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acontadino

netherlands/france/spain compare prices there to the uk?

seems kind of a crazy thing to do yet many irish gombeens seem to do it.

seriously i hope anyone who buys their products from uk loses their job and then their house and is forced to live on the street.

dreamers75

acontadino wrote: »

netherlands/france/spain compare prices there to the uk?

seems kind of a crazy thing to do yet many irish gombeens seem to do it.

No there not in the EU but they would compare prices to us and say "****ez la madra eez a dearer inna a irelanda"

acontadino

well actually Paris is the most expensive city in EU

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acontadino wrote: »

netherlands/france/spain compare prices there to the uk?

seems kind of a crazy thing to do yet many irish gombeens seem to do it.

seriously i hope anyone who buys their products from uk loses their job and then their house and is forced to live on the street.

I buy stuff in NI when I feel I'm being ripped off here. Corporate greed is what caused this recession, get off your high horse.

Creamy Goodness

let it go already, it's ~800 years.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Yep. The first thing most non-Irish people I meet here comment on how expensive it's gotten.

The OP wrote:

seriously i hope anyone who buys their products from uk loses their job and then their house and is forced to live on the street.

And you sounded like such a nice compassionate guy - why so?

acontadino

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

let it go already, it's ~800 years.

wat? i have no time for that nonsense, i want to see my country prosper in the future, i demand northern ireland be forced to implement the euro within the next 16 months.

dan719

acontadino wrote: »

wat? i have no time for that nonsense, i want to see my country prosper in the future, i demand northern ireland be forced to implement the euro within the next 16 months.

The adoption of the euro in the UK would ensure that even more people travelled northwards for shopping, due to increased convenience and a reduction in cost(no commission on exchanging currencies.

You should be demanding a reduction in costs within the Republic, such price differentials within one landmass is insanity. Perhaps a unified tax policy would be helpful in this regard, of course this would also have to apply to corporation tax.

Tar.Aldarion

acontadino wrote: »

well actually Paris is the most expensive city in EU

Yes you can get a sandal there for 500e or one for 1e. Same for food and everything(food and offie were SOOO cheap), it just has a lot of posh places. Cheapest shopping I have ever done was in Paris in the summer.

Blazer

dan719 wrote: »

The adoption of the euro in the UK would ensure that even more people travelled northwards for shopping, due to increased convenience and a reduction in cost(no commission on exchanging currencies.

You should be demanding a reduction in costs within the Republic, such price differentials within one landmass is insanity. Perhaps a unified tax policy would be helpful in this regard, of course this would also have to apply to corporation tax.

Pointless explaining this to him of course.
You can see from his posts that he's obviously in the lower iq section and doesn't understand value for money etc.

HAPPYGIRL

Upward Spiral wrote: »

I buy stuff in NI when I feel I'm being ripped off here. Corporate greed is what caused this recession, get off your high horse.

But who are you being ripped off by? Corporate greed has very little to do with it. If it had then why are so many british owned retail chains operating in the republic of ireland going into liquidation? The rebublic has higher rates, rents, mininum wage, transport costs, insurance costs, employers prsi, vat rates and utility bills in general. The cost of doing business here is so much more expensive.
You are being ripped off by the government.
The real victim here is Irish owned and operated businesses.

pierrot

Why do people.........



























........do this. It's really annoying.

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HAPPYGIRL wrote: »

[...]The rebublic has higher rates, rents, mininum wage, transport costs, insurance costs, employers prsi, vat rates and utility bills in general. [...]

All of those things are effected by industry growth and the need to keep infrastructure in line with it. My first post wasn't entirely accurate perhaps, we've all been greedy and that the cause

CHD

acontadino wrote: »

wat? i have no time for that nonsense, i want to see my country prosper in the future, i demand northern ireland be forced to implement the euro within the next 16 months.

You go girl.

HAPPYGIRL

Upward Spiral wrote: »

All of those things are effected by industry growth and the need to keep infrastructure in line with it. My first post wasn't entirely accurate perhaps, we've all been greedy and that the cause

No sorry to disagree with you but the costs associated with industry growth are based on an economy of scale so they usually proportionally decrease. The costs i mentioned are ones controlled by the government either directly or indirectly. For example transport costs are inflated by our goverment tax on fuel and not on oil prices.

TequilaMockingBird

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Yes you can get a sandal there for 500e or one for 1e. Same for food and everything(food and offie were SOOO cheap), it just has a lot of posh places. Cheapest shopping I have ever done was in Paris in the summer.

Orly?

Just left Charles de Gaulle. Am feeling the pain.

Tar.Aldarion

Heh, nothing like a litre of whiskey and vodka for a tenner, and groceries for the week for 20e, vive la paris!

Jamfan

Good question, OP.

No, they don't. The UK only looks cheap to us because of the recent collapse of the worth of sterling. Before that going to NI for your shopping was not so attractive pricewise... although Sainsbury's did have gourmet treats to offer.

My barometer of cheapness is Germany. You might find this and that cheaper, but I challenge you to find a county in Europe where you can get stuff cheaper, taking into account the average income. Germany is a shopper's paradise. The UK is artificially cheap at the moment because their currency has collapsed.

TequilaMockingBird

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

and groceries for the week for 20e, vive la paris!

I paid 22e for a chicken burger. A CHICKEN BURGER. I am ashamed of myself. Merde.

Tar.Aldarion

The soup by the eiffel tower was 53e, the rest of the menu got worse.

OPENROAD

Jamfan wrote: »

Good question, OP.

No, they don't. The UK only looks cheap to us because of the recent collapse of the worth of sterling.

Actually would disagree, even with the fx difference,I found prices cheaper in London compared to here on lots of goods.

gandalf

Well the whole idea of the Euro is that there would be transparency across the whole eurozone. God help the retailers in this country if the UK does join because then the prices here will be exposed more. If people have the ability to buy abroad why shouldn't they if prices here are over the top.

Yes you could argue that they are doing Irish people out of jobs, but in reality its the greed and uncompetitiveness of the economy that is doing it. Until thats corrected people will quite rightly vote with the feet.

If I could buy something for cheaper in England then I would. Screw shopping local if it saves me money.

Boskowski

Actually....

By going to the north with your bucks or anywhere else for that matter you're actually complying to the fundamental rules of the economic system we live in - capitalism. If we don't vote with our feet we suspend the rules of the market effectively inhibiting competition. The market sorts itself out is what we're told by the preachers of capitalism. If businesses aren't sustainable then they will have to change, if they can't change then their environment will have to change, if the environment can't change then it's our rulers fault and the rulers will change. In the end all will be good again. Can't break that chain by paying 6.50 for your pint for some stupid 'support your local business' reasons. This effectively what they tell us how the market works. Well, let it sort itself out then.

Also..

Companies don't hesitate one second going to fkn Romania if they can save a few bucks on wages, they call it globalization. But Joe 'stupid' Consumer, who foots the bill for everything anyway - as he is also Joe 'Stupid' Worker - is asked to show patriotism and forego the few small advantages this globalization thing may have in stock for himself. Fock that.
I understand small businesses can't go to Romania, tough titty. For them see what's written under 'Actually'...