Last 24 Hour Tesco in Dublin is now to close at midnight

cros13

So... bad news for us night owls.
The last 24 hour Tesco in Dublin started closing at midnight beginning last night.

Tesco in Blanchardstown (Roselawn) stayed going 24 hours two years after the other Tesco stores in dublin cut back opening hours.

RIP... I'm shopping online from now on.

The Moldy Gowl

Shop online all you want, would rarely go into 24 hour tescos.
They were a Celtic tiger fad and not sustainable.

Notavirus.exe

Great, I'll get the lads together and we'll sneak in there tonight.

Fleawuss

I always thought of the 24 hour stores as the Spawn of the boom. If there was a demand they'd still be there.

TheLastMohican

That's got to be good news for Aldi/Lidl!

Datallus

What kind of sociopath does their shopping in the wee small hours anyways?

There's usually a 24hr convenience store around for emergencies but who needs a head of lettuce at 3am?

AllGunsBlazing

Datallus wrote: »

What kind of sociopath does their shopping in the wee small hours anyways?

There's usually a 24hr convenience store around for emergencies but who needs a head of lettuce at 3am?

Sociopath?! I'm a misanthrope, if you don't mind.

Terrontress

Do they not have people working through the night stacking shelves, cleaning, security etc anyway?

I thought that the only additional staff needed were extra cashiers, and very few of them as self service checkouts do most of it.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Lament all you like OP. Obviously no demand whatsoever for this kind of nonsense. You have 7 days a week and late nights available for buying a few groceries.
It never made sense to have any stores open 24 hours.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Terrontress wrote: »

Do they not have people working through the night stacking shelves, cleaning, security etc anyway?

I thought that the only additional staff needed were extra cashiers, and very few of them as self service checkouts do most of it.

No they don't have people in store all night. That was the fallacy put out at one time to try to justify 24 hour opening.

Bottom line; it just doesn't pay.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

TheLastMohican wrote: »

That's got to be good news for Aldi/Lidl!

Why? Nobody was using the 24 hour facility anyway, or it would still be available.

NachoBusiness

Fleawuss wrote: »

If there was a demand they'd still be there.

The demand is certainly there for Parnell St.

Every night they turn away a few dozen people between 10:50pm and 11:00pm (apart from Sunday when they do it an hour earlier).

Dame St Spar, Centra and few city centre Londis are 24 hour though.

I met Mundy out shopping in Dundrum Tesco one night around 3am and I said 'Alright Mundy, how's it going' and we got chatting about how eerie the place was at that hour. You'd half expect to see only people buying duct tape at shovels at that hour. I'm not suggesting Mundy is a serial killer now or anything.

I used to enjoy doing my shopping at 4am after finishing my shift in a bar. You would get the place to yourself.

Datallus

Datallus wrote: »

What kind of sociopath does their shopping in the wee small hours anyways?

There's usually a 24hr convenience store around for emergencies but who needs a head of lettuce at 3am?

Ah when you finish work at 4am and get your shopping done. Or if you're working all night and you get it done on your break its great.
It means having a fridge/cupboard full of food when you get up in the afternoon/evening.
Sit on couch in pyjamas for the evening 😀

cros13

Deleted User wrote: »

I used to enjoy doing my shopping at 4am after finishing my shift in a bar. You would get the place to yourself.

...also no traffic and less queueing at the checkouts.

The convenience stores don't have anywhere near the range of products. I always find myself needing something the petrol stations and spars don't have just 10 minutes after the supermarkets all close.

Notavirus.exe

Deleted User wrote: »

I used to enjoy doing my shopping at 4am after finishing my shift in a bar. You would get the place to yourself.

The perfect crime. :cool:

mikeym

Its all about profits and if its not making money at 4 in the morning it shouldnt be open.

The_Valeyard

was only in there before at 2am,

was a strange experience,

lots of shelves getting restocked and work about the place,

and a whole load of Muslims, I think, in traditional dress, stocking up the trolleys with food.

Valentina

Noooooooooooooooooo

I'm a shift worker and loved being able to do my shopping at 3am. Balls to this!!!

punisher5112

Always brings me back to years ago when they started 24hour for Christmas.

It will be back open 24hours around the end of the year for a while.

I used to love visiting the 24hr Tesco.

If I was struck with a bout of insomnia I'd go in about 2 am and have a wander around. Pick up a rake of things that I had zero need for. Earrings, socks, those Fox's chunky chocolate chip biscuits, fancy fabric conditioner, and even...wait for it.....leather arm chair wipes!!!!! 'Magine!

Spanish Eyes

If the off license could be open 24 hours though........

Turtyturd

Dominic Puny Plankton wrote: »

No they don't have people in store all night. That was the fallacy put out at one time to try to justify 24 hour opening.

Bottom line; it just doesn't pay.

They do.

Riddle101

I don't see what the problem is with 24 hour stores tbh. They're obviously there for convenience. Say if you work a night shift, you may need something on your way home from work in the early hours of the morning, or maybe before you go into work, or during work. You might have trouble sleeping one night and decide to go for a ramble, or you might be sick and need some medicine. There are plenty of reasons for 24 hour stores.

Ush1

NachoBusiness wrote: »

The demand is certainly there for Parnell St.

Every night they turn away a few dozen people between 10:50pm and 11:00pm (apart from Sunday when they do it an hour earlier).

Dame St Spar, Centra and few city centre Londis are 24 hour though.

I met Mundy out shopping in Dundrum Tesco one night around 3am and I said 'Alright Mundy, how's it going' and we got chatting about how eerie the place was at that hour. You'd half expect to see only people buying duct tape at shovels at that hour. I'm not suggesting Mundy is a serial killer now or anything.

Was that Sunday night into Mundy morning?

nullzero

Boo hoo, I remember being in one when they first started the 24 hour opening years ago in a huge queue at 3am, how amazing it was.

KungPao

Our population is too low for large 24hr places. I remember going into a bowling place one time about 10 years ago after a very late shift with a few lads from work. We went in for some food as were all in bits with hunger, and the place was empty. They advertised hot food around the clock but in reality they had to turn everything on especially for us. The staff just looked at us like we were weirdos so we just finished up quickly and got the hell out of there.

Dublin is a ghost town from around 12 to 7AM, just no reason for a big supermarket to be open at that time. One or two shift workers or taxi drivers popping in for jacks roll and a packet of jaffa cakes isn't gonna pay the bills.

Medusa22

Ah this makes me nostalgic for the days that Mahon Point Tesco in Cork was 24hrs and my sister and I would do our grocery shopping at about 1am, I was late teens and she was early twenties and we were both nightowls/misanthropes.

I got a shock when they stopped doing 24 hour and I actually had to do my grocery shopping with others present, kept bumping into people, awful! Still avoid doing my grocery shopping at the weekend because the supermarket is so packed.

shovel

The wilton store in cork is still 24 hour according to the website.
Is the republic of cork busier than Dublin?

DivingDuck

I miss the 24hour stores; they were a great boon to perpetual night owls as well as shift workers. Shopping in complete solitude was always a great experience, although I often found the stock (particularly on veg and fruit) a bit lacking.

Availability of any business offering is based on financial viability, though, so I completely understand why they went the way of ads about tracker mortgages.

Medusa22

shovel wrote: »

The wilton store in cork is still 24 hour according to the website.
Is the republic of cork busier than Dublin?

Oh I just checked and the website says that it is indeed open 24 hours, good to know! Well, if you see a girl in her late twenties raiding the chocolate aisle at 2am in Wilton, you'll know who it is Though I have to admit that it is odd that the last 24 hour store is closing in Dublin but apparently there is one still open in Cork. Unless they get the business because they are right next to Cork University Hospital? I don't know.

rubadub

Datallus wrote: »

What kind of sociopath does their shopping in the wee small hours anyways?

What sort of a freak fucking sociopath goes shopping at 7 or 8pm -oh right, those fortunate enough to work a 9 to 5 job.:rolleyes:

Dominic Puny Plankton wrote: »

No they don't have people in store all night. That was the fallacy put out at one time to try to justify 24 hour opening..

Mine still has late night packers, you can see the lights still on and people pulling up thinking its still open. They are not there all night long but expect if they planned it right they could have less night workers, working longer and security and a single checkout open just a little later on some nights.

Mine was 24hrs which I thought was unnecessary, but with the current hours I doubt they are maximising potential profits.

Mine now strangely has a 7am to midnight opening every night, as though there is identical demand each and every night -now that makes no sense to me. They also close at 8pm on all bank holidays, I remember calling out to a woman telling them they were closed as she was getting a trolley and she looking at me like I was taking the piss. The local takeaway around the corner loves it. The takeaway is open till 12.30 or 1.30 on friday & saturday nights, -who would have thunk people would typically be up later on a friday or saturday?!?

Are there any shops that charge a premium for "after hours sales" like takeaways and pubs might? it would seem a bit odd but just like it or lump it.

Mr. CooL ICE

Don't use them now that I work 9-6, but when working night shifts, nighttime shopping was deadly. On my days (or nights) off, I kept the same sleeping pattern so slept during the day.

If there was no 24 hour shopping, I could have still gone in the evening, but usually the shelves were half empty. At 3am, the shelves are already stacked and the fresh produce is out. And not a single pensioner moving their trolley at snailpace to navigate around.

whatdoicare

In fairness, who can afford to do their weekly shop in Dunnes/Tesco nowadays?? I only shop there for small bits and pieces usually costs me more than a full trolley in Aldi.

wakka12

Don't know how it lasted as long as it did tbh..Went into the MASSIVE tesco in dundrum after 12 every so often and never soul in sight. Im sure the huge electricity bill and cost of keeping workers and cleaners in late was much more than they would have made in profits from the ten or so shoppers buying milk and bread during the early hours.

wakka12

whatdoicare wrote: »

In fairness, who can afford to do their weekly shop in Dunnes/Tesco nowadays?? I only shop there for small bits and pieces usually costs me more than a full trolley in Aldi.

A lot of people apparently..thats how those shops are staying open

cros13

Medusa22 wrote: »

Oh I just checked and the website says that it is indeed open 24 hours, good to know! Well, if you see a girl in her late twenties raiding the chocolate aisle at 2am in Wilton, you'll know who it is Though I have to admit that it is odd that the last 24 hour store is closing in Dublin but apparently there is one still open in Cork. Unless they get the business because they are right next to Cork University Hospital? I don't know.

I don't think the website is updated very often. It still says roselawn is 24 hour and it continued to say Maynooth was 24 hour a year after it started closing at midnight.

DivingDuck

whatdoicare wrote: »

In fairness, who can afford to do their weekly shop in Dunnes/Tesco nowadays?? I only shop there for small bits and pieces usually costs me more than a full trolley in Aldi.

Plenty of people; any time I'm in one, there's never a shortage of queues. I like Lidl a lot, but I will be very saddened if the likes of Tesco are driven to closing by the discount chains, because there's a wealth of choice in them you don't get elsewhere, and which I personally enjoy.

That said, I suppose I'm being a massive hypocrite since I do half my shopping in Lidl now because of the price, so I'm not contributing to keeping them open as much as I could be... On my own head if they do go belly-up, I suppose.