One man in London was stunned by how much a packet of crisps cost. This has led to transatlantic discussions about snack pricing.
Posting on Facebook, Alexander Jamal explained that he was in Leicester Square tube station when he spotted well-known American crisps Cheetos being sold for a whopping £6.99.
Many responses claimed to have found the exact same snack online for just £4 including import charge.
Some critics even claimed to have found the crisps on sale for only £1.40 in their local shop, while commenters from the US said they could buy a pack and ship them for less.
Alexander Jamal shared photographs of well-known American crisps Cheetos (pictured) being sold for a whopping £6.99
Alexander took to Facebook group S*** London to vent about the price of the snack being sold at Leicester Square tube station
US commenters were shocked by the price and said they could easily buy a packet and send them to the UK for less than £7
Alexander shared this photo of three bags of Flaming Hot Cheetos 225g.
Orange wrappers feature the familiar Cheetah Mascot and are available in the back.
A label on the shelf reveals the crisps are an eye-watering £6.99 per pack.
Horrified, Alexander wrote: ‘£7 quid crisps! Why is this happening? Leicester Square tube’
It quickly gained hundreds of social shares and more than 200 comments. The price tag of the snack shocked social media users.
One writer wrote that they were not worth the effort.
Alexander’s post received hundreds of negative comments, mostly complaining about prices across central London. Pictured: Leicester Square station
Another said: ‘Mad isn’t it… and my son noticed that our off licence in Essex sells the exact same thing for £2’
‘They’re £1.40 where I live. They’re only fivers plus postage, so who wants them? A third laughed.
Another added: ‘We went to a newsagent by Canon Street the other way that wanted £20 for twenty Marlboro. The two of us laughed, and we walked out.
This is not the only unusually priced item that has been found in London.
The O2 Arena was snapped up, selling 500ml bottles of water for £3.50 and bottles of 500ml Coca Cola for £4.40.
Walkers crisps have also been in high demand due to a supply crisis, which has seen some eBay users attempt to sell the snacks for almost £7 per packet.
A stream of comments claimed to have seen the snack being sold for the less than £5 in their local shops