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Booze deals [Megathread]

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    #2972
    Atlantic Dawn
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    okidoki987 wrote: »
    If the exchange rate stays around the same level for next few months, it will be carnage for drink sellers in the Republic.

    + if the powers that be here bring in minimum drinks pricing in Tuesday weeks budget it will mean a Christmas exodus to the north.


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    #2973
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,278 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    okidoki987 wrote: »
    Sainsburys well worth a trip especially now that they have 25% off when buying 6 bottles, Oyster Bay for €6.80 a bottle is a bargain as is Faustino 1 Grand Reserve Rioja for €14.50.
    The number of ROI reg cars in Newry car parks yesterday was huge
    considering it was only end of September.
    If the exchange rate stays around the same level for next few months, it will be carnage for drink sellers in the Republic.

    The exchange rate is crap- compared to where it was- 6 weeks ago.
    Most of the cars in Newry with southern regs are MN/L/CN - very few non-locals- and Dublin plates are now an oddity.

    If you go to Sprucefield- the few southern regs- are all 'D' / 'WW' plates- non-locals seem to put a bit more effort into going further afield.

    Vis-a-vis 'Vinho-verde'- Sainsburys Sprucefield have it @ £5 a bottle + 25% off when you buy 6 or more- with a customer quota of 12 bottles (which for the first time in their lives- they seem to be insisting on).


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    #2974
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,373 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    + if the powers that be here bring in minimum drinks pricing in Tuesday weeks budget it will mean a Christmas exodus to the north.
    Have you heard any talk of it coming in with the budget? I think they are quite separate. Also they have to prove to the EU they cannot do this via normal taxation.

    A lot of people think/presume the mininmum pricing is some form or tax, levy or excise -that they want more revenue. But probably the most objectionable & idiotic thing about it is that they get very little extra revenue.

    If a €1 can goes to €2, the supermarket get 81cent more profit, the government get a mere 19cent, as the only extra revenue is VAT.

    In another thread I worked out that a man who drinks the max safe guideline of 17 units per week will pay €548.96 extra per year if he drinks tesco beer.

    This is 35 times higher than what ministers & senators are telling people the average would be
    People who drink alcohol purchased in supermarkets and consume it within the safe limits will pay 30 cent a week more, which is €15.70 over a full year, with minimum unit pricing.
    http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/debates%20authoring/debateswebpack.nsf/takes/seanad2015121700002
    https://www.kildarestreet.com/sendebates/?id=2015-12-17a.93

    If it does go ahead it would be worth stocking up on spirits.


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    #2975
    andrew1977
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    + if the powers that be here bring in minimum drinks pricing in Tuesday weeks budget it will mean a Christmas exodus to the north.


    My heart sinks and panic kicks in when I hear those words mentioned , is that just me ?:D


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    #2976
    NinetyForNone
    Registered Users Posts: 358 ✭✭NinetyForNone


    The "Eastern European Cuisine" week @ LIDL sees the return of Argus


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    #2977
    hatrickpatrick
    Registered Users Posts: 17,797 ✭✭✭✭hatrickpatrick


    NinetyForNone wrote: »
    The "Eastern European Cuisine" week @ LIDL sees the return of Argus

    YES. :cool::cool::cool:

    When does this begin?

    EDIT: Just saw it started Monday! Hopefully they still have some left in the Dun Laoghaire Lidls ;)


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    #2978
    Tazz T
    Registered Users Posts: 3,200 ✭✭✭Tazz T


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    + if the powers that be here bring in minimum drinks pricing in Tuesday weeks budget it will mean a Christmas exodus to the north.

    They can't bring minimum pricing in as part of the budget. However, there will be increases in alcohol duty before minimum pricing is introduced. The price of alcohol has gone up so much in the last couple of years that minimum pricing will make no difference now unless they raise the minimum pricing threshold. It's a joke (and contravenes EU law - the taxpayer can expect big fines for this nonsense as well as the Apple farce down the line - so that's the extra revenue gone).

    In more relevant booze deals news, the excellent Il Capolavaro Appassimento is just 10 euro in Supervalu at the moment.


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    #2979
    Kop Idol
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭Kop Idol


    Haven't seen this posted yet...:wassat:
    Tesco 6 for €50 wine deal is running again. 4th to 14th October.
    Choice of 14 different wines...

    https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/SpecialOffers/SpecialOfferDetail/Default.aspx?promoId=R32297406


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    #2980
    OldRio
    Registered Users Posts: 5,915 ✭✭✭OldRio


    The quoted price for some of the wines in Tesco are a little on the high side.


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    #2981
    vicwatson
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    Kop Idol wrote: »
    Haven't seen this posted yet...:wassat:
    Tesco 6 for €50 wine deal is running again. 4th to 14th October.
    Choice of 14 different wines...

    https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/SpecialOffers/SpecialOfferDetail/Default.aspx?promoId=R32297406

    Plus 5% off the “original” price

    Eg “was €12.00” x 6 = €72.00 x 5% = €3.60

    €50.00 - €3.60 = €46.40 / 6 = €7.73 a bottle on a “€12.00” bottle of wine


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    #2982
    Surreptitious
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    Beer and cider deals are non existent in Tesco due to the wine offer. I'd never buy 6 bottles of wine.


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    #2983
    droidman123
    Registered Users Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭droidman123


    Surreptitious wrote: »
    Beer and cider deals are non existent in Tesco due to the wine offer. I'd never buy 6 bottles of wine.

    24 cans of canadian for €26


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    #2984
    Surreptitious
    Registered Users Posts: 8,130 ✭✭✭Surreptitious


    droidman123 wrote: »
    24 cans of canadian for €26

    Yeah I saw that actually, thanks :) There's usually a few cider deals too though and a choice of lagers.


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    #2985
    Charlie19
    Registered Users Posts: 11,721 ✭✭✭✭Charlie19


    Bud was €17 for box of bottles and think Carlsberg was the same, Heineken was €22 though.

    In Tescos.


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    #2986
    Surreptitious
    Registered Users Posts: 8,130 ✭✭✭Surreptitious


    Charlie19 wrote: »
    Bud was €17 for box of bottles and think Carlsberg was the same, Heineken was €22 though.

    In Tescos.

    Didn't notice that. Might think of buying bottles in future, Carlsberg being the nicer option imo.


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    #2987
    Charlie19
    Registered Users Posts: 11,721 ✭✭✭✭Charlie19


    Surreptitious wrote: »
    Didn't notice that. Might think of buying bottles in future, Carlsberg being the nicer option imo.

    I generally go for the tins myself because of convenience, IE recycle bin.


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    #2988
    Surreptitious
    Registered Users Posts: 8,130 ✭✭✭Surreptitious


    Charlie19 wrote: »
    I generally go for the tins myself because of convenience, IE recycle bin.

    That's spot on. Too many bottles are a nightmare.


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    #2989
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Be better off giving us bottle bins instead of brown bins - imagine the racket though:D


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    #2990
    Frank_1969
    Registered Users Posts: 343 ✭✭Frank_1969


    Dunnes Stores have 24 cans of Carling for €24.


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    #2991
    Atlantic Dawn
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    Bud tomorrow and Sunday is €1.09 a can in Lidl...might be of use to someone.


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    #2992
    GY A1
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Bud tomorrow and Sunday is €1.09 a can in Lidl...might be of use to someone.

    Any wine on offer Lidl tomoro 😬


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    #2993
    andrew1977
    Registered Users Posts: 3,089 ✭✭✭andrew1977


    8 cans of Guinness is 11 euro in Eurospar once you use your loyalty card. There is also a free rugby glass instore also which you can claim with the 8 packs.I got it in the Drogheda store yesterday evening.


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    #2994
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Bud tomorrow and Sunday is €1.09 a can in Lidl...might be of use to someone.

    Poor aul wan in front of me this morning trying to buy a 6 pack of it, like a bold child - taken off here, that 10.30 law is a load of me bollix, it serves nothing or no one and is pure inconvenient


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    #2995
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    GY A1 wrote: »
    Any wine on offer Lidl tomoro ��

    I think from Mon they have 3 for €25, not sure how great an offer that is


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    #2996
    Charlie19
    Registered Users Posts: 11,721 ✭✭✭✭Charlie19


    Surreptitious wrote: »
    Didn't notice that. Might think of buying bottles in future, Carlsberg being the nicer option imo.

    Carryout has 8 cans of Carlsberg for a tenner.


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    #2997
    elperello
    Registered Users Posts: 14,243 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    vicwatson wrote: »
    I think from Mon they have 3 for €25, not sure how great an offer that is

    Depends on whether you like the wine.
    Three bottles of one you like is good value at €25.


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    #2998
    Mrcaramelchoc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭Mrcaramelchoc


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Bud tomorrow and Sunday is €1.09 a can in Lidl...might be of use to someone.

    Just be careful.its the single cans of bud that are 1.09 not the multipaks.( 8 for 13 euro).as i just found out.


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    #2999
    andrew1977
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    Spotted this in lidl today, shall we split it between us all on this thread?. I was tempted to ask one of the staff to help me lift it into the trolley to see their reaction.


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    #3000
    TriStar6
    Registered Users Posts: 350 ✭✭TriStar6


    Tesco 6 bottles for €50 is on until 14th plus the normal 5% off us added on so just under €8 a bottle.
    Includes brancott/villa maria/casillero del diablo/wolf blass yellow label


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    #3001
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,119 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    Dunnes
    Smirnoff/Captain Morgan/Baileys/Gordons/Bells 3x700ml bottles for €50, you can mix and match and there's the €10 off €50 voucher you get back too.


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