Are you embarrassed where you shop

uch

I've seen a lot of people recently trying their one man up manship about where they shop, but could you really give a shít, it's all about price for me. Is the Celtic Tiger back. Does it matter if it's Tesco, Aldi, Lidl or wherever suits best, or are we back to the days of shíteing on about how great you are because you paid €5 for a pound of butter in some fancy shop

Fat Christy

I shop in Aldi. I don't care what other people think or where they shop or what they stick their dick in.

JeffK88

Nope not in the slightest bit embarrassed about where I shop .... Lidl all the way. Even if the magical tiger makes a return.

Sir Osis of Liver.

I bring a Dunnes bag to Aldi to make the other shoppers jealous.

ArtyC

Been shopping in aldi and link since they opened here... Aldi has become the only place I will do I proper shop.

More embarrassed if I was wasting my money elsewhere tbh

conorh91

I take my used Lidl bags to Superquinn to carry home cheap stuff I find on sale as well as Superquinn sausages.

I'm brazen like that.

Nib

I'm embarrassed at your spelling.

NotCominBack

Celtic tiger is back ladies and gentlemen, M&S and Brooks Thomas is where it's at

johnnyskeleton

29c for a bag of kale? Hoe can you beat that? Granted, it looks like inedible jungleweed and i hadd never before heard of it but still, 29c!

Bongalongherb

Lidl all the way, but I would feel embarrassed shopping in Dunnes Stores.

Fat Christy

NotCominBack wrote: »

Celtic tiger is back ladies and gentlemen, M&S and Brooks Thomas is where it's at

Brooks Thomas?

I never even heard of it!! It must be seriously exclusive!!

freshpopcorn

We generally go to Tesco, Aldi and Lidl. Our Supervalu is disappointing. Up until recently we were doing the majority of our shopping at Aldi but we seem to be getting more at Tesco lately.

NotCominBack

Fat Christy wrote: »

Brooks Thomas?

I never even heard of it!! It must be seriously exclusive!!

Yea, it's a builders providers, for those of us who live in D4

SpaceTime

Where you shop doesn't matter what shocks me is when you get the the parent & kids in the queue with the trolley loaded with chips, coke, crisps, bad quality pizza, chocolate, sweets and a side of bacon & ten packs of sausages.

Whether you're in Aldi, SuperValu or Harrods Food Hall, that looks very bad.

I'm kinda judgemental tho.

uch

Nib wrote: »

I'm embarrassed at your spelling.

Sorry Aonghus

djflawless

Dont give a fcuk what others think...im happy with Irish products i buy in a foreign brand of supermarket...if i only wanted Irish owners i would'nt have many choices!!

NachoBusiness

Not at all. I shop in Lidl and Aldi all the time and couldn't care less who knows.

Edit: Crap, thought I was signed in on one of trolling accounts. Look, I only go in there for their 75c chopping boards. Nobody could pass them up, right? I'm M&S through and through. Honest. You gotta believe me.

efb

I love Sainsbury's- keeps the scum out of Waitrose

DivingDuck

I shop mainly between Lidl and Tesco. I can't imagine being embarrassed by this. I don't judge anyone else by where they shop, either: if someone feels M&S or Cavistons or wherever gives them the quality they prefer at a price they are happy to pay, that's their call, since it's their money.

I did, however, once mention to someone that I had bought such-and-such in Lidl, and her horror was visceral and intense. She said she only ever shopped in M&S or Dunnes and sneered at the notion of Lidl.

I pitied her. Considering that she had in fact been complimenting the thing in question (before discovering its origin), I found it sad that she was disgusted to learn it came from a store she did not value rather than being pleasantly surprised.

That said, reverse snobbery ("You'd have to be stupid to waste your money in there") is, in my view, as odious as the "I wouldn't touch anything out of Aldi" brigade. Is it really so difficult to do as suits you and accept that others will do the same?

SpaceTime

Just don't bring your Ann Summers frequent shopper eco bags to the local SuperValu and you'll be grand!

Duckworth_Luas

I bring my Aldi bag to Lidl

Ich bin ein gangster

Cold War Kid

DivingDuck wrote: »

She said she only ever shopped in M&S or Dunnes and sneered at the notion of Lidl.

LOL, because Dunnes just screams the height of sophistication.

Not so much now, but Dunnes was once viewed with serious snobbery - it's not as gloomy now, but it's hardly Harrods food hall.

M&S is fancier (waste of money shopping for basics in there IMO) but the rest of them are pretty much the same overall IMO.

Eugene Norman

Cold War Kid wrote: »

LOL, because Dunnes just screams the height of sophistication.

Not so much now, but Dunnes was once viewed with serious snobbery - it's not as gloomy now, but it's hardly Harrods food hall.

M&S is fancier (waste of money shopping for basics in there IMO) but the rest of them are pretty much the same overall IMO.

Yeh. He was probably joking.

Why would anybody be embarrassed by where they shop? Who even talks about this.

corner of hells

I send the servant out on weekly shop , dunno where she goes.







Actually I do I have to drive her and push the trolley and pay.

lulu1

was in Aldi last week ans was just about to lift a few packs of mushrooms at 29c a pack when these three lads came in and lifted what was left of them about 5 boxes and away they went to the till

That ended me and the mushrooms

LETHAL LADY

How would the hoi polloi know where you shop unless they too shopped there? Think about that when you're rushing for the latest Super 6 deal with dribble coming from the side of your mouth :eek:

Ruu

I run out of Londis with my coat over my head into my car with blacked out windows and speed off.

freshpopcorn

Apart from the odd thing I actually find M&S disappointing. I think it used be better back in the 1990s when their was less competition. Most of their stuff is over priced and isn't Irish at least the other supermarkets make some effort to use Irish suppliers.

Arsemageddon

Ruu wrote: »

I run out of Londis with my coat over my head into my car with blacked out windows and speed off.

You been buying ladies tights again?

Sir Osis of Liver.

lulu1 wrote: »

was in Aldi last week ans was just about to lift a few packs of mushrooms at 29c a pack when these three lads came in and lifted what was left of them about 5 boxes and away they went to the till

That ended me and the mushrooms

Why were you and the other lads stealing mushrooms?

DivingDuck

Cold War Kid wrote: »

LOL, because Dunnes just screams the height of sophistication.

Not so much now, but Dunnes was once viewed with serious snobbery - it's not as gloomy now, but it's hardly Harrods food hall.

Ironically, I did shop in Harrods for a while. I really enjoyed the buzz and the service and the quality of the produce. However, I always found that the food needed to be used within a day or two of purchase, and that irked me enough that I went elsewhere soon enough. (The prices didn't hurt in discouraging me, either, being honest.) I don't personally value food enough to spend over the odds for it.

Eugene Norman wrote: »

Yeh. He was probably joking.

Why would anybody be embarrassed by where they shop? Who even talks about this.

The person in question wasn't joking. At all. (This is someone I see fairly often in a business context, so it wasn't our first or last conversation. I can tell when she's joking: this wasn't it.) And while "Is Dunnes fancy now?" was my internal response, I didn't bother saying anything on the matter and changed the topic of conversation.

Perhaps she was simply passionate about only using Irish retailers? That's definitely not how it came across, though.

conorh91

I agree with the M&S comments, no way would I buy basics in there. Great for grabbing lunch on the go, certain meal deals when you're too busy to cook dinner, and of course disgracefully tasty cookies.

Otherwise, it's predominantly Lidl for us. Their fresh veg is unmatched.

LETHAL LADY

Ruu wrote: »

I run out of Londis with my coat over my head into my car with blacked out windows and speed off.

Were you laughing maniacally during this Ruuse?

The_Honeybadger

Move between Supervalu tesco and lidl. I don't have an aldi near me. I'm more concerned with the quality of the food I'm buying than the price but I definately am conscious of getting value for money. Couldn't give a flying sh**e what people think of where I shop so not embarrassed. Most of my colleagues at work, many of whom have very good incomes shop in lidl or tesco as well and don't care who knows it either.

I think that snobbery is largely gone at this stage.

Putin

I'm not bothered about where I shop because I'm a shopping slut, the nearest supermarket will always do.

Shenshen

We'd mostly shop in Lidl and Aldi, with bi-weekly trips to the farmers market for fresh fruit and veg the discounters don't stock (white aubergines, artichokes, yellow courgettes, gooseberries, varieties of lettuces, that sort of thing)and local cheeses, and maybe going to Tesco once a month for everything else.

I would admit to being a reverse food snob - I can't understand people paying over the odds for inferior food. Especially if they then complain about the recession and how their salary only lasts them 2 weeks...

Stojkovic

uch wrote: »

or are we back to the days of shíteing on about how great you are because you paid €5 for a pound of butter in some fancy shop

Paying a fiver for a pound of butter doesnt show how rich you are it shows how stupid you are.

I mix it up, Aldi and M&S.

uch

uch wrote: »

I've seen a lot of people recently trying their one man up manship about where they shop, but could you really give a shít, it's all about price for me. Is the Celtic Tiger back. Does it matter if it's Tesco, Aldi, Lidl or wherever suits best, or are we back to the days of shíteing on about how great you are because you paid €5 for a pound of butter in some fancy shop

Does that really happen?, the vast majority shop where its cheapest followed by where its handy.

I might go to M&S if I was passing to try something interesting but I would never do a full shop in it.

Buona Fortuna

I tend to mainly shop in Lidl. I'm so ashamed, I go in disguise.

Seriously OP.

I shop where I want taking a mixture of quality, variety, price and convinience, parking - blah, blah. Very rarely in Dunnes, I just don't like their ethos - unless I need new sheddies then I just discard my principles.

Meat I get in the butcher . He gives you exactly what you want, quantity and cut - no vacuum packed $hoite. Oh and he'll usually chuck in a bit of liver for nothing.

pickarooney

lulu1 wrote: »

was in Aldi last week ans was just about to lift a few packs of mushrooms at 29c a pack when these three lads came in and lifted what was left of them about 5 boxes and away they went to the till

That ended me and the mushrooms

What difference does the price make if you're going to steal them?

cloud493

Sure I don't give a ****. I shop between marks and spencers, dealz, tesco, and aldi.

efb

Lidl and Dunnes are the nearest supermarkets so that's where I shop. More so in lidl. It's usually trash and toiletries I buy in Dunnes.
proper food and household is lidl

Sheep Lover

I cut holes out of Tesco bags and wear them over my head, Rubberbandits style, just so everyone knows I can afford to shop in Tesco.

anncoates

M and S is usually for people that think that splashing money obscures the fact that they still live on ready meals.

5rtytry56

I very occasionally visit Toymaster and Hamleys to browse hornby and scalextric stuff.
95% of both stores' custom is for the under 10 agegroup.
So yeah a bit embarrassed.
I tell myself each time not to ask the staff anything hornby or scalextric related.
Either store offers good value for accessories in these lines from time to time.

jobbridge4life

Are there really still people so stupid that they would look down on certain shops or feel better about themselves for only shopping in other shops? Its the price/quality equation fools!

I shop in Lidl, Aldi, Marks and Spencers, Dunnes and Tesco I'd shop in a Supervalue but there is none in the city centre, well none near enough to me. Not only that but I try and buy as much discount food as possible and I mean the stock reduced because of its sell by date I'll cut a B!tch for some 40 cent chicken fillets.

5rtytry56

anncoates wrote: »

M and S is usually for people that think that splashing money obscures the fact that they still live on ready meals.

"TV dinners"

suicide_circus

I avoid Dunnes due to their industrial relations history

I avoid Tesco due to their constant pricing "anomalies"

I find Supervalu weird for some reason

M&S is outside my price range.

Lidl and Aldi it is!

jobbridge4life

suicide_circus wrote: »

I avoid Dunnes due to their industrial relations history

I avoid Tesco due to their constant pricing "anomalies"

I find Supervalu weird for some reason

M&S is outside my price range.

Lidl and Aldi it is!

you might want to rethink that...

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lawred2

uch wrote: »

I've seen a lot of people recently trying their one man up manship about where they shop, but could you really give a shít, it's all about price for me. Is the Celtic Tiger back. Does it matter if it's Tesco, Aldi, Lidl or wherever suits best, or are we back to the days of shíteing on about how great you are because you paid €5 for a pound of butter in some fancy shop

maybe it's the circles you move in; but I don't know one single person who gives a sh!t

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Butchers for meat, Aldi for everything else, though I do pick up their rib eye steaks and marinated chicken legs/thighs. I top up bread & milk in the local centra.

I couldn't go to two separate supermarkets like some people do, I find the trolley lap in a busy supermarket to be like a scene outta Ben Hur, by the time I've collected my groceries, paid for them and packed them up all I wanna do is go home & have a cuppa tay, not do it all again a day or two later :eek: