Cheap stuff in Northern Ireland?

Selik

As I will be travelling to Belfast and back around 8-10 times in the next 8 months or so to get some dental work done (yes cheaper than here surprise surprise!) and I will be spending quite a fair bit on petrol, I was hoping that I could offset some of this expense by taking advantage of the supposedly lower prices of things up there. I'm not sure what's cheaper and what's not so if anyone could recommend any places to check out that would be sweet. Shopping districts, centres, particular shops (in city centre Belfast or near) etc... In particular I'm interested in electronic goods and clothes but it doesn't really matter as I've really no idea what I could end up needing (haha wanting!) over the next 8 months!

Agent Smith

piece of advice,

stay away from the village in belfast in your irish reg car!!!


mobile phones are a lot cheeper there thrn here, if i recall correctly

eth0_

agent smith wrote:

piece of advice,

stay away from the village in belfast in your irish reg car!!!


mobile phones are a lot cheeper there thrn here, if i recall correctly

Eh village? What village is this? There are many villages in Northern Ireland.
I don't think the guy is a retard, he's hardly going to park an Irish reg car in an area with red white and blue kerbstones and ulster flags all around.

Giles - alcohol and groceries are generally cheaper, I like Sainsburys the best. Clothes can be cheaper...I noticed they're usually quite a bit cheaper in A-Wear in the north than in the republic!
Where are you going to the dentist? I'd recommend Ballybot clinic in Newry, they're brill.

Evac101

Electronics (of a home entertainment nature) are bloody cheap in Rich Sounds in Belfast - look here for an incomplete list of their wares.

rooty

A few comments, first up, I disagree with using the term "retard" on a public msgboard, and secondly unfortunately, in many places in Belfast you may have to park your car in an area with painted kerbstones and flags, no matter what colour. Thirdly, while there are many villages in ireland, but he is referring to the village area off the sandy row, nothing else.
Happy shopping

ThreadKiller

Giles wrote:

As I will be travelling to Belfast to get some dental work done

interested in where you're going, what you're getting done & how much you're paying. PM me if you don't want to post public, I need to get some serious stuff done myself, but the thoughts of putting the price of a small car in my mouth is offputting

Selik

The place I'm getting my dental (ortho) work done is called Cavelhill Dental Centre. It's about 3 miles North of the city centre I think. Nice people there as well I was nearly 2 hours late the first time and they were grand with it! :eek:

Oriel

Stick to the main shopping areas of Belfast and you'll be fine - there's plently of Irish-reg cars about here. There's nothing of interest in Sandy Row anyways, and trust me, you'll soon know when you're not welcome in an area in Belfast. It is very close to the city center though. Best advice I can give is - just keep driving. But damn agent smith for bring that off-topic sh!te into this thread.

About shopping - it's all relative - as same as any city - from getting £200 stuff for £20/£30 cheaper to buying £8 Gunniess cans for £5 in certain shops - all depends on the time and place. Most people from here go over the border to the South to get petrol, so I'm sure here's the same kind thing for the other way round. In general though, you're better buying in Euro than GB Sterling. Have a look at some of the online stores e.g. "Penny's" is "Primark" up here - that might give you a better idea of the prices. Then again, you may be best going for the independant shops, rather than the global ones.

S.

viking

Take a look at the following thread:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=153596

ThreadKiller

Giles wrote:

The place I'm getting my dental (ortho) work done is called Cavelhill Dental Centre. It's about 3 miles North of the city centre I think. Nice people there as well I was nearly 2 hours late the first time and they were grand with it! :eek:

What are you having done & how much is it costing ? I need to get some crowns replaced & maybe a bridge or implant.

rubadub

I hear disposable razors are cheap

eth0_

ThreadKiller wrote:

What are you having done & how much is it costing ? I need to get some crowns replaced & maybe a bridge or implant.

I'm getting 2 amalgam fillings replaced, a root canal and a bridge over 3 teeth (to replace a tooth my orthodontist removed for no reason...that's a long story...and because one of the teeth it's going to be beside is slightly twisted they have to do a root canal and pare it down, so i'll have one false tooth and one capped) comes to £940. That's including x-rays etc.

I think to have that done here you'd be looking at the guts of three grand. :eek:

ThreadKiller

eth0_ wrote:

I'm getting 2 amalgam fillings replaced, a root canal and a bridge over 3 teeth (to replace a tooth my orthodontist removed for no reason...that's a long story...and because one of the teeth it's going to be beside is slightly twisted they have to do a root canal and pare it down, so i'll have one false tooth and one capped) comes to £940. That's including x-rays etc.

I think to have that done here you'd be looking at the guts of three grand. :eek:

£940 Sterling = approx €1400

That's still a really great price, must look at getting mine done

I was quoted in the region of €8,000 for the work on mine. (long story)

eth0_

I find dentists in the UK/up North are much better than in Ireland. They're less like vultures when it comes to making money and seem better trained? I'd never go back to a dentist in the south again unless it was an emergency

muttleys_girl

theres a great outlet centre in antrim called junction one. about 20 minutes drive from belfast.

byte

I've heard people mention Junction One to me. It's supposed to be good alright. I do some grocery shopping in a place called Better Deals in Strabane. Pound = Euro in that shop. Not everything seems cheaper but a lot of it is, especially toiletries etc.

Selik

ThreadKiller wrote:

What are you having done & how much is it costing ? I need to get some crowns replaced & maybe a bridge or implant.

I'm not arsed going into the specifics again as but have a look at this thread I started a while back.

andyeire

Does anyone have a website for Junction 1 or a list of shops there?

eth0_

andyeire wrote:

Does anyone have a website for Junction 1 or a list of shops there?

:rolleyes:
Google is your friend. http://www.junctionone.co.uk/splash.html

Dummy

Giles - Looking for bargains in the North? With 10 months experience so far, I can safely say 2 things to you - nappies & baby food - considerably cheaper. But don't get them unless you need them !!

wolfe25

Probably stating the obvious, but fill up car in south and the nearer the border the dearer it seems to get.

kevinmcc

I personally would not recommend junction one. I was in it a couple of weeks ago. No bargains there. Stock is very limited in the shops and very small selction of sizes and prices are not reasonable. Other people I know that have went to it think the same aswell.

Explosive_Cornflake

I heard a while back that gamecubes were going for something like £40 in index. They'd be €149 down here, if your interested in that anyway?

Quatre Mains

rooty wrote:

first up, I disagree with using the term "retard" on a public msgboard

hear hear. I'm no prude but using that term is just not on, find a new word to use in future

Lucyloo214

Hi
Im looking to get braces and get 4 wisdom teeth removed also. ouch.....:mad: Does anyone know where i can get it done cheap either up the north or in the republic. it wil be costing me roughly 6000euros.....

If anyone can help i will be grateful.
Thanks

Beano

Lucyloo214 wrote: »

Hi
Im looking to get braces and get 4 wisdom teeth removed also. ouch.....:mad: Does anyone know where i can get it done cheap either up the north or in the republic. it wil be costing me roughly 6000euros.....

If anyone can help i will be grateful.
Thanks

get quotes from dentists both north and south but i would be suprised if it wasnt significantly cheaper in the north.

DonJose

4 year old thread reopened, is that a record. Try the dentist forum.

Beano

DonJose wrote: »

4 year old thread reopened, is that a record. Try the dentist forum.

oops. never noticed it was a reopened zombie thread.

FrCrilly

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055148959

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055191293

Dr. Nick

aren't things cheaper in NI because they get PAID less?

Among other factors of course, like being part of an ...ahem... empire?

zAbbo

and the cheaper VAT rate...