Err, pies...

[nudemetalz]

"McDonald's has announced a partial return of Kiwi favourite Georgie Pie.Georgie Pie pies will be sold in 11 McDonald's stores in Auckland and the Waikato from June this year.
The stores will stock steak mince and cheese pies only, in a move the company says will "test" public reaction.
"It still seems we have a great appetite for a brand," McDonald's managing director Patrick Wilson says.

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Pies will be priced at $4.50 – a large hike from the once-popular $1 pie menu......"


http://www.3news.co.nz/Georgie-Pie-back-from-June/tabid/420/articleID/297116/Default.aspx (http://www.3news.co.nz/Georgie-Pie-back-from-June/tabid/420/articleID/297116/Default.aspx)


errr...$4.50 for a bit of gravy, some pastry and lots of air....

[Banditbandit]

And the name .. Georgie Pie and MacDonalds are names that are worth - oh ... $4.49 a pie .. at the lerast ..

[oneofsix]

"McDonald's has announced a partial return of Kiwi favourite Georgie Pie.Georgie Pie pies will be sold in 11 McDonald's stores in Auckland and the Waikato from June this year.
The stores will stock steak mince and cheese pies only, in a move the company says will "test" public reaction.
"It still seems we have a great appetite for a brand," McDonald's managing director Patrick Wilson says.

<NOSCRIPT></NOSCRIPT>
Pies will be priced at $4.50 – a large hike from the once-popular $1 pie menu......"


http://www.3news.co.nz/Georgie-Pie-back-from-June/tabid/420/articleID/297116/Default.aspx (http://www.3news.co.nz/Georgie-Pie-back-from-June/tabid/420/articleID/297116/Default.aspx)


errr...$4.50 for a bit of gravy, some pastry and lots of air....

$1 in the 1990s, $4.50 in 2013. Inflation. But only available in Squakland.

[MisterD]

Haven't spent money in McDonalds since 1990, the availability of pies isn't going to change that.

[idb]

"McDonald's has announced a partial return of Kiwi favourite Georgie Pie.Georgie Pie pies will be sold in 11 McDonald's stores in Auckland and the Waikato from June this year.
The stores will stock steak mince and cheese pies only, in a move the company says will "test" public reaction.
"It still seems we have a great appetite for a brand," McDonald's managing director Patrick Wilson says.

<NOSCRIPT></NOSCRIPT>
Pies will be priced at $4.50 – a large hike from the once-popular $1 pie menu......"


http://www.3news.co.nz/Georgie-Pie-back-from-June/tabid/420/articleID/297116/Default.aspx (http://www.3news.co.nz/Georgie-Pie-back-from-June/tabid/420/articleID/297116/Default.aspx)


errr...$4.50 for a bit of gravy, some pastry and lots of air....

It'll have the official Clown's Seal Of Approval though.

[iYRe]

Some of the Dj's at work got to go to the "release" and brought back some samples... they think its just like the original (although they are all pretty much teenagers who I doubt have ever eaten a proper georgie pie, pie, but hey..)

[idb]

Can we expect a new range of wacky McDonalds characters?
Hamburglar doesn't seem right for pies.

Crusty Codger - a grumpy old man who's always chasing pesky pie-munching kids off his front lawn.
Gravy Robber - a mournful-looking and pale Dickensian character, looks like an extra from The Munsters, carries a shovel, sneaks out at night and returns with old pies wrapped in shrouds on the back of a hand-drawn cart.
Mincer - a limp-wristed flamboyant character who speaks with a lisp and is always trying to suggest interior decorating tips with pies.

[Hoon]

Hmmm I'm not expecting much success.

The whole bring back Georgie Pie bandwagon is all based on nostalgic childhood memories. The pies while acceptable back in the 1980's are totally outdated by todays standard. You can walk into any servo,dairy,bakery and get a much better pie these days for a lot less. Also the culinary appreciation of your typical kid/teenager is easily fooled so what you may remember as being the yummiest thing you've ever tasted isn't quite as yummy as an adult.

I'm a big Georgie Pie fan but came to this conclusion a few years ago after trying GP pies at the short-lived Kelston GP store. They did nothing for me, although the pies on sale were more like the $2 large version. Hopefully these new pies will use the same original recipe/trays as the old $1 pies. If McDonalds tries to serve up some random pie with a Georgie Pie label slapped on it then the Georgie Pie comeback will definately fail.

[Road kill]

Can we expect a new range of wacky McDonalds characters?
Hamburglar doesn't seem right for pies.

Crusty Codger - a grumpy old man who's always chasing pesky pie-munching kids off his front lawn.
Gravy Robber - a mournful-looking and pale Dickensian character, looks like an extra from The Munsters, carries a shovel, sneaks out at night and returns with old pies wrapped in shrouds on the back of a hand-drawn cart.
Mincer - a limp-wristed flamboyant character who speaks with a lisp and is always trying to suggest interior decorating tips with pies.

That's some strange shit man.

[Bikemad]

georgie puke more like...........now i have considered moving to southland to ensure a constant supply of Jimmys pies:niceone:

[idb]

That's some strange shit man.

Oh all right then.
A pie with a happy face and arms and legs called Mr Pie.

[BoristheBiter]

Hmmm I'm not expecting much success.

The whole bring back Georgie Pie bandwagon is all based on nostalgic childhood memories. The pies while acceptable back in the 1980's are totally outdated by todays standard. You can walk into any servo,dairy,bakery and get a much better pie these days for a lot less. Also the culinary appreciation of your typical kid/teenager is easily fooled so what you may remember as being the yummiest thing you've ever tasted isn't quite as yummy as an adult.

I'm a big Georgie Pie fan but came to this conclusion a few years ago after trying GP pies at the short-lived Kelston GP store. They did nothing for me, although the pies on sale were more like the $2 large version. Hopefully these new pies will use the same original recipe/trays as the old $1 pies. If McDonalds tries to serve up some random pie with a Georgie Pie label slapped on it then the Georgie Pie comeback will definately fail.

It's a bit like the whole bring back Buck thing.

I loved GP, $5 got you 2 small pies large fries and a coke, and Mcshit bought them out and closed them down to kill off the competition.

Now they say they have brought it back, bollocks Mcshit is selling pies because they heard Pie face is coming over from Aussie.

[Akzle]

georgie pie was ftw.

mcDs is fkn shit.

1$ pie is ftw.

5$ pie is GTFO.


regency wins at 2.8$


//congrats to ye nigga who hasn't been to maccas in a decade. i'm right with ya, except, i don't think i've ever eaten the shit.

[Berries]

Oh all right then.
A pie with a happy face and arms and legs called Mr Pie.
And it would cost $3.14?

[Virago]

$1 in the 1990s, $4.50 in 2013. Inflation.
$1.00 in 1990 equals $1.67 in 2013, according to Reserve Bank figures.

[idb]

$1.00 in 1990 equals $1.67 in 2013, according to Reserve Bank figures.

That's some impressive research right there!
Me, I prefer to remain generally uniformed - that way I'm always happy.

[merv]

I remember taking the kids to Georgie Pie in Porirua and for a while they did a smaller size pie that suited me for only 75c. I always felt their pies were too fast a food in that they were a bit gooey and the pastry never crsip and flaky as if they were under cooked so can't say they were my favourite pie. At $4.50 I doubt I'll buy many.

[Scuba_Steve]

Georgie Pie was a fast food pie "restaurant" they were never designed to be the best, they were designed to be good & cheap; packaged into meal packs the whole family could enjoy.
@ 4.50$ they're gonna be the price of the "premiums" but without the taste/fill, I don't see this going anywhere past promo.

Also worth noting here
McD's didn't kill Georgie Pie, Progressive did that. McD's simply brought a (effectively) dead company & put it out of it's misery.
McD's have however (especially with this pricing) ensured Georgie Pie won't be rising from the dead.
1$ pies were never gonna return.

[Virago]

...Me, I prefer to remain generally uniformed - that way I'm always happy.

Uniformed? Yes, I suppose it will keep you happy. You were certainly happy in that uniform...

282582

[Erelyes]

Ugh, McD's have missed the point.

Georgie pie was about the store and the experience, not the pies per se.

Just getting em over the counter at McD's with their deep fryers going BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP is gonna ruin it.

$4.50 for a gourmet pie is fine (even good) but this ain't gonna be gourmet. Not even half-way-gour-met.

Come over here, Mrs Mac's, let's avoid this new strange Georgie fella.

[oldrider]

"McDonald's has announced a partial return of Kiwi favourite Georgie Pie.Georgie Pie pies will be sold in 11 McDonald's stores in Auckland and the Waikato from June this year.
The stores will stock steak mince and cheese pies only, in a move the company says will "test" public reaction.
"It still seems we have a great appetite for a brand," McDonald's managing director Patrick Wilson says.

<NOSCRIPT></NOSCRIPT>
Pies will be priced at $4.50 – a large hike from the once-popular $1 pie menu......"


http://www.3news.co.nz/Georgie-Pie-back-from-June/tabid/420/articleID/297116/Default.aspx (http://www.3news.co.nz/Georgie-Pie-back-from-June/tabid/420/articleID/297116/Default.aspx)


errr...$4.50 for a bit of gravy, some pastry and lots of air....

Our political parties and politicians could use that pic and just paint the bags with their own colours and logo's it would describe their value exactly!

They would need to bring the price down though to reflect their value to the electorate! :rolleyes: ..OK.. :Offtopic: (actually I used to love Gorgie pies!)

[BoristheBiter]

georgie pie was ftw.

mcDs is fkn shit.

1$ pie is ftw.

5$ pie is GTFO.


regency wins at 2.8$




:laugh:I read that as regency wines, thought, that's some cheap arsed wine.

[idb]

Uniformed? Yes, I suppose it will keep you happy. You were certainly happy in that uniform...

282582

Ooooohh....you know what I meant......!!!

[awa355]

Macca's have probably employed the same marketing goons that the marmite mob used to try and sell the return of "everybodys favourite".

[jasonu]

I loved GP, $5 got you 2 small pies large fries and a coke, and Mcshit bought them out and closed them down to kill off the competition.


No, they bought GP out because of their excellent store locations, particularly Greenlane and the Bombay Hills sites. GP never offered any real competition for McD's. Their management was a shambles and store owner/operators had to sell shit loads of pies to make any money.

[oneofsix]

No, they bought GP out because of their excellent store locations, particularly Greenlane and the Bombay Hills sites. GP never offered any real competition for McD's. Their management was a shambles and store owner/operators had to sell shit loads of pies to make any money.

you only forgot one point. Maccas didn't exactly buy them out. Progressive ran them into the ground then sold off the bits to save other parts of their failing empire, hence why Goodman Fielder got a great pie plant, Maccas got some of the store locations, but not all, and the brand.

[BoristheBiter]

No, they bought GP out because of their excellent store locations, particularly Greenlane and the Bombay Hills sites. GP never offered any real competition for McD's. Their management was a shambles and store owner/operators had to sell shit loads of pies to make any money.


you only forgot one point. Maccas didn't exactly buy them out. Progressive ran them into the ground then sold off the bits to save other parts of their failing empire, hence why Goodman Fielder got a great pie plant, Maccas got some of the store locations, but not all, and the brand.

I have heard this before and have always wondered how true it is.
Why would a company buy a struggling competitor only to shut it down?
whay not just wait till they went bust.
Just seems like a complete waste of money.

[oldrider]

The same reason that the big breweries buy out and close down successful boutique breweries, to maintain control of the market!

Same reason lions kill cubs by another lion, so that they can control the market and the lioness!

Nature has always provided the model by which we operate, nothings new, the only thing that changes is the way it gets expressed. :shifty:

[BoristheBiter]

The same reason that the big breweries buy out and close down successful boutique breweries, to maintain control of the market!


yes but by all accounts GP was ready to collapse so why buy something that was about to die.

[Hoon]

...assets, property, staff, market share, IP, trademarks....

[gunnyrob]

Harley and buell anyone?

[meteor]

I have a sneaking suspicion McDs has marketed this to fail and shut up the bring back GP bandwagon for good.
They even say in their promo guff that it's to test the market interest... well there won't be much for a half size pie at $4.50, get real!

Oh and what's all this Squakland, D'orkland stuff, we're people too, we have feelings, you don't know us... sooo hurtful!

[Clockwork]

...
Mincer - a limp-wristed flamboyant character who speaks with a lisp and is always trying to suggest interior decorating tips with pies. :killingme


...
Now they say they have brought it back, bollocks Mcshit is selling pies because they heard Pie face is coming over from Aussie.
Nail, meet Head.


$1.00 in 1990 equals $1.67 in 2013, according to Reserve Bank figures. That's gotta be a Tui line!!



Oh....

this colour, bought to you by Akzel.:msn-wink:

[imdying]

I have a sneaking suspicion McDs has marketed this to fail and shut up the bring back GP bandwagon for good.That would be my guess too.

[Road kill]

Georgie Pie actually went broke then mc donalds bought the name an sat on it.

GP went broke during the good times so I doubt it would survive as a stand alone brand today.

McDonalds is a just fuckin' about to see what happens.

Crap pies by todays standards anyway.

[Akzle]

:killingme


Nail, meet Head.

That's gotta be a Tui line!!



Oh....

this colour, bought to you by Akzel.:msn-wink:

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you people suck at green. (you're the closest, so far, you actually had me confused as fuck for a full minute.)

[oldrider]

yes but by all accounts GP was ready to collapse so why buy something that was about to die.

Some one else with the nous to make the business successful can't get it! :no: Protecting their rice bowl! :yes: