Everything is overpriced

Synthol

Why should I buy something here when I can literally get exactly the same item for 50% less on amazon uk. It just pisses me off that everything has to be overpriced here. I am really happy that Amazon introduced prime to Ireland making delivery free so I don't have to pay stupid prices in Ireland.

Harry Palmr

location, taxes, small market/low volumes, minimum wage, inefficient infrastructures

Lux23

Well, it won't be like that for too much longer!!

Nettle Soup

Synthol wrote: »

Amazon introduced prime to Ireland making delivery free so I don't have to pay stupid prices in Ireland.

Excuse my ignorance but can you tell me how this works? A link will do.

Allinall

When you're rich it doesn't really matter.

srsly78

Nettle Soup wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance but can you tell me how this works? A link will do.

It doesn't. Loads of "prime" stuff doesn't deliver to Ireland.

super_furry

You're ignoring the exchange rate and the fact that sterling is at it's lowest point against the euro in eight years. And if you're living in Ireland and paying for Prime, you're scamming yourself anyway.

JayRoc

Synthol wrote: »

Why should I buy something here when I can literally get exactly the same item for 50% less on amazon uk. It just pisses me off that everything has to be overpriced here. I am really happy that Amazon introduced prime to Ireland making delivery free so I don't have to pay stupid prices in Ireland.

Retail prices are stupid in Ireland because of the stupid cost of running a retail business in Ireland.

SoupyNorman

You'd swear we lived on a small island or something.

srsly78

There is no amazon.ie so the OP is comparing apples vs attack helicopters really.

alberto67

Synthol wrote: »

Why should I buy something here when I can literally get exactly the same item for 50% less on amazon uk. It just pisses me off that everything has to be overpriced here. I am really happy that Amazon introduced prime to Ireland making delivery free so I don't have to pay stupid prices in Ireland.

Emigrate and live near Amazon HQ. Free delivery then.

Agent Smyth

Synthol wrote: »

Why should I buy something here when I can literally get exactly the same item for 50% less on amazon uk. It just pisses me off that everything has to be overpriced here. I am really happy that Amazon introduced prime to Ireland making delivery free so I don't have to pay stupid prices in Ireland.

Why don't you just go and live in the UK seeing as how you dont want to support the Irish businesses here

Your Face

What's your point?

It reads like you have solved the problem.

Westwood

Its a kip i hate the place

super_furry

Westwood wrote: »

Its a kip i hate the place

Cheerio so. All the best.

Heisenbug

Agent Smyth wrote: »

Why don't you just go and live in the UK seeing as how you dont want to support the Irish businesses here

Oh stop being stupid. yeah, he's going to move to another country so he can get free delivery on the odd purchase from Amazon.

Support Irish businesses? F*ck them. I'll support my bank account, thanks.

I personally don't care where I get what I want, why should I as long as I'm benefitting financially?

A lot of Irish businesses are looking after themselves, as will I.

Mc-BigE

it would be good if we could see the breakdown figures that a Retail business in Ireland are paying for say a "65-70 euro PS4 game" as an example
verses the same game in Newry costing 40 pounds (43.38 euro today) or less for the exact same thing.

why is there such a difference, surely the uk and irish retail are getting the same game in the box from the same source (probably in UK)

is the cost of rent, higher insurance, higher min wages etc costing them the extra 26 euro approx per game, surely not

jive

Heisenbug wrote: »

I personally don't care where I get what I want, why should I as long as I'm benefitting financially?

Morals and ethics. Having a few extra cent in your bank account is not the be all and end all

southstar

jive wrote: »

Morals and ethics. Having a few extra cent in your bank account is not the be all and end all

morals and ethics...don't make me laugh...the price gouging is getting back into full swing again(landlords,pubs restaurants etc)...and than when the next crash comes, as it will ,many of these chancers will be demanding that the paying public feel their pain

Are Am Eye

srsly78 wrote: »

It doesn't. Loads of "prime" stuff doesn't deliver to Ireland.

Post Office to the rescue


Never mind amazon, everything is between 20 to 50 percent cheaper in Norn Iron. Sterling isn't far off parity now. The shops up there accept euro.

Northy Insurance Brokers are the only ones who you can get a decent motor ins quote off, with cartel activities rife down here.

jive

southstar wrote: »

morals and ethics...don't make me laugh...the price gouging is getting back into full swing again(landlords,pubs restaurants etc)...and than when the next crash comes, as it will ,many of these chancers will be demanding that the paying public feel their pain

Let's just have children and slave labourers do the work so to save some of our well deserved euros

meeeeh

jive wrote: »

Let's just have children and slave labourers do the work so to save some of our well deserved euros

I have no problem paying for stuff that is made in Ireland, I prefer to buy Irish food but if product made in Asian sweat shop is cheaper on Amazon I feel absolutely no guilt buying it there. Web is changing our shopping habits and insisting to shop local just to keep businesses alive is equal to insisting on using fax instead of email so they won't go out of use. Online shopping is easier, less hassle and usually cheaper, it's no brainier.

Del2005

Mc-BigE wrote: »

it would be good if we could see the breakdown figures that a Retail business in Ireland are paying for say a "65-70 euro PS4 game" as an example
verses the same game in Newry costing 40 pounds (43.38 euro today) or less for the exact same thing.

why is there such a difference, surely the uk and irish retail are getting the same game in the box from the same source (probably in UK)

is the cost of rent, higher insurance, higher min wages etc costing them the extra 26 euro approx per game, surely not

Economies of scale. Amazon can go to a manufacturer and demand a low price for their products. An Irish retailer has to go to a wholesaler who doesn't get the discounts that Amazon can get. So just like when the big retailers can sell products for less than your local shop can purchase, Amazon can buy for less than the wholesaler can.

Then ad in our higher cost of doing business and that's why a global giant can sell cheaper than an Irish store.

Agent Smyth

Heisenbug wrote: »

Oh stop being stupid. yeah, he's going to move to another country so he can get free delivery on the odd purchase from Amazon.

Support Irish businesses? F*ck them. I'll support my bank account, thanks.

I personally don't care where I get what I want, why should I as long as I'm benefitting financially?

A lot of Irish businesses are looking after themselves, as will I.

Wow :rolleyes:

Discodog

I will buy & have bought locally if it's reasonably close in price. But it's also about product availability & choice. Irish retailers buy from the same Irish wholesalers so you tend to find the same products in every shop.

There used to be a classic example where you could find 6 music ships here all selling the same make of guitar - it was pretty much all you could buy. A lot of retailers live in the past & aren't prepared to change lines etc. Very few have websites & if they do, they often won't quote prices.

You can spend hours going from shop to shop & have no idea if they might have what you want.

god's toy

Did amazon prime really launch in Ireland? as in the same prime as the UK with free shipping... Or is it Prime Video people are thinking of?

eeguy

god's toy wrote: »

Did amazon prime really launch in Ireland? as in the same prime as the UK with free shipping... Or is it Prime Video people are thinking of?

Prime video and music is available now.
Shipping still costs.

OP you're comparing apples and oranges.
Amazon is a worldwide warehouse company that has HUGE buying power.
Most of their warehouses are automated to the nines, their staff are quite low paid and their running costs are as low as possible.
Amazon actually pays the US postal service to run on a Sunday and just deliver Amazon items.

Brick and mortar shops are dying a slow death. There's hardly any family/independent retailers left, only chain stores and even they're having a tough time. Big box shops are the only ones doing half well at the moment. Sure why brave the hassle of shopping centres when you can buy online. Support local retailers all you want, but B&M shops are an incredibly inefficient way of retail.

Synthol

srsly78 wrote: »

It doesn't. Loads of "prime" stuff doesn't deliver to Ireland.

Please don't spread misinformation, 90% of stuff you need on amazon is free for delivery if you buy in total over £20. Almost all the items have Amazon prime free delivery, if you have bothered to check you would know instead of spreading misinformation.

jacksie66

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flaneur

There's a brief window of opportunity to take advantage of weak Sterling.
The majority of consumer goods in the UK are bought in Euro or US$ and even goods made in the UK are subject to buying inputs in other currencies, notably those two.

So, as soon as supply chains price in the new lower value £ vs $/€ there will be steep inflation in the UK as the real prices are actually in € and they just got a good few % poorer.

It just takes a while for contracts and pricing to reflect the new reality and I suspect when you see steep inflation in the UK hitting, that's when the wheels will fall off the Tories too.

1 EUR = 0.9224 GBP

(To give you that in 'old money' for the sake of showing how weak Sterling is.)

(IR£ = 1.269738078 Euro at the fixed conversion rate we switched into Euro at)

(If the old Punt were still in use, it would buy you GBP1.17)

Synthol

eeguy wrote: »

Prime video and music is available now.
Shipping still costs.

OP you're comparing apples and oranges.
Amazon is a worldwide warehouse company that has HUGE buying power.
Most of their warehouses are automated to the nines, their staff are quite low paid and their running costs are as low as possible.
Amazon actually pays the US postal service to run on a Sunday and just deliver Amazon items.

Brick and mortar shops are dying a slow death. There's hardly any family/independent retailers left, only chain stores and even they're having a tough time. Big box shops are the only ones doing half well at the moment. Sure why brave the hassle of shopping centres when you can buy online. Support local retailers all you want, but B&M shops are an incredibly inefficient way of retail.

Where the hell are you getting that shipping costs? Did you even bother checking? If you buy over £20 of prime eligible items then the delivery is free. I hate when people pretend to know things when they have no idea what the hell they are talking about. And if you bother to check, 90% of the common items have prime available, it is very unlikely you will find an item that is not prime unless you are looking for something rare.

eeguy

Synthol wrote: »

Where the hell are you getting that shipping costs? Did you even bother checking? If you buy over £20 of prime eligible items then the delivery is free. I hate when people pretend to know things when they have no idea what the hell they are talking about. And if you bother to check, 90% of the common items have prime available, it is very unlikely you will find an item that is not prime unless you are looking for something rare.

Pero_Bueno

A boom, who does a boom really benefit anyway ?
20% Pay rise and a 150% cost of living rise ... yeah fuk that !!

Best time is to have a job during a crash.

Synthol

eeguy wrote: »

Are you serious? You literally found one item that doesn't ship to Ireland. I can guarantee you that I can find the same item that does. It doesn't have to be necessarily Amazon, any UK online store will have it cheaper than Ireland.

eeguy

Synthol wrote: »

Are you serious? You literally found one item that doesn't ship to Ireland. I can guarantee you that I can find the same item that does.

That one item?! The Amazon Echo Dot. An item that's made by Amazon, that's sold by Amazon, that shipped by Amazon and has featured on the Amazon homepage for the last few months.

I have a months free Prime and I can't get free delivery of Prime items to Ireland. Everything costs about £4 shipping.

Kimbot

Synthol wrote: »

Are you serious? You literally found one item that doesn't ship to Ireland. I can guarantee you that I can find the same item that does. It doesn't have to be necessarily Amazon, any UK online store will have it cheaper than Ireland.

Amazon refuse to ship a lot of batteries etc to Ireland so your over estimating with your 90% figure. I buy a lot off Amazon and I have had prime so I know this from experience.

Synthol

eeguy wrote: »

That one item?! The Amazon Echo Dot. An item that's made by Amazon, that's sold by Amazon, that shipped by Amazon and has featured on the Amazon homepage for the last few months.

I have a months free Prime and I can't get free delivery of Prime items to Ireland. Everything costs about £4 shipping.

You have found 1 item when there are thousands of other items that actually ship to Ireland for free.

Synthol

jonnycivic wrote: »

Amazon refuse to ship a lot of batteries etc to Ireland so your over estimating with your 90% figure. I buy a lot off Amazon and I have had prime so I know this from experience.

I am talking about UK retailers in general, if amazon doesn't ship then eBay will

flaneur

Amazon.ie might have to launch soon enough with Brexit coming.

afkasurfjunkie

jacksie66 wrote: »

I'm here in ibiza at the moment. In the super clubs it 30 euro a pint. Now that's overpriced..

Eh, who goes to a super club in Ibiza to drink pints?? Bet the water is cheap!

Synthol

super_furry wrote: »

Cheerio so. All the best.

Oh my God you are ****ing hilarious.

Synthol

Your Face wrote: »

What's your point?

It reads like you have solved the problem.

If businesses want to survive then they should compete with online retailers instead of insanenly overpricing everything.

Kimbot

Synthol wrote: »

I am talking about UK retailers in general, if amazon doesn't ship then eBay will

Still a pointless argument in fairness, I could go to European websites and get things cheaper again. It's down to different costs in each country aswell as different tax rates etc.

Synthol

jonnycivic wrote: »

Still a pointless argument in fairness, I could go to European websites and get things cheaper again. It's down to different costs in each country aswell as different tax rates etc.

Exactly what I mean. If I can find the things I want cheaper from other countries why should I pay for overpriced stuff here?

Kimbot

Synthol wrote: »

Exactly what I mean. If I can find the things I want cheaper from other countries why should I pay for overpriced stuff here?

Nobody is forcing you to pay for overpriced items here tho, you can buy from anywhere in the world with no issues if you want.

donegaLroad

Online shopping will put an end to the High Street. Locally here, the largest clothes dept store has concentrated their efforts on online trading and have extended their warehouse storage facility with the plan to make their online store their main business.

B.A._Baracus

What's this about amazon prime in Ireland?
Only ever ordered off amazon a dozen or so times and usually used parcelmotel. So... I don't need parcel motel anymore as there is free Ireland delivery?

Synthol

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

What's this about amazon prime in Ireland?
Only ever ordered off amazon a dozen or so times and usually used parcelmotel. So... I don't need parcel motel anymore as there is free Ireland delivery?

Amazon prime eligible items (not movies like some misinformed people are saying) over £20 have free delivery to Ireland. Most common items are prime eligible.

cnocbui

SoupyNorman wrote: »

You'd swear we lived on a small island or something.

You mean a bit like New Zealand, where VAT is 15%, the top tax rate is 33%, the bottom tax rate is 10.5%, there is no filthy DIRT tax, no RTE tax, no levy on every form of insurance and Electricity, where car insurance rates aren't a hefty fraction of the cost of 1oz of gold and where the government has a $3.7 B surplus, instead of ten times that in deficit?

That sort of small island?

jamesthepeach

And there was me about to subscribe to Amazon prime when I heard they were covering Ireland with the deliveries.

Synthol

jamesthepeach wrote: »

And there was me about to subscribe to Amazon prime when I heard they were covering Ireland with the deliveries.

You don't need to subscribe, just buy prime items over £20 and it will be shipped for free, don't listen to the misinformed.