Bottle water prices in Dublin Airport Pier D

daymobrew

I flew out of Dublin Airport Pier D (a new part) recently.

I went looking for a water fountain to fill my collapsible water bottle. There weren't any water fountains in the entire area. Annoying.

I then went off looking for bottled water.
The two vending machines had Riverrock 750ml for 2 euro (2.66/litre) but they were both broken :rolleyes: I rang the operator (number on machine) and they said they'd be out in 15 mins.

One of the nearby shops (can't remember name) was selling the same Riverrock 750ml for 2.95!! (3.93/litre) :eek:
The "MMM Muffins" place was minutely less at 2.90 (3.86/litre)

Hughes & Hughes were selling Ballygowan 1 litre for 2.50.

The cheapest was at the 'Airport Shopping' shop selling Voltic 1 litre for 2.35, though they weren't displaying the price (I'll have to report that).

All in all the range of prices is pathetic and the companies obviously don't care.

ch750536

Flew out from D a couple of months back. Place I was in had no price labels on the products. Picked up what I wanted for breakfast, got to the till. The girl rang them in and it come to about €8 when I was expecting €5. So I then got her to tell me the price of each item before I just walked away.

D does seem to be more expensive than the other areas of the Airport.

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I always found Riverrock tasted like pond water.

It is funny how alcohol is cheaper than water in Ireland.

brettmirl

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It is funny how alcohol and petrol is cheaper than water in Ireland.

Fixed that there for you...

inforfun

mick_irl wrote: »

Quote:
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It is funny how alcohol and petrol is cheaper than water in Ireland.

Fixed that there for you...

You know they can fix that.... and you also know how they would fix that....

the groutch

ch750536 wrote: »

Flew out from D a couple of months back. Place I was in had no price labels on the products. Picked up what I wanted for breakfast, got to the till. The girl rang them in and it come to about €8 when I was expecting €5. So I then got her to tell me the price of each item before I just walked away.

D does seem to be more expensive than the other areas of the Airport.

airports are on my blacklist of places where I don't buy any food/drink because of the extortionate prices, the other main protagonists being racecourses and most newsagents in the d1/d2 circle (bar a handful of special offers)

madonna123

the groutch wrote: »

airports are on my blacklist of places where I don't buy any food/drink because of the extortionate prices,

I HATE the prices airports charge and I honestly believe that airports would of challenged the liquid restrictions but for the fact that they would make a fortune out of selling drinks in airport shops.
I recall a number of years ago flying out of a Turkish airport and I had spent 3 hours waiting to get thru security and I was starving so I found a Burger king. I ordered a quarter ponder meal and they attempted to charged €19.50!!!! I waited untill the food arrived on the counter, i asked the server why the price was so high. I was informed it was because I was flying to an EU country. I just walked away. It made me sick.. They had a chart on the wall with flight times, destinations and prices according to where cutomers were flying to.

run_Forrest_run

ch750536 wrote: »

Flew out from D a couple of months back. Place I was in had no price labels on the products. Picked up what I wanted for breakfast, got to the till. The girl rang them in and it come to about €8 when I was expecting €5. So I then got her to tell me the price of each item before I just walked away.

fair play, that's exactly what people need to start doing. I can't stand when they don't display the prices and they can just charge what they want at the till.

jkmanc1974

the groutch wrote: »

airports are on my blacklist of places where I don't buy any food/drink because of the extortionate prices, the other main protagonists being racecourses and most newsagents in the d1/d2 circle (bar a handful of special offers)

Add Heuston station to that list as well, unreal prices at the kiosk that sells water/sweets etc....

Brgds
Johnny

Nody

madonna123 wrote: »

I HATE the prices airports charge and I honestly believe that airports would of challenged the liquid restrictions but for the fact that they would make a fortune out of selling drinks in airport shops.

They did challenge it, why do you think you're allowed to buy drink/spirits in the shops and bring it around Europe in a sealed bag?

nmesisca

Nody wrote: »

They did challenge it, why do you think you're allowed to buy drink/spirits in the shops and bring it around Europe in a sealed bag?

probably because now they can charge us 1euro for the bloody plastic bags.
from bad to worse every day.

whippet

daymobrew wrote: »

All in all the range of prices is pathetic and the companies obviously don't care.

I'd imagine the rent on one of those units on the airside would be massive and to justify operating a business there the retailers would have to charge a fairly hefty mark-up .. or else they woudn't bother.

darc

Its not just Dublin Airport, its virtually every Airport in the world (500ml Water - Bucharest €3.50, Agadir in Morocco €3.00) that has high food / beverage charges airside. Works on the same principal as cinemas & popcorn. By charging vendors high rents, the vendors have to charge high prices. The high rents go toward the overall cost of running the airport. - If they didn't have the high charges the cost of your ticket would be higher!

daymobrew

darc wrote: »

Its not just Dublin Airport, its virtually every Airport in the world (500ml Water - Bucharest €3.50, Agadir in Morocco €3.00) that has high food / beverage charges airside. Works on the same principal as cinemas & popcorn. By charging vendors high rents, the vendors have to charge high prices. The high rents go toward the overall cost of running the airport. - If they didn't have the high charges the cost of your ticket would be higher!

I agree that all airport shops charge high prices.
That aside, a big issue I had was the wide variance of prices: from 2.35/litre to 3.93/litre!!

whippet

daymobrew wrote: »

I agree that all airport shops charge high prices.
That aside, a big issue I had was the wide variance of prices: from 2.35/litre to 3.93/litre!!

obviously the vending machine would be cheaper as there isn't any perm staffing costs etc ... and by your post the variances were across different brands .. if they were all at the same price you'd have people calling it a cartel !!!

to the very price conscious consumer it seems no matter what prices are across the different competing retailers there is reason to cry foul.

If the prices are all the same it's a cartel, if one is higher they are ripping off!!!

I am so grateful that I don't get involved in retail sales and all my business is done B2B where generally your customer base / prospects can see beyond the price and look at value add etc ..

dh0661

IMO - it's the fault of the airport authority in any country, in Ireland the three major airports are controlled by the D.A.A..

AFAIK the lease arrangement charged for outlets is astronomical,compared to any high street lease in any country. If this is correct the outlets have no option but to pass that higher charges on to us the "captive customer".

Re. price bottle water - 2 x 500ml volvic @ €1-00 in my local veg shop.

Guy:Incognito

I flew out of the airport in Crete in 2007 , the shop through the security checks was something like €3 for a bottle of coke(500ml). Airports are dear, especially when you are past the point of no return.

Guy:Incognito

daymobrew wrote: »

That aside, a big issue I had was the wide variance of prices: from 2.35/litre to 3.93/litre!!

Surely thats a good thing?They could all charge €3.93.

daymobrew

Stekelly wrote: »

Surely thats a good thing?They could all charge €3.93.

Don't give them ideas :P

whippet wrote: »

obviously the vending machine would be cheaper as there isn't any perm staffing costs etc ... and by your post the variances were across different brands .. if they were all at the same price you'd have people calling it a cartel !!!

Yes, I would expect a vending machine to be cheaper, and yes, they are different brands. As a tap water drinker I am ignorant of the various prices for different brands. I'm still disgusted.

The DAA tell me that there is a water fountain between gates D75 and D80 but I don't know where that is - the online map of Pier D doesn't show those gates. :rolleyes:

Irishrossoblu

Boots have opened in the airport now, after security, and are selling water for standard price, €1.40 for 750ml. All their food and drink is at normal prices, thank god.

rubadub

The biggest problem here is the fact he could find no drinking water fountain, with the ridiculous ban in place they should be made have drinking fountains in all places. I think for the very first time in rip-off Ireland this could pass as real profiteering.

I wonder if water from the taps in the toilets was properly drinkable, it is in many hotels and other buildings.

Stupid ban might be gone in the UK
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/03/12/britain-to-lift-liquid-limits-on-fliers-in-six-months-to-a-year/

ch750536

Has anyone tried taking a bottle of ice through security?

May try that next time.

ArmaniJeanss

Small thread on AAM about this. A pier D customer wrote to the DAA and was advised to nip down to GateB to get water.

http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=102240

rubadub

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=102240

Strange one about the empty bottles there, I can see no reason to refuse them. If somebody brought along 10x100ml bottles and a empty litre bottle they could fill it. But similarly they could just buy a litre bottle in a shop past security, empty it and fill it with the 10x100ml ones.

The whole thing is stupid, like when one terrrorist had stuff in his shoe, so then everybody had to take their shoes off going through, but that is now forgotten about in many airports. Wonder what will be next, and will the bottles suddenly not be flavour of the month anymore.

A clever company would hire a terrorist to hide a bomb in batteries or something, so now all batteries are banned, the shops would make a killing, many people use rechargeables but would have no time charge so would have to by the old alkaline ones still, the battery companies would love it.

I had a new 300ml bottle of suncream before copping it would be taken, so I squirted the lot into 4 of the clear bags and went through, the security woman was laughing when I told her what it was, I was surprised when she said she had never seen it done before.

PJW

whippet wrote: »

If the prices are all the same it's a cartel, if one is higher they are ripping off!!!

Cartel, Monopoly, whatever, the fact that once you go through security you enter a world whereby the retailers can and do charge an extorcinate amount for liquid refreshments.

As there is no alternative in which to get a drink i.e. no public fountains or mains water tap we are forced to part with our hard earned cash, make no mistake about it, this is a RIPP OFF, afterall retailers have not reduced the cost because their shooting fish in a barrel.

rubadub wrote: »

I had a new 300ml bottle of suncream before copping it would be taken, so I squirted the lot into 4 of the clear bags and went through, the security woman was laughing when I told her what it was, I was surprised when she said she had never seen it done before.

I'm supprised they did'nt ask you to taste it, :eek: honestly, my wife had to sip two of our infant's milk bottles exiting Dublin but no problems like that returning home from Spain including a large snow globe, and on that score where did the 100mm come from? so your aloud to board with 100mm of some "liquid explosive" or "chemical substance" but not 101mm or over :rolleyes:

jahalpin

daymobrew wrote: »

I agree that all airport shops charge high prices.
That aside, a big issue I had was the wide variance of prices: from 2.35/litre to 3.93/litre!!

If all the shops charged the same, the competition authority would probably decide that there was an unfair lack of competition and force the DAA to improve competition in the airport.

The prices mentioned don't seem too bad considering the high costs involved in providing a service at the airports. At least it's no where near what pubs in general charge for soft drinks (2.50 for 180ml or 13.88 per litre!!)

Our man in Havana

madonna123 wrote: »

I HATE the prices airports charge and I honestly believe that airports would of challenged the liquid restrictions but for the fact that they would make a fortune out of selling drinks in airport shops.
I recall a number of years ago flying out of a Turkish airport and I had spent 3 hours waiting to get thru security and I was starving so I found a Burger king. I ordered a quarter ponder meal and they attempted to charged €19.50!!!! I waited until the food arrived on the counter, i asked the server why the price was so high. I was informed it was because I was flying to an EU country. I just walked away. It made me sick.. They had a chart on the wall with flight times, destinations and prices according to where customers were flying to.

Did they demand the money in Euros also? The Turks have an awful habit of not accepting their own money in their shops?

Did they ask for your boarding pass when ordering?

jmayo

rubadub wrote: »

...
A clever company would hire a terrorist to hide a bomb in batteries or something, so now all batteries are banned, the shops would make a killing, many people use rechargeables but would have no time charge so would have to by the old alkaline ones still, the battery companies would love it.
...

Stop giving them ideas :mad:
How would you manage with bespoke laptop and camera batteries :eek:

Anyway the price of bottled water in this country is a f***ng joke in general nevermind in airports.
We have one of the highest rainfalls in this country, yet our bottled water is more expensive than countries with no rainfall at all :mad:
And I don't need to know about the cost of doing business as an excuse yada yada ahhhh

bottletops

Was through Dub last weekend. Boots do a good deal. Sambo, crisps (or snack) and drink (incl water!! 500ml) for €3.99

not bad value for the airport!!

Our man in Havana

Is that before or after the security area?

bottletops

Bond-007 wrote: »

Is that before or after the security area?

After, In the new area of Pier D (downstairs from Burger King)

The store looks very reasonable tbh, Plug adapter €4odd and earplugs etc etc etc.

Our man in Havana

Thanks for the info. I have never been out to pier D.

schween

ch750536 wrote: »

Flew out from D a couple of months back. Place I was in had no price labels on the products. Picked up what I wanted for breakfast, got to the till. The girl rang them in and it come to about €8 when I was expecting €5. So I then got her to tell me the price of each item before I just walked away.

So you just walked off and left he poor cashier who was just doing her job to put your breakfast away. You told her.

A complaint to a manager would have been more effective.

Our man in Havana

Actaully walking away sends a much clearer message than complaining to a manager that doesn't give a toss.

Monkey61

There's a water fountain down by the toilets on Pier C. I have never been able to locate one on Pier D, so always nip down to C straight after the departure gates to refill the water bottle.

Corruptedmorals

ch750536 wrote: »

The girl rang them in and it come to about €8 when I was expecting €5. So I then got her to tell me the price of each item before I just walked away.

That's ignorant really. She did not set the prices, nor is she responsible for their not being displayed. You should have politely asked for a manager. Walking away doesn't send any messages. You should also be aware that in most establishments, management themselves are not responsible for price setting, head office is. Plus, in some places, it's policy that if you had refrigerated/hot items, they have to be binned.

I'm a cashier, thankfully not in the food industry, and it is extremely annoying to be treated as if I personally set prices and store policy.

dudara

Gates D75-D80 are the ones downstairs out in the old prefabs I think. You've got to walk all the way to the end of the shiny new pier, then turn to the left and down the stairs. Can't remember seeing any water fountain, but then I wasn't looking.

The worst prices I ever came across were in Brussels Airport, where there is very little choice once you go through security. I can't remember precisely, but a bottle of water (500ml) was somewhere between E4-E5.

I was going to say the prices in Dublin Airport are reasonable compared to other airports. In Brussels it is indeed over 4 euro for a bottle of water, and in Helsinki I paid almost 5 euro :eek: There should be some sort of law against this now you can't bring your own bottle through. You really don't have a choice, it's so unethical.

GhostInTheRuins

[quote=[Deleted User];60302590]I was going to say the prices in Dublin Airport are reasonable compared to other airports. In Brussels it is indeed over 4 euro for a bottle of water, and in Helsinki I paid almost 5 euro :eek: There should be some sort of law against this now you can't bring your own bottle through. You really don't have a choice, it's so unethical.[/quote]

Oh course you have a choice, don't pay it. Not a hope in hell I'd pay €5 for a bottle of water.

mcwhirter

I was in Naples airport a couple of years ago and it was 50 cents for a bottle of water.

Cormac2791

its all a bit of a joke really

ronaneire

As mentioned by others, Boots shop sell water a lot cheaper and also do a meal deal. As for filling water from a water fountain in a public area, I think I'd prefer to pay €3 for it.
On being ripped off, a burger meal in Faro airport for €14. :eek:

dade

dudara wrote: »

The worst prices I ever came across were in Brussels Airport, where there is very little choice once you go through security.

O'Hare in Chicago is similar IIRC, I remember asking a security guard after I'd passed through security if there was some place i could get something to eat and she said yeah if you can walk through the wall you can it in burger king. i was about to respond how about i blow a hole in the wall with my bomb but thought it better not to.

brettmirl

dade wrote: »

O'Hare in Chicago is similar IIRC, I remember asking a security guard after I'd passed through security if there was some place i could get something to eat and she said yeah if you can walk through the wall you can it in burger king. i was about to respond how about i blow a hole in the wall with my bomb but thought it better not to.

I found Chicago to be ok after security. Suppose it depends what terminal you are in.

Cormac2791

ronaneire wrote: »

On being ripped off, a burger meal in Faro airport for €14. :eek:

try €13.50 for ONE sandwich in Paris, and it wasn't even that nice.

dade

mick_irl wrote: »

I found Chicago to be ok after security. Suppose it depends what terminal you are in.

pretty sure it was chicago anyway but it was a few years ago