never seen them used as a status symbol.

As I said on another thread
Trinis will try to turn literally ANYTHING into some sort of bu!!$#it status symbol. Gun, dog, house, car, bank statement, sneakers, jeans, kfc, coffee, etc. If you can think of something, some jackass already tried to show it off as a status symbol.
I surprised nobody eh wipe their arsehole and post a picture of the tp on fassbook to show off yet. And I feel that might happen just now if yuh look sharp.

Very stupid people, with so much pride and so little to be proud of, so they seek validation from the internet for even the most mundane and commonplace achievements, including having something to eat or drink.
Yuh feel Trinis kinda dotish in joke? They take their abilities to engage in stupidity extremely seriously.

[MaxPower]

Trinis go crazy for that Starbucks.

Rel neverseecomesees

Maximus . That is something I don’t understand. What glamour or achievement is gained by buying a cup of coffee. I see people holding it up like a trophy , taking selfie’s with it , posting on Facebook and other social media platforms , when they purchase . I’ve even seen the cups refilled ( probably with Nescafé or Hong Wing) . The are similar coffee shops in other countries , but have never seen them used as a status symbol.

X3000.

I just don’t understand it Sam.

Now is not the time to be spending $50 on a crappy cup of coffee.

[Wraith King]

I see people upset about doubles prices. I'm upset as well because doubles should be $10. I don't know who assigned doubles as "the poor man" meal but I don't want that tag associated with it. Doubles is the premium street food.

[hover11]

Trinis go crazy for that Starbucks.

Rel neverseecomesees

Maximus . That is something I don’t understand. What glamour or achievement is gained by buying a cup of coffee. I see people holding it up like a trophy , taking selfie’s with it , posting on Facebook and other social media platforms , when they purchase . I’ve even seen the cups refilled ( probably with Nescafé or Hong Wing) . The are similar coffee shops in other countries , but have never seen them used as a status symbol.

X3000.

I just don’t understand it Sam.

Now is not the time to be spending $50 on a crappy cup of coffee.

Max,

To prove to others that they aren't sufferers

[Wraith King]

Trinis go crazy for that Starbucks.

Rel neverseecomesees

Maximus . That is something I don’t understand. What glamour or achievement is gained by buying a cup of coffee. I see people holding it up like a trophy , taking selfie’s with it , posting on Facebook and other social media platforms , when they purchase . I’ve even seen the cups refilled ( probably with Nescafé or Hong Wing) . The are similar coffee shops in other countries , but have never seen them used as a status symbol.

X3000.

I just don’t understand it Sam.

Now is not the time to be spending $50 on a crappy cup of coffee.

Max,

To prove to others that they aren't sufferers

The majority of citizens are sufferers.

[Ben_spanna]

Hearing how just now ah BArk and Shake going to be announced at $ 50.00

[Wraith King]

Hearing how just now ah BArk and Shake going to be announced at $ 50.00

I thought that was the current price.

If persons not satisfied with the price of a product then don't buy it or seek a cheaper alternative.

[Ben_spanna]

Hearing how just now ah BArk and Shake going to be announced at $ 50.00

I thought that was the current price.

If persons not satisfied with the price of a product then don't buy it or seek a cheaper alternative.

yup- toast bred and sardines FTW!!!!!

[Wraith King]

Hearing how just now ah BArk and Shake going to be announced at $ 50.00

I thought that was the current price.

If persons not satisfied with the price of a product then don't buy it or seek a cheaper alternative.

yup- toast bred and sardines FTW!!!!!

The only fast food I purchase are doubles and pizza.

[zoom rader]

Not too sure about that nah zoomie
I hearing plenty people talking about boycotting the fast food franchises owned by the so-called 1%, and like it gaining some traction.
I say that because, idk if allyuh notice, when you look at KFC, and the other franchises on the days and times that they usually have lots of customers, you can see that there's less people patronizing them.
Take the one on the emr in Barataria for example. Usually on a weekend up until recently, people lining up outside IN D RAIN to buy chicken. Not any more. Noticed the same thing at a few outlets in Port of Spain and the west too.

Trinis are weak when it comes to boycotting or a civil protess for their own good

Be assured they won't miss a red government family day or fete

[timelapse]

Hearing how just now ah BArk and Shake going to be announced at $ 50.00

That's is the current price

[hover11]

Hearing how just now ah BArk and Shake going to be announced at $ 50.00

Bake and Catfish

[88sins]

They could raise it to $500 for all I care, fools gonna buy it

even if they dropped the price to 50 cents, I personally still wouldn't buy it

[eliteauto]

Trinis go crazy for that Starbucks.

Rel neverseecomesees

Maximus . That is something I don’t understand. What glamour or achievement is gained by buying a cup of coffee. I see people holding it up like a trophy , taking selfie’s with it , posting on Facebook and other social media platforms , when they purchase . I’ve even seen the cups refilled ( probably with Nescafé or Hong Wing) . The are similar coffee shops in other countries , but have never seen them used as a status symbol.

As I said on another thread
Trinis will try to turn literally ANYTHING into some sort of bu!!$#it status symbol. Gun, dog, house, car, bank statement, sneakers, jeans, kfc, coffee, etc. If you can think of something, some jackass already tried to show it off as a status symbol.
I surprised nobody eh wipe their arsehole and post a picture of the tp on fassbook to show off yet. And I feel that might happen just now if yuh look sharp.

Very stupid people, with so much pride and so little to be proud of, so they seek validation from the internet for even the most mundane and commonplace achievements, including having something to eat or drink.
Yuh feel Trinis kinda dotish in joke? They take their abilities to engage in stupidity extremely seriously.

Oh please, those branded coffees are social media status symbols globally, don't try making that a Trini thing, and yes Trinis are facetious, not unlike so many people everywhere on social media, allyuh self-hate misplaced oui

[MaxPower]

Trinis are weak when it comes to boycotting or a civil protess for their own good

Exactly.

Boycott for 2 days and then brag “unity” and “togetherness”

And OH Trinis “stood up”

Yeh my ass they did

[bluefete]

Hearing how just now ah BArk and Shake going to be announced at $ 50.00

Bake and Catfish

Plenty people would not understand what you meant by this.

I had posted the same some time ago and it also went over their heads.

If they only knew who as well.

[bluefete]

People flammming for corfee because they could afford to pay $40.00 for a cup.

Hooray for capitalism.

[SuperiorMan]

Lol remember all that beat up after the bourdain show...big protests they say they going to have. Real nasty comments on social media but yet the next day they gone back rituals sipping their coffee feeling posh with their nasty smelly selves lmao.

[Redress10]

Trinis go crazy for that Starbucks.

Rel neverseecomesees

Maximus . That is something I don’t understand. What glamour or achievement is gained by buying a cup of coffee. I see people holding it up like a trophy , taking selfie’s with it , posting on Facebook and other social media platforms , when they purchase . I’ve even seen the cups refilled ( probably with Nescafé or Hong Wing) . The are similar coffee shops in other countries , but have never seen them used as a status symbol.

As I said on another thread
Trinis will try to turn literally ANYTHING into some sort of bu!!$#it status symbol. Gun, dog, house, car, bank statement, sneakers, jeans, kfc, coffee, etc. If you can think of something, some jackass already tried to show it off as a status symbol.
I surprised nobody eh wipe their arsehole and post a picture of the tp on fassbook to show off yet. And I feel that might happen just now if yuh look sharp.

Very stupid people, with so much pride and so little to be proud of, so they seek validation from the internet for even the most mundane and commonplace achievements, including having something to eat or drink.
Yuh feel Trinis kinda dotish in joke? They take their abilities to engage in stupidity extremely seriously.

Oh please, those branded coffees are social media status symbols globally, don't try making that a Trini thing, and yes Trinis are facetious, not unlike so many people everywhere on social media, allyuh self-hate misplaced oui

Yeah...ammm no

Only place I have ever seen ppl use starbucks as a status symbol is here in TT bro. Never saw ppl using those branded coffees as status symbol. Starbucks isn't as big a deal outside of TT. It's just another food chain...No different to kfc or mcdonald's.

I'm sure if something like Dunkin donuts or Krispy Kreme came to TT as well they will become status symbols as well. Reason for this is these foreign brands are viewed as superior and the price point tend to be higher than local alternatives. So some prestige is attached to them.

[eliteauto]

Trinis go crazy for that Starbucks.

Rel neverseecomesees

Maximus . That is something I don’t understand. What glamour or achievement is gained by buying a cup of coffee. I see people holding it up like a trophy , taking selfie’s with it , posting on Facebook and other social media platforms , when they purchase . I’ve even seen the cups refilled ( probably with Nescafé or Hong Wing) . The are similar coffee shops in other countries , but have never seen them used as a status symbol.

As I said on another thread
Trinis will try to turn literally ANYTHING into some sort of bu!!$#it status symbol. Gun, dog, house, car, bank statement, sneakers, jeans, kfc, coffee, etc. If you can think of something, some jackass already tried to show it off as a status symbol.
I surprised nobody eh wipe their arsehole and post a picture of the tp on fassbook to show off yet. And I feel that might happen just now if yuh look sharp.

Very stupid people, with so much pride and so little to be proud of, so they seek validation from the internet for even the most mundane and commonplace achievements, including having something to eat or drink.
Yuh feel Trinis kinda dotish in joke? They take their abilities to engage in stupidity extremely seriously.

Oh please, those branded coffees are social media status symbols globally, don't try making that a Trini thing, and yes Trinis are facetious, not unlike so many people everywhere on social media, allyuh self-hate misplaced oui

Yeah...ammm no

Only place I have ever seen ppl use starbucks as a status symbol is here in TT bro. Never saw ppl using those branded coffees as status symbol. Starbucks isn't as big a deal outside of TT. It's just another food chain...No different to kfc or mcdonald's.

I'm sure if something like Dunkin donuts or Krispy Kreme came to TT as well they will become status symbols as well. Reason for this is these foreign brands are viewed as superior and the price point tend to be higher than local alternatives. So some prestige is attached to them.

All dat to say you've never traveled? Lemme save you the visa application cost, go on IG and search #starbucks. Dunno why allyuh like to pretend for nah, btw I said social media status symbol Reading and comprehension aren't mutually exclusive

[zoom rader]

Trinis go crazy for that Starbucks.

Rel neverseecomesees

Maximus . That is something I don’t understand. What glamour or achievement is gained by buying a cup of coffee. I see people holding it up like a trophy , taking selfie’s with it , posting on Facebook and other social media platforms , when they purchase . I’ve even seen the cups refilled ( probably with Nescafé or Hong Wing) . The are similar coffee shops in other countries , but have never seen them used as a status symbol.

As I said on another thread
Trinis will try to turn literally ANYTHING into some sort of bu!!$#it status symbol. Gun, dog, house, car, bank statement, sneakers, jeans, kfc, coffee, etc. If you can think of something, some jackass already tried to show it off as a status symbol.
I surprised nobody eh wipe their arsehole and post a picture of the tp on fassbook to show off yet. And I feel that might happen just now if yuh look sharp.

Very stupid people, with so much pride and so little to be proud of, so they seek validation from the internet for even the most mundane and commonplace achievements, including having something to eat or drink.
Yuh feel Trinis kinda dotish in joke? They take their abilities to engage in stupidity extremely seriously.

Oh please, those branded coffees are social media status symbols globally, don't try making that a Trini thing, and yes Trinis are facetious, not unlike so many people everywhere on social media, allyuh self-hate misplaced oui

Yeah...ammm no

Only place I have ever seen ppl use starbucks as a status symbol is here in TT bro. Never saw ppl using those branded coffees as status symbol. Starbucks isn't as big a deal outside of TT. It's just another food chain...No different to kfc or mcdonald's.

I'm sure if something like Dunkin donuts or Krispy Kreme came to TT as well they will become status symbols as well. Reason for this is these foreign brands are viewed as superior and the price point tend to be higher than local alternatives. So some prestige is attached to them.

All dat to say you've never traveled? Lemme save you the visa application cost, go on IG and search #starbucks. Dunno why allyuh like to pretend for nah, btw I said social media status symbol Reading and comprehension aren't mutually exclusive

This is going tobe good

[S_2NR]

Starbucks is a status symbol?
Everytime I see somebody with that I just think they like overpriced coffee.

[Redress10]

Trinis go crazy for that Starbucks.

Rel neverseecomesees

Maximus . That is something I don’t understand. What glamour or achievement is gained by buying a cup of coffee. I see people holding it up like a trophy , taking selfie’s with it , posting on Facebook and other social media platforms , when they purchase . I’ve even seen the cups refilled ( probably with Nescafé or Hong Wing) . The are similar coffee shops in other countries , but have never seen them used as a status symbol.

As I said on another thread
Trinis will try to turn literally ANYTHING into some sort of bu!!$#it status symbol. Gun, dog, house, car, bank statement, sneakers, jeans, kfc, coffee, etc. If you can think of something, some jackass already tried to show it off as a status symbol.
I surprised nobody eh wipe their arsehole and post a picture of the tp on fassbook to show off yet. And I feel that might happen just now if yuh look sharp.

Very stupid people, with so much pride and so little to be proud of, so they seek validation from the internet for even the most mundane and commonplace achievements, including having something to eat or drink.
Yuh feel Trinis kinda dotish in joke? They take their abilities to engage in stupidity extremely seriously.

Oh please, those branded coffees are social media status symbols globally, don't try making that a Trini thing, and yes Trinis are facetious, not unlike so many people everywhere on social media, allyuh self-hate misplaced oui

Yeah...ammm no

Only place I have ever seen ppl use starbucks as a status symbol is here in TT bro. Never saw ppl using those branded coffees as status symbol. Starbucks isn't as big a deal outside of TT. It's just another food chain...No different to kfc or mcdonald's.

I'm sure if something like Dunkin donuts or Krispy Kreme came to TT as well they will become status symbols as well. Reason for this is these foreign brands are viewed as superior and the price point tend to be higher than local alternatives. So some prestige is attached to them.

All dat to say you've never traveled? Lemme save you the visa application cost, go on IG and search #starbucks. Dunno why allyuh like to pretend for nah, btw I said social media status symbol Reading and comprehension aren't mutually exclusive

No you said status symbol alluding to it being equal to a luxury good. A cup of coffee is not a luxury good in the developed world.

Don't try to change it into social media status symbol now. That is a completely different topic altogether. That still doesn't compare to TT. Having something "trending" is completely different to having something positioned as a status symbol such as Starbucks, ddi, prestigious schools, all inclusive fetes etc. I have never been to starbucks in TT but I went to starbucks in US, Europe etc. Not because it was a status symbol but because I was hungry and they were convenient.

It literally is just a coffee shop in those countries. Maybe they may have a new product that trends etc but I can guarantee you that nobody in Europe/USA going to a starbucks location to be "seen". They do that for high end dinners such as Nusr-et steakhouse etc.

Hope that clears up some things.

[Redress10]

Zoom

Those cows you have is for dairy or meat?

[MaxPower]

Starbucks is a status symbol?
Everytime I see somebody with that I just think they like overpriced coffee.

Yep,

For Trinis that never went to the USA.