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Egan's Off Licence Portlaoise

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  • 24-12-2014 7:44pm
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    Nodferatu
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    just went into egans off licence there to get few last bits a bottle of jack daniels standard 700ml bottle and a 1.5ltr of coke and was charged just over 37 euros. they were just closing the doors when i bought them, i haven't a clue of prices of spirits so it got me wondering after i came out was i ripped off or whats the price of jd usually!?!
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    Ranchu
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    Nodferatu wrote: »
    just went into egans off licence there to get few last bits a bottle of jack daniels standard 700ml bottle and a 1.5ltr of coke and was charged just over 37 euros. they were just closing the doors when i bought them, i haven't a clue of prices of spirits so it got me wondering after i came out was i ripped off or whats the price of jd usually!?!

    33.99 from drinkstore.ie so probably not.


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    Ken.
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    Looking at o'briens off licence site a bottle of ordinary JD is €34.99


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    eqwjewoiujqorj
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    Jack D is
    €26 in Supervalu
    €26.99 in O'Briens
    €27 in Tesco.



    Best value is Marshalls in Aldi @ €16, which is just as good if you're using mixers, add about €1 for coke and
    you could have saved yourself €20.



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    hfallada
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    eqwjewoiujqorj wrote: »
    Jack D is
    €26 in Supervalu
    €26.99 in O'Briens
    €27 in Tesco.



    Best value is Marshalls in Aldi @ €16, which is just as good if you're using mixers, add about €1 for coke and
    you could have saved yourself €20.



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    They are all chain stores. A local off license cant compete with a chain of supermarket with several billions of turnover.Plus local off licenses can charge a premium for knowledge and convenience. Try ask for advice in a local lidl on wine

    OP if you werent happy with the price, you shouldnt have it. I know its not the comment you want to here. But a rip off is subjective


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    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭Aint Eazy Being Cheezy


    hfallada wrote: »
    Try ask for advice in a local lidl on wine

    That's a bit of a leap. My 19yo cousin works in the local off license, and he's often the only person on duty. What he knows about wine you could write on the back of a stamp and send it to Michael Broadbent.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    eqwjewoiujqorj wrote: »
    Jack D is
    €26 in Supervalu
    €26.99 in O'Briens
    €27 in Tesco.



    Best value is Marshalls in Aldi @ €16, which is just as good if you're using mixers, add about €1 for coke and
    you could have saved yourself €20.



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    There's no comparison between that and Jack Daniels for flavour.


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    Nodferatu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,361 ✭✭✭Nodferatu


    f**k thats a big difference, €11. i know in future i wont be going anywhere near off licence its tesco or supervalu. honestly didnt have the time and patience to go around town on new years eve but ill know where to look in future.


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    athtrasna
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    Nodferatu wrote: »
    f**k thats a big difference, €11. i know in future i wont be going anywhere near off licence its tesco or supervalu. honestly didnt have the time and patience to go around town on new years eve but ill know where to look in future.

    Get the boozedoc app. Shows you cheapest prices in the area


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    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,340 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    athtrasna wrote: »
    Get the boozedoc app. Shows you cheapest prices in the area

    that app doesn't include independent off-licences, only chains & supermarkets.


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    athtrasna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,420 ✭✭✭✭athtrasna


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    that app doesn't include independent off-licences, only chains & supermarkets.

    True but they usually have the cheapest prices to start with


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    Ciarrai76
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    athtrasna wrote: »
    True but they usually have the cheapest prices to start with

    yeah, but independents can be just as cheap & they don't get included for some reason!


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    L1011
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    Kristopher Grumpy Link wrote: »
    There's no comparison between that and Jack Daniels for flavour.

    Yes - it doesn't taste of mouthwash, Jack Daniels does...

    If you're drinking bourbon straight you'd want something much better than JD; and if you're mixing it, near anything will do.

    You can get very good bourbons for roughly the same price or less than JDs non-offer price if you do want to drink it straight.


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    TheDriver
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    Nodferatu wrote: »
    didnt have the time and patience to go around town on new years eve

    you have 3 days to plan........


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    #15
    Nodferatu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,361 ✭✭✭Nodferatu


    TheDriver wrote: »
    you have 3 days to plan........

    im a man... oh and it was very last minute unplanned present


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