The Good Recession

Voltex

Now that we are all broke and likely to be even broker after decembers budget...have you made any changes that have enhanced your life ?...or that have made you happier than you were before?..e.g Iv discovered Bavaria Beer....totally lovin it at the moment....i can get pissed for less than a tenner!

So whats your recession nugget?

Sheeps

I'm rich so I don't have to worry about these things all that much.

rizzee

Bav +1

Lidl
Aldi
Teco/Supervalu brand items (they're* all the same)
Drink at home then hit club instead of pub before (only sometimes)
Gave up smoking


Got that from the spellin check thread ggeee whizzz

jumpguy

Life's abit less materialistic now, it's great for small-talk, it's nice to see that if you buy some clothes/a pair of shoes, they're not "old" after a week.

davyjose

Dude, A budget in December - that's called Christmas.

Being assf*cked in December - that's called Fianna Fail

brummytom

Voltex wrote: »

?..e.g Iv discovered Bavaria Beer....totally lovin it at the moment....i can get pissed for less than a tenner!

Bavaria is fucking lovely

Cupcake_Crisis

Ive stopped leaving the house. Problem solved

aftermn

recession has just made me wary.

Am doing the boring thing, saving.

Don't know what's coming in the budget or what next year will bring, so can't bring myself to my patriotic duty of spending. Keep thinking of the headlines a couple of years ago about the 'rip-off ireland' and how the private sector screwed us when they had the chance. They are the ones now crying about our lack of spending. But everything in the republic is 30% more expensive than in the north, which itself is more expensive than the continent.

Cash is king, boys, keep it until you are getting great deals.

jiltloop

I was broke before the recession and I'm still just as broke. Bavaria is actually a nice beer always has been. Drinking it right now although I'm not looking forward to the owning my own head in the morning. Also hopefully people will discover from staying at home more, that TV is crap and that reading books is cheap and a great way to spend time. There's a whole world inside every book (well the good ones anyway) and they only cost a tenner!

Voltex

a good night in...is an 8 pack Bavaria...Sky Channel 900+...liveleak.com...and boards.ie.

.....o yeah and the missues when shes done Sky+ing Corrie;):p

SEPT 23 1989

The photograph reflects,
every streetlight a reminder.
Nightswimming deserves a quiet night, deserves a quiet night.

davyjose

I've been on a Newcastle Brown Ale buzz the last week or two. Not as big a kick as you might expect from those hardy Geordie backstards, but for 1.80 a can you can't go wrong, can you?

(Disclaimer: you can get cheaper beer, true. But if it tastes like it's mixed with piss, and it looks like it's mixed with piss, it's probably worse than that ... it's probably cheap, central European beer)

stepbar

2 quid a pint in Dicies on a Wednesday nite. That is all.

Kalashnikov_Kid

Voltex wrote: »

Now that we are all broke and likely to be even broker after decembers budget...have you made any changes that have enhanced your life ?...or that have made you happier than you were before?..e.g Iv discovered Bavaria Beer....totally lovin it at the moment....i can get pissed for less than a tenner!

So whats your recession nugget?

You've only discovered that now?! If memory serves me right, you could get 6 cans of that for €7 back in 2006 - served me well for manys a night!

EDIT: Maybe it was 8 not sure

ronano

i'm gonna have to give bavaria a go

the recession has allowed me to frequent cafes for tea without feeling like i'm being bent over and rammed.

Voltex

ronano wrote: »

i'm gonna have to give bavaria a go

the recession has allowed me to frequent cafes for tea without feeling like i'm being bent over and rammed.

Like Bud..only nicer and cheaper!

The Pontiac

Voltex wrote: »

.e.g Iv discovered Bavaria Beer....totally lovin it at the moment....i

I'm not too gone on dutch beer tbh. The best 'cheap' beer for me is probably Karpackie (Poilsh) - 4 cans for €5, and widely available. Hackenberg and Primus (both Belgian) are also very good beers at around the €1.30 a can mark.

Warsteiner (German) is a fantastic bottled beer, but it's usually only sold by the case - 24 330ml bottles for €24 , but I've seen bottles sold individually for €1 in places.

Keep an eye out for special offers on the real premiums too - Spaten, Tyskie, Erdinger etc.

jiltloop

Voltex wrote: »

Like Bud..only nicer and cheaper!

I'm sorry but Bavaria is nothing like budweiser. Budweiser is just beer flavoured water. Bavaria actually has a beer like flavour whereas bud has a watery pissy flavour.

aftermn

Sorry boys,

But as a Guinness drinker, they all both look and taste like p1ss to me.

When I'm short a few bob i might try Murphy's

davyjose

aftermn wrote: »

Sorry boys,

But as a Guinness drinker, they all both look and taste like p1ss to me.

When I'm short a few bob i might try Murphy's

Beamish dude ... nicer and cheaper than Guinness.

K4t

Reading a cracking novel. Nothing comes close to it in terms of sustained enjoyment to be honest. And it's free!

JPA

Bavaria is a headache in a can no matter the price,

TPD

Speaking of headaches in a can, Tuborg. Fcuking worst hangover ever was after a night of Tuborg.

Moosehead is a fantastic recession beer, if your local Supervalu aren't cnuts. Was 6 for €6 330ml bottles a few months ago, 5% and damn tasty. Then the manager copped it was popular and put the price up to €9 for 6. Don't buy that any more, sadly.

Quazzie

<Ollie> wrote: »

I'm not too gone on dutch beer tbh.

You do realise that Bavaria is a region in Southern German don't you?

Dord

I moved out. I can finally afford rent now that prices are becoming more realistic.

Dord

<Ollie> wrote: »

I'm not too gone on dutch beer tbh. The best 'cheap' beer for me is probably Karpackie (Poilsh) - 4 cans for €5, and widely available. Hackenberg and Primus (both Belgian) are also very good beers at around the €1.30 a can mark.

Warsteiner (German) is a fantastic bottled beer, but it's usually only sold by the case - 24 330ml bottles for €24 , but I've seen bottles sold individually for €1 in places.

Keep an eye out for special offers on the real premiums too - Spaten, Tyskie, Erdinger etc.

Spaten is damn nice! :cool:

The Pontiac

Quazzie wrote: »

You do realise that Bavaria is a region in Southern German don't you?

EU Court Allows Dutch 'Bavaria' Beer

The Bavarian fondness for a glass of local beer is legendary. But brewers in the picturesque southern German state are up in arms about a leading brand of Dutch beer -- called Bavaria. After years of legal wrangling, Europe's highest court has ruled that the Dutch brand can retain its trademark name.

One sip of this stuff and you'd know it's not a German Beer.

donmeister

Karpackie Polish Beer > 4 for 5e. Two packs. Sorted.

phasers

No, everything is pretty much the same except we buy food less often

LEIN

Lidl and Aldi for everything grocery.

Joey the lips

Anybody else try those 500ml bottles in lidl/aldi you know the 6 for 7 euro. I found them lovely. For the life of me I cannot think of the name of them but they are a german pills.

donmeister

Joey the lips wrote: »

Anybody else try those 500ml bottles in lidl/aldi you know the 6 for 7 euro. I found them lovely. For the life of me I cannot think of the name of them but they are a german pills.

Perlenbacher? Or something like that I think

lolli

The recession made me pregnant Can't find a job myself but thankfully my other half earns enough to keep us all going.

Great time to get bargains on baby stuff :P

LEIN

I too have had some nice cheap German beer from Lidl. The wine can be good too.

Rhyme

I stopped shaving.


last week.

The Pontiac

Dord wrote: »

Spaten is damn nice! :cool:

Spaten is always only €2 for 500ml bottles in Aldi, and is a real premium beer. It can be got in some Centras for this price too. It's probably my favourite beer along with Pilsner Urquell. You haven't tasted great beer until you've tried Pilsner Urquell.

LEIN

Rhyme wrote: »

I stopped shaving.


last week.

I just use a kitchen knife and cold water now.

If they start charging for water i will just give up.

Quazzie

<Ollie> wrote: »

One sip of this stuff and you'd know it's not a German Beer.

Chancing bastards

Dord

<Ollie> wrote: »

Spaten is always only €2 for 500ml bottles in Aldi, and is a real premium beer. It can be got in some Centras for this price too. It's probably my favourite beer along with Pilsner Urquell. You haven't tasted great beer until you've tried Pilsner Urquell.

ORLY?! :eek:

Guess I'll be goin' to Aldi soon. Haven't tried Pilsner Urquell yet but my favourite would be Paulaner Salvator. Very strong but nice. :cool:

mad m

You think you were all alcohols the way its all about drink..Please think of the children!!!

My son has his list wrote out for xmas already, a few lines had to be crossed through a few things, he was not impressed that santa is going through a reccession as well....:)

Keogg

brummytom wrote: »

Bavaria is fucking lovely

Peasants the lot of ye:D
Hate Bav with a passion, but then, don't like beer at all really!



Really IMO the best place to shop at the minute would be Dunnes Stores, or to a lesser extent Tesco. I never looked at it as real cheap, but lately its been great, and there is a huge majority of Irish products compared to Lidl/Aldi which are ALL from Europe.
I mean, I don't expect people to go and try finding Irish pineapples and mangos, But why oh why do we need to buy apples from new zealand and pears from Spain?! It just doesn't make sense.
Also in Dunnes: 3 irish free range chickens for 9 euro. (well its actually a mix'n'match on loads of meat products! lol)

mcmoustache

I was broke during the Celtic Tiger days. I didn't buy a house or get into debt. I worked factorys and other unskilled labour. Then I started doing well (software) when the country went to shít. I thought I'd be able to be smug about it. Some cash, but most importantly no debt or negative equity. But the smugness was wiped off my face quickly enough when I realised I was going to be punished anyway with higher taxes.

That said, I'm still better off now than ever .

tba

I started brewing my own beer... beat that ya big spenders!

congo_90

The irony is that while I cut back on things by not driving etc im still spending like crazy on stuff like clothes, nights out etc or it seems that way because everything is so cheap now.
My shoes don't have holes in em!

OneArt

Beer is for girls.

Tonnes of cheap vodka and wine from Tesco. Stronger, gets you wasted faster, lasts longer (well not in my case...).

Lukekul

Beer is for Girls?

Vodka and wine are for real men? wtf? when the hell did this turn around happen? Did it come in with purple shirts, nivea ****é for men and metrosexuals?

CianRyan

I haven't changed at all...
I never over spent to begine with and I'm still broke.

I honestly wouldn't know if we came out of recession tomorrow.

CianRyan

Lukekul wrote: »

Beer is for Girls?

Vodka and wine are for real men? wtf? when the hell did this turn around happen? Did it come in with purple shirts, nivea ****é for men and metrosexuals?

I can get behind this.
Guinness, FTW.

nibtrix

jiltloop wrote: »

reading books is cheap and a great way to spend time. There's a whole world inside every book (well the good ones anyway) and they only cost a tenner!

+ 1,000,000 on reading, only problem is it's not cheap!! I read 3-4 books a week, if I paid a tenner each I'd be broke in no time! For the true recessionist, it's libraries all the way. Unfortunately the libraries in Ireland are mostly poorly stocked, but they'll keep you going.

To hop on the beer wagon, Staropramen seems to be €2 for a 500ml bottle in a lot of places, definitely in Lidl and I've seen it in a few offies as well.

General Zod

Quazzie wrote: »

You do realise that Bavaria is a region in Southern German don't you?

It's also a region in the Netherlands, where Bavaria Beer is made.

ScumLord

Lidl rum, it certainly does the job.