When you last got good value for money

lufties · 31-03-2014 7:05pm #1

In an age where wages are coming down and the cost of goods and services are not, I think finding value for money in today's world is becoming increasingly difficult. At the weekend I rented a car in shannon airport(which is a requirement more than a luxury), and was very happy with the price and customer service. Anyway, for future reference I wondered if anyone could add to that

beano345 · 31-03-2014 7:05pm

Aldi

Wacker The Attacker · 31-03-2014 7:07pm

I got a really good deal on a birthday present for my father this weekend for a trip to the UK

Specialun · 31-03-2014 7:07pm

Bought a young wan vodka red bull and got bj

Wacker The Attacker · 31-03-2014 7:08pm

Specialun wrote: »

Bought a young wan vodka red bull and got bj

That's not a deal.

Its an investment

lufties · 31-03-2014 7:08pm

Specialun wrote: »

Bought a young wan vodka red bull and got bj

no groundwork even??

mikom · 31-03-2014 7:08pm

Got a second-hand great condition PS2 for 20 Euro.

irishfeen · 31-03-2014 7:09pm

€319 for a years insurance today - Sweet Job

(and i'm 23 only a few weeks)

Wacker The Attacker · 31-03-2014 7:09pm

lufties wrote: »

no groundwork even??

Its better that way. No small talk.

Just get straight down to the business

Sir Arthur Daley · 31-03-2014 7:10pm

Before we joined the Euro.

lufties · 31-03-2014 7:11pm

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

Its better that way. No small talk.

Just get straight down to the business

Fair enough......

Brad :pac:

The Backwards Man · 31-03-2014 7:13pm

Booked flight and hotel for a week in Vegas €680 all in. Very happy with that.

The Backwards Man · 31-03-2014 7:13pm

WikiHow wrote: »

Before we joined the Euro.

No cuttin in it at all hi.

lufties · 31-03-2014 7:13pm

WikiHow wrote: »

Before we joined the Euro.

Don't worry England can be a rip off too.

Sir Arthur Daley · 31-03-2014 7:14pm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Booked flight and hotel for a week in Vegas €680 all in. Very happy with that.

What Hotel?

31-03-2014 7:15pm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Booked flight and hotel for a week in Vegas €680 all in. Very happy with that.

until you lose €5k over there...

The Backwards Man · 31-03-2014 7:16pm

WikiHow wrote: »

What Hotel?

TI. Stay there a fair bit so get a bit of a discount on it.

castletownman · 31-03-2014 7:18pm

A religious themed sellotape dispenser that tells you exactly how much tape you've used. "You have used one inch of sellotape. God bless you"

No more left-over bits of tape. Doing my part for the environment

hfallada · 31-03-2014 7:19pm

I always get amazing deals. Its all about waiting and researching. Like a pair of prescription ray ban glasses for €100 online which are €219 in an opticians here. Got my samsung Galaxy S4 for €350 new on amazon.co.uk

But the best is 48 mobile network. My friends all pay about €35/40 on a monthly contract for their phone. I only pay €10 PAYG for calls, texts and data. Plus Im going away for the entire summer meaning I not wasting money paying for a phone contract which I wont use

The Backwards Man · 31-03-2014 7:20pm

glasso wrote: »

until you lose €5k over there...

There's nowhere to gamble in the places I spend most of my time, strange as that may seem.:pac:

timetogo · 31-03-2014 7:21pm

Got 2 nights with B&B & 1 dinner for 2 for €119 off one of the deal sites a couple of weeks ago. Seems like good value for money.

whupdedo · 31-03-2014 7:21pm

Specialun wrote: »

Bought a young wan vodka red bull and got bj

Was he nice ???

The Backwards Man · 31-03-2014 7:21pm

castletownman wrote: »

A religious themed sellotape dispenser that tells you exactly how much tape you've used. "You have used one inch of sellotape. God bless you"

No more left-over bits of tape. Doing my part for the environment

For a minute I thought that read 'dinosaur' instead of dispenser and wanted one immediately.

Now, meh.

lufties · 31-03-2014 7:24pm

2 Pages in and no mention of Penneys :eek:

whupdedo · 31-03-2014 7:26pm

lufties wrote: »

2 Pages in and no mention of Penneys :eek:

Penneys

shopaholic01 · 31-03-2014 7:27pm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

There's nowhere to gamble in the places I spend most of my time, strange as that may seem.:pac:

What do you do then?

Sir Arthur Daley · 31-03-2014 7:29pm

shopaholic01 wrote: »

What do you do then?

Build sand castles :pac:

ringadingding · 31-03-2014 7:30pm

Was watching a solid oak dining table set worth over 2k slowly drop in price on the Austrian version of gumtree, beautiful set, always wanted one.

He said the set had to be gone by yesterday, I waited and called him to offer €200.
He, to my surprise accepted, got there expecting a middle aged man renovating his house or something.

A 19 yr old kid rich from daddy's money opened the door, needed 200 to go to a festival and told me his folks had bought him the table as a house warming, but he didn't need it.
Sweet!
Enlisted ( bribed with beers) a few mates to help move it
( 206 kgs of wood) and it's now set up in my apartment.

Boring, but I fooking love it

stefan idiot jones · 31-03-2014 7:39pm

$200 = €134 for eight home matches watching the Queensland Reds play the cream of southern hemisphere rugby.
Great seat in a superb stadium and free public transport on the day as well.

whupdedo · 31-03-2014 7:40pm

stefan idiot jones wrote: »

$200 = €134 for eight home matches watching the Queensland Reds play the cream of southern hemisphere rugby.
Great seat in a superb stadium and free public transport on the day as well.

Is that league or union :rolleyes:

stefan idiot jones · 31-03-2014 7:45pm

whupdedo wrote: »

Is that league or union :rolleyes:

Wash your mouth out with soap!!!!!!!

orangesoda · 31-03-2014 7:45pm

30 oreos for a £1 a few weeks back

whupdedo · 31-03-2014 7:47pm

stefan idiot jones wrote: »

Wash your mouth out with soap!!!!!!!

Im sorry I had to ask, I should have known better:p:D

sarahrt8 · 31-03-2014 7:49pm

I save a fortune shopping in aldi great to have extra pocket money

The Backwards Man · 31-03-2014 7:58pm

shopaholic01 wrote: »

What do you do then?

Walk, shop, eat, drink, talk, all kinds of exciting things.

hawkwind23 · 31-03-2014 7:59pm

earlier in the asian supermarket.

im a bit of a tightwad so value for money is important.

oh got a tomtom satnav for £16 today too , that was a bargain and as my partner needs it for a new job then its also value.

also got 14's on a horse at Dundalk friday that returned 6/1 but sadly came 2nd but the extra 8 points made the each way payout value

shyte like that really

shruikan2553 · 31-03-2014 8:02pm

A new PS3, 500GB hard drive with 2 controllers for 200 euro last year.

Penny Tration · 31-03-2014 8:12pm

Got a pair of stiletto New Rocks about five years back, brand new, for 40 sterling (retailed at over 200 euro). Wore them a few times, then traded them for a corset custom made for me, which would have cost 200-300 had I paid.

MadYaker · 31-03-2014 8:14pm

irishfeen wrote: »

€319 for a years insurance today - Sweet Job (and i'm 23 only a few weeks)

What insurance company and what car?? Are you in Ireland? I'm 23 and I'm paying almost 5 times that.

veryangryman · 31-03-2014 8:23pm

MadYaker wrote: »

What insurance company and what car?? Are you in Ireland? I'm 23 and I'm paying almost 5 times that.

Guessing started early full licence small car and no claims...

That said im 31 and only got a rate like that after 7 years on the road.

RahenyD5 · 31-03-2014 8:26pm

For second hand or cheap books rather than paying full price, there are bargains downstairs of Hodges Figgis & Easons in Stephens Green SC (I think the only Eason branch with a discount section) and upstairs in Chapters on Parnell St.

Whenever you're in the UK or the North, check out "The Works" bookstores, I got loads of Thomas Cook mini city guides for 49p each reduced from £5.99!

Mint Sauce · 31-03-2014 8:26pm

WikiHow wrote: »

Before we joined the Euro.

When the ATM would let you take out a fiver. A godsend at 3am when you wanted a curry chip and a taxi home.

hawkwind23 · 31-03-2014 8:40pm

can get a fiver up north!
machine in tesco gave me one earlier!

131spanner · 31-03-2014 8:44pm

I got a 16gb iPod Touch for €110. I had lost my own iPod and felt lost without it so it definitely served a purpose.

I broke the shít out of my laptop screen recently. Got it fixed perfectly and viruses cleaned off it for €90 by a fellow boardsie, definitely brilliant value for money!

JohnCleary · 31-03-2014 9:22pm

Got a genuinely good price on a Merc in Jan. Delighteddddd

strobe · 31-03-2014 9:54pm

Booked a return flight from Dublin to Perth a couple of weeks ago, with just a 90 min stop over in Dubai, for E380, thanks to a tip off from a kind gent over in bargain alerts.

31-03-2014 10:25pm

Netflix. Excellent value at only a few euro a month.

monkeysnapper · 31-03-2014 10:46pm

Candie wrote: »

Netflix. Excellent value at only a few euro a month.

I was going to also sign up for it but my brother in law said I can use his log in details so I get it for free.... Now that's value!!!!!!

irishfeen · 31-03-2014 10:58pm

MadYaker wrote: »

What insurance company and what car?? Are you in Ireland? I'm 23 and I'm paying almost 5 times that.

Liberty (Quinn Direct), 99 1.9 Golf TDI .... living in Cork... I do though have 6 years no claims bonus in my own name which is the biggy.

Temptamperu · 31-03-2014 10:58pm

Dark Souls 2 and the seven grams of kush on the way home.

Yamanoto · 31-03-2014 11:05pm

I'm a huge fan of blind booking hotels through Priceline.

Just back from 3 nights in an excellent 4* hotel in downtown Minneapolis, for a little over €50 p/n.

When you last got good value for money

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