superquinn kilkenny

foxcoverteddy

have been trying for three days to get confirmation of price of stork margarine in foil wrapper, superquinn price 89 cents, supervalue 69, staff at superquinn not aware of price increase even though they work the dairy unit, real interest in the job, customer services had even less interest, prices come from head office, so every branch has been selling stork at 20cent above normal price, some profit margin, still no word from branch, looks like another customer down the drain, if it takes that long to sort a price out I suggest they give up and send the customers to Dunnes

ergonomics

Shops all charge different prices for the one product. There isn't a 'normal' price for any one product. It's called competition.

Cabaal

I don't see the issue, regardless if the product is 20c or 100c its upto Superquinn how they choose to price the products they sell. Nobody forces anyone to buy the product from superquinn.

fabbydabby

That price difference is significant though, nearly 30% dearer. How can they justify that?

prices come from head office,

Do they? I would have thought that the prices each store charges is a function of a variety of factors: Energy for larger or smaller stores, turnover, overheads, tightness of competition, catchment area, rates, water charges, Tootsie.

It doesn't make sense to me for all the stores in one country to have the same price for everything.

Superquinn are the specialists in fresh food for over 50 years, which is presumably why they charge so much, but if all you eat are waffles and processed peas then you could shop in a German chain with the peons, which is what most people do these days.

zinx

foxcoverteddy wrote: »

have been trying for three days to get confirmation of price of stork margarine in foil wrapper, superquinn price 89 cents, supervalue 69, staff at superquinn not aware of price increase even though they work the dairy unit, real interest in the job, customer services had even less interest, prices come from head office, so every branch has been selling stork at 20cent above normal price, some profit margin, still no word from branch, looks like another customer down the drain, if it takes that long to sort a price out I suggest they give up and send the customers to Dunnes

Mother of God.:rolleyes:

PhilipMarlowe

Tesco (online) price of 65c for 250g (foil) with a current special offer of 2 for €1.10
Almost tempted do do some baking...

PhilipMarlowe

Oh, and well done OP on digging up a 3 year old thread in the Wicklow forum to post the same message.

Cabaal

Superquinn on-line shop says 79c for a 250g pack of stork,

thetonynator

i've seen a lot of things discussed here but the price of margarine??? seriously?:rolleyes:

Plug

Licksy wrote: »

Oh, and well done OP on digging up a 3 year old thread in the Wicklow forum to post the same message.

How did you find that out?

femur61

thetonynator wrote: »

i've seen a lot of things discussed here but the price of margarine??? seriously?:rolleyes:

Ditto

foxcoverteddy

sorry mate you seem to have completely missed the point, I think it is called rip off either by accident or design but appreciated

ergonomics wrote: »

Shops all charge different prices for the one product. There isn't a 'normal' price for any one product. It's called competition.

foxcoverteddy

sorry but it has nothing to do with margarine, think about it, you obviously are not a caREFUL SHOPPER, try going to a convenience store and check the prices but nevertheless appreciated

thetonynator wrote: »

i've seen a lot of things discussed here but the price of margarine??? seriously?:rolleyes:

foxcoverteddy

well done mate, exactly the point, guess which one is correct, this applies to any product sold by a super market, it is a question of let the buyer beware, it is your money spend it wisely or foolishly as some of the answers suggest , but thank you for bringing the question to a very sensible end

Cabaal wrote: »

Superquinn on-line shop says 79c for a 250g pack of stork,

foxcoverteddy

well done, good idea home baked food is better for you, no hydrogenated fats and at least you know what goes in many thanks

foxcoverteddy

No that is not the answer and as for the german chains guess which store sells tinned chinese strawberries, not the germans one of yer true irish stores, why when we grow the best strawberries in the world. German stores charge a fair price for organic food fresh in a lot of cases irish farms, most of their meat is irish, never knock the hand that feeds you perhaps we should run a course on shopping for ireland's producer's, have a nice day

JohnC.

fabbydabby wrote: »

Do they? I would have thought that the prices each store charges is a function of a variety of factors: Energy for larger or smaller stores, turnover, overheads, tightness of competition, catchment area, rates, water charges, Tootsie.

It doesn't make sense to me for all the stores in one country to have the same price for everything.

Prices coming from head office doesn't mean they are all the same. Different stores could have different prices, but they still come from head office.

And I'm amazed someone is only realising now that Superquinn is more expensive. Is this not common knowledge?

thetonynator

foxcoverteddy wrote: »

sorry but it has nothing to do with margarine, think about it, you obviously are not a caREFUL SHOPPER, try going to a convenience store and check the prices but nevertheless appreciated

I know that superquinn are expensive, but thankfully we dont have a law in this country stating that no one is allowed to have prices higher than supervalu. We have competition instead, go to a different shop, boards aren't going to change the price of margarine.

foxcoverteddy wrote: »

well done, good idea home baked food is better for you, no hydrogenated fats and at least you know what goes in many thanks

Margarine is usually hydrogenated fat, if you want a healthier ( albeit more expensive) option, use butter.

Threadhead

Kilkenny has about 5 different supermarket chains. I'm sure that if you didn't wanna shop in one of them, you can just shop in one of the other ones.

For example, one of our many Dunnes Stores.

foxcoverteddy

Sorry you don't read labels, that is why Stork is so important no hydrogenated fat, a couple of others are the same, look at the various spreads some do and some don't, I'llo add on to all the others who insist on the competition element, not a valid answer any more, if we as customers can't look after our money no one else is, it is much the same as going to the farmers market if you are wealthy enough to pay outlandish prices up to you, cheap milk made avonmore reduce their price, we need a degree in shopping, much the same as who makes what, try that for size, have a nice day

Jinxi

Seriously...if you know the prices are lower in other shop, then just go THERE!!!
Superquinn has always been known as being expensive..no news there! It has its own market niche, or else it wouldn't be in business.
And as a former Dunnes employee through college, trust me, the staff aren't paid enough to give a fig about the cost of margarine!

My main problem with Superquinn is the difficulty it takes to get there! Parking /one way systems make it a nightmare.
Kilkenny needs a Tesco, esp with the budget cuts that are coming.

foxcoverteddy

well people, doubting thomases, snearer's etc for your info Superquinn have just announced that the price of Stork margarine has been reduced to 59cent a bar, some drop they would not admit they had made a whatsname of it, so what we achieved substantial savings, it shows Boards will work for you but you have to believe, bye bye and thanks for the fun:p

Jinxi wrote: »

Seriously...if you know the prices are lower in other shop, then just go THERE!!!
Superquinn has always been known as being expensive..no news there! It has its own market niche, or else it wouldn't be in business.
And as a former Dunnes employee through college, trust me, the staff aren't paid enough to give a fig about the cost of margarine!

My main problem with Superquinn is the difficulty it takes to get there! Parking /one way systems make it a nightmare.
Kilkenny needs a Tesco, esp with the budget cuts that are coming.

Captain Havoc

Did they hold a press conference?

Jinxi

Thats good results foxcoverteddy...will you do your magic on their sausages now...thems good eatings!

catbear

Khans has reduced her price on full stops, she must have been forced to as Foxy had stopped using them.

Cabaal

foxcoverteddy wrote: »

well done mate, exactly the point

I'm afraid your mistaken, I'm not trying to backup your point I'm merely providing you with whats on their website.

I still think this thread is pointless as hell

In short, if your not happy with a prices in a shop then shop elsewhere ...you could try posting in the ripp-off ireland forum if that makes you happy :pac:

Doff

The ****ers charged me almost 20 euro for a tub of vaseline, 12 pack of durex and 1 pack of mensize tissues. Now compare this to Lidl I made a saving of almost 15 euro!

trufax

fabbydabby

Petroleum jelly affects the molecular structure of latex condoms, weakening them so be careful. You should not use oil based lube with condoms. Not even Castrol Magnatec 10W-40.

Threadhead

You must be crazy paying that much for Vaseline.

I pay 79 cent for a 250g pack of Stork and it does the trick nicely. Nicely and slippy. No complaints from the missus, everyone goes home happy.

That's a saving of 19 Euro and 21 cent right there.

(obviously the Stork will cover the bases on condoms and tissues too)

fabbydabby

And if there's any left over you can do a bit of cooking. But why would you use tissues when the Kilkenny Advertiser is free anyway?

Doff

Ah thank you for the tips I will be adding them to my shopping list next week. I found some WD40 in the shed so after reading the contents i THINK it could be used as lube. So thats another few cents off the bill next week

Captain Havoc

What ever you do, do not use stork as lube. Also WD40 is not a lubricant.

fabbydabby

Yes it is.

frankie2shoes

hate to be pedantic, but wd40 should only be used for lubricating the likes of watch mechanisms and such. Nowhere on the can does it allude to being a lubricant. you could find yourself in a ball of trouble if you're expecting it to lubricate something heftier!!

Captain Havoc

fabbydabby wrote: »

Yes it is.

It's a water displacer, there is a difference. Use it as a lubricant on your bicycle and see what happens.

fabbydabby

I know that you see the world in terms of bikes but just because you can't use it on a bike doesn't mean it's not a lubricant. FFS water is used as a lubricant in some marine applications. Any substance which reduces friction can be thought of as a lubricant, strictly speaking.

Also,

The title of the homepage of their website says

WD-40 LUBRICATES, CLEANS, PROTECTS, PENETRATES AND DISPLACES MOISTURE.

Also, on the FAQ page it says that

WD-40 'is a light lubricant' and that "WD-40's lubricating ingredients are widely dispersed and tenaciously held to all moving parts".

I still wouldn't put it on my flute though. Or my bicycle chain.

Captain Havoc

I hate being wrong :mad: It doesn't suit my supercilious personna.

randylonghorn

fabbydabby wrote: »

I still wouldn't put it on my flute though. Or my bicycle chain.

Putting a bicycle chain on your flute is pretty kinky, in fairness, with or without stork or wd40!

fabbydabby

Captain Havoc wrote: »

I hate being wrong :mad: It doesn't suit my supercilious personna.

I think there's only one n in persona, but anyway yeah, I hear ya buddy. I have that exact problem too.

PhilipMarlowe

Captain Havoc wrote: »

I hate being wrong :mad: It doesn't suit my supercilious personna.

The verisimilitude of your argument was impressive all the same, even though it turned out to be a pile of ****e

Captain Havoc

I was arguining it was and some mechanic said it wasn't, I thought he'd know best, which is how I came to believe it wasn't. How much is it in Superquinn?

frankie2shoes

I love wd40. its got me out of more jams than I can count but as a lube its pretty useless save for the lightest of applications. I'm an aircraft engineer and believe me relying on de auwl wd40 as a lubricant (regardless of the blurb on their website) is not a good idea, it simply doesn't have the correct viscosity. people will read this thread and think its ok to use it in all sorts of situations where it simply isn't suited. Always use a lubricant that's fit for purpose.
Like KY jelly for example!!!:D:D:D

thetonynator

fabbydabby wrote: »

And if there's any left over you can do a bit of cooking. But why would you use tissues when the Kilkenny Advertiser is free anyway?

Everyone uses the reporter these days!!!

Jinxi

I never realised how many Pedantic Pats lived in Kilkenny:D

up for anything

WD40 is magic stuff. What else would get an economy sized tub of Sudocrem that has been spread over a brand new carpet out! It saved my life.

Captain Havoc

Jinxi wrote: »

I never realised how many Pedantic Pats lived in Kilkenny:D

I heard this on the radio the other morning:

Pedantic Pat was sat down by his wife and she said "Pat our marriage is at a crossroads, we can turn one way and continue our marriage but you have to stop being pedantic or we can turn the other way towards a divorce". Pedantic Pat replied

"I think you'll find that's a T-junction"

I'll grab my coat

thetonynator

How exactly did this thread go from discussing the price of margarine to whether or not wd 40 can be used as lube???

Captain Havoc

thetonynator wrote: »

How exactly did this thread go from discussing the price of margarine to whether or not wd 40 can be used as lube???

Do you think it's possible to get four pages on the price of Stork margarine?

foxcoverteddy

Okay cooks, run along to Tesco two bars for 1Euro TenCent. And whilst you are in Clonmel Tesco finest sausages are brilliant or you could always pop into Marks and spencer won't find better, pity we have neither in Kilkenny. Good old Malcolm

thetonynator

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Do you think it's possible to get four pages on the price of Stork margarine?

I think the thread ran it's course after about 1.5 pages . . .:P

fabbydabby

foxcoverteddy wrote: »

Tesco finest sausages are brilliant or you could always pop into Marks and spencer won't find better, pity we have neither in Kilkenny.

I am told that the Tesco sausages, while delicious, have a skin that cooks to the consistency of cured leather and eating them is akin to chowing down on a hot spicy foreskin.