[fashionpassion]

i still would not shop in Tesco the shop i do in the north for 200.00 sterling would cost me 300.00 down here with 5 kids i have no choice to shop in the north

[channelsurfer2]

thanks for that. to think i could have had a free bottle of southern comfort from it!!!

[Ghandee]

Originally Posted by thesandeman

Some things have dropped in price as well. Eg- Tesco value toilet tissue/sandpaper was 1.19 before the change. It went to 55cent after and has now dropped to 50cent. Its all swings and roundabouts just people dont post when things get cheaper.

Eh, yes we do.

Click on biz,consumer,bargain alerts. Loads of posts with items in supermarkets on offer, price reductions etc.

[91011]

Originally Posted by fashionpassion

i still would not shop in Tesco the shop i do in the north for 200.00 sterling would cost me 300.00 down here with 5 kids i have no choice to shop in the north

That is rubbish.

There may be a price difference of 10% but not 50%. -

BTW - any chance you would swap your Irish children's allowance to the UK equivalent?

Not a chance I suspect as its 60% lower

[3DataModem]

Originally Posted by snaps

A 1l bottle of tesco scotch was reduced to 19.99 after the budget reductions, now i the past week its crept up to 20.99.

Cat food pouches i buy were 3.49 for 12 and now 3.85.

I believe there is cheap cat food and scotch available in LIDl.

[91011]

Originally Posted by owenc

you should just shop in asda our shopping in tesco is usually £120 or so but now we shop in asda and its only £50! tesco used to be cheaper but now they are getting really expensive and they arnt doing the cheap deals like buy one get one free etc anymore...

yet another false claim totally unsubstantiated by anything.

check mysupermarket.co.uk and you'll find that on a basket of items asda is about 3% cheaper than tesco who are about 2% cheaper than sainsburys.

this bullsh1t that people go on about with NI supermarket 30% 40% & 50% cheaper than the south is just that. Total and utter crap.

For business reasons I go through NI about once every 2 weeks en route to letterkenny - up til early last year I would hove done a fair bit of shopping in the north, but as prices increased up there and came down down here, I almost stopped and at this stage I would do zero shopping in the north as I can't see any savings that make it worth while, not even on alcohol - aso i prefer to have fresh food and tend not to do "weekly" shops.

[Raekwon]

A 6 multipack of Coke cans were €3.09 now they are €3.49 in Tesco.

[Aviva_Lasvagas]

I think you can find fault with all Supermarkets - I find Tesco ok for my needs and have done for years.

[andy winter]

2.35e Tesco

1.79 Dunnes

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[Gunther_Gloop]

[rh5555]

Yeah Tesco is really pushing it. Almost all products I buy there went up substantial since they did the close to border price reductions last year. Some products went up 50%-70% and I remember their discount sparkling water went from 39c-49c-69c in 2weeks before put back to 49cents for now.

I think they are just good business people increasing prices every week or so until ppl have enough and go somewhere else. Everyone has a breaking point it just depends on where it is.

I for one start buying more at LIDL again. Yes Tesco was cheaper in certain products when they lowered their prices last year but now I think most stuff I buy is more expensive than before the price reduction.

Just a matter of time before ppl catch on.

[Fighting Irish]

Ye're all talking like Tesco owes you something, don't shop there then bitch about prices

[borderlinemeath]

Originally Posted by Fighting Irish

Ye're all talking like Tesco owes you something, don't shop there then bitch about prices

agree with above.
Supermarkets charge prices based on the cost price of an item. If the supplier cost increases due to a rise in the price of raw materials (take tin foil as an example) the price is passed on through the supplier to the retailer and then to the consumer.
I have worked in retail for 17yrs and have seen how an increase in the cost price of aluminium can effect the price of a product.
Another huge factor in the cost price of raw materials is the currency it's purchased in. A high proportion of companies purchase raw materials in China but use the dollar as currency. Some companies lock in their trading capital to a set rate of foreign currency but not all so it really is a gamble how much you get for your "buck"
It's the same thing as heading to Newry and complaining that the exchange rate is only .85c to the pound. You get less for your money but it's out of your control.

[Fighting Irish]

Originally Posted by borderlinemeath

agree with above.
Supermarkets charge prices based on the cost price of an item. If the supplier cost increases due to a rise in the price of raw materials (take tin foil as an example) the price is passed on through the supplier to the retailer and then to the consumer.
I have worked in retail for 17yrs and have seen how an increase in the cost price of aluminium can effect the price of a product.
Another huge factor in the cost price of raw materials is the currency it's purchased in. A high proportion of companies purchase raw materials in China but use the dollar as currency. Some companies lock in their trading capital to a set rate of foreign currency but not all so it really is a gamble how much you get for your "buck"
It's the same thing as heading to Newry and complaining that the exchange rate is only .85c to the pound. You get less for your money but it's out of your control.

Stop making sense, TESCOS ARE RIPPING US OFF!!!!

[borderlinemeath]

Originally Posted by Fighting Irish

Stop making sense, TESCOS ARE RIPPING US OFF!!!!

It's the generalisations I hate!
I don't like being ripped off as much as the next person but to say that it's just Tesco ripping us off is bull.
Businesses are there to make money and profit - they're not charity shops!
Tesco ran their promotional campaign last year with the ambiguous strapline "change for good" - and this really seemed to p*ss people off, they felt like they had the wool pulled over their eyes.
Personally I think it was a great marketing campaign, hats off to their marketing departmen t!