Centra - €2 for 4 litres of milk

Jesus Wept

As the title says - Centra are offering two by 2 litre cartonsof milk for €2.

That's 4 litres for 2 quid.

At least, in Phibsboro.

snubbleste

What brand milk is it?
Did not see my local galway one selling it at this price

Jesus Wept

It's called Bainne úr.

'Strathroy Fresh Milk - from Ireland's oldest family dairy'.

Strathroy Dairy
Unit B6, Stadium Business Park,
Dublin 11.


Tis decent milk, mmmm milk.
Might have some with some cake now.
mmmmcake. :pac:

Outside Phibsboro Centra - there is a sandwich board type thing with some promotions on it including this one. Their website mentions other promotions, not this one.

€1 fruice orange/apple juice is pretty good too.

Keano

The-Rigger wrote: »

It's called Bainne úr.

'Strathroy Fresh Milk - from Ireland's oldest family dairy'.

Strathroy Dairy
Unit B6, Stadium Business Park,
Dublin 11.


Tis decent milk, mmmm milk.
Might have some with some cake now.
mmmmcake. :pac:

Outside Phibsboro Centra - there is a sandwich board type thing with some promotions on it including this one. Their website mentions other promotions, not this one.

€1 fruice orange/apple juice is pretty good too.

Last time I bought that milk in my local Centra it was less than €2

Jesus Wept

For two of them? 4 litres?

aujopimur

Normally 1-49

phasers

Does it include low fat milk do you know?

Jesus Wept

phasers wrote: »

Does it include low fat milk do you know?

Yes. They have both I believe. Low fat is a green cover, full fat is blue.

aujopimur wrote: »

Normally 1-49

For 2 litres. Which is 2.98 for 4 litres.

chop86

It is indeed tasty milk!!
I work for the Musgrave Group, and the buyer said it's bottled in Ireland but comes in from Belgium.
Possibly explains why you don't get the after-taste I find with Dawn and Golden Vale.

Jesus Wept

Sent them an email asking what stores it is available in.
Let's see how their customer service is.

Keano

The-Rigger wrote: »

Sent them an email asking what stores it is available in.
Let's see how their customer service is.

I read the thread title wrong

Tis indeed a bargain.

Jesus Wept

Changed it a little while ago for clarity.

Oral Slang

chop86 wrote: »

It is indeed tasty milk!!
I work for the Musgrave Group, and the buyer said it's bottled in Ireland but comes in from Belgium.
Possibly explains why you don't get the after-taste I find with Dawn and Golden Vale.

Ah that might explain the aftertaste from the 2 litre's of Premier Dairies & Avonmore. I always buy from Aldi & Lidl because there's no aftertaste.

TM

There are a few places around Dublin city centre selling Strathroy and other 2L milk for €0.99 - e.g. the asian store (not sure of the name ) on Mary Street opposite Axa and the discount store on the Lidl side of Moore Street. Iceland is opening in the ILAC this week and is also selling 2L for €0.99 in other stores (e.g. Maple Centre on the Navan Road/Cabra Cross).

brownswiss

chop86 wrote: »

It is indeed tasty milk!!
I work for the Musgrave Group, and the buyer said it's bottled in Ireland but comes in from Belgium.
Possibly explains why you don't get the after-taste I find with Dawn and Golden Vale.

Not very patriotic........

mikom

brownswiss wrote: »

Not very patriotic........

Cos loving after-tastes is so patriotic.

amacachi

mikom wrote: »

Cos loving after-tastes is so patriotic.

Duh, everyone knows that true patriotism is putting up with inferior products and services and doing nothing to improve it.

c-note

amacachi wrote: »

Duh, everyone knows that true patriotism is putting up with inferior products and services and doing nothing to improve it.

Thats a cynical opinion indeed, although you're entitled to it.
The fact is though, that Irish milk is quite a superior product.
One thing we're good at is producing top quality food.
I think its important that thoose who CAN afford to buy irish goods should
consider doing so. Its good for everyone.

Jesus Wept

brownswiss wrote: »

Not very patriotic........

lol.


Patriotism means little to me, especially when it comes to consumerism. I'll buy things that are good value.

Thanks.

Capt'n Midnight

There are places doing Linwoods mik for €1 per 2 Litre - Armagh or so they say

tastes OK

Soarer

brownswiss wrote: »

Not very patriotic........

Udderly disgraceful!

I'll get me coat...it's Oirish, don't cha know.

gaz wac

brownswiss wrote: »

Not very patriotic........

ahem

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=65481576&postcount=38

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=65391526&postcount=23

not very patriotic indeed :rolleyes:

Soarer

gaz wac wrote: »

ahem

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=65481576&postcount=38

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=65391526&postcount=23

not very patriotic indeed :rolleyes:

TM

brownswiss wrote: »

Not very patriotic........

Off topic but some people (such as myself) prioritise price over "patriotism" all other things being equal. If you doubt my patriotism then I can send you the bottom line in taxes that I pay! One thing that I've noticed in threads like this is that some people also tend to inject a FUD factor over issues such as alleged lack of quality of "foreign" produce compared to Irish but I personally don't believe that particular hype although am always open to hard evidence in support of any argument.

TM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

There are places doing Linwoods mik for €1 per 2 Litre - Armagh or so they say

tastes OK

I meant Linwoods above when I said Strathroy - the latter used to be on sale a lot about a year or so ago. Not sure if they were taken over by or rebranded as Linwoods or something?

TM

c-note wrote: »

The fact is though, that Irish milk is quite a superior product.

Any hard evidence to support that assertion?

c-note

TM wrote: »

Any hard evidence to support that assertion?

yup,
from march/april to oct/nov irish cows are fed just grass a natural product, and dairy nuts, with no chemicals, additives residues etc,

during the winter they're fed on farm produced grass and maize silage some beet,
usually the only bought in feedstuffs are soya(GM) and some minerals.

for 8/9 months of the year they are essentially free range unlike other parts of europe and the world which operate dairy farms on a more industrial/intensive scale (some do exist in ireland but are very few) where cows are housed all year round and fed concentrated feed.
The irish grass based system is better for general cow health (and specifically, somatic cell counts and tbc cell counts) and the constituants of the milk reflect this.

All countries in the EU (including ireland) produce milk on dairys which meet the highest regulatory standards in the world as set out by the EU.

Theres more here
http://www.irishveterinaryjournal.com/Links/PDFs/Mastitis/Paper%201%20-%20Global%20trends%20in%20milk%20quality-%20implications%20for%20the%20Irish%20dairy%20industry.pdf

"

The Irish dairy industry is well‑positioned to benefit from
the increased global demand for dairy products. Milk
quality will increasingly contribute to competitive advantage
for the Irish dairy industry, for a range of reasons relating

to human health, milk processing and farm profitability
"

I'm not saying non-irish milk is not good milk, but FYI irish milk is great milk!

Soarer

c-note wrote: »

All countries in the EU (including ireland) produce milk on dairys which meet the highest regulatory standards in the world as set out by the EU.

But the lads mentioned that the milk is coming from Belgium.
As far as I'm aware, and unless Cowen/Lenihan has fukked us up again, Belgium is in the EU along with Ireland, so their dairy farms come under the same regulations as ours.
So that's not really proving that Irish milk is superior IMO.

TM

c-note wrote: »

yup,
from march/april to oct/nov irish cows are fed just grass a natural product, and dairy nuts, with no chemicals, additives residues etc,

during the winter they're fed on farm produced grass and maize silage some beet,
usually the only bought in feedstuffs are soya(GM) and some minerals.

for 8/9 months of the year they are essentially free range unlike other parts of europe and the world which operate dairy farms on a more industrial/intensive scale (some do exist in ireland but are very few) where cows are housed all year round and fed concentrated feed.
The irish grass based system is better for general cow health (and specifically, somatic cell counts and tbc cell counts) and the constituants of the milk reflect this.

All countries in the EU (including ireland) produce milk on dairys which meet the highest regulatory standards in the world as set out by the EU.

Theres more here
http://www.irishveterinaryjournal.com/Links/PDFs/Mastitis/Paper%201%20-%20Global%20trends%20in%20milk%20quality-%20implications%20for%20the%20Irish%20dairy%20industry.pdf

"

The Irish dairy industry is well‑positioned to benefit from
the increased global demand for dairy products. Milk
quality will increasingly contribute to competitive advantage
for the Irish dairy industry, for a range of reasons relating

to human health, milk processing and farm profitability
"

I'm not saying non-irish milk is not good milk, but FYI irish milk is great milk!

You're saying that but that report doesn't seem to be. I was more interested in independent, objective, scientific evidence that Irish milk is "better" than other nations' produce rather than just one person's opinion. I can't find any such evidence so far.

mickoneill30

TM wrote: »

You're saying that but that report doesn't seem to be. I was more interested in independent, objective, scientific evidence that Irish milk is "better" than other nations' produce rather than just one person's opinion. I can't find any such evidence so far.

I've no evidence, just another opinion

I used to buy the two litres cheap milk for €1.49 (I think). I'm the only milk drinker in the house so it'd frequently come close to or right up to the best before date. Itd usually be crappy a day or two before the best before date (these would be the Aldi or SuperValu brands).
Now I get Avonmore (€1.79 for 2L), it usually has a couple of days extra on the best before date and I can use it up to that date. So for me I always get to the end of the bottle and don't end up throwing a cup or so away (which probably makes up the 30c difference).

I know this is easily fixed if you drink the milk within a couple of days of buying it or buy smaller bottles but this is just my observation and if I had a pile of kids I'd be buying the cheaper milk

TM

mickoneill30 wrote: »

I've no evidence, just another opinion

I used to buy the two litres cheap milk for €1.49 (I think). I'm the only milk drinker in the house so it'd frequently come close to or right up to the best before date. Itd usually be crappy a day or two before the best before date (these would be the Aldi or SuperValu brands).
Now I get Avonmore (€1.79 for 2L), it usually has a couple of days extra on the best before date and I can use it up to that date. So for me I always get to the end of the bottle and don't end up throwing a cup or so away (which probably makes up the 30c difference).

I know this is easily fixed if you drink the milk within a couple of days of buying it or buy smaller bottles but this is just my observation and if I had a pile of kids I'd be buying the cheaper milk

I don't think that €1.49 for 2L of milk is cheap to be honest. Nowadays I always buy 2L for €0.99 - usually Linwoods but another brand that I can't remember from the discount store in Moore Street. I have never had any problems with freshness even close to or sometimes after the BB date.

Capt'n Midnight

Linwoods 2L for 99c

I've also seen it at €1.69 - just shows you how much of a mark up there is

Also for those who buy Avonmore Milk , have a look at Premier instead , since the takeover both are owned by Glanbia and yet people pay more for Avonmore milk

brownswiss

c-note wrote: »

Thats a cynical opinion indeed, although you're entitled to it.
The fact is though, that Irish milk is quite a superior product.
One thing we're good at is producing top quality food.
I think its important that thoose who CAN afford to buy irish goods should
consider doing so. Its good for everyone.

.
I do not believe that there is after- taste or any other problem with locally produced full fat milk.

What is added to imported milk to ensure it stays fresh until or after its best before date?

Jesus Wept

Response from Centra:

The promotion you are referring to is only on offer in the Phibsboro store. Centra stores are independently owned by local retailers who often implement single store promotions to drive customer excitement.

Kind Regards
Michelle
Centra Marketing
Musgrave Retail Partners

roboshatner

Now you can do the jack ass milk challenge