Call for meal deals, for example free bar or crisps or full fat drinks with a roll to be banned

Dollar Thief

The HSE has suggested the aforementioned should be banned. Once in a blue moon I like a chicken fillet roll with a bottle of full-sugar Coke and a bag of Johnnie Onion Rings.

That’s my infrequent pleasure but due to the minority who can’t go 5 minutes without a Twix in their mouths we all have to suffer.

This could be like the poxy sugar tax all over again. Piss off, nanny state. This is getting more and more like North Korea every day.

https://www.todayfm.com/news/meal-deals-should-be-banned-the-hse-1340859

CptMonkey

All it will do is make everything more expensive. Would they ever go away and leave us alone.

Overheal

I hate it but I understand it. I just miss the rolls to be honest. No analog in the states for that.

Break a meal combo in the states to eg. Skip the soda or the side, you end up paying about as much anyway.

goldenmick

Just buy them all separate. Won't cost you an awful lot more, and as you say it's only a treat once in a while.

Potential-Monke

Yeah... non issue really. You can still buy all 3, but not for this alleged "deal" you'd be getting. Now you're just paying the full over-priced price, instead of the slightly cheaper but still over-priced "deal".

Dollar Thief

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048745#Comment_119048745

How far can you go though? When does it start becoming undue interference in free market economics?

Dollar Thief

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048758#Comment_119048758

How is it a non-issue?

If the shop wants to sell it and a person is willing to buy, where lies the issue?

Atlantic Dawn

The sooner there's an election the better.

'cos we all need to be like Leo The Leak organising your non-meal deal lunches for the week in advance.

MUP pricing so you have to pay "enough" for a beer too!

Healthy Ireland yay.

What's next?

earthwormjack

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048745#Comment_119048745

The deal I get the odd time on the way to work would go from 3.99 to 6.70. While not the end of the world that's quite the jump in price.

Still stihl waters 3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048769#Comment_119048769

That's what he said

Overheal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048764#Comment_119048764

Somewhere between curbing obesity by ending your 20 cent combo discount, and genocide.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048790#Comment_119048790

I wonder was their any inducement from Kylemore Cheese. It comes across as an advertisement

goldenmick

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048808#Comment_119048808

Whatever happened to good old home-made sandwiches.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058245484/meal-deals-for-example-free-bar-or-crisps-or-full-fat-drinks-with-a-roll-proposed-to-be-banned

Unfortunately the chicken fillet role(and meal deal) is the staple diet of a large number of people. Get minor amusement when at the kids sports club watching all the pyjama zombies at circa midday waddling over to the garage and leaving with the above. All their homes have kitchens and there are two supermarkets within 5 mins walk, but oh no, waddle <100m from their home to the filling station whose main business is chicken fillet rolls. For the price of their meal deal they could have gone and got a cooked chicken int he supermarket for the whole family

Potential-Monke

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048769#Comment_119048769

It's a non-issue insofar as it has literally nothing to do with anything. If losing a meal deal is a big issue in your life, you might want to open your eyes a bit more. Or is it just people don't like being told what they can and can't do, even though our entire lives are based on it (laws, regulations, processes, etc).

(Not aimed at you)

Edit: Sorry, 2 years of mask mandates, yes, people just don't like being told what to do.

TallGlass2

I was only in Aldi, everything that is even remotely healthy is more expensive than the **** version. Can they not interfere in the markets and drop the tax/vat on products that are below a certain gram on macros. What sorry that's common sense, can we increase the tax on them all. Just make it so expensive people cannot eat, only every 3rd day and shower once a week.

Potential-Monke

Shocker: Fresh produce is more expensive than mass produced crap.

But I agree, tax the fatty food but subsidise the healthy stuff. It's the only way. But it won't happen. And the more people that buy the cheaper crap, the less the producers get because the cheaper crap is mass produced based on far cheaper rates (due to bulk purchase) of the producers. The people are pushing the price of fresh stuff up by constantly wanting the cheapest option available.

I'd also be for meat to be removed from Supermarkets and only available in butchers. This would remove these giants from basically being able to dictate what they're willing to pay to producers, which by all accounts is already shocking. These giants are paying only 35c per chicken and 60c for a free range one. Just so you can save a few euro.

But it's the same as every market. People want the best but also want to pay the cheapest. They don't care who it affects down the line, as long as they get what they want. Fasion, tech, produce... people complain constantly about prices, etc, but still shop in the cheapest, massive chain they can get. Everyone eventually loses.

Dollar Thief

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048835#Comment_119048835

Grazing on crap food usually comes from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

You can’t use “tackling obesity” as a stick to collectively punish everyone.

wes

They really do have one solution don't they. Make everything more expensive. Honestly this is a stupid idea in the middle of a cost of living crisis. They need to think outside the box for once, and not try and tax people to solve every damn problem.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048896#Comment_119048896

MEals created from scratch from fresh produce is usually cheaper than mass produced ready meal or remove from foil and bake crap.

Overheal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048911#Comment_119048911

I think as pointed out above if you have such a crisis of living cost don’t buy the roll go buy the whole chicken.

Dollar Thief

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048881#Comment_119048881

It’s a slippery slope.

Overheal

Yes. Yesssz. Today, the sambo, tomorrow, exterminating Cork

Potential-Monke

Not even onto Page 2 before Godwins law was invoked

toyotatommy

Just ban people from eating supermacs 6 days a week now.

earthwormjack

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048928#Comment_119048928

While I don't mind getting a meal deal on the way to work the odd day if I'm in a rush, I don't think banning them is a slippery slope to Nazi Ireland😂

briany

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048735#Comment_119048735

You may be looking at a gap in the market, there. Hash browns, egg, sausage and bacon in a roll, with a sauce of choice. How could the Americans fail to love it?

Overheal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048972#Comment_119048972

It’s just mental. But then, you have so many poor, POOR excuses for gas station hot food over here, that the stigma is palpable. Best you normally see is hot dogs on rollers and biscuits under heat lamp. You get chains like Buckeys popping up but the Eire roll is not a feature.

This country is becoming a complete joke. Ban everything instead of education on the matter.

No wonder we are becoming the most expensive country in Europe.

Complete and utter joke.

ThePentagon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048781#Comment_119048781

Relax. It's not actually this government's policy, just a suggestion by some fella working for the HSE. They haven't taken your Meal Deals yet 😉

toyotatommy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048991#Comment_119048991

Perhaps try cooking a dinner instead of the drive through tomorrow.

Housefree

On the flip side

Ireland has one of Europe's highest rates of obesity; 60% of adults, and over 20% of children and young people, in the country are overweight or obese.

I guess the same law would impact the McDonald's app offers/the Chinese meal deals/Dominos offers etc etc,

Akrasia

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058245484/meal-deals-for-example-free-bar-or-crisps-or-full-fat-drinks-with-a-roll-proposed-to-be-banned

If you like them, pay the extra 30 cents to buy them separately

Most of the time these 'specials' are to get people to pay extra for things they didn't want

sam t smith

No more hang sambo, bag of crips and a lilt?

FFS.

road_high

The nanny statism just never fcukin ends- and it’s loading costs on the already crippling cost of living now. It’s been gathering pace like an avalanche the past twenty years or so.

These are cheap handy deals on the run. Just leave us all alone ffs

Jinglejangle69

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119049271#Comment_119049271

Think you need to look up supply and demand.

Irish people can afford all these lavishes while pretending they are broke.

Mr_Jacko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048790#Comment_119048790

Impressive meal prepping!

Mr_Jacko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048928#Comment_119048928

Absolute cringe

appledrop

Well it's already happened with meal deal in M&S.

I was buying mine and asked guy was there a mistake with sign, it didn't mention the bottle of wine included in meal.

He told me that Michael Martin had put a stop to it.

I actually thought he was pulling my leg until I realised he was serious.

I understood alcohol abuse is a serious issue but we are all adults and why should I be penalised when I might have one glass a wine a month, yes a month people but now have to pay more.

An absolute joke.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119049228#Comment_119049228

Good man Tommy. Front of the class for you.

I dont eat junk food never have. I do admit if I'm stuck on the road I'll buy a meal deal for a sandwich etc if its handy.

But you continue to be taxed to the balls for everything and being told what you can eat and drink by the government good man.

Dont forget to give out when its all said and done.

MUP. Sugar tax. Carbon tax. Fossil fuel tax. Road fuel tax

All under the guise of some excuse by government

But you pay away and follow blindly Tommy and keep on judging people you dont know. Your doing great!

Overheal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119049395#Comment_119049395

A bottle of wine in a happy meal? What posh adult McDonald’s is that

appledrop

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119049442#Comment_119049442

It's Marks and Spencers.

Overheal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119049450#Comment_119049450

I said what I said and I rest my case.

How can stuff like that be allowed? Surely if three products can be sold separately, a business should be allowed to offer them as a bundle.

Overheal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119049467#Comment_119049467

Bundling alcohol is weird altogether.

A meat and 3 [sides] though, that’s still a Bundle, you still pay for the drink though usually. A chicken curry that’s a bundle. Or a salad. Buy the **** lettuce and I’ll throw in the tomato for free.

toyotatommy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119049437#Comment_119049437

Front of the drive through for you. You’re in denial.

DellyBelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048781#Comment_119048781

With you there. I really think SF are the only group who know what's going on in the real world. Can't wait to get them into power and fix the mess that FF/FG have created

squigglestrebor

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048745#Comment_119048745

The tesco meal deal is 4 quid. The equivalent without the deal could be nearly 8 if your getting a smoothie

Jim_Hodge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119048928#Comment_119048928

Would you ever go and grow up?! Absolute bullsh!t.

lawred2

How can it be banned?