Shopping in Northern Ireland?

[Cosmo]

Never bothered with newry myself despite being so close to it! (but I'm not a big shopper anyway and I get cheap booze anyway)

Though was in letterkenny the weekend and we decided to head to londonderry for the day yesterday, and my girlfriend did all her xmas shopping and said it worked out alot cheaper compared to down here - she's got a taste of the bargains yesterday so I reckon regular trips to newry will be on the cards as a result

[Magicme]

Newry is great, 2 great shopping centres next to each other and then a few little shops further up the town.

[pete]

I heard that shops in Newry are increasing their prices as they realise ROI shoppers will still buy at higher rates as they believe still saving money. Locals doing their shopping elsewhere.

[Newryrep]

I heard that shops in Newry are increasing their prices as they realise ROI shoppers will still buy at higher rates as they believe still saving money. Locals doing their shopping elsewhere.

Doubt it very much that they have increased their prices however petrol diseal costs were always more expensive in the border counties of the 26 than the rest because of the traffic from the north. Strange that ?

Locals will do their shopping elsewhere as the Quays and the Buttercrane are bunged and they have no wish to spend a saturday/sunday stuck in grid lock.

It is worse this Xmas but as a general rule if you needed to do something in the town on Saturday do it before 10 or 11 otherwise forget it.

[Macy]

I always wondered the big rush to Sainsburys anyway - it was always considered expensive compared to the likes of Asda or Tesco.

[Newryrep]

I always wondered the big rush to Sainsburys anyway - it was always considered expensive compared to the likes of Asda or Tesco.

I think overall it probably is but Sainsbury is usually handy. Nearest Tesco is Banbridge, nearest ASDA is Kilkeel and its a small one. Wouldnt shop in any ASDA for personnal reasons and Tesco isnt particurliy handy.*

*there was a figure quoted that £1 out of every £9 spent in Britain is spent in Tesco's and that £9 isnt just in supermarkets its total spend - seriious retail giant as of course is Wal Mart

[shantykelly]

Its a 24 hour one though so wouldnt hold my breath Shanty!

yeah, i know, helped build the *******in thing. was still pretty bad when i was heading home last night. useless shoppers, can they not leave it until a sunday when im off work and not in strabane?

[OneRedArmy]

I always wondered the big rush to Sainsburys anyway - it was always considered expensive compared to the likes of Asda or Tesco.

Exactly. Not as good quality as M&S but as expensive.

People want what they don't have though and as Sainsbury and ASDA aren't in the 26 counties then thats where people go.

I like ASDA mostly because the larger stores (like Strabane) are getting more and more like Walmart and I can fart around the electronics section.

[Magicme]

I have to say I am feeling a little guilty now. Spent about €200 in Asda today. That said I did get pretty much all my christmas booze and things like big bottles of Nando's Peri Peri which myself and the kids cant live without. Also got Shloer and cherryade (sugar free) for the Kids over Christmas and generally stuff I cant get here or is much dearer here.

As for Sainsbury's yes they are dear enough but sometimes I like popping down to Armagh for unusual bits and pieces. My eldest wants to be a chef and is always coming up with imaginative recipes so we swing down to Armagh to get things and its the only time he likes going shopping. He loves Asda too for the varieties of fish etc he can get for much cheaper.

Actually, I dont really feel guilty bout going to Enniskillen, I was born there and it is my favourite place in the North so to hell with guilt!

[anto1208]

Tesco (down south ) are selling 2 slabs of beer for 50 euro this week(start dec 1st ) . Didnt know where to put this as foot doesnt have a bargins thread. Might be better than driving up north for it.

Bud carlsberg bulmers guinness heiniken i think.


Anyone hear the woman on Darcy today driving from limerick up north to go shopping left at 6 30 this morning had been driving for 5 or so hours and where just in Navan. How much stuff would you have to buy to save enough money to make that a worth while trip.

1 day off for 2 people
Petrol to drive up and down
Food for the day
about 10 hours in a car to go to a over crowded understocked shop !!

It could quite quickly get up to around 250 euro !!

[OneRedArmy]

If it takes someone 5 hours to drive from Limerick to Navan they shouldn't be let outside the house, nevermind outside the State.

[Newryrep]

Tesco (down south ) are selling 2 slabs of beer for 50 euro this week(start dec 1st ) . Didnt know where to put this as foot doesnt have a bargins thread. Might be better than driving up north for it.

Bud carlsberg bulmers guinness !

Both Tesco's and Sainsbury previously had 3 for 2 offer on 20 bottles of 284ml Stella for £20 ie 60 bottles - I now have close to 10 cases in the house.

[brendy_éire]

Both Tesco's and Sainsbury previously had 3 for 2 offer on 20 bottles of 284ml Stella for £20 ie 60 bottles - I now have close to 10 cases in the house.

And 18 bottles of Carlsberg for £5.

Interesting letter to the Independent today. Titled 'Patriotism and shopping' the reader noted that the politicians calling for southerners to be 'patriotic' and not shop in the north are the very people who have fpr years been travelling to Britain to pump their Irish money into English and Scottish football clubs, leaving Irish clubs to struggling to survive.
What's the difference?

[OneRedArmy]

And 18 bottles of Carlsberg for £5.

Interesting letter to the Independent today. Titled 'Patriotism and shopping' the reader noted that the politicians calling for southerners to be 'patriotic' and not shop in the north are the very people who have fpr years been travelling to Britain to pump their Irish money into English and Scottish football clubs, leaving Irish clubs to struggling to survive.
What's the difference?

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/le...s-1559905.html

Foot.ie'er perhaps?!

[John83]

And 18 bottles of Carlsberg for £5.

Interesting letter to the Independent today. Titled 'Patriotism and shopping' the reader noted that the politicians calling for southerners to be 'patriotic' and not shop in the north are the very people who have fpr years been travelling to Britain to pump their Irish money into English and Scottish football clubs, leaving Irish clubs to struggling to survive.
What's the difference?

Hehe. Who wrote that one. Anyone on here?

[MariborKev]

we decided to head to londonderry for the day yesterday

Over 24 hours and no-one took the bait........

[SolitudeRed]

The simple solution is to cut prices in the south in order to compete even before sterling collapsed prices for a lot things down here seemed way too high and now it seems worse but maybe thats because I don't have an account down here and my money isn't going as far as it used to.

As for asda speaking as someone who used to work for them all I can say is that they are a b***ard of a company to work for and they can offer you cheaper prices by treating their staff and suppliers like s**t but hey thats what these supermarkets are all about unfortunately.

[bennocelt]

And 18 bottles of Carlsberg for £5.

?

jesus thats not bad

[Lionel Ritchie]

The only thing I used go across to Newry for was pint bottles of Newcastle brown ale. The were about STG1.60 from Curleys next to Dunnes.

I can get them now down here ...though for €3.20 in Carrickmacross or €3.50 in Limerick. (No ...I'm not telling where).

At that price I only get it in for special occasions where you need that extra push over the edge of oblivion.

[Sligo Hornet]

Both Tesco's and Sainsbury previously had 3 for 2 offer on 20 bottles of 284ml Stella for £20 ie 60 bottles - I now have close to 10 cases in the house.

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