Do you buy Irish where possible

mikemac

Not seen a thread on this, could be interesting

When you stroll into your butcher, fishmonger or whatever do you ask them if what you're getting is Irish?
A lot of fish sold in Ireland is imported. Fecking madness imo but do you care or just worry about price?
More madness is importing Evian and Volvic water, sure they aren't even cheaper than Ballgowan or Tipperary water and I doubt anyone could tell the difference

Stroll into your local supermarket and see two similar products at the same price would you buy the Irish one?
Maybe an example is Glenlisk dairy products (made in Offaly) over something Tesco import from the UK.

Some say we should buy Irish where possible. Some say we are European and as long as it's from the EU then that's all that matters.
And finally, some reckon this is rip-off republic and the greed of Irish shops and manufacturers have ruined it for themselves so they look for the best value no matter where it was bought. Some companies are price-gougers so it's best to keep the extra money in your phóca.

What say you boardsies?

Havermeyer

I hunt and kill my own.

It tends to be Irish.

Davidius

I build everything I need from twigs and stones.

It's surprisingly effective.

KnifeWRENCH

micmclo wrote: »

More madness is importing Evian and Volvic water, sure they aren't even cheaper than Ballgowan or Tipperary water and I doubt anyone could tell the difference

I definitely taste the difference.
Volvic and Evian are nice. Ballygowan is horrible, has a metallic taste off it.

I don't particularly care but my parents seem to think all non-Irish meat is diseased and we'd die if we ate it.

Personally I don't care where my food comes from - if it's tasty and/or cheap I'll buy it.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

micmclo wrote: »

Not seen a thread on this, could be interesting

When you stroll into your butcher, fishmonger or whatever do you ask them if what you're getting is Irish?
A lot of fish sold in Ireland is imported. Fecking madness imo but do you care or just worry about price?
More madness is importing Evian and Volvic water, sure they aren't even cheaper than Ballgowan or Tipperary water and I doubt anyone could tell the difference
Stroll into your local supermarket and see two similar products at the same price would you buy the Irish one?
Maybe an example is Glenlisk dairy products (made in Offaly) over something Tesco import from the UK.

Some say we should buy Irish where possible. Some say we are European and as long as it's from the EU then that's all that matters.
And finally, some reckon this is rip-off republic and the greed of Irish shops and manufacturers have ruined it for themselves so they look for the best value no matter where it was bought. Some companies are price-gougers so it's best to keep the extra money in your phóca.

What say you boardsies?

More madness is paying money for bottled water in the first place. The stuff that comes (well, came, when I lived there) out of the tap was Iirsh anyway.

In answer to your question; no. But it was more a case of quality than price that dictated what I bought.

KnifeWRENCH

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

More madness is paying money for bottled water in the first place. The stuff that comes (well, came, when I lived there) out of the tap was Iirsh anyway.

Unfortunately for those of us who don't carry our kitchen sinks with us everywhere we go, purchasing bottled water is a necessity.

Red Hand

square_igloo wrote: »

Unfortunately for those of us who don't carry our kitchen sinks with us everywhere we go, purchasing bottled water is a necessity.

Alternatively carry a bockle of wather around with you, filled from the kitchen tap in the first place?

If you run out of it, just fill it up from the cistern in the Jacks of a pub or something.

gurramok

Alot of Irish produce tends to be more expensive that imported produce and yet that Irish produce is cheaper abroad, a rip-off by home producers.

I buy based on quality and value for price no matter where it's from.

Anto McC

Yes, even when abroad and in a brothel

smellslikeshoes

I would try whenever possible, keeping jobs in Ireland is good and all but mostly because I don't like the idea of my food traveling hundreds or thousands of miles to get to my table. Saying that, I don't like getting gouged either so if its the case of paying through the nose for an Irish product, I'd be all over the imported equivalent.

connundrum

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

I would try whenever possible, keeping jobs in Ireland is good and all but mostly because I don't like the idea of my food traveling hundreds or thousands of miles to get to my table. Saying that, I don't like getting gouged either so if its the case of paying through the nose for an Irish product, I'd be all over the imported equivalent.

Agreed.I'll buy Irish where I can, provided that the price difference is no more than say 5 - 10%.

mikemac

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

I would try whenever possible, keeping jobs in Ireland is good and all but mostly because I don't like the idea of my food traveling hundreds or thousands of miles to get to my table. Saying that, I don't like getting gouged either so if its the case of paying through the nose for an Irish product, I'd be all over the imported equivalent.

+1
I'm always insist on Irish meat or fish, probably due to coming from a farming background, it's all I can do I suppose.
Tis a pity much of our fishstocks are taken by the Spanish and then sold back to us and don't get me starting on Brazilian beef being packaged and labelled as Irish :mad:.

For other stuff, it's good to be able to buy a quality Irish product but if the Irish company is gouging then I won't go near them. And there are plently of Irish company involved in needless gouging even if their costs are high.

dresden8

Apparently butterkrust bread is cheaper in the north than in the south. One gets a distinct impression that one is taking it up the @ss.

Aodan83

dresden8 wrote: »

Apparently butterkrust bread is cheaper in the north than in the south. One gets a distinct impression that one is taking it up the @ss.

The country's already a rip off, so companys know they can get away with this kinda sh!te. It's the whole "rip off republic" discussion all over again.

RoosterIllusion

Davidius wrote: »

I build everything I need from twigs and stones.

It's surprisingly effective.

I'll bet that greenhouse to built isn't too effective

Caoimhín

Yep.

copacetic

was going to vote but they are the most ridiculous poll options I've ever seen. another poll trying to force people into the options by the OP.

greatgoal

buy irish,me arse,i shop for the best value no matter where its produced.

Dr_Phil

I declare I will not buy a poo, only cuz it's labelled "Irish".

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Dr_Phil wrote: »

I declare I will not buy a poo, only cuz it's labelled "Irish".

You don;t have enough money:D!

oztots

square_igloo wrote: »

I definitely taste the difference.
Volvic and Evian are nice. Ballygowan is horrible, has a metallic taste off it.

I don't particularly care but my parents seem to think all non-Irish meat is diseased and we'd die if we ate it.

Personally I don't care where my food comes from - if it's tasty and/or cheap I'll buy it.

Oh the irony.

Toiletroll

nummnutts wrote: »

I hunt and kill my own.

It tends to be Irish.

Humans?... Quite clever pray, I guess the hunt would be ritcher

af_thefragile

I prefer Irish stuff but there really is not much to get thats Irish...

WooPeeA

I look at the quality first. Irish product not always means good product.

However I try to avoid British products, too many chemicals contained in my opinion.

JohnK

I'll go for whatever is the best quality I can get, where its from doesnt even come in to the equation. Fact is I have no idea where any of the stuff I buy comes from and tbh I dont care.