Oddies...

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:18 pm

Excluding bill...

who owns oddies? Been around a long long time,was curious as to it's ownership etc.

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:33 pm

Originally their HQ was in Nelson, but not sure of the current arrangements.

Their custards are to die for.

Stevie2112 · Post by **Stevie2112** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:36 pm

Still owned by Bill,his daughter Lara is also MD.

BurningBeard · Post by **BurningBeard** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:43 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:Originally their HQ was in Nelson, but not sure of the current arrangements.

Their custards are to die for.

Currant surely??

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:45 pm

Family owned still: Bill, Jenny, Lara and Jeremy Oddie are the directors.

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:49 pm

BurningBeard wrote:Currant surely??

Nope

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:50 pm

Duplicate post.

BigChaCha · Post by **BigChaCha** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:52 pm

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tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 3:06 pm

UpTheBeehole wrote:Family owned still: Bill, Jenny, Lara and Jeremy Oddie are the directors.

When excluding bill..didn't realise one owned it!! They must be minted and live in grand houses or abroad maybe.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 3:08 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:Originally their HQ was in Nelson, but not sure of the current arrangements.

Their custards are to die for.

I'm a vanilla man....

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 3:10 pm

tim_noone wrote:When excluding bill..didn't realise one owned it!! They must be minted and live in grand houses or abroad maybe.

Costa del Reedley

welsbyswife · Post by **welsbyswife** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 4:20 pm

I live away and one of the things I miss most about home is a trip to Oddies! Steak pies, savory sausage rolls and giant parkin biscuits. You just don't get pie shops like that down south.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 4:27 pm

I don't think anyone does a vanilla better than Oddie's.

d1sc0 · Post by **d1sc0** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 4:53 pm

My mum used to clean Mr & Mrs Oddie Senior's house when i was about 6. Early 80's. Massive House near Oaks Hotel somewhere.

School Holidays i had to go with mum on these cleaning jobs. Mrs Oddies house was the greatest. Mrs Oddie would make me a drink stick me in front of the TV oh and i was supplied with an abundence of pastries and cakes. Never knew her first name. Always Mrs Oddie.

BleedingClaret · Post by **BleedingClaret** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 5:59 pm

Bilberry Tart

Stalbansclaret · Post by **Stalbansclaret** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 6:26 pm

Good...but very pricey I always think.

happyclaret17 · Post by **happyclaret17** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 6:31 pm

Bilberry charlotte....hmmmmmm.
potato pie on an oddies buttered tea cake....hmmmmm.

often my lunch in my apprentice days....I was always 10 stone 7lbs back then....
if I even looked at those now I would put a stone on....grrrrrr.

Loyalclaret · Post by **Loyalclaret** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 6:32 pm

Chicken New York sandwich and goulash soup for me. Tight with the portions though! They weigh the salad!!!

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 6:40 pm

tim_noone wrote:When excluding bill..didn't realise one owned it!! They must be minted and live in grand houses or abroad maybe.

Bill's been a stalwart at Belvedere/Calder Vale, for many years especially on the Rugby side.He must be 80 now, and I'm told still visits each shop every week. He's been involved in local Charity work for years and is as pleasant a man as you could wish to meet !!

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:01 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:Originally their HQ was in Nelson, but not sure of the current arrangements.

Their custards are to die for.

They are,but phook me you need to take a loan out to buy one..lol

FulledgeClaret · Post by **FulledgeClaret** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:04 pm

Expensive and the pies aren't really that good, not a patch on Haffners pies and not far off the same money.

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:09 pm

Bill was always a very pleasant man. I worked as an apprentice baker when I left school, was interviewed by Bill and the bakery manager, another Bill. His his father Jack was still around back then but very advanced in years. The current manager worked there when I started in 1984 so must have 40 years service give or take. And I know Stevie2112 from my time there and away days in the dark days ofthe mid 80s.

Expensive if you compare it to Greggs in the same way a BMW is expensive if you compare it to a Dacia

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:10 pm

The pound bakery do two vanilla slices and they are really good.. Far better value than Oddies rip off prices..

mikeS · Post by **mikeS** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:14 pm

Tuna special on a Granary roll.
Chocolate cream sandwich cake.

RingoMcCartney · Post by **RingoMcCartney** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:16 pm

BleedingClaret wrote:Bilberry Tart

Confectionary porn!

Top Claret · Post by **Top Claret** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:18 pm

My mother who is a nelsoner still talks about Oddies and she left Nelson 75 years ago. She was born on Forest street near Slaters ice cream parlour back in the 20s and both slaters and Oddies still going to this day. Really is a remarkable achievement for both businesses

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:43 pm

Pork and Pepper Roll is the best thing Oddies do.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 8:41 pm

conyoviejo wrote:The pound bakery do two vanilla slices and they are really good.. Far better value than Oddies rip off prices..

Yes agreed its well pricey... i just bob in now and again. I dont do greggs,and i tried a hafners potatoe pie yesterday nothing special.

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 8:49 pm

The steak pies are crap now, sorry Bill.

Jonboyclayton · Post by **Jonboyclayton** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 10:08 pm

I pop in a couple of times a week, and agree it's not he cheapest place to buy your lunch, however they do sell extremely tasty sandwiches. Also recently tried one of the breakfast t-cakes, sausage & bacon £2.46 and was very nice.

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 10:35 pm

Jonboyclayton wrote:I pop in a couple of times a week, and agree it's not he cheapest place to buy your lunch, however they do sell extremely tasty sandwiches. Also recently tried one of the breakfast t-cakes, sausage & bacon £2.46 and was very nice.

RIP off.

5 slices of Taylor's Bacon (home bargains) - £1

12 Pork chipolata sausages (asda) £1.89

6 travetraontravetra (tesco) 65p

£3.54 for 5/6 Really good sandwiches.

No wonder he waltzes around with a massive smile on his big Rugby face.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 10:57 pm

Diesel wrote:RIP off.

5 slices of Taylor's Bacon (home bargains) - £1

12 Pork chipolata sausages (asda) £1.89

6 travetraontravetra (tesco) 65p

£3.54 for 5/6 Really good sandwiches.

No wonder he waltzes around with a massive smile on his big Rugby face.

So how much was the butter? Not forgetting the loaf...

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 11:14 pm

Diesel wrote:RIP off.

5 slices of Taylor's Bacon (home bargains) - £1

12 Pork chipolata sausages (asda) £1.89

6 travetraontravetra (tesco) 65p

£3.54 for 5/6 Really good sandwiches.

No wonder he waltzes around with a massive smile on his big Rugby face.

Shop rent. Business rates. Utilities. Staff wages. Employers NI. Holiday pay. Pension. Refuse collection. Pest control. Production costs. Transport. Packaging. Advertising.

Just a few of the costs associated with running a bakery shop.

Sheedyclaret · Post by **Sheedyclaret** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 11:25 pm

(Post 28 haffners pies nothing special) you sir are deluded

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 11:25 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:Shop rent. Business rates. Utilities. Staff wages. Employers NI. Holiday pay. Pension. Refuse collection. Pest control. Production costs. Transport. Packaging. Advertising.

Just a few of the costs associated with running a bakery shop.

These are the prices that I, ME can buy AT, single Items, I would imagine that between the 'smilie' Oddie family they could shave a penny or two off, of that?

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 11:28 pm

Diesel wrote:RIP off.

5 slices of Taylor's Bacon (home bargains) - £1

12 Pork chipolata sausages (asda) £1.89

6 travetraontravetra (tesco) 65p

£3.54 for 5/6 Really good sandwiches.

No wonder he waltzes around with a massive smile on his big Rugby face.

No allowance for Premises, Business Rates, Staff costs, Depreciation, VAT, Marketing, and any number of other factors...

Life is full of choices, Diesel, you don't have to visit Oddies... I doubt Bill has waltzed for many a year, and if running a successful business, providing a quality product that people want to buy is a bad thing, then we should all pack up and go home...

Where do you think the money comes from to pay for Roads, NHS, Defence, etc comes from ??

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 11:28 pm

tim_noone wrote:So how much was the butter? Not forgetting the loaf...

Load?

Butter, pfft pence..

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Fri Sep 29, 2017 11:28 pm

Clarets4me wrote:No allowance for Premises, Business Rates, Staff costs, Depreciation, VAT, Marketing, and any number of other factors...

Life is full of choices, Diesel, you don't have to visit Oddies... I doubt Bill has waltzed for many a year, and if running a successful business, providing a quality product that people want to buy is a bad thing, then we should all pack up and go home...

Where do you think the money comes from to pay for Roads, NHS, Defence, etc comes from ??

Keep up.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 1:34 am

Sheedyclaret wrote:(Post 28 haffners pies nothing special) you sir are deluded

"ls that so" you may call me Timothy.

CaptainKirk · Post by **CaptainKirk** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 3:46 pm

Used them many times. A bit pricey yes but always very good!
Diesel comes across as a disgruntled ex employee.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:01 pm

Heart burn city, that is all.

Longsider · Post by **Longsider** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 8:30 pm

Another good local bakery was Newman's . Next to Nelson Library.

Loyalclaret · Post by **Loyalclaret** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 8:45 pm

Longsider wrote:Another good local bakery was Newman's . Next to Nelson Library.

...and also a place you could pay your coach money for away trips on colne clarets!

Noble Peter · Post by **Noble Peter** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 11:44 pm

Oddies wine slices were the best cakes around, I heard they were told to stop making them because they used all the left over cakes to make them .God I miss them .

SurreyClaret99 · Post by **SurreyClaret99** » Sun Oct 01, 2017 6:58 am

Used to work at Newman's in the mid 80s. Sorry but their pies and vanilla slices were better than Oddies!