Shopping in Northern Ireland

Moonbeam

That is a huge cost of fuel.

It is just under 100miles round trip for me to Newry and I get about 40mpg
so costs me about 13.75 or so my mathematical skills reckon:)
Which I think is pretty good considering the price differences.

kingshankly

you dont have to go to newry via the m1 you can go into dundalk take the armagh road head for forkhill you come into newry at the roundabout at the exit between dundalk and the newry bypass you can then either go down the hill or go via the bypass i would sometimes go to belfast that way if the time is dodgy was in sainsburys yesterday morning shortly after 8 had the shop to myself

TarfHead

okidoki987 wrote: »

Cost me €60 in petrol return.

At first read, I assumed the poster had filled the tank in NI ? That would explain that cost. Our round trip last week was, approx., 230 miles and I guess we consumed 30 litres in a 1.6 ZAFIRA. On the return trip, the car had a lot more weight.

30 litres @ €1.15 = €34.50.

LightningBolt

okidoki987 wrote: »

What nobody has mentioned before and needs to be taken into account
is the cost in petrol.
Cost me €60 in petrol return.

You must have a small engine and drove with a high rev count or else you've a problem with the car.

Our man in Havana

My return mileage to Newry is almost 300 and that costs me about €50. My car does about 32mpg.

aquascrotum

TarfHead wrote: »

At first read, I assumed the poster had filled the tank in NI ?

Even at that, petrol round Belfast at the supermarkets is down to around the £1/litre mark (about E1.25).

Our man in Havana

Does Sainsburys in Newry have a petrol station?

aquascrotum

Nope, closed. Think the ground is more valuable as an overflow carpark! It's impossible to sell fuel in the NI border regions.

TarfHead

Bond-007 wrote: »

Does Sainsburys in Newry have a petrol station?

Another reason to go on to Sprucefield . We were given a receipt at the supermarket till that could be used for, IIRC, a 5p discount per litre at the Sainsburys petrol station.

Any trip to The Quays Newry between now and Christmas has the potential to be a nightmare and a disappointment.

aquascrotum

TarfHead wrote: »

Another reason to go on to Sprucefield . We were given a receipt at the supermarket till that could be used for, IIRC, a 5p discount per litre at the Sainsburys petrol station.

Even with 5p/l off your still paying more than you would at the 1st petrol station over the border in RoI though....for every RoI reg going north to buy washing powder theres an NI reg heading straight past for the cheap petrol/diesel.

Fill up before you leave. Unless your in one of Okidoki's armoured battletanks you won't need to fill up again until you're home.

etcetc

confession time

mistakes made yesterday

heinz beans 4 pack £1.99 sainsburys
buy 2 for £2.50 in dunnes

500g special k £2.79 sainsburys
750g pack £2.75

kerrygold big size £1.89 sainsburys
£1.49 in dunnes

mistakes not made
coca cola 2 litre £1 in dunnes
diet club orange 2 litre 80 something
7 up 2 litre cant remember less than a pound maybe 74p
all soft drinks were regular price in sainsburys no specials that i seen

now that ive come clean how about the rest of ye

muffler

etcetc wrote: »

confession time

mistakes made yesterday

heinz beans 4 pack £1.99 sainsburys
buy 2 for £2.50 in dunnes

500g special k £2.79 sainsburys
750g pack £2.75

kerrygold big size £1.89 sainsburys
£1.49 in dunnes

mistakes not made
coca cola 2 litre £1 in dunnes
diet club orange 2 litre 80 something
7 up 2 litre cant remember less than a pound maybe 74p
all soft drinks were regular price in sainsburys no specials that i seen

now that ive come clean how about the rest of ye

A link to your original post would help.

And Im not sure what you mean by

now that ive come clean how about the rest of ye

etcetc

A link to your original post would help.

And Im not sure what you mean by
Quote:
now that ive come clean how about the rest of ye

sorry for confusion just trying to help others avoid making same mistakes i did

if others do the same all the better

muffler

Im none the wiser.

okidoki987

2 litre tank otherwise known as a people carrier.
Filled it in Dublin, €60 @ 1.22 a litre, did 445 km and empty when I got back to Dublin working out about 9 km per litre.
Sounds over the top all right.

Our man in Havana

aquascrotum wrote: »

Nope, closed. Think the ground is more valuable as an overflow carpark! It's impossible to sell fuel in the NI border regions.

Strange as I was given a voucher for 5p a litre off petrol or diesel.

brettmirl

Quick question about buying drink...

From what time of the day can you buy spirits and beer in Sainsburys?
Or can you buy it from the time they open (8am)?

Our man in Havana

I believe so. On Sundays they don't open until 1pm.

aquascrotum

Bond-007 wrote: »

Strange as I was given a voucher for 5p a litre off petrol or diesel.

All Sainsburys do this as far as I'm aware - the Armagh one does and there's never been a fuel station attached.

As I said previously though, to an RoI resident they're of little use unless you're stuck in NI with an empty tank.

bagels

hi,

my better half rescues cats from the GSPCA cat shelter and adopts strays;
we have 5 cats at the moment;
cat food has become very expensive in county galway lately;

would we save much by shopping for same in enniskillen?

price comparisons would be welcome;
thanks
bagels

DonJose

bagels wrote: »

would we save much by shopping for same in enniskillen?

Don't know about cat food but I shopped in Asda Enniskillen and bought dog food, bought a 5kg bag of Bakers for £6, they sell 3kg bags of bakers in Tesco for €8.78, works out the following per kilo

Tesco 3kg = €8.78 = 1kg €2.92

Asda 5kg = £6 = €7.64 = 1kg €1.52

I'd say you would get twice more cat food in Enniskillen for the same money down south.

irishguy

I was thinking of going up to do a bit of christmas shopping where would people recommend going? From Dublin. Would be going a thursday morning so traffic should be ok.

Our man in Havana

From now on Newry will be a warzone at all hours. Avoid.

Better to head to Sprucefield, Armagh, Belfast.

Tabitharose

bagels wrote: »

hi,
would we save much by shopping for same in enniskillen?

it depends on the type of food tbh all with your regular supermarket brands whiskas etc there's usually something on special offer (check out the sainsburys / asda website for details) if you're looking at foods like royal canin etc then generally no there isn't too much of a saving in fact it can be cheaper on this side of the border. With cat litter you will generally be able to buy it cheaper in NI.

there's a jollies pet shop by the bus station in enniskillen afaik.;)

Charlton1

Can anyone give me directions to Sprucefield,? I know how to get to Sainsburys in Newry, but can't face the madness anymore..

Our man in Havana

Carry on the A1 for about 30 mins until just before the start of the M1 motorway to Belfast. Take a left at the roundabout before the motorway and you will see Sprucefield on your right.

CM21

Anyone know of any good furniture shops up there? Looking for a decent sofa.
Thanks

milly4ever

ikea, fultons, dekko on boucher road, just off M1

johnfás

Can you use televisions bought in the north with analogue NTL down here in Dublin? I know it certainly used to be the case that the tuner band NTL used was not available on televisions sold in Britain.

Charlton1

Thanks for that.