Dunnes or Tescos

Black_Knight

Which do you prefer, given the 2 options.

Lidl or Aldi is a whole different story

Alanstrainor

Aldi.

emmie-lou

Tesco!....only because i work there.

Ruu_Old

No Super Value option? Good day sir, good day! :mad:

iPlop

emmie-lou wrote: »

Tesco!....only because i work there.

ouch!!!!!

Biggins

Aldi

Black_Knight

Ruu wrote: »

No Super Value option? Good day sir, good day! :mad:

I dont have a supervalue near me so it doesnt enter the predicament

ScumLord

I don't think tescos is nearly as cheap as they'd like you to think.

I'd choose Dunnes cause they're Irish and fairly good quality for the money.

Turd Ferguson

Marks and Sparks, because I'm better than you.

Nehaxak

Tesco's as I'd never shop in Dunnes, ever ever ever.

I do prefer Lidl and Aldi though over Tesco's and whenever I get a loan of the Musgraves card I'd stock up on stuff.

Oh and M&S have some lovely stuff too.

seamus

Superquinn.

Sizzler

Dunnes but only because you provided the option of Tescos who have recently been sneaking in price increase after price increase. Wont be shopping there again, good luck with that lads!

Aurora Borealis

Tesco for their own-brand hummous and jalapeno relish...

spadder

Tescos fruit & Veg is terrible. Dunnes is better, Lidl is best for freshness.

[Jackass]

emmie-lou wrote: »

Tesco!....only because i work there.

Sorry to hear that dude.

Kold

Shopping is a woman's job.

witnessmenow

Kold wrote: »

Shopping is a woman's job.

Says the guy living with his mammy

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

As with the Lidl/Aldi poll: where's the Neither or Both option??

ibuprofen

Dunnes .

Once you leave the central isle with the special offers in Tesco you're getting seriously overcharged.
My shop is always less in Dunnes. Have used both and has been this way for the last few years.

Black_Knight

Leyla Faint Printer wrote: »

As with the Lidl/Aldi poll: where's the Neither or Both option??

Read my reply in the dunnes or Tesco poll.

:cool:

Turd Ferguson

Aurora Borealis wrote: »

Tesco for their own-brand hummous

Oh, I didnt know you were a homosexual.

philstar

dunnes is the last of the irish owned supermarkets, lets hope they don't sell out to asda, cause if you look around its like we're being recolonised i.e tescos, currys, dixons, pc world, debenhams etc etc

just out of interest is there any patriotic zealots out there who don't shop in the british owned stores??

Prof.Badass

tesco for their own brand stuff.

basically cheap sweets + booze for me coz i've better things to spend my money on.


my favourites;

tesco brand swiss rolls, chocolate, biscuits, vodka, energy drinks and double concentrated blackcurrant drink.

JP Liz

Dunnes - Tesco is too expensive now

flanzer

Sainbury's, it only an hour (or 4 these days) up the road!

mickoneill30

JP Liz wrote: »

Dunnes - Tesco is too expensive now

+1 to that.

For me it's Dunnes for 75% of stuff and 25% comes from Aldi or Lidl.

Black_Knight

Domo230 wrote: »

No Aldi and Lidl option?

Have another go at reading the 2nd line of the original post

See that link there....

Re: Domo230 location..
Ha, the homeless shop in Lidl or Aldi it seems... and also have internet access.

Black_Knight

I classify Dunnes and Tesco in the same league/direct competitors.
Similarly, I classify Lidl and Aldi in the same league/direct competitors.

And im sure people who shop in either Lidl/Aldi, shop in Tesco/Dunnes (Supermarket) too.

Sharpshooter

Domo230 wrote: »

Poll should have all 4 in.

Well said.
We want freedom of choice in AHs polls:P

But at the moment l would go with Dunne's , as they have lots of special offers on at the moment.

galwayguy22

Dunnes seems alot more "up market" to me.

Gary ITR

This is very close to my heart. For all the bad things said about Dunnes stores at least they have ethics. They support Irish companies and always help out businesses in their local districts (Athlone Sweet, local bakeries etc)
They buy products from Irish suppliers and to the best of my knowledge they aren't exploiting the grey market. Not importing products from the UK.
Also IMO the standard of the Dunnes sites is much higher than other rivals, have good lighting, great product range, very rarely you see gaps on the shelves (off sales, out of stocks) and also the hygeine in Dunnes is quite good.


Tesco are completely the opposite, destroying Irish distributors by exploiting the grey market and not passing any savings onto the consumers.
They have also put up most of the prices on all products between October and November.
Tesco are one of the worst offenders for off sales and out of stocks, that is fact and if anybody wants to know how I know this they can PM me

Also the standard of hygeine in Tesco stores is disgraceful, shelves aren't cleaned, freezers and chill cabinets aren't cleaned on a regular basis whereas Dunnes do Deep cleans on Freezers and Chill every 2 weeks.

I think anybody that shops in Tesco over Dunnes needs their head checked/ I could actually go on all day about Tesco and their dispicable ethics but I haven't got all day unfortunately

snubbleste

Black_Knight wrote: »

I classify Dunnes and Tesco in the same league/direct competitors.
Similarly, I classify Lidl and Aldi in the same league/direct competitors.
And im sure people who shop in either Lidl/Aldi, shop in Tesco/Dunnes (Supermarket) too.

If that's the case, where did Aldi & Lidl get their 7.4% market share from?

Poll should reflect all the major supermakets in Ireland inckuding Superquinn and Supervalu.

escobar

Dunnes , Tesco has gotten much dearer.

IronMan

I rarely get to Dunnes, but refuse to shop in Tesco. The fruit and vegetables are of rotten quality, unless you go for their "finest" range, which brings it up to the level you get in Lidl for a quarter of the price.

The amount of out of date food on the shelves is appalling, the shelves are often dirty, the icecream is always rancid when it is bought in Tesco, like it is let melt, and then deep frozen in the freezers. And this is the Tesco in Dundrum, possibly their flagship store.

Add to that, their constant price increases on the majority of items, while taking out full page spreads in the papers to highlight their few special offers. I call bullshít.

ziggy

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jesus_thats_gre

It was always Tesco until the last 2 or 3 years... I worked in Tesco for 5 years and my ould fella managed Quinnsworth/Crazy Prices/Tesco stores for 25 years so I know how things should be done.. Tesco seem to forgotten that actually having stock on the shelves is a big part how things work. Tesco Dundrum, Stillorgan and Nutgrove are all within 10 minutes of me and all three shops are a disaster. Dunnes Sandyford, Cabintely and Balyogan on the other had are extremely well run and stocked stores.

Tesco also seem to have developed the habit of introducing new products that appeal to me and then just withdrawing them a few weeks later. O'Briens Coleslaw is the most recent example of this.

I am also accutely aware that Tesco pull the piss out of the Irish in terms of pricing, especially when it comes to their non-food section. €25 for foot spa down here and £7 up north just can't be explained away.

Bob the Builder

whats the deal with self service in tesco?

Why do they let you serve yourself, if they're going to keep looking over your shoulder, and every second thing you scan something goes wrong that they have to come over, scan their card, and just walk off. It's fúcking stupid.

"unexpected item in the bagging area"

Or they won't let you take the basket out of the shop into the car park, just otuside the door - coz if you do that you set the alarm off. That highly pisses me off.

Dunnes ftw.

mikemac

Onkle wrote: »

Also the standard of hygeine in Tesco stores is disgraceful, shelves aren't cleaned, freezers and chill cabinets aren't cleaned on a regular basis whereas Dunnes do Deep cleans on Freezers and Chill every 2 weeks.

A lot of that is down to local management.
Tesco Artaine Castle is well-maintained
As for Tesco Ballyfermot *shudders*. The store is a kip and any attempt I've made to engage the manager she walks away. Even simple things like collecting baskets so customers don't have to go hunting for them. Management don't care but the staff are friendly to be fair

I'd got to Tesco due to interia and pure laziness. It's on a bus route and nearby. I don't own a car and I don't buy much, nothing you can't fit in a basket

I don't even know where the closest Dunnes is to me actually

LolaLuv

I much prefer Dunnes, but the nearest one is quite a ways from me, whereas I'm 5 minutes away from a Tesco. So, unfortunately, Tesco gets most of my business!

Tar.Aldarion

Tesco, because the food and range is so much better.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Tesco is the nearest supermarket to me and I can do my weeks shopping for €15 there, so Tesco. I occasionally buy fruit and veg in the english market which is more or less the same price but a bit better quality and family run (or run by a bunch of aisians anyway, I assume they're related). But I'm a lazy bitch so I generally just grab the lot in Tesco

Saibh

shop in dunnes stores (besides the odd trip to asda)

don't like tesco, self service counters - they don't like me for some reason something always goes wrong

an odd time supervalu but i find them the most expensive.

Podge2k7

Dunnes FTW

AckwelFoley

Tesco. Recession. Every little helps

Terry

PillyPen wrote: »

I much prefer Dunnes, but the nearest one is quite a ways from me, whereas I'm 5 minutes away from a Tesco. So, unfortunately, Tesco gets most of my business!

Aww. Look at you acclimatising already.

I generally shop in SuperValu because it's closest to me.

I'll be paying tesco a visit tomorrow to buy lots of cheap beer.

LolaLuv

Terry wrote: »

Aww. Look at you acclimatising already.

I generally shop in SuperValu because it's closest to me.

I'll be paying tesco a visit tomorrow to buy lots of cheap beer.

Lol, I can't lie, I was pretty happy to be able to contribute to this discussion!

And you're right, Tesco does have cheap beer. But I bought a 6-pack of Brooklyn Lager from them last week, and either it tastes much different in the bottle versus the draught, or it had gone skunk. Wasn't happy, either way.

efb

Tesco, Cleaner, nicer, quicker (esp self service).

Girl in Dunnes tonight took 15 mins checking out a co-working with all her vouchers and crap... AAAARGH!!!!

Terry

PillyPen wrote: »

Lol, I can't lie, I was pretty happy to be able to contribute to this discussion!

And you're right, Tesco does have cheap beer. But I bought a 6-pack of Brooklyn Lager from them last week, and either it tastes much different in the bottle versus the draught, or it had gone skunk. Wasn't happy, either way.

You'll find lots of things taste different here.

You can actually eat beef without the accompaning growth hormones. Edit: How do you spell that word? I'm half shot.

There are plenty of ingredients (read chemicals) banned in the EU that are readily available in the US and vice versa.

Queen-Mise

dunnes because they are cheaper over all - although tesco's does do much better special offers

AckwelFoley

Terry wrote: »

I'll be paying tesco a visit tomorrow to buy lots of cheap beer.

Aldi, 24 cans galahad 20 euro.

Smashing beer,

littlebitdull

Tesco ... cause I hate Dunnes - but that may be down to the fact that my mammy loves it.