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things that work in the USA but never here!

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    #92
    wyndham
    Registered Users Posts: 2,284 ✭✭✭wyndham


    Wertz wrote:
    Free drinks refills in restaurants/cafés...yeah that'd be abused to f*ck, especially for soft drinks.

    Agreed. Always thought that if they had the soda machines outside the counter in Maccers for free refills like they do in the US there would be a hosepipe running from it straight into the nearest flats complex. It may work in certain parts of the country, but not in others.


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    #93
    Thirdfox
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    Wertz wrote:
    The little change trays in corner stores for making up the odds on purchases (very handy, people leave their few cents change and it avoids splitting notes)...the tray would never get filled. Also the charity box people would have a fit...

    They have/had that in Superquinn for a long time anyway - "Take a penny, leave a penny" it was called as far as I remember. Always saw it quite full...


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    #94
    Wertz
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    Okay I stand corrected on that one...superquinn isn't my preferred supermarket experience...a lot more places should introduce it, since so many people seemingly throw away their coppers and it's hateful having to split large coins/notes for a pocketful of jinglies


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    #95
    toiletduck
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    Steyr wrote:
    As far as free refills on drinks go thats common place now in subway.

    i dont go to subway anymore but when i did, a common sight was to see lads about to leave, going over to get a refill then taking a tiny sip and throwing the rest in the bin! such waste


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    #96
    andrew
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    Pighead wrote:
    Hootie and The Blowfish.

    They work for me!


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    #97
    generalmiaow
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    Devrozex wrote:
    Don't think Bud Light would work over here, and its huge over there. Well, it might work in Kielys, but that would be about it.;)

    we sell it in my off licence. and you're damned right, nobody buys it.


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    #98
    Wertz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,909 ✭✭✭✭Wertz


    I think the main reason no light beer works over here is because the average punter thinks it's lower in alcohol rather than sugars....coors light only works cos they don't sell the normal coors here (pity too)


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    #99
    Miguel_Sanchez
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    Pighead wrote:
    Hootie and The Blowfish.

    Coffee just came out my nose I laughed so hard. I am in your debt sir.


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    #100
    Miguel_Sanchez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭Miguel_Sanchez


    Wertz wrote:
    As for sticking with the legal drinking age, no, but the penalties if you get caught are a bit more a of a deterrent, so sh*t like running amok after too many bevvies just doesn't happen that much. They still have their mid-teens drinkers but it's more a case of robbing the liquor cabinet than asking some random idiot to buy them a 6 pack of WKD...

    Not my experience of it - lived in the States for a year during my teens and found underage drinking just as common over there. Huge house parties with kegs were busted by cops who would just tell us all to **** off home and not even bother taking our beer off us, let alone taking names. It took a bit of planning to get someone to buy beer but we usually found that youthful uncles and older brothers/sisters would oblige pretty readily when we threw them a few extra dollars for their troubles.


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    #101
    Wertz
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    I was down Texas way, where they really lay the law down on sh*t like that, dedicated police units (TABC), fines and court for people caught supplying minors (be they well meaning relatives, bar keeps or store workers)....that's not to say that stuff like what you're on about didn't go on, but it certainly didn't hold a candle to what goes on back here.


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    #102
    fred funk }{
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    George Bush.


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    #103
    Houston Griffin
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    iFight wrote:
    Ice Tea would so work over here, it's lovely, just not available.

    Just make your own. That's what most Americans do (Northerners prefer unsweetened, Southerners prefer sweetened). The bottled stuff sucks. As for the 21 drinking age; nobody in the States actually abides by that law.


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    #104
    FlutterinBantam
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    generalmiaow wrote:
    we sell it in my off licence. and you're damned right, nobody buys it.


    Too godamn dear .. thats why!!


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    #105
    Sad Professor
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    Superquinn still have the change trays but they are only ever full because they keep refilling them. I'm always seeing women customers emptying them into their purses, lol. Besides, people only throw change into them thinking they are for charity. They're a good idea but don't work that well here.


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    #106
    falipo
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    Ruu wrote:
    As would 'all you can eat' restaurants, not a hope of working in Ireland. :)

    As far as free refills on drinks go thats common place now in subway.


    it was abused in dundalk we only get one now,they mark the cups :(


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    #107
    Guy:Incognito
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    Deleted User wrote:
    Uhm.. I once saw a drive-through ATM machine over there. How odd..

    There was (not sure if it's still there) a drive through atm on the n81 just past cornellscort, and I'm nearly sure there used to be one around East Wall.

    Wertz wrote:
    The little change trays in corner stores for making up the odds on purchases (very handy, people leave their few cents change and it avoids splitting notes)...the tray would never get filled. Also the charity box people would have a fit...


    Statoil have those.
    Ruu wrote:
    As would 'all you can eat' restaurants, not a hope of working in Ireland. :)

    "Get that cnut of out here, hes been here all day!
    "Wait, wait I haven't had all I can eat yet!"


    They work in the Uk, cant see why they wouldnt work here.


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    #108
    Wertz
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    falipo wrote:
    it was abused in dundalk we only get one now,they mark the cups :(

    Why am I not surprised...?

    It's those 4 lantern's scallies ruining it for everyone :D


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    #109
    Lirange
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    Bull's Balls.


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    #110
    Lirange
    Registered Users Posts: 2,096 ✭✭✭Lirange


    FlutterinBantam wrote:
    Lusty.. Im surprised at you,no way is the Wisconsin winter like Irelands
    I suppose not!

    Dublin

    Milwaukee


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    #111
    Thrill
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    ntfc




    .


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    #112
    Lirange
    Registered Users Posts: 2,096 ✭✭✭Lirange


    Wertz wrote:

    Oh something else that wouldn't work back here; driver's curfew, where drivers under 21 have to be off the road by 10 (IIRC)

    Do they really?

    But they allow 15 year olds to have a learner's license? :rolleyes:


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    #113
    Lirange
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    Those golfing trousers ... whatever they are ...

    *raps knuckles on wood*


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    #114
    bonkey
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    Stekelly wrote:
    There was (not sure if it's still there) a drive through atm on the n81 just past cornellscort, and I'm nearly sure there used to be one around East Wall.
    AIB at the top of Baggot St. used to have one. Think its gone now, though.

    TBH, the first thing I thought of when I read the title was "American cars".


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    #115
    JIZZLORD
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    c - 13 wrote:
    Theyve got greeters in some Claires Accessories too. I dont like greeters, its a nice idea but make people feel uncomfortable.

    in the shop i work in (a large nationwide company) we have greet staff when we fist notice them. it hardly ever happens though. we ignored the owner of the company one day as we didnt recognise him :0


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    #116
    Corruptedmorals
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    bluto63 wrote:
    I don't think it's done that bad.

    What happened to Lucky Charms? Everyone I know wants them, why did they stop selling them here?


    Probably already answered, but I'm obsessed with Lucky Charms. Their sugar content is higher than Ireland, and Europe allows. They were banned in 1996, I think. I was 8, and cried in Superquinn, 'Sorry, we don't stock them anymore, they got banned'.

    They even coated the wheaty bits in chocolate too! There's a website in england, forget it atm that sells a box for about 10 including shipping....all sold out atm >_<

    On that note, all really really bad-for-you food doesn't work here that works in America, because it's not allowed.

    Mountain Dew.....

    And there's an All-you-can eat in Lucan, by the way! A Chinese, Princess Gardens. The food is so good, big pity it's lukewarm.


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    #117
    fish-head
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    Size XXXXXXL


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    #118
    Black Swan
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    Well, be looking across the pond to see if their "version" of democracy works during the mid-term election November 7. King George II's party (the Republicans), in addition to controlling the presidency and stuffing the Supreme Court with right wing hawks, have controlled both houses of Congress for a decade more or less. Now if the other large party (called the Democrats) wins a majority in either the US Senate (not likely) or the US House (likely), then you should see the gradual withdrawal of the US from Iraq and other overseas wars, as well as investigations into illegal wiretapping, illegal imprisonment in Cuba, and corruption by the King George II administration (especially with war contractors and oil interests). Oh, don't think that the Democrats are the good guys, but rather just a competing party that wants to make the other party look bad.


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    #119
    Smellyirishman
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    Corruptedmorals wrote:
    And there's an All-you-can eat in Lucan, by the way! A Chinese, Princess Gardens. The food is so good, big pity it's lukewarm.

    Mmm, love that place. Have not been in a few years though :(.

    As per topic, Baseball.


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    #120
    Kold
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    magick wrote:
    Store greeters , actually customer service in general .

    I could just imagine it you walk into your local Dunnes Stores "ye hows it going lurve com on in!" or "alright bud theirs a sale on tracksuit pants!"

    I went into Claires Accessories for a hair band the other day. A girl greeted me at the door asking if I wanted a basket, I smiled, kinda taken back... seeing as I'm a bloke and all and wasn't really going in for a browse... She then told me the earings were buy 2 get 1 free. Again, I'm a bloke and I don't have pierced ears.
    I picked out a plain hairband and took it to the register. The same girl decided she'd serve me at the till. "Would you like a pack of colouring markers? They'd be great for your kids.." I'm 20 for ****'s sake, I look about 17. I know some people have kids at 20 but it's not really something you assume now, is it?
    Paid for the band then she asked if I wanted to buy some kind of rubber for €1.50, some special price or whatnot. At this point I just looked at this girl and told her that €1.50 was actually really quite pricey for a rubber, isn't it?


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    #121
    Ruu_Old
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    Corruptedmorals wrote:
    Probably already answered, but I'm obsessed with Lucky Charms. Their sugar content is higher than Ireland, and Europe allows. They were banned in 1996, I think. I was 8, and cried in Superquinn, 'Sorry, we don't stock them anymore, they got banned'.

    They even coated the wheaty bits in chocolate too! There's a website in england, forget it atm that sells a box for about 10 including shipping....all sold out atm >_<

    On that note, all really really bad-for-you food doesn't work here that works in America, because it's not allowed.

    Mountain Dew.....

    And there's an All-you-can eat in Lucan, by the way! A Chinese, Princess Gardens. The food is so good, big pity it's lukewarm.

    Ah will have to try that when I get home so, see how it measures up! If you are that stuck for Lucky Charms, let me know. I hate the bloody things. :)


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