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Shopping in Northern Ireland

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    #1982
    consultech
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,956 ✭✭✭consultech


    eden_my_ass wrote: »
    either way sterling is likely to continue its slide once that uncertainty is cleared up

    Sterling up 8% from 98p to 90p since this day last week.


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    #1983
    Bluetonic
    Registered Users Posts: 7,588 ✭✭✭Bluetonic


    consultech wrote: »
    Sterling up 8% from 98p to 90p since this day last week.
    Good maths :rolleyes:


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    #1984
    consultech
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,956 ✭✭✭consultech


    Bluetonic wrote: »
    Good maths :rolleyes:

    Give or take. 8.163 then. Quite pedwanktic of you, although I get the feeling you thought I was way off.


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    #1985
    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    Nice comeback :)


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    #1986
    Bluetonic
    Registered Users Posts: 7,588 ✭✭✭Bluetonic


    consultech wrote: »
    Give or take. 8.163 then. Quite pedwanktic of you, although I get the feeling you thought I was way off.
    I was merely saying how simplistic the whole calculation was, hardly needed percentages to show the drop.


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    #1987
    Guru Maith Agut
    Registered Users Posts: 964 ✭✭✭Guru Maith Agut


    Bluetonic wrote: »
    hardly needed percentages to show the drop.

    Ah it did and anyway percentages makes me hawwwwny. :pac:


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    #1988
    Bluetonic
    Registered Users Posts: 7,588 ✭✭✭Bluetonic


    Guru Maith Agut wrote: »
    Ah it did and anyway percentages makes me hawwwwny. :pac:
    :D


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    #1989
    Ordo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭Ordo


    Thinking of heading up north to buy my wedding rings. Anyone recommend a good jewellers in belfast?


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    #1990
    sudo911
    Registered Users Posts: 244 ✭✭sudo911


    HM Samuel? :D


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    #1991
    paddydriver
    Registered Users Posts: 2,079 ✭✭✭paddydriver


    leex wrote: »
    I'm not a fan of any of the banks but is this not fairly standard anway. I moved from MBNA to BOI recently and IMO am seeing better conversions with BOI.

    If you go into bank to buy sterling you pay commission. Similarly if you take money from ATM up there.

    I see PTSB are "up to 1.75%" also for non Euro transactions
    Ulster Bank is 2%

    I regularly use my PTSB Ice Visa in NI and UK, and off to NY next week - don't think they put on 1.75% charge to sterling anyway; but looking at my business BOI Visa statement for same NI/UK trips they do have a 1.75% charge on there. Pure profiteering. Will be double checking before I head to NY as it will be mainly personal shopping:D

    Before the slagging - I ain't a rich lad shopper:rolleyes: Only holiday myself and wife have is a trip to NY most years for last 10. Now we have kids too so it breaks my heart to leave them behind... but they will have nice clothes for the summer:D


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    #1992
    JaneyMc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,420 ✭✭✭JaneyMc


    Heading up Saturday, anybody know of anywhere that is still doing a pound for a euro?


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    #1993
    Bondvillain
    Registered Users Posts: 1,988 ✭✭✭Bondvillain


    A number of stores in the Buttercrane area were yesterday (Jack & Jones and some Light fitting place had £1=€1 signs up at the traffic lights, and several stores had handwritten signs up in the shopping mall. ) , but I reckon that will have changed by Saturday. Several stores were physically revising their Euro Rate signs by close of business yesterday.


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    #1994
    milltown
    Registered Users Posts: 4,613 ✭✭✭milltown


    I was in the Outlet and the Quays yesterday. A few of the shops at the outlets had 1=1 signs up but none that I saw in the Quays had. Debenhams were 1=0.98 according to the sign behind the till.

    The toy shop accross the car park from the Quays is having a closing down sale (possibly been mentioned already, I didn't go back through the 133 pages to check) and everything is half price. Not a whole lot left on the shelves but could be worth a look if one of the ankle biters has a birthday coming up.

    Quays car park was almost as nuts as it was before xmas! Cars queuing in each lane with hazards on, waiting for somebody to leave a space. Sainsbury's still had till queues halfway up each aisle. I was going to grab a few baby things but between the queues and the fact that there was F.A. left on the shelves, I left it.

    Still 90% Irish regs in the car park. If this keeps up they'll have to either go 24hr or build a bigger shop.


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    #1995
    milly4ever
    Closed Accounts Posts: 542 ✭✭✭milly4ever


    i thought £1=1 euro signs in a-wear in the quays last week


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    #1996
    Canonfan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Canonfan


    smashey wrote: »
    As far as I know, Northern Bank charge a fee for using their ATMs. For AIB customers, try using Ulster Bank or Bank of Ireland if you can't find a First Trust branch.
    anotherlostie wrote: »
    I wonder is there no relationship between Northern Bank and AIB that results in you getting charged a fixed fee as well as the rate? I just checked my a/c (Ulster Bank) and was charged €106.66 on taking out £100 from an AIB machine on Friday.
    Canonfan wrote: »
    Went to Belfast for shopping today, bought a few items with my Laser card.

    I took out £30 from Northern Bank ATM for lunch. I just checked my AIB online account, they charged me €36.14 for £30.:(

    That's around 0.83P to a euro, now I'm worried about my Laser card transations. Thought i got myself a few bargains...


    Just checked my AIB account, here is what i found:

    1. AIB changed Northern bank interest rate from 0.83 to 0.928 BUT charged €1.27 commission for using ATM.

    2. My AIB laser card transation was charged at 0.949 on the same day (4/1/09)

    So credit and laser card is better option.


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    #1997
    kingshankly
    Registered Users Posts: 7,542 ✭✭✭kingshankly


    was in boots in the quays in newry yesterday the rate was one pound to €1.01:eek:


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    #1998
    dcr22B
    Registered Users Posts: 2,528 ✭✭✭dcr22B


    Can any confirm to me that I can use my Laser/Maestro card in Argos shops in the North? I used it in all other shops including Sainsburys but I just want to be 100% sure before I reserve an item online and collect it this Saturday.


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    #1999
    consultech
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,956 ✭✭✭consultech


    Ordo wrote: »
    Thinking of heading up north to buy my wedding rings. Anyone recommend a good jewellers in belfast?

    Elizabeth Duke, there's a good few of em around...

    www.argos.co.uk


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    #2000
    kim_eire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 95 ✭✭kim_eire


    dcr22B wrote: »
    Can any confirm to me that I can use my Laser/Maestro card in Argos shops in the North? I used it in all other shops including Sainsburys but I just want to be 100% sure before I reserve an item online and collect it this Saturday.

    yes, i used my laser card in argos in enniskillen a couple of weeks ago.


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    #2001
    aquascrotum
    Registered Users Posts: 466 ✭✭aquascrotum


    Ordo wrote: »
    Thinking of heading up north to buy my wedding rings. Anyone recommend a good jewellers in belfast?

    Lunns in Belfast (Royal Avenue and Queens Arcade)
    Jack Murphy in Newry (on the main street)

    There are lots more and those mightn't necessarily be the cheapest but in any dealings I've had with either I've been very happy. When I bought herself an engagement ring about 3yrs ago, UK was significantly cheaper than RoI for jewellery, can't imagine the difference now with sterling the way it is.


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    #2002
    Ordo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭Ordo


    ok thanks a mil for the help


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    #2003
    Canonfan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Canonfan


    dcr22B wrote: »
    Can any confirm to me that I can use my Laser/Maestro card in Argos shops in the North? I used it in all other shops including Sainsburys but I just want to be 100% sure before I reserve an item online and collect it this Saturday.

    Argos accepts Laser cards but PC World no.


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    #2004
    Furp
    Registered Users Posts: 933 ✭✭✭Furp


    Here is a comparison of some prices comparing our last shop in Sainsburys to tecso.ie online prices. Some products I could not find a like for like and I have not done the conversion to euro but you get the idea. Anyone know if you can do tables on boards?

    Item|Tesco.ie|Sainsbury
    Carte Noire Coffee 200g |€8.89|£4.10
    Plax Mouthwash 500ml |€5.39|£1.49
    20T Tie handle Refuse Sacks|€2.99|£1.83
    Parazone Toilet Wipes|€2.89|£1.37
    Club Lemon 2L|€2.09|£0.69
    Cif Spray 750ml|€2.99|£ 2.14
    Silvikrin sens shampoo|€4?|£2
    Silvikrin ses Conditioner|?|£0.98
    Dr Pepper 6x330ml|€?|£1.27
    English Mustard 179g|€1.89|£0.89
    shepards pie mix|€1.26|£0.78
    Bloo Loo|€2.99|£1.35
    Taste the differance 500g mince|€4.99|£3.19
    Vo5 shampoo|€3.60|£2.19
    Clone wars dvd|€19.99|£13.97


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    #2005
    Ace1
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭Ace1


    Hi,
    Any suggestions on where to buy wine in the North. Somewhere that is not a supermarket and with easy parking?

    Thanks


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    #2006
    beolight
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭beolight


    just got this update from RGB a wholesaler of a/v products and taught i better share the info

    "Price increases

    The current economic climate has had a drastic effect upon the value of the pound. In particular it has dropped an enormous amount against the US Dollar and the Euro. Against the US dollar it has fallen by 26%. Against the Euro it has fallen by 19%.

    With no sign of any improvement in the short or medium term, we are forced to increase the UK SRP of the following product ranges with immediate effect (as of 2nd Jan):

    • Chief by 13%
    • ClearOne by 18%
    • Minicom by 20%
    • projectiondesign by 20%"

    seems like the exchange rate difference will soon be cancelled out as i imagine others will quickly follow

    message being if you have any big a/v or electrical purchases and were thinking of buying up north

    do so now!!!


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    #2007
    harmankardon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭harmankardon


    has anyone order from homebase uk and got it delivered to the republic?


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    #2008
    Adamcp898
    Registered Users Posts: 5,469 ✭✭✭Adamcp898


    Anybody know the current exchange rate Argos are giving?


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    #2009
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Adamcp898 wrote: »
    Anybody know the current exchange rate Argos are giving?
    What ever it is it will be very poor.

    When the rate was 90p to a euro Argos were offering 75p.


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    #2010
    Bluetonic
    Registered Users Posts: 7,588 ✭✭✭Bluetonic


    Bond-007 wrote: »
    What ever it is it will be very poor.

    When the rate was 90p to a euro Argos were offering 75p.
    Not necessarily true, around December 11th when it was 89p they were offering 88p. (Quays Newry)

    Best to ask.


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    #2011
    mickoneill30
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,073 ✭✭✭mickoneill30


    Adamcp898 wrote: »
    Anybody know the current exchange rate Argos are giving?

    Pay with CC. I was in Argos in Lisburn last Friday. My receipt is for £117.28. My credit card (Tesco Visa) was charged €123.67. That's not bad. Even better considering that on the Argos.ie site the same items come to more than €240


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