Shopping Online

mjones

Hi,

After 7 months of trying to sell a property in the UK we are finally moving to Ireland !!

I am looking around for loads of stuff to buy online - we are moving to Ballylongford Co. Kerry and I am looking for suppliers that can deliver to our door if possible.

Does anyone know of good websites for;

Building suppliers
furniture suppliers
catalogues for clothes (we use kays in the UK but not sure if you can get this in Ireland)

And any good shopping websites

Thanks

blink496

This blog might give you some ideas.

http://self-build-in-ireland.blogspot.com/

Irish price comparison websites

http://www.buy4now.ie/
http://www.EDirectory.ie

Lidl and Aldi

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/index.nsf/pages/i.home
http://www.aldi.ie/

muffler

mjones wrote:

(we use kays in the UK but not sure if you can get this in Ireland)o

Try www.kays.ie

chatterbox

Pick yourself up a Argos catelogue, and take advantage of their home delivery service which is on alot of their household goods

mjones

Hi Guys

Thanks for the links I did not realise Kays was in Ireland! :eek:


Maryx

mjones

Hi

Just another quick question. When we move to Ireland we are going to have to put a new kitchen in the property can you please tell me where can you buy a good quality reasonably price kitchen in the UK we are looking a Wicks do you have them in Ireland?

Many thanks

muffler

mjones wrote:

where can you buy a good quality reasonably price kitchen in the UK

Do you mean Ireland?

mjones

:eek:

Sorry did mean Ireland that will teach me for not reading my posts properly!

BlueShaun

mjones wrote:

Hi

please tell me where can you buy a good quality reasonably price kitchen in the UK we are looking a Wicks do you have them in Ireland?

Many thanks

Nothing of good quality is reasonably priced here. I keep getting the impression that the sheeple around me love spending over the odds.

Food, Alcohol, Cars, rent or house prices, communications and practically anything else you can think of are overpriced.
30% vehicle tax. Oh, and road tax is massive too compared to there.

Sorry for going a little OT, but buy everything u can in the UK before you move!! If it has that guaranteed Irish mark that they beat into us in school in the 80s here, its like a big flashing red light that says AVOID! AVOID!

Even if the retailer is not overpriced(not likely), the extra 3.5% vat on your kitchen will run you at least €400; take a trailer to the north if necessary.

The only thing i can think of that is cheaper here is Petrol.

Besprechen

BlueShaun wrote:

The only thing i can think of that is cheaper here is Petrol.

exactly my sentiments, after a few weeks trip home recently from brum i couldnt believe the rip off prices in ireland, take a trip to wilkinsons first and stock up on a years supply of toiletries, even in tesco ireland theyre a complete joke. Everybody complains about petrol in lreland but it is quite cheap compared to what we pay in uk (cheapest here is equiv. 126 cents) also, consider going up North for the odd shopping trip, my parents bought and got delivered materials for their conservatory for several thousand cheaper by going north of the border to Newry (and they live quite a journey away near athlone!)

Besprechen

also meant to say B&Q definitely deliver to southern irish zone. I think they're starting to set up throughout ireland though not sure about comparitive price?

magnumlady

The Irish Kays is nowhere near as good as the UK one, its a much smaller catalogue. You can order from Kays worldwide but delivery is expensive.

BlueShaun

Besprechen wrote:

take a trip to wilkinsons first and stock up on a years supply of toiletries, even in tesco ireland theyre a complete joke.

If your up north Semi Chem is excellent.

8 Gilette blades for £5 last time i was there, but everything seems very cheap.

I lived in belfast for 4 years, then southampton for a year, and i cant believe how the prices have went.

mjones

:eek: Hi

Thanks for the advice I did not even consider the VAT rate. I think I will be hiring a van and visiting the North. As for Kays I was really surprised how much more expensive it is too and it does not have the choice either. Are there are Irish based catalogues to use instead?

Thanks

magnumlady

There is Family Album but it is exactly the same as Kays, no choice here!
Stock up on everything before you come, you won't be too bad if you live near the North, you can pop up and down to get things. Its true when people say rip off Ireland. I think apart from petrol, mobile phones are the only cheaper things. Good luck with the move!

BlueShaun

magnumlady wrote:

There is Family Album but it is exactly the same as Kays, no choice here!
Stock up on everything before you come, you won't be too bad if you live near the North, you can pop up and down to get things. Its true when people say rip off Ireland. I think apart from petrol, mobile phones are the only cheaper things. Good luck with the move!

In england i had 500 anytime minutes and 500 texts to any network/landline for £12.99

handset free. Mobiles about twice as expensive here to operate.

magnumlady

Sorry I should have said pay as you go phones are cheaper. You get a lot more call credit when you buy a new phone. Mind you I suppose thats because it costs an arm and a leg to make a call with them.

tman

chatterbox wrote:

Pick yourself up a Argos catelogue, and take advantage of their home delivery service which is on alot of their household goods

i should've tried that myself yesterday.
a 30 minute walk carrying a 25kg computer desk prolly wasn't the wisest idea i've ever had