Carrots 1kg sprouts 1kg parsnips 500g only 6c in Dunnes

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gazzaman22 wrote: »

They have already over charged you on these items so they have made some profit on these, and when/if you go to spend your voucher, chances are your buying other inflated priced items to use your vouchers.

Charging market value is not over charging. Whenever this promotion finishes do you believe the market value of this veg is then a rip off?

uck51js9zml2yt

Heard a report on the news today. The ifa raided dunnes, bought all their low cost veg and gave it free in Stephens green.
Dunnes and Tesco make the suppliers bear the cost. Aldi and lidl absorb it.

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Chana Tight Steamer wrote: »

Heard a report on the news today. The ifa raided dunnes, bought all their low cost veg and gave it free in Stephens green.
Dunnes and Tesco make the suppliers bear the cost. Aldi and lidl absorb it.

Tesco haven't been doing this promotion so how are they making the suppliers bear the cost? And suppliers can often be different than growers, of whom make up the membership of the IFA.

Greenmachine

Chana Tight Steamer wrote: »

Heard a report on the news today. The ifa raided dunnes, bought all their low cost veg and gave it free in Stephens green.
Dunnes and Tesco make the suppliers bear the cost. Aldi and lidl absorb it.

What good does that do. The farmers still can't sell their produce by giving someone elses goods away for free.

Think I heard on the radio now that Dunnes are doing there items now for 5c each. Not sure the extra cent will sway anyone to change supermarket.
Tesco gave me a 10c ticket because a comparable product was 10c less in another of the multiples. Sure if it is cheaper in the other one change your price already.
If I want it I have to go back for another shop.

snubbleste

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Tesco haven't been doing this promotion so how are they making the suppliers bear the cost? And suppliers can often be different than growers, of whom make up the membership of the IFA.

Eh, they have
20c each
http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/SpecialOffers/SpecialOfferDetail/Default.aspx?promoId=R31195945

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What am I looking at in that link?

RasTa

Can't see how dunnes could make their suppliers bear the cost

snubbleste

ThisRegard wrote: »

What am I looking at in that link?

You said that Tesco were not doing that promotion.
Tesco were offering them for 25c each, now 20c each. That is below cost selling, so Tesco are engaging

mathie

RasTa wrote: »

Can't see how dunnes could make their suppliers bear the cost

They could (not saying they do) tell the farmers that you can take x amount or you can leave it.

Farmers would have little chance of finding another buyer.

wait4me

Not many Irish farmers grow clementines, pineapples or melons! This thread has gone totally OT lads and ladies - this is Bargain Alerts.

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snubbleste wrote: »

You said that Tesco were not doing that promotion.
Tesco were offering them for 25c each, now 20c each. That is below cost selling, so Tesco are engaging

Selling what?

snubbleste

ThisRegard wrote: »

Selling what?

I provided a link :rolleyes:

Kevin!

wait4me wrote: »

Not many Irish farmers grow clementines, pineapples or melons! This thread has gone totally OT lads and ladies - this is Bargain Alerts.

But Irish independent green grossers and small shops are trying to compete with these giant corporations which is impossible considering they can absorb the cost by selling below the cost of the produce.

How can your average Joe Green Grosser afford to compete with the likes of Tesco and Dunnes? considering the supplier he buys off is most likely charging him more considering he isn't able to buy the quantity.

They will make the money back from the myriad of other products you buy from the supermarket, they are not a charity.

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snubbleste wrote: »

I provided a link :rolleyes:

There's nothing on that link for 20c. It's a multi buy promotion.

uck51js9zml2yt

ThisRegard wrote: »

There's nothing on that link for 20c. It's a multi buy promotion.

It's 5 for €1 which is 20c each

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Chana Tight Steamer wrote: »

It's 5 for €1 which is 20c each

How much is 1?

breathn

Bags of onions are 5c in Lidl today. Saw one guy going through checkout with one of those wheely baskets full to the brim with them. Would really hope lidl stop people buying 30 or 40 bags of them at a time

Edit: Damn, I posted in the wrong thread. Sorry all. But yeah Lidl have carrots sprouts and turnips for 5c each.

SemperFidelis

20c

Nanazolie

breathn wrote: »

Bags of onions are 5c in Lidl today. Saw one guy going through checkout with one of those wheely baskets full to the brim with them. Would really hope lidl stop people buying 30 or 40 bags of them at a time

Edit: Damn, I posted in the wrong thread. Sorry all. But yeah Lidl have carrots sprouts and turnips for 5c each.

I'm pretty sure quotas apply. I heard one of the cashiers yesterday asking his colleague whether it was 4 or 5 of each per customer

msg11

Kevin! wrote: »

But Irish independent green grossers and small shops are trying to compete with these giant corporations which is impossible considering they can absorb the cost by selling below the cost of the produce.

How can your average Joe Green Grosser afford to compete with the likes of Tesco and Dunnes? considering the supplier he buys off is most likely charging him more considering he isn't able to buy the quantity.

They will make the money back from the myriad of other products you buy from the supermarket, they are not a charity.

I'm not agreeing for the supermarkets here. But if the same supplier is supplying Dunnes/Tesco with the same produce as the local green grocer and the supplier is so concerned about the poor little green grocer then why dose the supplier not just give the green grocer the same price as Dunnes/Tesco are getting it at.

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podgeandrodge

Selling at these ridiculous prices damages the real value of vegetables - when prices go back up to normal people will purchase less as they will feel ripped off. So farmers get hit at the bottom and then later at the top.

Selling at these prices means a lot of people buy too much of them and it goes to waste. Some will think "Who cares if there's waste when I got 3kg for 18c?" and there's something not quite right about that.

I'd far prefer to support my local greengrocer but I can afford to do so. Even if the supermarkets are absorbing the costs they are still screwing the livelihoods of those whos main business is selling veg.

Mimikyu

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dixiefly

To be honest I dont think this is a Bargain Alert.

It is tactical predatory pricing using a loss leader product by the big multiples. I wont not buy them and we have bought some. However, this weekend I will be buying my veg for the christmas from my local fuit and veg guy. No objection to anyone buying them especially those people on seriously tight budgets this Christmas. But, the rest of us should read through the tactics and try and support the smaller veg shops, especially those shops hit by Lidl/Aldi/Dunnes.

dixiefly

ebbsy wrote: »

Yeah, there is no real appetite to stop cheap alcohol being sold, which can do serious damage to people, but when something healthy is being sold cheap the politicians ( Mairead McGuinness ) get on their high horse.

Some twisted priorities here.

Sorry ebbsy but there is a difference between selling cheap and pretty much giving it away - esentially selling way below what their competitors can purchase it at!

ebbsy

dixiefly wrote: »

Sorry ebbsy but there is a difference between selling cheap and pretty much giving it away - esentially selling way below what their competitors can purchase it at!

You might be right, but I w'ont admit it !!!!!!!!

I think the supermarkets saying that they are taking the hit is Bulls&&t.

Kevin!

msg11 wrote: »

I'm not agreeing for the supermarkets here. But if the same supplier is supplying Dunnes/Tesco with the same produce as the local green grocer and the supplier is so concerned about the poor little green grocer then why dose the supplier not just give the green grocer the same price as Dunnes/Tesco are getting it at.

Even if they did, the likes of Dunne's and Tesco are selling the goods below cost because they can afford to do that with the immense profit there making off other goods

CH3OH

I actually think there may be a positive outcome from this.

Think of all the people who will buy veg that they wouldn't normally buy.

People might actually fall in love with Brussell Sprouts. They might feel the need to eat them every week!
It could develop into a long term relationship.
This has to have benefits for growers:)

Bellview

msg11 wrote: »

I'm not agreeing for the supermarkets here. But if the same supplier is supplying Dunnes/Tesco with the same produce as the local green grocer and the supplier is so concerned about the poor little green grocer then why dose the supplier not just give the green grocer the same price as Dunnes/Tesco are getting it at.

There are reports that one of the supermarkets above are going back to suppliers to help support below costs selling. First the green grocer is hit and now the suppliers... Only a matter of time before consumer will feel pain

ted1

kn wrote: »

I was in both Aldi and Dunnes this morning (they are literally about a 3 minute walk from each other where I am).
The Dunnes 6c offer is for 1kg Carrots, 500g Parsnips and Sprouts, and Pineapples and Melons.

Just a point of note: the Dunnes 6c Carrots are 1kg compared to just 500g in Aldi i.e. in effect a pro rata 3c in Dunnes compared to 8c in Aldi.

Also, compared to the Aldi Pineapples and Melons the Dunnes one's at 6c are WAAAAAY bigger than the Aldi 8c one's. Its like the Dunnes Pineapples and Melons are the big brothers of the Aldi one's.

PS Dunnes offers run to Christmas, not just today.

And I saw they have the Cadbury's Roses back in stock at €4.50 in Dunnes as well.

Bigger isn't always better with fruit. Often big fruit has been picked to late and is bitter. You need a taste test before you compare