Booze deals [Megathread #2]

odyssey06

Just got an email from Molloys mailing list:

LAST CHANCE for Wine Multi-Buy Offers
In accordance with the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 as of the 11th of January Multi Buy Discounts on alcohol will no longer be allowed.
Order Online now or drop into any of our Dublin Shops to stock up on these offers before it's too late!

https://molloys.ie/collections/wine-special-offers-1

fin12

Is the XXL beer in Lidl?

Update : just read the leaflet, has come into today.

Please post and name a cork store if u pick one up.

student7890

fin12 wrote: »

Is the XXL beer in Lidl?

Update : just read the leaflet, has come into today.

Please post and name a cork store if u pick one up.

They are in stores today, new packaging though.
Hopefully the xxl pack contents are still the better German ones?

fin12

student7890 wrote: »

They are in stores today, new packaging though.
Hopefully the xxl pack contents are still the better German ones?

Thanks for the tip, I’ll make sure to read where they are brewed before buying.

cython

student7890 wrote: »

They are in stores today, new packaging though.
Hopefully the xxl pack contents are still the better German ones?

You can hope, but another poster's experience already suggests otherwise:

stoofer wrote: »

A note of caution that this XXL batch is brewed in France instead of Germany.

I noticed Lidl didn't stock it for the XXL specials in the second half of last year so likely supply issues that they've resolved by shifting to French brewer like the regular Perlenbacher lager stocked in Lidl which isn't as nice

zell12

Covid loves alcohol
Prohibition incoming

zell12

Staropramen beer 5% 660ml e1 Tesco

Unknownability

zell12 wrote: »

Staropramen beer 5% 660ml e1 Tesco

Unavailable?

zell12

Unknownability wrote: »

Unavailable?

You'd have to go instore

sully123

Don't forget to spend your O'brien loyalty points before the changes.
Cashed mine in yesterday for two bottles of Portuguese wine. Ten years hard work right there.

tallaghtfornia

Is there an allowance for any promotions ? Was wondering what the price of the 12PK & 8 PK Guinness will be going forward?

Quackster

zell12 wrote: »

Staropramen beer 5% 660ml e1 Tesco

Be warned, that's the inferior 'brewed in UK' knock-off, not the real stuff.

Still, at that price, I'll pick some up if it's in stock when I'm next in a Tesco!

Quackster

tallaghtfornia wrote: »

Id there an allowance for any promotions ? Was wondering what the price of the 12PK & 8 PK Guinness will be going forward?

These new restrictions won't have any impact on the price of multipacks.

F34

zell12 wrote: »

Staropramen beer 5% 660ml e1 Tesco

Cheers for this managed to bag some in Clonmel. It was priced at €3.49 on shelf but scanned in at €1

Atlantic Dawn

So for the last weekend where vouchers can be used are there any deals on crates?
I think Guinness and Carlsberg are still €25 in Dunnes.

donnacha

DublinCJM wrote: »

500ml Guinness slabs were €25 this afternoon in Dunnes Cornelscourt. Plenty of them there.

Checked the supermarket and off-licence but only 470ml slabs left in both.

ablelocks

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

So for the last weekend where vouchers can be used are there any deals on crates?
I think Guinness and Carlsberg are still €25 in Dunnes.

I will be buying whiskey in Supervalu - most likely yellowspot. have 25 euro in vouchers. it only seems right to mark the date in some way.

Combo sale, vouchers and €10 off €50 - we'll never see the like again.

DublinCJM

donnacha wrote: »

Checked the supermarket and off-licence but only 470ml slabs left in both.

Jaysus, was a pallet load of 500s there when I posted that.

student7890

cython wrote: »

You can hope, but another poster's experience already suggests otherwise:

Well that's my summer ruined

tonytiger81

Might do Dunne’s Charlestown tonight. Are there any 500ml Guinness slabs there anyone know?

karlyk1

zell12 wrote: »

Staropramen beer 5% 660ml e1 Tesco

None in Tesco Clearwater (Finglas)... went up especially as I love that beer. They said they don't stock the large bottles. Disappointment ensued. Would appreciate if anyone spots them in the area and posts the info!

PTH2009

Hopefully Tesco keep the 4 for €10 on the Pint bottles but me thinks they will change it to €12-€15

fin12

PTH2009 wrote: »

Hopefully Tesco keep the 4 for €10 on the Pint bottles but me thinks they will change it to €12-€15

I don’t think that offer will be allowed anymore.

https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/new-rules-irish-booze-sales-19592359

I think they are trying to say, u can’t save money by buying more booze....

Seve OB

fin12 wrote: »

I don’t think that offer will be allowed anymore.

https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/new-rules-irish-booze-sales-19592359

I think they are trying to say, u can’t save money by buying more booze....

No of course it won’t be allowed, that’s the whole point of this legislation afaik. Having said that, I don’t think there is anything to stop them just reducing individual prices of those 4 for 10 to 2.50 each.

Tbh as a punter I’d probably be more likely to buy one of them as a trial at 2.50 than the buy 4 for the tenner. Once I like it, I’d just keep buying it anyway as long as I wasn’t getting ripped off.

As a punter I much prefer to know the individual price of something rather than have to work out if I buy a second one which is on offer at half price , or if I have a 10 off 50 voucher, well how much does that really mean I’m paying per unit ........... and then compare that to whatever is available elsewhere. It’s just sneaky tricks and mainly beneficial to the supermarkets....... so IMO this will probably drive a bit of business back to regular off licences so at the end of the day, it’s probably a good thing.








But not everyone uses, relies or cares about points, loyalty rewards or multi buy offers etc. so I would not expect to see net prices dropped by much, indeed if at all. So ultimately and unfortunately it seems that it will cost the punter more in the long run.

zell12

20% off all non-alcoholic wine, spirits, beer at Tesco

Poor_old_gill

zell12 wrote: »

20% off all non-alcoholic wine, spirits, beer at Tesco

You're better than this:mad:

Delta2113

"Gift cards will not be affected by this new regulation ref Supervalu."

Is this a loophole and a work around or am I missing something?

chrismcc409

zell12 wrote: »

20% off all non-alcoholic wine, spirits, beer at Tesco

Could be the new model for 25 percent of 6. 20 percent off across the board. Probably won't see it till December though!

Atlantic Dawn

Delta2113 wrote: »

"Gift cards will not be affected by this new regulation ref Supervalu."

Is this a loophole and a work around or am I missing something?

No, that refers to gift cards that are purchased which can then be used to purchase alcohol, you can't use the till spit vouchers to purchase the gift cards with. Would have been a nice loophole, like running the gas off the electricity and electricity off the gas

TheDriver

It's not the 4 for 10 vs 2.50 each that's going to kill it, it's not being able to use a 10 off 50 to bring to price down to 2.