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05th Aug 2016

17 things you only know if you really, really love Greggs

One sausage roll is not enough. One sausage roll is never enough.

Rich Cooper

1. This is the greatest sight you can ever see in a Greggs, or indeed life.

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Photo: @Rhysdavies18

YESS. Perfect timing.

2. You judge a town based on the number of Greggs it has.

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Photo: Google

Only one Greggs. Poor show, Chepstow. Poor show. You need to take a leaf out of Leeds’ book.

3. You’ll happily burn the roof of your mouth because the sausage rolls are So. Damn. Good.

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Photo: @AlvinBLOX

You could let it cool down, but then you wouldn’t be eating the sausage roll, and that’s a bad thing.

4. You’re regularly covered in flaky bits of pastry.

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Photo: @NichoIsLondon

“He left his calling card… Greggs has been here.”

5. When you’re hungover, there’s only one cure.

Shout out to all the hangover heroes doing the Greggs run. We need you, but we don’t deserve you.

6. If you manage to find one of the fabled 24-hour Greggs, your night out suddenly reaches a new peak.

7. Greggs is your fuel, your lifeblood. Without it, you couldn’t function.

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Photo: @ol_edwards

Greggs: powering Britain.

8. One sausage roll is not enough. One sausage roll is never enough.

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Photo: @hurleynathan

9. Christmas means one thing and one thing only.

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Photo: @stuface

Mother. Fucking. Festive. Bakes.

10. You can almost taste the hatred when someone else gets the last doughnut.

11. If a motorway services has a Greggs, you always have to stop.

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Photo: @LeachJuice

PULL OVER. PULL OVER RIGHT FUCKING NOW.

12. Your idea of a hot date is rather different to most people’s.

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Photo: @xAngelWingss

Sarah is a lucky girl.

13. Even when Greggs try to introduce healthier options, your loyalty never wavers.

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Photo: @Jonf1979

Hmm. We’re going to have to trust you on this one, Greggs.

14. You feel like you’re at The Ritz when you go to a sit-down Greggs.

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Photo: @FatPresenter

Tables and chairs? I should have worn my good shoes.

15. Being surprised with Greggs is the best thing you could ever be surprised with.

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Photo: @Class5Smarties

YE BEAUTY.

16. You see people from all walks of life in Greggs. It’s the great leveller.

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Photo: @Richard_Parker

You’ve got your Steak Bake, she’s got her cup of sausages. In the eyes of Greggs, you are both equal.

17. You love Greggs so much you… wait, no. You didn’t… did you?

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Photo: @StuartWilky

We admire dedication, but there’s such a thing as too much love.

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