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I would expect you to save somewhere in the region of €30 - €40 minimum on this which is basically the petrol money.1 - xbox 360 w/kinect and 250 gb hard drive
So many variations on the TVs (brands) that its really hard to tell. The special deals/offers in Power City, DID, Harvey Norman etc would be the equivalent to the normal in-store price in NI. There is the odd store in NI that you can haggle a bit so you may save perhaps €20 - €40 min. But watch out for the in-store offers in the North and you will save considerably more.1 - 32" Full HD Tv
I wouldn't really be sure about this.1 - Single childrens bed & Kids bedroom stuff
Generally a 5% - 10% saving in this dept.Toys
Again it varies but the electronics will generally be a little cheaper.General Xmas Gifts (Clothes, electronics
I take it you mean foodstuff as in "off the shelf". Generally a 5% saving but again watch out for the offers and stock up on those. For example Asda have 12 cans of coke/diet coke for £3 at the moment. 24 will cost you £6 which is about €7.15. You can get 24 cans in Dunnes here for €7.99. Not much of a saving but some items will have more savings than that, If you are used to doing the weekly shopping you will soon spot the difference in the costs.Food
€2 a packet less on average in NI.Cigarettes
Thats a pityHardly any drink
Good savings on alcohol although the prices here are beginning to come close to NI prices. Last week I bought 20 bottles Heineken here for €15 in Supervalue and this morning I could have bought 15 bottles for £7 (€8.30) in Asda. Get the calculator out. Again watch out for the special offers.
A couple of tips:
1. Go this week instead of next as the closer you get to Xmas the bigger the crowds.
2. Leave VERY early in the morning - get there for 9 AM if possible.
3. Pick a shopping centre/mall for convenience of parking and shopping. You may have to make a couple of trips back and forward to the car depending on the bulk of the items you purchase.
4. Some people pay in Euro (cash), others use a credit card while some people prefer to buy sterling in advance or withdraw sterling cash from the ATMs. Its hard to advise what to do in these situations as each store sets its own exchange rate. Asda for example set a rate on a Monday morning and stick to that for the rest of the week while others change it daily based on the bank exchange rates. Best advice I can offer is that if you have an idea as to what stores you intend to shop in is ring a day or two ahead and ask what their Euro/Sterling exchange rate is. Google the shop names for phone numbers.
6. When looking at prices then either use a calculator to work out the conversion rate or what I tend to do is (for now anyhow) add about 20% on the sterling price and that will give you the approx. price in Euro. So if you see something at £30 then add 20% and it will cost you the equivalent of €36. If the exchange rates change radically in the next couple of weeks then you need to take this into account.
Hope this helps
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I would expect you to save somewhere in the region of €30 - €40 minimum on this which is basically the petrol money.
So many variations on the TVs (brands) that its really hard to tell. The special deals/offers in Power City, DID, Harvey Norman etc would be the equivalent to the normal in-store price in NI. There is the odd store in NI that you can haggle a bit so you may save perhaps €20 - €40 min. But watch out for the in-store offers in the North and you will save considerably more.
I wouldn't really be sure about this.:)
Generally a 5% - 10% saving in this dept.
Again it varies but the electronics will generally be a little cheaper.
I take it you mean foodstuff as in "off the shelf". Generally a 5% saving but again watch out for the offers and stock up on those. For example Asda have 12 cans of coke/diet coke for £3 at the moment. 24 will cost you £6 which is about €7.15. You can get 24 cans in Dunnes here for €7.99. Not much of a saving but some items will have more savings than that, If you are used to doing the weekly shopping you will soon spot the difference in the costs.
€2 a packet less on average in NI.
Thats a pity Good savings on alcohol although the prices here are beginning to come close to NI prices. Last week I bought 20 bottles Heineken here for €15 in Supervalue and this morning I could have bought 15 bottles for £7 (€8.30) in Asda. Get the calculator out. Again watch out for the special offers.
A couple of tips:
1. Go this week instead of next as the closer you get to Xmas the bigger the crowds.
2. Leave VERY early in the morning - get there for 9 AM if possible.
3. Pick a shopping centre/mall for convenience of parking and shopping. You may have to make a couple of trips back and forward to the car depending on the bulk of the items you purchase.
4. Some people pay in Euro (cash), others use a credit card while some people prefer to buy sterling in advance or withdraw sterling cash from the ATMs. Its hard to advise what to do in these situations as each store sets its own exchange rate. Asda for example set a rate on a Monday morning and stick to that for the rest of the week while others change it daily based on the bank exchange rates. Best advice I can offer is that if you have an idea as to what stores you intend to shop in is ring a day or two ahead and ask what their Euro/Sterling exchange rate is. Google the shop names for phone numbers.
6. When looking at prices then either use a calculator to work out the conversion rate or what I tend to do is (for now anyhow) add about 20% on the sterling price and that will give you the approx. price in Euro. So if you see something at £30 then add 20% and it will cost you the equivalent of €36. If the exchange rates change radically in the next couple of weeks then you need to take this into account.
Hope this helps
Brilliant brilliant.. thats one of the best answers to my posts ever.. so ya looks like there could be some savings there maybe the biggest being the tv depending on wether i get a good deal.. as for the tv id be looking to pick up a half decent name brand but defo will loook out for the offers..
plus i get to see belfast.. i cant believe ive never actually been there..
what are the best parts/shopping centres in NI? and which electrical shops keep up to date info on the tv on their websites?
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FR.Ted Crilly wrote: »if it takes around three and a half hours from dublin and the same back thats 7 hours driving with no traffic on the way back ! just going by what i read on the forum correct me if im wrong
Question is would you no burn all your savings on fuel
3.5 hrs from Dublin?
I sometimes work with a guy from Newry (northside) who I pick up at ~6am, and we're on the job somewhere in S. Dublin by 7.30am at normal traffic volumes. It's only 65 or so miles.
2.2lt petrol car, €25 in petrol there and back. Subjective if that's worthwhile to your own circumstances or not.
Google maps agrees: ~110km, 1hr 15min
There was a time when tailbacks on the M1/A1 at Newry before the roadworks were finished could add an hour but haven't seen a queue there in months.0 -
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FR.Ted Crilly wrote: »if it takes around three and a half hours from dublin and the same back thats 7 hours driving with no traffic on the way back ! just going by what i read on the forum correct me if im wrong
Question is would you no burn all your savings on fuel
It is 106km from one city centre ot the other(Newry) and takes about 1 hour 15.
When we lived in Balbriggan it took 45 minutes:)0 -
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