euro for a pound

hoganpoly

anyone know of any shops up north where they have given you a sterling pound for your 1euro, probably not but just wondering if anyone has , would make price comparison simple,fed up of being ripped off down here

MunsterCycling

Loads of shops up North are offering £1 for €1, search this forum to find the names.

MC

randomer

hoganpoly wrote: »

anyone know of any shops up north where they have given you a sterling pound for your 1euro, probably not but just wondering if anyone has , would make price comparison simple,fed up of being ripped off down here

Jack and Jones in Newry have this offer.

niceirishfella

randomer wrote: »

Jack and Jones in Newry have this offer.

as does the toystore accross from the Quays shopping centre in Newry - was there last week!

gazzer

randomer wrote: »

Jack and Jones in Newry have this offer.

Have they? Thats brilliant. I was planning to go up to the Outlet on Thursday so I think a detour to Jack and Jones will be called for.

gmailer

hoganpoly wrote: »

anyone know of any shops up north where they have given you a sterling pound for your 1euro, probably not but just wondering if anyone has , would make price comparison simple,fed up of being ripped off down here

just drive up hoganpoly and check it out for yourself!!!! loads of bargains up there.

randomer

gazzer wrote: »

Have they? Thats brilliant. I was planning to go up to the Outlet on Thursday so I think a detour to Jack and Jones will be called for.

Yep. Remember it is cash euro sales rather than credit card sales. It is a good idea to bring 10 euro notes because they can only give change in sterling.

Peewee_lane

I do my food shop every 3-4 weeks in Sainsburys in Newry. In some places like the Dunnes in Buttercrane they have signs in the window that offer you the euro for 79p.

Most of the times its pound for euro.

I love shopping up North! I save soooo much. Im hoping the Vat gets cut a small bit, we're going to buy all our christmas presents and food up there and save a fortune.

Everytime we go, we fill the trolley up and over. Ive never done that in Tescos or anywhere else.

Peewee_lane

randomer wrote: »

Yep. Remember it is cash euro sales rather than credit card sales. It is a good idea to bring 10 euro notes because they can only give change in sterling.

What do you mean? We always pay by credit card everywhere we shop in Newry, even in the butchers. Then we take out £20 for lunch, etc.

Peewee_lane

gmailer wrote: »

just drive up hoganpoly and check it out for yourself!!!! loads of bargains up there.

Go to Newry! I live in Kildare, it takes an hour and ten. In some places you get the pound/euro. I dont mean in little shops, sometimes in the shopping centres.



If you're going up on a Saturday make sure you get there for 9-10. They always have great deals and they do be all gone by the afternoon!

viv2

Peewee_lane wrote: »

What do you mean? We always pay by credit card everywhere we shop in Newry, even in the butchers. Then we take out £20 for lunch, etc.

If you are paying by credit card you wont be getting the exchange rate of £1 / €1 just whatever the bank is charging that day.so you are losing out.
It makes much more sense to pay in euros/cash if the shop is offering the higher rate.

randomer

Peewee_lane wrote: »

What do you mean? We always pay by credit card everywhere we shop in Newry, even in the butchers. Then we take out £20 for lunch, etc.

If the shop are offering a special exchange rate (such as 1 euro = 1 pound), this is only for cash sales.

If you pay by credit card or laser you will get the banks exchange rate on that day.