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free sample food

  • 29-03-2014 12:39pm
    #1
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭


    Gone where the days when you would see free sample food while doing the weekly shopping in the likes of Dunne's, crazy prices, super value.

    The free sausages would be the best sample.

    You don't see many sample stalls anymore


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  • #2
    shopaholic01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭shopaholic01


    It's been years since I've seen the free wine samples, often see food though.


  • #3
    Menas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,318 ✭✭✭✭Menas


    Had a free sausage this morning in nutgrove butchers followed by cheese sample in tesco.
    I am stuffed now.


  • #4
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,590 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Try the Hare Krishna's.


  • #5
    miss-bored
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭miss-bored


    Marks and Spencer (off Henry Street) offer samples the odd time - they were giving out tasters of their cava/fizzy wine a while ago! I love booze samples :-)


  • #6
    BillyMitchel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,324 ✭✭✭BillyMitchel


    cena wrote: »
    Gone where the days when you would see free sample food while doing the weekly shopping in the likes of Dunne's, crazy prices, super value.

    The free sausages would be the best sample.

    You don't see many sample stalls anymore

    Do you like a bit of free sausage Mr John Cena?


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  • #7
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭cena


    BillyMitchel wrote: »
    Do you like a bit of free sausage Mr John Cena?

    Not my first name. Laugh is on you. :)


  • #8
    BillyMitchel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,324 ✭✭✭BillyMitchel


    cena wrote: »
    Not my first name. Laugh is on you. :)

    Your first name must be Sherlock so.


  • #9
    super_furry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,349 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Superquinn used to do it all the time, that's probably changed since that daft rebranding.


  • #10
    Mr. CooL ICE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,708 ✭✭✭✭Mr. CooL ICE


    I see it the odd time in dunnes. I'm never offered anything though as I look like the type of person who doesn't have any money


  • #11
    Arthur Beesley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭Arthur Beesley


    They used to do cheese on a cocktail stick. Classy.


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  • #12
    BettePorter
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    Costco in America is great for samples. A stall at the beginning of every aisle! Bring a date and you've got yourself a cheap dinner by the time you get to check out! ;)


  • #13
    John Mason
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 10,661 ✭✭✭✭John Mason


    this morning in SuperValu i had free mars bar cake, pineapple, grapes, cheese and some bread


  • #14
    MadYaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,293 ✭✭✭✭MadYaker


    John Mason wrote: »
    this morning in SuperValu i had free mars bar cake, pineapple, grapes, cheese and some bread

    So you're a shoplifter then?


  • #15
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    M&S on Henry St/Jervis centre always have some samples knocking around. They had a really nice bit of cake going during the week!


  • #16
    BetterThanThou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 944 ✭✭✭BetterThanThou


    I was in Dunne's a few days ago, and I was actually quite surprised when I saw a free sample stall for some Angus steak, I can't remember seeing free samples since I was a young child.(I'm only in my late teens now, so that wasn't too long ago)


  • #17
    padd b1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,839 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    super_furry wrote: »
    Superquinn used to do it all the time, that's probably changed since that daft rebranding.

    Still get cheese, fairy cakes, salsa, pancakes etc etc in the Lucan branch.


  • #18
    SamAK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭SamAK


    John Mason wrote: »
    this morning in SuperValu i had free mars bar cake, pineapple, grapes, cheese and some bread

    Shoplifting pineapples...that takes skill! Fair play.


  • #19
    Joe prim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭Joe prim


    BettePorter wrote: »
    Costco in America is great for samples. A stall at the beginning of every aisle! Bring a date and you've got yourself a cheap dinner by the time you get to check out! ;)

    Surely the cost of flights for two to the United States, as well as visas and accommodation would cancel out the gain made on free food to a large extent, if not entirely?


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