Tesco no longer sells Buckfast

fergpie

Just to inform all my buckie lovin friends, tesco has discontinued buckfast.
probably for the foreseeable future! :mad:

PopeBuckfastXVI

I condemn them to hell!

schween

It's one of their best selling drinks. And they charge handsomely for it. Strange.

JohnCleary

Are you sure? I was in there on Sat evening and a fella stacking the shelves just said that they've run out of stock, not that they discontinued it?

Tesco express still have it at €10.99

Tesco is WAY too expensive for Buckie... fine wines @ €9.50 much more reasonable

Sponge Bob

If I were a 24 hour Tesco I would not stock it either, attracts too much scum .

JohnCleary

Sponge Bob wrote: »

If I were a 24 hour Tesco I would not stock it either, attracts too much scum .

Sure alcohol can't be sold after 10pm anyway, 24hr or not doesn't matter

thecivvie

I spoke to the lad who work in the off-licence, he said they were no longer stocking it, no reason why, Schooner (??) seems to have taken over

Sponge Bob

thecivvie wrote: »

Schooner (??) seems to have taken over

Maybe they are about to stock Special Brew instead .

'The Brew' has a much better fan website than anything the brain addled bucky guzzlers could ever manage

Sponge Bob

Sponge Bob wrote: »

If I were a 24 hour Tesco I would not stock it either, attracts too much scum .

Oh dear.

Sponge Bob

Sponge Bob wrote: »

If I were a 24 hour Tesco I would not stock it either, attracts too much scum .

For a supermarket, you're very opinionated

Robbo

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Maybe they are about to stock Special Brew instead .

'The Brew' has a much better fan website than anything the brain addled bucky guzzlers could ever manage

Brew lacks class. Purple Tin is where it's at.

Sponge Bob

Robbo wrote: »

Brew lacks class. Purple Tin is where it's at.

Tennents Super . Good Luck to ya , I'll throw a 10p off waterloo bridge some day

Fuinseog

fergpie wrote: »

Just to inform all my buckie lovin friends, tesco has discontinued buckfast.
probably for the foreseeable future! :mad:

have never tasted the stuff. supposed to blow your mind. they wanted to outlaw at one stage.

Fuinseog

Sponge Bob wrote: »

If I were a 24 hour Tesco I would not stock it either, attracts too much scum .

now, now, let it not be forgottten that cider was once the beverage of choice forscobes.

eurojedward

This sucks, dont they know its made by monks:D

Miracleman

If this was any other city that might be a good commercial move, I can't imagine why this would make sense for a supermarket in Galway though.

ZorbaTehZ

Should probably also see a decline in shoplifting there too now, albeit probably not majorly, I'm sure that lot will still be in to pilfer the odd pint of milk/sausage-roll to keep themselves full... very unfortunate that we still have to put up with these types in our fine city...

kraggy

Just goes to show, tryin to make a fastBuck doesn't always pay off.

ZorbaTehZ

ZorbaTehZ wrote: »

Should probably also see a decline in shoplifting there too now, albeit probably not majorly, I'm sure that lot will still be in to pilfer the odd pint of milk/sausage-roll to keep themselves full... very unfortunate that we still have to put up with these types in our fine city...

What are ya on about?

steveonagle

ZorbaTehZ wrote: »

Should probably also see a decline in shoplifting there too now, albeit probably not majorly, I'm sure that lot will still be in to pilfer the odd pint of milk/sausage-roll to keep themselves full... very unfortunate that we still have to put up with these types in our fine city...

Sponge Bob wrote: »

If I were a 24 hour Tesco I would not stock it either, attracts too much scum .

are ye serious holy god some people really do have very high oppinions of themselves the majority of people that drink buckfast are'nt chavs

steveonagle

steveonagle wrote: »

are ye serious holy god some people really do have very high oppinions of themselves the majority of people that drink buckfast are'nt chavs

Exactly.. There's also the pensioners having their "glass a day".


Na, it's ridiculous to think that the only people who drink buckie are chavs.. I've graduated and work in an office, Doesn't stop be enjoyin a bottle at the weekends and will probably stay on it for another few years.

Webbs

Deleted User wrote: »

Exactly.. There's also the pensioners having their "glass a day".


Na, it's ridiculous to think that the only people who drink buckie are chavs.. I've graduated and work in an office, Doesn't stop be enjoyin a bottle at the weekends and will probably stay on it for another few years.

Why do you drink it? Do you enjoy it over other drinks, say a nice bottle of wine etc?

mumto3

Cant believe they wont be selling anymore:(
Almost everyone i know buy their bucky in there.Maybe they will stock the green bottle?since they are said to be switching to the norths prices after xmas......

mumto3

mumto3 wrote: »

since they are said to be switching to the norths prices after xmas......

http://checkuptoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/swine-flew.jpg

Webbs

Webbs wrote: »

Why do you drink it? Do you enjoy it over other drinks, say a nice bottle of wine etc?

Honestly, yes. It's an acquired taste I guess and there's nothin better after a week at work.. Love the taste of it, not gassy and it's like a shot of adrenaline compared to a bottle of red wine.

Not too bad for the hangovers either.

Sponge Bob

Who sells the muck in Knocknacarra ????? Joyce perchance ??

http://www.galwaynews.ie/9367-039brats-amp-tramps039-behind-miniriot-knocknacarra

UP to 250 teenagers who were responsible for a ‘mini riot’ in Knocknacarra on Halloween night – which involved windows being smashed and cars stoned – have been branded “spoilt brats and little tramps” by a city councillor.

However, the local Garda Superintendent has said just a small handful of the group were a troublesome element, and has argued that he had enough resources on duty on Saturday night to deal with the trouble.

Windows of a Bus Éireann bus and at Cotter’s shop on the Shangort Road were smashed, while stones, eggs and fireworks were thrown at cars and passersby.
“At one stage, there were around 70 of them in the driveway of an elderly person’s house. Windows were broken, cars were egged and stoned, Buckfast bottles were thrown."

Full or empty ??

soundbyte

Joyces dont sell it per se, but they do have bottles upstairs that are purely for a couple of aul wans. They serve it to them from the customer service desk inside the door.

steveonagle

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Who sells the muck in Knocknacarra ????? Joyce perchance ??

http://www.galwaynews.ie/9367-039brats-amp-tramps039-behind-miniriot-knocknacarra



Full or empty ??

so your trying to say that its buckfast's fault they acted like scumbags you seem to think your intelligent so for arguments sake i shoot someone is it the guns fault i killed someone or that i acted in this way? come on grow up you need a serious lesson of life if you blame the likes of buckfast for problems with shams me thinks you've had a pretty easy life with no hardships and grew up in a nice posh area hence why you wouldnt have a ****ing clue on the matter.

Sponge Bob

Ah sure I grew up on Poitín not on that gacky cough syrup . Not in Knocknatallaght mind

bonzodog2

I wouldn't be a big fan of da Bucky, but I noticed a stack of it in Tesco's this afternoon

JONJO THE MISER

Here in Aus they have a wine called goon, its in a box and 4 litres of it costs $10, my god u actually get a headache drinking it but it gets you drunk.

awhir

they stoped selling schooner in there too for some reason.

bonzodog2

tried the schooner once and thought it was awful muck. Lidl do a product they call 'fortified british wine' aka cheap sherry, in 2 colours. Its 3.99 for 75cl of 15% alc; 'Nobleman' is the brand

Ah Nobleman, definitely the drink I've drank most in my life.. It used to be 3.79 back in the day for 70cl. Now it's 4.99 for 75cl.

And Tesco do still sell Buckie.

JohnCleary

BUCKFAST BACK IN STOCK IN TESCO, HEADFORD RD SHOPPING CENTRE!

10.99 per bottle

brembo26

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Lidl do a product they call 'fortified british wine' aka cheap sherry, in 2 colours. Its 3.99 for 75cl of 15% alc; 'Nobleman' is the brand

tried it, rough stuff!!! but in times of a recession its a good replacement for bucky

dafunk

Good ol' Buccy, sweet alcoholic nectar. With a caffeine kick.

Westwood

I rememebr VP wine back in the day all the winos used to drink dont see it anymore was it done away with? or anyone seen around ? found this picture looks really old but sure I was drinking it myself in the 90s so im not that old

brianthebard

bonzodog2 wrote: »

tried the schooner once and thought it was awful muck. Lidl do a product they call 'fortified british wine' aka cheap sherry, in 2 colours. Its 3.99 for 75cl of 15% alc; 'Nobleman' is the brand

Wonder what is the cheapest bottle of booze?

brembo26

brianthebard wrote: »

Wonder what is the cheapest bottle of booze?

I dont think you can beat the noble man in lidl for €4.99 or a bottle of white blossom hill in fine wines for €5.99.

Also fine wines have a deal of 5 bottles of spanish wine(not sure what its called) for €24.99 so thats €4.99 a bottle.Not too sure if thats still goin tho??

JohnCleary

brembo26 wrote: »

Also fine wines have a deal of 5 bottles of spanish wine(not sure what its called) for €24.99 so thats €4.99 a bottle.Not too sure if thats still goin tho??

For the life of me I couldn't get drunk off that stuff

dmcg90

brianthebard wrote: »

Wonder what is the cheapest bottle of booze?

Try Tesco Vermouth - €4.19 15%, not to be drank straight but I do and it is drinkable, used to it now, tastes ok, better than schooner anyway.

There's a litre of 17.5% sherry in Tesco for 7.49.. Pretty close to being the cheapest per unit but so disgusting, it's not worth it. Raisins and prune juice after taste.


Lidl do Vermouth aswell, drank it years ago.. can't remember what it's like.

mike kelly

I can't understand why Bucky is so expensive, it's price has increased massively in the last few years. I seem to remember buying it for 3.99 (pounds)

thesandeman

brianthebard wrote: »

Wonder what is the cheapest bottle of booze?

Tesco do 1 litre of value wine for 4.79 Its on the bottom shelf in the wine section. It comes in a tetra pack milk carton thingy. I havnt tried it and dont imagine I ever will. I was to embarrased to pick it up to check the percentage Lol.

Mrs OBumble

mike kelly wrote: »

I can't understand why Bucky is so expensive, it's price has increased massively in the last few years. I seem to remember buying it for 3.99 (pounds)

Demand and supply coming to equilibrium, I'd imagine.

I can't understand why ye drink the stuff at all, but some folks cleary like it. Go figure!

dynamopiev

Buckie ftw!

Interceptor

JustMary wrote: »

cleary like it. Go figure!

Freudian slip ftw. He'll enjoy the namecheck...

'cptr

ZzubZzub

I suggest a boards trip to Devon! Lets get drunk with the Monks!!

I love bucky... So many (lack of) memories!

JohnCleary

Interceptor wrote: »

Freudian slip ftw. He'll enjoy the namecheck...

'cptr

Well spotted!

bonzodog2

Anybody know why it comes in green bottles in the north, and brown here?