Can New York get any more ridiculous? As Manhattan deli launches this $29 ham and cheese sandwich

[240B]

DAILYMAIL.COM
By ALEX OLIVEIRA
14 April 2023

Once upon a time, New Yorkers might have balked at the notion of a $30 lobster roll. But then the price surged north of $50, and they told themselves, 'Whatever, it's lobster. Lobster is market-priced. And New York is expensive.'

When the longstanding promise of dollar-slices started costing $1.50 or more, New Yorkers grumbled, but grimaced and moved on. 'It's New York, and times are tough,' some might have said. 'New York is expensive.'

But when the city caught wind of a $29 ham and cheese sandwich being sold at a deli on the Upper East Side this week, its citizens decided they'd had enough. '$29 Ham and Cheese Sandwich' a user wrote on Reddit alongside a picture of a pre-packaged square of 'health bread,' ham, and cheese, sold at E.A.T., a branch of the longstanding NYC market Eli Zabar.

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[Kamaji]

[Kamaji]

Absolutely nuts!

[LMAO]

That must be one very, very good ham and cheese sandwich

[240B]

Absolutely nuts!

The bread is weak and falls apart when eating the sandwich, and the filling is 'minimal'. I doubt this will work. Where I live, you can buy a whole 5lb smoked ham for $29.

[Gefn]

@Kamaji

A sandwich at the Carnegie Deli was more the last time I was there.


Still that’s very expensive for a ham and cheese

[Kamaji]

@Kamaji

A sandwich at the Carnegie Deli was more the last time I was there.


Still that’s very expensive for a ham and cheese

@Gefn

It's hideously expensive for that type of sandwich.  I go to a Paris Baguette sometimes, and I wince at the $9 I have to pay for their chicken caesar sandwich; although I have to admit that it's a pretty tasty sandwich.

[GtHawk]

That must be one very, very good ham and cheese sandwich

I t better include the fine lookin wooman that done made that sammitch!

[Fishrrman]

I remember years ago (we're talking NY World's Fair time out in Flushing) when Benedict's at Times Square sold hamburgers, two for a quarter.

They weren't the world's biggest or best, but hey... two for 25cents.

[The_Reader_David]

Absurd.  For a packaged pre-made sandwich?  London is also expensive, but you can get a packaged pre-made ham and cheese sandwich  at Waitrose for £3.60 (about $4.00) or better still a Coronation Chicken sandwich for £4.00. 

I give a comparison with comparable items in Britain because in the U.K. the packaged pre-made sandwiches are genuinely good.  I've never had a good packaged pre-made sandwich in the U.S.

[sneakypete]

Are those good prices for a sammich  in NYC?

[Smokin Joe]

The same people who buy these will bitch about the price of a gallon of gas or heating oil...

Usually while drinking bottled water that costs more than 10 bucks a gallon.

[roamer_1]

HAHAHAHA!

As expensive as that ham sandwich is, and as unfulfilling, They should call it the Tump Indictment.

 

[Smokin Joe]

HAHAHAHA!

As expensive as that ham sandwich is, and as unfulfilling, They should call it the Tump Indictment.

 

That would only be if it had no meat in it...

[Kamaji]

Are those good prices for a sammich  in NYC?

No.  Paris Baguette - a chain deli store in NYC - sells much better, larger, sandwiches for about $9.

[sneakypete]

No.  Paris Baguette - a chain deli store in NYC - sells much better, larger, sandwiches for about $9.

@Kamaji

Thanks,although  that still seems a little high to me,but then again,I have no idea what is going into  those  $9 sandwhiches.

[Kamaji]

@Kamaji

Thanks,although  that still seems a little high to me,but then again,I have no idea what is going into  those  $9 sandwhiches.

It is high, if one considers prices nationwide, but for NYC, where everything is super expensive, that is par for the course.

The sandwiches I usually have for lunch, if I don't make my own, are usually about $6 from the Duane Reade across the street (DR is a pharmacy/convenience store, like a CVS).

[sneakypete]

It is high, if one considers prices nationwide, but for NYC, where everything is super expensive, that is par for the course.

The sandwiches I usually have for lunch, if I don't make my own, are usually about $6 from the Duane Reade across the street (DR is a pharmacy/convenience store, like a CVS).

@Kamaji

I don't eat out much,but that sounds very reasonable to me.

[Kamaji]

@Kamaji

I don't eat out much,but that sounds very reasonable to me.

It's a surprisingly good sandwich for the price, and given that it's basically convenience store food (like 7-Eleven, basically).  They also have a pretty good chicken with blue cheese dressing salad, when I feel like being a little healthier.

[240B]

Last time I ate out was before COVID years ago, at a Chinese restaurant with my brother.
I make everything I eat. No $30 sandwiches or $50 pizza (after delivery) for me.
Have more food at home than I can eat in two years. Last thing I need is to buy more.

[Gefn]

No.  Paris Baguette - a chain deli store in NYC - sells much better, larger, sandwiches for about $9.

Never heard of them.
I know Pret a Manger use to have some stores in Manhattan. They had good sandwiches


I go to Jersey Mikes for a hoagie

[Kamaji]

Never heard of them.
I know Pret a Manger use to have some stores in Manhattan. They had good sandwiches


I go to Jersey Mikes for a hoagie

They have quite a few stores in Midtown.  According to a quick search, they have about 90 locations in the U.S. (not sure what the distribution is like).