Astounding inflation !

maireadmarie

Two weeks ago I bought a double pack of Polaroid 600 in my local chemist's shop for 30.85 euro. Today I went to buy it and it was 42 euro - how about that for inflation! As if it wasn't dear enough already. The film is actually made in the Netherlands, inside the EU, but is dearer in Ireland than in the US. Anyone understand this? By the way, it goes without saying, I didn't buy it there.

ThOnda

It is not inflation, that's the Ireland.

That is the reply I can hear all the time, when I don't want to believe the prices here. I am just a guest in this wonderful country, however it's is up to you, local guys, to realize the fact and do something with it.

It's cheaper even in Switzerland...

Try seven days shop on the web.

DotOrg

if the pharmacy had bought the film a year ago, they would have bought it at least 20% cheaper than if they'd bought it this month

the shops put a standard mark up on stuff like film, they aren't ripping you off.

polaroid film makes nobody any money any more, expect to find it impossible to get in ireland in two years time

magicbastarder

i think they've already ceased production of certain lines of film.

magicbastarder

http://www.creativeireland.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9303

maireadmarie

Thank you indeed for the link - I joined and am now looking for the polaroid people.....
Lots of instant film has been discontinued, but I'd say 600 will be around for a good while, after all, they're still sellling the cameras, and of course there is the new Blend film from Unsaleable.com for the SX70s. My Alpha does perfectly well with the 600 film. Also still available is film for the Spectra/Image cameras, which are widely used commercially still, e.g. in Ardmore Studios. Fujifilm make packfilm which fits Polaroid cameras and that is easily available - €25.99 for 10 in Dublin !!! £7.99 for 10 in England - Fujifilm FP100C.
There is an old man in my village whom I discovered recently uses a 600 camera and buys the film regularly out of his pension - when I remarked how expensive it was, he just looked at me and said "but it's worth it!" This may not seem the most memorable of replies but there was no denying the truth of it for him.
By the way, I just bought 'The Polaroid Book' from Bestsellers.ie, and especially for anyone beginning with Polaroid, it's an eye-opener.

Fajitas!

Wait for it to go off & buy it cheap tbh...