Shame on Tesco - Removing Irish Brands from its Stores

dh0661 · 08-07-2009 9:02pm

Dark Stanley. wrote: »

Quinnsworth

Do you not realize that Quinnsworth are not trading anymore? - they were taken over by Tesco, about ten years ago, so what are you on about?

Belfast · 08-07-2009 11:48pm

StealthRolex wrote: »

They're not just removing Irish products now. It seems that after a visit from their UK price coordinator a couple of weeks back they are increasing the prices on some stock that other retailers do not carry.

As an example, Cravendale filtered milk was €2.45 for 2lt. Ok, it's a little expensive but it does taste better and lasts longer than other offerings.

Current price €2.45 for 1Lt and 2Lt bottles are no longer available.

Now that's Tesco at their Finest

It does seem odd importing milk from England.

Coals to Newcastle.

"Cravendale is the number one branded fresh milk in the UK. Unlike ordinary fresh milk, Cravendale undergoes a unique filtration process prior to pasteurisation which removes more of the bacteria that can cause milk to sour, but lets all the nutrients and goodness pass through.

Cravendale, as a result of its purity, keeps fresh in the fridge for up to 25 days and our consumers tell us that it has a delicious, fresh and creamy taste."
http://www.arla.com/products/milk/cravendale/lactofree-whole-2l/

25 days that is a long time.

Jip · 09-07-2009 9:30am

cfcj wrote: »

As for your other uninformed drivel then please go and understand how Tesco has treated its suppliers both here in Ireland and in the UK. I don't see any reports claiming that any other supermarket chain have demanded the same cuts in prices from suppliers.

So you get all your 'facts' from newpaper reports and t.v. ? Just because you haven't seen any newspaper reports doesn't mean it doesn't happen. If you have ever worked in the industry you'll realise they're all the same. You think Dunnes just gives the suppliers the first price they're asked for ? Not a chance in hell, Dunnes are probably one of the most ruthless out there. But that doesn't suit your agenda does it.

And as I said in another thread, ask yourself why Boots in Ireland use Coca-Cola in the UK to keep their fridges stocked rather than from the local supplier.

cfcj · 09-07-2009 11:13am

Jip wrote: »

So you get all your 'facts' from newpaper reports and t.v. ? Just because you haven't seen any newspaper reports doesn't mean it doesn't happen. If you have ever worked in the industry you'll realise they're all the same. You think Dunnes just gives the suppliers the first price they're asked for ? Not a chance in hell, Dunnes are probably one of the most ruthless out there. But that doesn't suit your agenda does it.

And as I said in another thread, ask yourself why Boots in Ireland use Coca-Cola in the UK to keep their fridges stocked rather than from the local supplier.

And what is my agenda??

No, because I can't present any evidence means I cannot accuse Dunnes of something, even if I know it is true or not. This is a basic rule of the site. And if there was evidence be sure I would be gunning for Dunnes also.

I have worked for 14 years in retail and never worked for a company that engages in forced or child labour. The suggestion that retailers must and always put suppliers over a barrel is nonsense.

I don't need to ask myself anything about Coca Cola, in general saying 'well they are doing it too' is a poor excuse. There are other places to get your groceries... well hopefully unless you live in a 'Tesco Town'.

I wonder what needs to happen before you would boycott a company, for me the child labour was enough. Maybe you find that acceptable?

Dark Stanley. · 09-07-2009 11:17am

dh0661 wrote: »

Do you not realize that Quinnsworth are not trading anymore? - they were taken over by Tesco, about ten years ago, so what are you on about?

Don't be so pedantic, you knew what I meant.

Try Londis and Mace...............

dxhound2005 · 10-07-2009 1:03am

One of the guys at work bought a pack of Tetley tea bags in Tesco Dundalk. Inside was three free tea bags of another variety and a coupon for 30 pence off the price of a pack of these.

Jip · 10-07-2009 10:20am

dxhound2005 wrote: »

One of the guys at work bought a pack of Tetley tea bags in Tesco Dundalk. Inside was three free tea bags of another variety and a coupon for 30 pence off the price of a pack of these.

Oh my god, the humanity !!!!!! Eh, this happens all the time with products that's produced in the UK, nothing to see here, move along now.

1huge1 · 10-07-2009 11:21am

dh0661 wrote: »

Do you not realize that Quinnsworth are not trading anymore? - they were taken over by Tesco, about ten years ago, so what are you on about?

Probably superquinn, I get them mixed up the whole time aswel

Dark Stanley. · 10-07-2009 4:23pm

1huge1 wrote: »

Probably superquinn, I get them mixed up the whole time aswel

DOH! Yep 'SuperQuinn', Super meaning extortionate prices.......

Thank you for bringing it to my attention. My memory's shot, I think it's an age thing.

dh0661 · 10-07-2009 8:38pm

Dark Stanley. wrote: »

Don't be so pedantic, you knew what I meant.

I had a very different reply before I read your last post

(reason for edit) - anyway this thread has gone way off the "shame on tesco"

benj · 11-07-2009 2:40pm

we all buy too much ****e nowdays...we should grow our own veg,have our own chickens and the corner shop would do for everything else we need
Then we all wouldn't have to worry where Tesco are buying their goods

snubbleste · 18-07-2009 12:18pm

Tesco already putting up prices in their new pricing stores

tesco value teabags 80pk was 44c now 59c an increase of 34%

Harolds+ · 18-07-2009 7:48pm

I can't believe Irish people are still shopping there.

Why don't people just boycott the store and get on with it. That goes for Marks and Spencer.

I personally wouldn't consume anything made in England as they have the highest levels of oestrogen in its water supply and sorry but I don't want to be a Bee Gee or have male bosoms in the late future.

Please support your local stores or Lidl and/or Aldi whereby most of their food is sourced in mainland Europe and Ireland.

Yes, I am aware that Irish people work there but I don't care and would never shop there :P

PS In case you don't know or can't remember but the Brits were smart to boycott Irish products during the Troubles so don't feel anyway ashamed

benj · 18-07-2009 8:48pm

Harolds+ wrote: »

I can't believe Irish people are still shopping there.

Why don't people just boycott the store and get on with it. That goes for Marks and Spencer.

I personally wouldn't consume anything made in England as they have the highest levels of oestrogen in its water supply and sorry but I don't want to be a Bee Gee or have male bosoms in the late future.

Please support your local stores or Lidl and/or Aldi whereby most of their food is sourced in mainland Europe and Ireland.

Yes, I am aware that Irish people work there but I don't care and would never shop there :P

PS In case you don't know or can't remember but the Brits were smart to boycott Irish products during the Troubles so don't feel anyway ashamed

so if you ran out of petrol beside a tesco forecourt and nowhere else was open and you had no phone???

Harolds+ · 18-07-2009 8:59pm

benj wrote: »

so if you ran out of petrol beside a tesco forecourt and nowhere else was open and you had no phone???

You mean people don't carry petrol cans in the booth?

Of course there are times when you have to do these things but alot of things are avoidable in life and Tesco is one of them

Superquinns might be expensive but its far better quality than Marks &
Spencer

Tesco sells muck and if anyone can tell me they sell decent generic items then they need to cop on.

And I never plan to consume petrol unless I want to protest against An Bord Snip's plan to ruin the public service

benj · 19-07-2009 1:08pm

Harolds+ wrote: »

You mean people don't carry petrol cans in the booth?

Of course there are times when you have to do these things but alot of things are avoidable in life and Tesco is one of them

Superquinns might be expensive but its far better quality than Marks &
Spencer

Tesco sells muck and if anyone can tell me they sell decent generic items then they need to cop on.

And I never plan to consume petrol unless I want to protest against An Bord Snip's plan to ruin the public service

Tbh i don't really care that much for Tesco allthough
i bought some nice fairtrade tea there last night...
i think most of these grocery giants are clones of each other,
if i could afford it i'd shop in the local corner shop

p.s only certain type of ppl carry cans of petrol in the boot

Harolds+ · 19-07-2009 3:12pm

Aldi
Lidl
Mace
Supervalu
Spar (you deserved to get robbed going here)
Superquinn (for luxury and Irish sourced products and equally as extortinate as the British inferior products )
and other local stores would do.

and I would rather get caught with a can of petrol in the booth than a bag of tesco or Marks and Spencer products

ejmaztec · 20-07-2009 1:09pm

Harolds+ wrote: »

I can't believe Irish people are still shopping there.

Why don't people just boycott the store and get on with it. That goes for Marks and Spencer.

I personally wouldn't consume anything made in England as they have the highest levels of oestrogen in its water supply and sorry but I don't want to be a Bee Gee or have male bosoms in the late future.

Please support your local stores or Lidl and/or Aldi whereby most of their food is sourced in mainland Europe and Ireland.

Yes, I am aware that Irish people work there but I don't care and would never shop there :P

PS In case you don't know or can't remember but the Brits were smart to boycott Irish products during the Troubles so don't feel anyway ashamed

Irish goods were sold in UK stores before, during and after. I was there and I was buying it, and I wasn't hallucinating.

Tesco isn't the only supermarket chain supplying UK manufactured goods. Musgrave and their franchisees, Dunnes, Superquinn, and every other grocery shop in the land is selling stuff manufactured in the UK.

There must be so much oestregen kicking around, I'm surprised bra sales haven't sky-rocketed in gents outfitters.:eek:

Harolds+ · 20-07-2009 7:33pm

If possible I try to buy Irish and I am fully aware that Dunnes (don't shop there) and Superquinns sell British products but choose to avoid it.

Not everything in your shopping trolley is made in England (unless you buy in Dunnes, Tesco etc).

I'm sure its even possible to buy Primrose Oil in Superquinn/Aldi/Lidl that is not made in Britain :P

ejmaztec · 20-07-2009 8:52pm

Harolds+ wrote: »

If possible I try to buy Irish and I am fully aware that Dunnes (don't shop there) and Superquinns sell British products but choose to avoid it.

Not everything in your shopping trolley is made in England (unless you buy in Dunnes, Tesco etc).

I'm sure its even possible to buy Primrose Oil in Superquinn/Aldi/Lidl that is not made in Britain :P

Primrose oil?

rameire · 20-07-2009 9:01pm

ejmaztec wrote: »

Primrose oil?

yes, did you not know that it is now part of the staple diet of the irish, you can boil it you can filter it, you can rub it, you can drink it, you can drown in it, its just the best.
and everyone buys it.

Dark Stanley. · 20-07-2009 10:06pm

Harolds+ wrote: »

If possible I try to buy Irish and I am fully aware that Dunnes (don't shop there) and Superquinns sell British products but choose to avoid it.

Not everything in your shopping trolley is made in England (unless you buy in Dunnes, Tesco etc).

I'm sure its even possible to buy Primrose Oil in Superquinn/Aldi/Lidl that is not made in Britain :P

"sell British" "made in England". What and burn everything except their coal. Send a slate home for the roof Michael........
If your brain was made of SEMTEX there wouldn't be enough to blow the snot out of your nose.......

ejmaztec · 20-07-2009 10:14pm

rameire wrote: »

yes, did you not know that it is now part of the staple diet of the irish, you can boil it you can filter it, you can rub it, you can drink it, you can drown in it, its just the best.
and everyone buys it.

Alarmingly enough, Evening Primrose oil is used by the wimmins to combat the effects of PMS. Sometimes they have too much and sometimes not enough.:eek:

Harolds+ · 20-07-2009 10:42pm

My point or joke with Primrose Oil was that you don't have to buy the English version to grow [EMAIL="t@ts"]t@ts[/EMAIL] :P

Re Dark Stanley

Well Brits are a strange lot and you're joke was typical of the anti-Irish rant stating and/or comparing the Irish being stupid and with the IRA during their campaign

Some things never change, eh!

PS Stanley is a real give away

the groutch · 20-07-2009 10:45pm

Harolds+ wrote: »

If possible I try to buy Irish and I am fully aware that Dunnes (don't shop there) and Superquinns sell British products but choose to avoid it.

Not everything in your shopping trolley is made in England (unless you buy in Dunnes, Tesco etc).

I'm sure its even possible to buy Primrose Oil in Superquinn/Aldi/Lidl that is not made in Britain :P

now you're just trolling, rather than saying buy irish, you're saying buy nothing that has anything to do with the UK

Harolds+ · 20-07-2009 10:47pm

the groutch wrote: »

now you're just trolling, rather than saying buy irish, you're saying buy nothing that has anything to do with the UK

BUY IRISH

Hangsangwich · 20-07-2009 11:58pm

benj wrote: »

we all buy too much ****e nowdays...we should grow our own veg,have our own chickens and the corner shop would do for everything else we need
Then we all wouldn't have to worry where Tesco are buying their goods

Aaaah, the good life! Lovely in theory. And I agree with you in principle. But the majority of people in Ireland could not be bothered with all the effort involved. Have you ever killed a chicken yourself, and then plucked all the feathers off before preparing it for the oven/pot? It's a lot of effort, and definitely not for the squeamish.
If there was a worldwide economic collapse caused by something like the collapse(fall in confidence) of the US dollar which would drag all other currencies down with it, (not so far-fetched as many might think), then businesses would simply shut up shop, and the scenario you mention would become a matter of survival. We would be back to the proverbial "trading goats". Wouldn't that be fun?

ejmaztec · 21-07-2009 12:05pm

Harolds+ wrote: »

BUY IRISH

It seems to me that you would still buy Irish, or "think" that you were buying Irish, even if your enemies in the grocery trade offered you free UK sourced goods.

In this situation, the only one ripping you off is you.

RiverWilde · 21-07-2009 12:42pm

I've probably said this a million times but at this stage I don't care what Tesco/Dunnes/Supervalu etc etc etc sell in their shops because I'll never set foot over their doorsteps again.

As far as I'm concerned these companies made excessive profits when people were happy to pay insane prices for their goods. Now that the customer isn't willing to pay - they try to squeeze the supplier and anyone else for that matter to keep their profits up and god forbid the share price falls in the face of consumer decline.

To use a quote from star trek - "good customers are as rare as latinum, treasure them" - the multiples in this country don't give a toss about their customers

I hope they enjoy the money they got from me but they'll never see another penny. I now do all my shopping in Lidl/Aldi and anything I can't get there I'll source elsewhere - quick run to NI every couple of months

Riv

bcirl03 · 23-07-2009 7:30pm

RiverWilde wrote: »

I've probably said this a million times but at this stage I don't care what Tesco/Dunnes/Supervalu etc etc etc sell in their shops because I'll never set foot over their doorsteps again.

As far as I'm concerned these companies made excessive profits when people were happy to pay insane prices for their goods. Now that the customer isn't willing to pay - they try to squeeze the supplier and anyone else for that matter to keep their profits up and god forbid the share price falls in the face of consumer decline.

To use a quote from star trek - "good customers are as rare as latinum, treasure them" - the multiples in this country don't give a toss about their customers

I hope they enjoy the money they got from me but they'll never see another penny. I now do all my shopping in Lidl/Aldi and anything I can't get there I'll source elsewhere - quick run to NI every couple of months

Riv

I like your actions

Up North for us as much as possible, Aldi\Lidl for weekly stuff and boycott the remaining rip off multiples.

Noffles · 23-07-2009 7:41pm

I buy British whenever I can and drive past quite a few "Irish" stores to get to the Tesco Extra in Arklow, better all round I even like walking around it... I find the Irish equivalents to be either inferior and / or over priced... so I avoid them.

ibuprofen · 24-07-2009 8:59am

Noffles wrote: »

I buy British whenever I can and drive past quite a few "Irish" stores to get to the Tesco Extra in Arklow, better all round I even like walking around it... I find the Irish equivalents to be either inferior and / or over priced... so I avoid them.

Actually....Tesco are the dearest supermarket stores where they havn't brought in change for good....... From the latest price check there's no difference between tesco and dunnes in stores ion the stores that have.

It's remarkable that tecso had to source from Britian to lower their prices ''matching the north's prices''

and yet havn't come below the other stores. They seem to have forgotten to bring in the change for good in some stores too..woopsie:rolleyes:.

By all means support your own, and prop up the english economy ..they need it...I think I'll be shopping elsewhere...

madmaggie · 25-07-2009 11:38pm

is it just me or has anyone noticed that Tesco have removed some of their previously stocked "value" products, forcing people to buy the same product but at a higher price, ie Tesco own brand or branded product. They might be cutting prices, but by using stratagies like this and reducing selection they will make up the difference in no time.:mad:

dobh · 10-02-2011 7:59pm

today - 10th feb 2011 - i could not buy irish cabbage in my local tesco. all spanish and this is the height of our cabbage growing season. what are they at ? what about their carbon footprint ?

siobhan.murphy · 10-02-2011 8:13pm

check ur reciepts,I caught them out mainly on wines that were suppose to be half price

ejmaztec · 10-02-2011 9:52pm

dobh wrote: »

today - 10th feb 2011 - i could not buy irish cabbage in my local tesco. all spanish and this is the height of our cabbage growing season. what are they at ? what about their carbon footprint ?

You could always grow your own.

dobh · 12-02-2011 2:17pm

I have already dug the bed to do so. In any event I wrote to them complaining - received back a standard letter. I wrote again saying they did not deal with my two queries re irish cabbage and their carbon footprint. my complaint has been sent to the buying team to be dealt with.

Fighting Irish · 14-02-2011 8:36pm

dobh wrote: »

today - 10th feb 2011 - i could not buy irish cabbage in my local tesco. all spanish and this is the height of our cabbage growing season. what are they at ? what about their carbon footprint ?

aslong as i get the cheapest cabbage i couldn't really give a fook, and i'd say most people feel the same

dobh · 15-02-2011 12:33am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

aslong as i get the cheapest cabbage i couldn't really give a fook, and i'd say most people feel the same

+

interesting way of looking at it. quite profound. i presume you are happily employed here in ireland and not the slightest bit concerned about other peoples job prospects here. ah well, i hope it stays fine for you.

enricoh · 22-02-2011 10:03pm

yeh, thats the kinda spirit we need to help get 450k people working again. farming in the uk has been destroyed by tesco and they are in the process of doing it over here. i know farmers who supply all the supermarkets, even aldi and lidl, and they all say tesco are impossible to deal with. i.e ring them to say they are doing b.o.g.o.f and the farmer will be supplying twice as many cabbages at the same money. if he says no he loses the contract

ScouseMouse · 23-02-2011 11:18am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

aslong as i get the cheapest cabbage i couldn't really give a fook, and i'd say most people feel the same

I think that is the most arrogant post I have ever seen on boards. :eek:

channelsurfer2 · 23-02-2011 1:18pm

enricoh wrote: »

yeh, thats the kinda spirit we need to help get 450k people working again. farming in the uk has been destroyed by tesco and they are in the process of doing it over here. i know farmers who supply all the supermarkets, even aldi and lidl, and they all say tesco are impossible to deal with. i.e ring them to say they are doing b.o.g.o.f and the farmer will be supplying twice as many cabbages at the same money. if he says no he loses the contract

yes and that cabbage was already probably twice the price you would get it for in aldi and lidl in the first place. the farmer gets feck all for it while tesco is usually way more expensive for fruit and veg. their so call value fruit and veg line is pure sh*te, yet they say it compares to the aldi lidl range of fruit and veg. eg tesco value mushrooms 99c tesco own brand mushrooms 1.19..aldi/lidl mushrooms 99c.

vibe666 · 23-02-2011 1:27pm

superscouse wrote: »

I think that is the most arrogant post I have ever seen on boards. :eek:

i think you need to read a lot more threads cos there's plenty worse than that. :pac:

unfortunately, its the attitude most people have these days in all areas of life. if it doesn't directly and negatively affect me then i don't care.

at the end of the day, the world is a constantly changing place and if your company can't make a profit doing what it does in its industry then it shouldn't be there at all. businesses fail every day for that very reason, but new businesses spring up out of the ashes that ARE competitive and do well, either with a cheaper product, or a better one (or both).

shame on tesco? shame on irish businesses for milking their consumers for years and then crying when they've grown fat & lazy off them and can't compete in an open market and THEN try and use emotional blackmail and some misplaced notion of national pride to guilt trip everyone into still paying more for the same thing just because 'it's irish'. fcuk them, they shouldn't be in business if they can't compete.

Chaos Marine · 24-03-2011 11:07pm

mogdog wrote: »

dont see the prob , if an irish firm cant supply goods cheaper then an english of a french one ( considering cost of transport etc ) . long and short of it is simple if the irish cant compete eg: price wise with its eu counterpart , where would u shop ?? or do you even look to see where goods are sourced from ?.

Excelsior, my good man. You are the very reason why this recession isn't going anywhere soon. You and the idiot politicos who live in their own la-la land of plenty.

vibe666 · 25-03-2011 12:54am

Chaos Marine wrote: »

Excelsior, my good man. You are the very reason why this recession isn't going anywhere soon. You and the idiot politicos who live in their own la-la land of plenty.

why are you replying to a post from 2009 posted by someone who only has 3 posts and probably hasn't been here for years?

snubbleste · 29-03-2011 11:19am

Tesco cuts prices soon after raising them
Tesco increased the prices of some well-known products significantly just weeks into the new year before reducing them as part of a 1,000-product price promotion launched yesterday..

Who'd have ever thought? Good to see the IT's consumer correspondent keeping their eyes open instead of blindingly taking press releases at their word.

vibe666 · 30-03-2011 3:16pm

snubbleste wrote: »

Who'd have ever thought? Good to see the IT's consumer correspondent keeping their eyes open instead of blindingly taking press releases at their word.

no he didn't, if you read the whole article he got it from and industry magazine in the UK called "The Grocer".

still, it is good to see that somebody is at least keeping an eye on them, even if nothing ever comes of it.

Shame on Tesco - Removing Irish Brands from its Stores

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