5c veggies! LIDL

Corkgirl210

5C Veggies in LIdl yesterday

sprouts
potatoes
carrots
onions
turnip etc.

snubbleste

No excrement sherlock!!

ebbsy

Aldi have

Sprouts
Pinapples
Melons
Carrots
Spuds

For 6c. Max 3 units per veg per customer.

Corkgirl210

for those not aware!

Corkgirl210

thanks ebbsy I wasn't aware of aldi deals...

JohnnyChimpo

Misleading title, I was totally game for 0.5c, but I don't get out of bed for anything over 2c!

Sgt Pepper 64

JohnnyChimpo wrote: »

Misleading title, I was totally game for 0.5c, but I don't get out of bed for anything over 2c!

Think of the farmers

The Muppet

Think I'll hold off on these in the hope they'll be paying us to take them by christmas eve.

ebbsy

The Muppet wrote: »

Think I'll hold off on these in the hope they'll be paying us to take them by christmas eve.

I remember Tesco selling half price turkeys on the 24th last year.

vicwatson

Rayanne2010 wrote: »

for those not aware!

Maybe there are a few astronauts just back from the ISS?

wretcheddomain

Complete rip-off, unbelievable how many of you are falling for this con, some of us are waiting for the inevitable 1c deals when the January sales come around.

JONJO THE MISER

Go in late on xmas eve and there will be loads of veg left that they will be giving away for nothing.

JohnnyChimpo

Doing credit to your username there lad

mike65

I got 20 bags of onions for a euro, what do I do with them?! :pac:

falabo

mike65 wrote: »

I got 20 bags of onions for a euro, what do I do with them?! :pac:

French onion soup au gratin for Xmas eve (try to get emmental cheese and make your own croutons) ?

Kristopherus

mike65 wrote: »

I got 20 bags of onions for a euro, what do I do with them?! :pac:

Mash them up with some hard-boiled eggs. That will guarantee no-one will stay long near you over the Christmas:D:D:D.

The Muppet

mike65 wrote: »

I got 20 bags of onions for a euro, what do I do with them?! :pac:

Don't tempt me mike

wil

Do you think they will honour the 28 day money back if your kids are not happy with your veg.;)

With all this cut price veg, could be the healthiest Xmas dinner Ireland will see in a long time,
Maybe some might recall the 6c beans in the UK, twas the start of global warming.:o

vermin99

Do you ever think about the farmers who are somehow trying to make a profit ,it doesn't add up

JohnnyChimpo

vermin99 wrote: »

Do you ever think about the farmers who are somehow trying to make a profit ,it doesn't add up

It's not the farmers that are taking a hit, it's just a loss leader to get people into the supermarkets.

vermin99

JohnnyChimpo wrote: »

It's not the farmers that are taking a hit, it's just a loss leader to get people into the supermarkets.

So what about the smaller shop trying to compete with this

barry181091

vermin99 wrote: »

So what about the smaller shop trying to compete with this

Well thats exactly what competition is. Smaller shops have to be creative about competition and not just fall on the old, "im small so I am a victim".

Lets say you were a small shop owner. You too can use the loss leader approach. Say you made your veg 30c or so for 500g and advertise the arse out of it outside the shop.

People will see this and probably shop in their local and thus buy more goods that have a good profit margin.

Smaller shops simply have to be creative. Its the same idea for super-pubs and big chains of anything really.

mike65

Small shops pay the price for being small and very local (offering chit chat with customers). That's what they do. Anyway my local Centra is always doing offers, some them pretty good.

wil

vermin99 wrote: »

So what about the smaller shop trying to compete with this

My 2cent - 4c

or

Beans
.

podgeandrodge

barry181091 wrote: »

Well thats exactly what competition is. Smaller shops have to be creative about competition and not just fall on the old, "im small so I am a victim".

Lets say you were a small shop owner. You too can use the loss leader approach. Say you made your veg 30c or so for 500g and advertise the arse out of it outside the shop.

People will see this and probably shop in their local and thus buy more goods that have a good profit margin.

Smaller shops simply have to be creative. Its the same idea for super-pubs and big chains of anything really.

And if you are a greengrocer?

vicwatson

vermin99 wrote: »

Do you ever think about the farmers who are somehow trying to make a profit ,it doesn't add up

No. I never consider farmers in Spain, Costa Rica or France to be honest.

I do however consider the people of Ireland that don't have as much as Farmers in wealth terms.

Those that cannot afford much.

Well played Aldi , Lidl et al, well played

johndaman66

falabo wrote: »

French onion soup au gratin for Xmas eve (try to get emmental cheese and make your own croutons) ?

Yeah, whatever few cent you might have saved buying the onions is all lost after paying through the nose for emmental cheese

JONJO THE MISER

Anyone know if i buy all my veg today, will they last until xmas day/stephens day?

vicwatson

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Anyone know if i buy all my veg today, will they last until xmas day/stephens day?

Yeh be no problem, stick em bottom of fridge, be grand they said:cool:

JONJO THE MISER

Just got all the veg sorted now, most of the beer got all that is left is a few pairs of socks for presents.

Cantona's Collars

Farmers protesting outside my local Dunnes the past 2 days,no protests outside Lidl or Aldi,wonder which supermarket cut the price paid to suppliers?:rolleyes:

spank_inferno

zerks wrote: »

Farmers protesting outside my local Dunnes the past 2 days,no protests outside Lidl or Aldi,wonder which supermarket cut the price paid to suppliers?:rolleyes:

A lidl staff member I spoke to said they have paid suppliers as normal.

Both Aldi & Lidl are loss-leading in the 'Veg Wars'.

Haven't heard a peep from Dunnes

Balmed Out

spank_inferno wrote: »

A lidl staff member I spoke to said they have paid suppliers as normal.

Both Aldi & Lidl are loss-leading in the 'Veg Wars'.

Haven't heard a peep from Dunnes

There have been protests by farmers at LIDL. In Bandon the farmers were outside and actually handing out free vegetables to encourage people not to go in.

brilou23

we have brussel sprouts so many brussel sprouts i dont even like them may throw them at carolers or something

donegal11

barry181091 wrote: »

Well thats exactly what competition is. Smaller shops have to be creative about competition and not just fall on the old, "im small so I am a victim".

Lets say you were a small shop owner. You too can use the loss leader approach. Say you made your veg 30c or so for 500g and advertise the arse out of it outside the shop.

People will see this and probably shop in their local and thus buy more goods that have a good profit margin.

Smaller shops simply have to be creative. Its the same idea for super-pubs and big chains of anything really.

If lidl is anything to go by there be people filling there tolly full 6c offers and nothing else, the shopkeeper would just be taking an unsustainable loss for nothing.

brilou23

wouldnt be surprised smaller shops buyin them

The_Conductor

Tesco have added limes into their fruit deal- its not a massively good offer but 20p a piece is better than anywhere else.

brilou23

The_Conductor wrote: »

Tesco have added limes into their fruit deal- its not a massively good offer but 20p a piece is better than anywhere else.

corona sales up much lol

dfbemt

I don't know what all the fuss is about this year. This is now an annual event between Dunnes, Lidl and Aldi. Teco and Supervalu have not gotten as involved this year as they have in other years.

Certainly we're at this Christmas veg price war for the past 4 - 5 years. Any long term posters to this forum will know this.

As ridiculous as prices get at Christmas time, every week (or every 2nd week for some) the main grocery retailers are engaged in fruit n veg loss leaders.

With a bit of forward planning you can have your family eating cheap and nutritious fruit n veg throughout the year. Just keep an eye on the BA forum.

johndaman66

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Just got all the veg sorted now, most of the beer got all that is left is a few pairs of socks for presents.

I reckon you should buy in some extra of the cheap veg for presents.

The_Conductor

brilou23 wrote: »

corona sales up much lol

I was thinking more along the lines of Askari!

AlanS181824

So much fruit and veg in my fridge now because of these offers! :P

JONJO THE MISER

AlanS181824 wrote: »

So much fruit and veg in my fridge now because of these offers! :P

No room in my fridge for veg i have so much food in it.
Ive 20 bags of each of the special offer vegs in my cupboard:o, im getting through nearly 2 bags of clementines a day:D

AlanS181824

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

No room in my fridge for veg i have so much food in it.
Ive 20 bags of each of the special offer vegs in my cupboard:o, im getting through nearly 2 bags of clementines a day:D

Thats actually what I'm doing! :P
They're actually very nice those Clementine's
My fridge is packed as well, so much so I had to make the terrible decision of whether I want warm Milk or warm Coke... One of them had to be left out to make room

JONJO THE MISER

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Thats actually what I'm doing! :P
They're actually very nice those Clementine's
My fridge is packed as well, so much so I had to make the terrible decision of whether I want warm Milk or warm Coke... One of them had to be left out to make room

Ah who needs milk its xmas.

tayto lover

We waste far too much food at Christmas.
Buying for the sake of buying is just not right.

http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/kilkenny-news/local-households-urged-to-have-a-green-christmas-1-5765368

"The average Irish family throws out €700 worth of food each year and this has a negative effect on every family’s pocket and the environment. Food waste increases substantially over Christmas; with more food thrown out during the festive season than at any other time of the year due to over-buying".

Stinicker

My mother has about a years supply of frozen carrots, parsnips and turnip in the deep freeze out of this, the second deep freeze in the garage which we managed to empty and plug out during the summer has been pushed back into action as we got a homegrown lamb from the farm slaughtered recently and have a few hundred euro worth of lamb for the butchers fee of €30. Lamb burgers have replaced beef also and are damn tasty.

jeffk

Was funny today in the Aldi Blanch branch watching people almost fighting over the veg. There was easily 10 boxes of each item and of course three per customer, but that didn't stop them.

The look on peoples face when they get to the till to be told three per customer. At least be cute about it and have someone else buy another three, go out an come back in or come back later

lindtee

I saw Oakland Brand brussel sprouts for sale at a fruit/veg place in the English Market today:eek::eek::eek: Think they were on special offer at 2 for €1.50 or something. It was enevitable that some smaller vendors would buy them to sell on, but to be actually selling them in the lidl bag