Best dry dog food available in Ireland?

katepaws

My budget is €50 for a 15kg bag and I am looking for the best food for that price. I have 8 dogs and they all eat gain elite and we go trough a 15kg bag a week.

I know a lot of people like taste of the wild, Orijen, James Wellbeloved, etc, but they're all out of my price range.

I know I need a food with a high meat content and very little cereal and meat derivatives. I came across Markus Muhle Black Angus, which looks good, though I'm not sure if it's even better than the gain. I will post ingredients below.

Any feedback and/or better suggestions are much appreciated.

Gain ingredients: Dried Chicken & Turkey (min 30%), Rice (20%), Wholegrain Maize, Dehulled Oats, Poultry Fat, Maize Gluten, Sugar Beet Pulp, Chicken Gravy, Fish Meal, Egg, Linseed, Fish Oil, Potassium Chloride, Fructooligosaccharides (0.3%), TruCal Milk Mineral Complex, Products from Processing Plants.

Markus Muhle ingredients: Ground dried Black Angus meat (17.3%), ground brown wholegrain rice, ground dried duck meat (9.7%), ground dried herring (6.6%), ground millet, ground amaranth, fresh green herbs, linseed, algae mix, herring oil, cold pressed vegetable oil mix, beet pulp, gelatine, dry peat (2%), dried ground yucca schidigera, milk thistle seeds, fennel seeds, dried blueberries, powdered egg yolk, siliceous earth (1.5%), muscle meat extract from green-lipped mussels (1.5%), sea mollusc protein from green-lipped mussels (1%), green mineral soil.

Knine

There is no best food in Ireland as such. Its more a case of the best food that suits my dog & my pocket. I have tried loads of different foods. I found Gain Elite very good, did not particularly like Markus Muhle. It is cold compressed & only found it ok.

I started using Champion Grain Free from Dogfooddirect.ie & am really happy with it. Dogs are much easier to clean after & they all look fab. I have raised a litter of 7 terrier puppies on it with & they look fantastic. I also feed a lot of raw food too with it.

It really is a case of trial & error to find out which agrees with your dog. Everyone will have different opinions.

katepaws

Knine wrote: »

I started using Champion Grain Free from Dogfooddirect.ie & am really happy with it. Dogs are much easier to clean after & they all look fab. I have raised a litter of 7 terrier puppies on it with & they look fantastic. I also feed a lot of raw food too with it.

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Thanks Knine.
I did look at Champion Grain Free and it looks great but I found it repackaged else where online, under a different brand name (Walking the dog grain free). Apparently it's a generic food that is made by Golden Acres. I thought that was strange, so it put me off. But if that's a normal thing with dog food, I would definitely consider Champion Grain Free as I've ordered from Dogfooddirect.ie before.

thehouses

I would stay with the Gain Elite feed.

kylith

Mine did really well on Markus Muhle.

Crimsonforce

I've been using barking heads food for my 18 year old . High is salmon, rice,chicken and glucosamine

andreac

I use the champion grain free too. The duck and potato one. They have a high meat content one too but it's a smaller bag, only 12kg sl not as good value but it would be slightly better quality.

tayto lover

Is the stuff out of Aldi or Lidl any good lads?

andreac

tayto lover wrote: »

Is the stuff out of Aldi or Lidl any good lads?

Eh no. Far from it. Awful stuff actually. Along with nearly all supermarket sold dog foods. All very poor quality so I would stay well away.

katepaws

Would Lukullus be better than the Gain Elite / Markus Muhle? Also, would the Champion Grain Free last longer because it's better quality?

Lukullus ingredients: Dried chicken meat ground (26%), whole-grain ground rice (26%), dried and ground salmon (6%), dried and ground potatoes, cold-pressed rapeseed oil (5%), dried seaweed, dried alfalfa, rice germ, beet pulp, dried herbs (3.5%), dried pears (2%), dried apples (2%), dried egg yolk, caraway, linseed oil (1.5%), dried and ground carob, powdered mineral clay, diatomaceous earth, dried and ground yucca schidigera, dried blueberries (0.3%).

Gain ingredients: Dried Chicken & Turkey (min 30%), Rice (20%), Wholegrain Maize, Dehulled Oats, Poultry Fat, Maize Gluten, Sugar Beet Pulp, Chicken Gravy, Fish Meal, Egg, Linseed, Fish Oil, Potassium Chloride, Fructooligosaccharides (0.3%), TruCal Milk Mineral Complex, Products from Processing Plants.

Markus Muhle ingredients: Ground dried Black Angus meat (17.3%), ground brown wholegrain rice, ground dried duck meat (9.7%), ground dried herring (6.6%), ground millet, ground amaranth, fresh green herbs, linseed, algae mix, herring oil, cold pressed vegetable oil mix, beet pulp, gelatine, dry peat (2%), dried ground yucca schidigera, milk thistle seeds, fennel seeds, dried blueberries, powdered egg yolk, siliceous earth (1.5%), muscle meat extract from green-lipped mussels (1.5%), sea mollusc protein from green-lipped mussels (1%), green mineral soil

Champion Grain Free ingrediants:
Salmon & Trout 50% (including 30% Freshly Prepared Salmon & Trout), 12% Dried Salmon, 6% Salmon Oil, 2% Fish Stock, Sweet Potato, Peas, Potato, Beet Pulp, Linseed, Vitamins & Minerals, Vegetable Digest, Asparagus (equivalent to 7.5g per Kg of product), FOS (92 mg/kg), MOS (23 mg/kg). Nutritional Additives per kg Vitamins: E672 Vitamin A 15,000 IU, E671 Vitamin D3 2,250 IU

Dtp1979

andreac wrote: »

I use the champion grain free too. The duck and potato one. They have a high meat content one too but it's a smaller bag, only 12kg sl not as good value but it would be slightly better quality.

Second that about champion. Switched my dog onto it about 6 months ago. She's 8, is a different dog and her coat is fantastic since the food changed

Springwell

I'd use Champion or Lukullus. Lukullus often works out cheaper with the deals and vouchers on zoo plus.

katepaws

After searching and searching, one of my friends suggested weighing my dogs and measuring out the daily amounts and working out how much it would cost to feed one of the better foods. I found out that I can feed my eight dogs on Orijen (80% meat, 20% veg and other good stuff) for only €40 a week, which is even lower than my budget. I have ordered it from zooplus and am so excited. Thanks for all of your help.

tayto lover

andreac wrote: »

Eh no. Far from it. Awful stuff actually. Along with nearly all supermarket sold dog foods. All very poor quality so I would stay well away.

Thanks. By the way where can I get the good stuff as i don't see it in supermarkets?

Tropheus

Currently use Lukullus for our Beagle and can't complain. Just under €80 for 30kg delivered from Zooplus is very good value. Would second staying well clear of the supermarket brands. Pure crap.

katepaws

tayto lover wrote: »

Thanks. By the way where can I get the good stuff as i don't see it in supermarkets?

Pet shops like Petmania, Petworld, Maxizoo. Or online on websites like zooplus.ie or dogfooddirect.ie

muddypaws

katepaws wrote: »

Thanks Knine.
I did look at Champion Grain Free and it looks great but I found it repackaged else where online, under a different brand name (Walking the dog grain free). Apparently it's a generic food that is made by Golden Acres. I thought that was strange, so it put me off. But if that's a normal thing with dog food, I would definitely consider Champion Grain Free as I've ordered from Dogfooddirect.ie before.

Yeah, a lot of companies and shops get their food made at GA. Pet Stop sell the same food, they're usually cheap. The packaging used to be silver bags with red paw prints on, its changed now. There is nothing wrong with food made like this, but it is the same food, just with different labels on. Its not cost effective for a small company or pet retailer to have their own factory to make food, so GA is the best known one in the UK. Its the same as supermarkets' own brand food, they don't have their own factories for each product, just buy from a factory who label it for them.

Lia_lia

I get Skinners from Amazon. Quite cheap, and the dog loves it and does well on it!

Dtp1979

Lia_lia wrote: »

I get Skinners from Amazon. Quite cheap, and the dog loves it and does well on it!

Is it grain free?

scudzilla

Anyone have any opinions on Beta? Ours like it, heard it's supposed to be good

Lia_lia

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Is it grain free?

Sorry, missed the grain free bit! No, it wouldn't be grain free. The one I get is rice based. It is "free from wheat gluten, maize gluten, barley gluten, soya and dairy products".

Whole rice (40%), duck meat meal (20%), oats, peas, whole linseed, sunflower oil, beet pulp, vitamins and minerals.

Duck and Rice Skinners.

Macker1

Is the Select Gold brand from Maxizoo any good. I know that Dogs Trust use that brand.

Rommie

scudzilla wrote: »

Anyone have any opinions on Beta? Ours like it, heard it's supposed to be good

Beta isn't great, none of the Purina foods (owned by Nestle and same crowd who make Bakers) are very good. It's also really overpriced for what's in it, just have a look at the ingredients, the meat content is fairly low in it and far as I can remember, it's derivatives rather than a named meat source and only 4% of the actual meat is chicken whereas this is the Beta Adult Chicken recipe

Ingredients:
Cereals (wholegrain 20%), Meat and animal derivatives (meat 14%, chicken 4%), Vegetable protein extracts, Oils and fats, Derivatives of vegetable origin (dried beet pulp 1.1%), Vegetables (dried chicory root 1.1%), Minerals.

Dtp1979

Lia_lia wrote: »

Sorry, missed the grain free bit! No, it wouldn't be grain free. The one I get is rice based. It is "free from wheat gluten, maize gluten, barley gluten, soya and dairy products".

Whole rice (40%), duck meat meal (20%), oats, peas, whole linseed, sunflower oil, beet pulp, vitamins and minerals.

Duck and Rice Skinners.

Is grain free made out to be better than it is or is it actually good for the dog?

Nody

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Is grain free made out to be better than it is or is it actually good for the dog?

Grains is a filler for dogs; it's used to make the food cheaper by bulking it out but the nutritional value is very very low and it's one big driver behind allergies etc. It only became part of the food scene for dogs once companies started to actually make commercial food because it's a way to lower the cost (same way they add vegetable protein rather than animal protein).

smilerf

I get a 12 kg bag of Arden Grange from Amazon or James Wellbeloved. My fella ain't fussy

54and56

Hi all,

I've a 6 month old 50% Newfoundland, 25% Rottweiler & 25% Northern Innuit cross breed. She's 22kg and this weight predictor http://www.enpevet.de/CalculateWeight.aspx suggests she's going to be circa 32kg. This has been a consistent prediction for the last 3 months as I weigh her weekly to see how she's progressing. I was also concerned she might end up being closer to the full 65kg Newfoundland size but thankfully that's not looking likely.

ATM she is on Royal Canin Maxi Junior - http://about.royalcanin.co.uk/catalogue/size-health-nutrition/maxi-junior23599 which is quite expensive.

I'd be interested in getting her a good quality but also value for money alternative possibly delivered in bulk (say 30kg or 45kg in total) but don't know much about what product would suit her best.

Any suggestions as to what product to buy and where to buy it?

This is probably the best looking deal I can find online - http://dogfooddirect.ie/modules/shop/products/gain-bigdogs-puppy-30kg-special-offer/

Nody

Well you have Taste of the Wild (use Chrome with auto translate) which is grain free; more cost up front but you're likely to save it back because you serve less of it basically. On the cheaper side you have Lukullus Junior which is cold pressed or Markus Muhle NaturNah.

e.r

Anybody got opinions on science plan?

Nody

e.r wrote: »

Anybody got opinions on science plan?

Overpriced and poor to medium quality at best. It's in the same class as RC with usually meat not being even the primary ingredient.

For example:

Hill's Adult Advanced Fitness Large Breed with Lamb & Rice wrote:

Maize, lamb meal, (min. 26% lamb), soybean meal, corn gluten meal, animal fat, rice (min. 4% rice), digest, vegetable oil, flaxseed, potassium chloride, sodium chloride.

So you're looking at ~75% non meat based products in there...

Or how about this one:

Hill's Science Plan Adult Performance Chicken wrote:

Corn, poultry meal (min. chicken 35%), animal fats, beet pulp, digest, vegetable oil, dried whole egg, potassium chloride, sodium chloride.

Chicken being the cheapest of cheap meats and still 65% non meat...

For about the same price per kilo (4.19 EUR / kg) vs. 4.30 EUR you can get this with Taste of the Wild:

Lamb, lamb meal, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peas, rapeseed oil, egg, roast lamb, tomato pomace, natural aromas, salt, choline chloride, mixed tcopherols (natural preservatives and source of vitamin E), dried chicory root, taurine, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries,...

Notice how there is no maize, corn or rice listed in it yet it cost basically the same (most likely cheaper once you add in portion sizes to be honest)?

greengold9999

the german zooplus site (zooplus.de) does a special offer on taste of the wild - 2 high prairie 13.6Kg bags for €104.

http://www.zooplus.de/esearch.htm#q=taste%20of%20the%20wild

e.r

Nody wrote: »

Overpriced and poor to medium quality at best. It's in the same class as RC with usually meat not being even the primary ingredient.

For example:
So you're looking at ~75% non meat based products in there...

Thanks for your reply, any recommendations. I have a 8yo beagle.

Nody

e.r wrote: »

Thanks for your reply, any recommendations. I have a 8yo beagle.

Taste of the Wild, Purizon, Acana, Lily's Kitchen or Nutrivet or any other grain free option is what I'd recommend

Kaners

I've switched from Burns hypoallergenic food (very expensive) to Champion from Dogfooddirect.ie Since switching to Champion my lurcher is off all steroids (which he has been on for years) and he has stopped scratching. His coat has never looked better. I would recommend ringing Dog Food Direct and asking their advice.

54and56

Nody wrote: »

Well you have Taste of the Wild (use Chrome with auto translate) which is grain free; more cost up front but you're likely to save it back because you serve less of it basically. On the cheaper side you have Lukullus Junior which is cold pressed or Markus Muhle NaturNah.

Thnaks Nody. I like the look and reviews for Lukullus Chicken and Salmon and Zooplus.ie do 2 X 15kg's for the equivalent of €2.60 per KG - http://www.zooplus.ie/shop/dogs/dry_dog_food/lukullus/156094 and Markus Mühle NaturNah which Zooplus.ie do 2 X 15kg's for the equivalent of €2.50 per KG - http://www.zooplus.ie/shop/dogs/dry_dog_food/markus_muehle/naturnah/128238. Out of the two which do you think is the best and most suitable for my 6 month old Newfoundland/Rottweiler/Northern Innuit mix?

I also have a 10.5 year old Alsatian/Lab/Who know's what mix. She is slowing down so I'd like to switch her to a food which allows her to feel full but won't fatten her up. She has been on Aldi's own brand complete for a number of years (I know I know :-( ) and since the pup has come along she's gone from a healthy fit 19kg to almost 22kg partly because instead of just eating once a day she's now eating (much smaller portions) three times a day with the pup (who will be switching to two feeds a day very soon) but also because from time to time she nips in and scoffs any food the pup doesn't immediately eat.

You seem to be very knowledgeable on this topic so would you mind recommending something which will allow the older dog to feel full but won't fatten her? She's not nearly as energetic as she was so I guess the natural slow down process is also fattening her up as she's burning less calories each day.

Nody

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

Thnaks Nody. I like the look and reviews for Lukullus Chicken and Salmon and Zooplus.ie do 2 X 15kg's for the equivalent of €2.60 per KG - http://www.zooplus.ie/shop/dogs/dry_dog_food/lukullus/156094 and Markus Mühle NaturNah which Zooplus.ie do 2 X 15kg's for the equivalent of €2.50 per KG - http://www.zooplus.ie/shop/dogs/dry_dog_food/markus_muehle/naturnah/128238. Out of the two which do you think is the best and most suitable for my 6 month old Newfoundland/Rottweiler/Northern Innuit mix?

How long is a piece of string? The answer is both should work in general but your dog may not for whatever reason work with the food in question. Due to this try to order a smaller bag first to make sure it works with your dog before going for a 2x 15kg order.

I also have a 10.5 year old Alsatian/Lab/Who know's what mix. She is slowing down so I'd like to switch her to a food which allows her to feel full but won't fatten her up. She has been on Aldi's own brand complete for a number of years (I know I know :-( ) and since the pup has come along she's gone from a healthy fit 19kg to almost 22kg partly because instead of just eating once a day she's now eating (much smaller portions) three times a day with the pup (who will be switching to two feeds a day very soon) but also because from time to time she nips in and scoffs any food the pup doesn't immediately eat.

Well for starters weight up her portions rather than eyeing them based on how much she should eat; also make sure to remove the puppies food if they don't finish it. Secondly to help her to stay moving you can look at items such as kong toys etc. for feeding her half her kibble which forces her to move around a bit to get the food and spread out the feeding time. Another big factor is to look at what treats you use and most likely cut them away completely (most tend to be sugar bombs) and switch to the likes of raw carrots or small dried meat treats (pure meat once though and not the likes of pig ears as they are to fatty). It's important to get her down to the right weight as the additional weight will really start to cause damage as she grows older on joints etc.

You seem to be very knowledgeable on this topic so would you mind recommending something which will allow the older dog to feel full but won't fatten her? She's not nearly as energetic as she was so I guess the natural slow down process is also fattening her up as she's burning less calories each day.

I've only picked up things here from the real experts and got a amateur understanding of kibble & feeding in general

greengold9999

I get dried cows ears from zooplus.de - much lower fat than pork

54and56

Nody wrote: »

How long is a piece of string? The answer is both should work in general but your dog may not for whatever reason work with the food in question. Due to this try to order a smaller bag first to make sure it works with your dog before going for a 2x 15kg order.

Good advice. I'll order a small bag of both and see how she gets on with each before buying in bulk.

Nody wrote: »

Well for starters weight up her portions rather than eyeing them based on how much she should eat;

Will do.

Nody wrote: »

also make sure to remove the puppies food if they don't finish it.

We do as a rule but now and again the old dog nips in before we take the left over food away.

Nody wrote: »

Secondly to help her to stay moving you can look at items such as kong toys etc. for feeding her half her kibble which forces her to move around a bit to get the food and spread out the feeding time.

Have the Kong toys all right but feeding some of her food in one would cause major hassle between the two dogs as the pup would nick it or try and nick it from the older dog all the time.

Nody wrote: »

Another big factor is to look at what treats you use and most likely cut them away completely (most tend to be sugar bombs) and switch to the likes of raw carrots or small dried meat treats (pure meat once though and not the likes of pig ears as they are to fatty). It's important to get her down to the right weight as the additional weight will really start to cause damage as she grows older on joints etc.

We don't use any treats at all other than the odd apple or piece of broccoli.

peasant

Nody wrote: »

Grains ...only became part of the food scene for dogs once companies started to actually make commercial food ...

Just as an aside ...I think that's a bit of a myth, tbh.

Think back 100, 200 or even 1000 years ..what would the average little man's dog have eaten?

Freshly poached game or salmon, prime pieces of beef or pork?
I think not. The dog would have got what everybody else had ...which was mostly gruel, pap and porridge and a bit of stale bread of a Sunday(wheat, barley,oats). Some dairy products, some fruit & veg (leftovers or bits not fit for human consumption) and on the odd day when there was meat the dog might have had some bone & grizzle, offal and the odd hoof or chicken's foot.

What's new to the industrial diet is possibly rice and corn, definitely preservatives and colourants ...but also additives like vitamins and other "good stuff"

IMO this whole grain is bad theme is mainly marketing for more expensive dog foods.

Not that there is something wrong with feeding your dog a good diet ...but the suggestion that dogs don't eat grain and never have is incorrect.

Nody

peasant wrote: »

Just as an aside ...I think that's a bit of a myth, tbh.

Think back 100, 200 or even 1000 years ..what would the average little man's dog have eaten?

Freshly poached game or salmon, prime pieces of beef or pork?
I think not. The dog would have got what everybody else had ...which was mostly gruel, pap and porridge and a bit of stale bread of a Sunday(wheat, barley,oats). Some dairy products, some fruit & veg (leftovers or bits not fit for human consumption) and on the odd day when there was meat the dog might have had some bone & grizzle, offal and the odd hoof or chicken's foot.

What's new to the industrial diet is possibly rice and corn, definitely preservatives and colourants ...but also additives like vitamins and other "good stuff"

IMO this whole grain is bad theme is mainly marketing for more expensive dog foods.

Not that there is something wrong with feeding your dog a good diet ...but the suggestion that dogs don't eat grain and never have is incorrect.

You are forgetting that the dogs would usually also scavenge and have rats etc. around to eat along with the offal etc. thrown out. This of course does not include the fact that a diet of gruel is not suitable for dogs in the first place and there's plenty of scientific data to back that up. Anyway, in regards to the history of dog food this is an excellent link and includes how the commercial dog food came around in the first place (and it's not written by the companies that benefit from it for a change).

Jen44

Origen is a fantastic dog food. Its canadian and can be bought on zooplus. My westie had terrible skin allergy and its the one dog food she has tolerated and loves and believe me i tried many!

Hildred

Had my two on Bakers Complete, which seemed to be OK for one. The other had some tummy/bowel issues so I did a bit of research on http://www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk/ (which I find to be impartial and honest). For my budget, Markus Mühle Natur-Nah was highly recommended (rating 4.5 or 4.7 out of 5) so I bought a bag to try. That was two years or more ago and my dogs haven't looked back. Great improvement in my border collie's coat, and my darling H57 with a bit of old english or beardie has had almost no tummy problems since.
Feeding amounts are reasonable so 15kg does a month for the two. I have also changed my foster lab x, who happens to have mast cell cancer, from Pedigree dry to it and this, along with a dessert spoonful of olive oil in their feed twice a week, has made a huge difference in coat, tummy and (I believe) overall health. Even foster girl seems incredibly healthy despite the tumors!

kylith

I have 8 trays of Nature Diet fish and one of Nature Diet Senior if anyone in the Dublin area wants them.

scarepanda

What do people think of IAMS (tesco) or premier (Maxi zoo) dog food?

Our dog is pretty fussy with food and generally won't eat dry nuts. I mix some fish, cat food (asked the vet about this) and more recently real nature canned food - depending on what's in the house into the nuts for her and there's rarely any issues.
She's been on IAMS for a while now and is doing great on it. I do however worry about its quality. I use premier on occasion when I get to call into Maxi zoo (their not in my local town).
Were hoping to get a pup soon enough and really want to get it started off on the right track from the get go. When we first got our current dog she was on the likes of Baker's, but we could really see a difference in her behaviour wise more so than anything when we changed her food. Because she's so fussy I'd love to have two reliable, high quality brands that I can alternate between so she doesn't get tired of the one type, while also having piece of mind in what I'm feeding her (and soon to be them)!!

Would love any opinions or suggestion!

Nody

IAMS is definitely a no go as is anything else you can find in Tesco or similar stores; can't find anyone even doing a review on content on Maxi's brand which is worrying in itself so I'd say no go there as well. I'd recommend instead any of the no grain brand (Taste of the Wild, Acana, Applaws, Markus Muhle Angus, Purizon etc.) and if they claim it's the best with grain it ignore them and move on (that includes vets outside recovery food etc.). I'd also strongly recommend using Zooplus.ie as they have a way wider selection at better prices on most things you'll ever want to buy.

54and56

Ordered 30kg of Lukullus Dog Food Chicken & Northern Wild Salmon from http://www.zooplus.ie/shop/dogs/dry_dog_food/lukullus/156094 for €78 delivered.

Only had it a few days but it's going down a treat. I'll update again in a few weeks.

Hildred

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

Ordered 30kg of Lukullus Dog Food Chicken & Northern Wild Salmon from http://www.zooplus.ie/shop/dogs/dry_dog_food/lukullus/156094 for €78 delivered.

Only had it a few days but it's going down a treat. I'll update again in a few weeks.

Just a tip if you continue ordering with zooplus. You should be able to get an additional discount for 12 months if you pay a very small amount with your order. There were two options when I signed up a year ago, but I can't recall what the other one was . . . I opted for an additional 5% discount on all orders for 12 months, I think the other might have been for less. I think it cost me something like €5 or €6 so I had recovered it in the space of a couple of orders. I hope they're still doing it, as mine runs out end of August!

tk123

Hildred wrote: »

Just a tip if you continue ordering with zooplus. You should be able to get an additional discount for 12 months if you pay a very small amount with your order. There were two options when I signed up a year ago, but I can't recall what the other one was . . . I opted for an additional 5% discount on all orders for 12 months, I think the other might have been for less. I think it cost me something like €5 or €6 so I had recovered it in the space of a couple of orders. I hope they're still doing it, as mine runs out end of August!

Zooplus.de have better discounts! I got 8% when I renewed a while ago

Hildred

tk123 wrote: »

Zooplus.de have better discounts! I got 8% when I renewed a while ago

How does it work out after you've paid the shipping? My experience of the .ie vs .de sites was there was about a euro between them, in favour of .de. Of course, I discovered *that* after I'd bought my last order! :eek: If the 8% offer is available on .de, I imagine it'll be available on .ie too. Think I'll do a bit more research before I renew in August.

tk123

Hildred wrote: »

How does it work out after you've paid the shipping? My experience of the .ie vs .de sites was there was about a euro between them, in favour of .de. Of course, I discovered *that* after I'd bought my last order! :eek: If the 8% offer is available on .de, I imagine it'll be available on .ie too. Think I'll do a bit more research before I renew in August.

No on .ie and .co.uk the option was 3% or 5% but .co.uk had 3, 5 or 8% to choose from The discount works on any of the zooplus sites too so eg you can sign up to the plan on .de and and shop on .ie or .co.uk. I usually add everything to my cart on .ie, .co.uk and .de and go with whatever one is cheapest

Hildred

tk123 wrote: »

No on .ie and .co.uk the option was 3% or 5% but .co.uk had 3, 5 or 8% to choose from The discount works on any of the zooplus sites too so eg you can sign up to the plan on .de and and shop on .ie or .co.uk. I usually add everything to my cart on .ie, .co.uk and .de and go with whatever one is cheapest

Just discovered the 8% on .de today. Plus if you order over 90 something euro the shipping is free. This month I'll have a bigger order so it'll be over the requirement (whatever it is! ), my Markus Mühle NaturNah has a special offer of 16.5 kg for the price of 15, plus the Dibo tripe in a tub (which my three love) is cheaper so I'll stock up a bit to get the free shipping and my discount will bring the cost down very well. Delighted, thanks tk123! I've also done the duplicate "shopping" on .ie and .de too, but not on .co.uk because the exchange rate is horrendous. I checked a couple of their other sites out of curiosity: .es & .fr . . . They're way more expensive!! :eek: