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slayerking · 09-12-2016 02:09PM

I wouldn't worry about it, I doubt Groupon would be listing them if they thought they were all going to get seized.
I ordered one of the beer advent calendars a little over a week ago and it just arrived 10 minutes ago.

The box couldn't be more obviously full of beer, so if they wanted to seize it, surely they would have....

slayerking · 09-12-2016 02:15PM

irish_goat wrote: »

The best before date is March 2017 for all their beer cases as well so the beers probably aren't the freshest.

I just took out two beers there out of the box, and both best befores are next October. Id say that March date is just for reference, and even so, most German styles stand the test of time fairly well. IPAs would be a different story.

rubadub · 09-12-2016 02:24PM

poitinstill wrote: »

If its seized how are groupon.ie allowed offer it.

Because there is probably no law against advertising a third party seller.

slayerking wrote: »

I doubt Groupon would be listing them if they thought they were all going to get seized.

Groupon know fine well there is a risk of them being seized, they must get reams of complaints when people have their stuff seized. There have been plenty of posts here about stuff being caught. The chancers in groupon think it is probably still worth their while to risk it.

Groupon are said to take 50% of the payment price from these 3rd party sellers.

The current sellers are these guys
http://kalea.at/

Some seller could possibly have sorted the duty & vat in advance, but it would likely then be too expensive to be worth buying.

poitinstill · 11-12-2016 10:07PM

Groupon are said to take 50% of the payment price from these 3rd party sellers.

The current sellers are these guys
http://kalea.at/

Some seller could possibly have sorted the duty & vat in advance, but it would likely then be too expensive to be worth buying.[/quote]

My only concern is getting a delivery or a refund I'd like everyone to make a few bob along the way to me getting what I'd consider a bargin. Are groupon that bad only ever got accommodation through them I think

tomhalloween · 11-12-2016 10:17PM

poitinstill wrote: »

Groupon are said to take 50% of the payment price from these 3rd party sellers.

The current sellers are these guys
http://kalea.at/

Some seller could possibly have sorted the duty & vat in advance, but it would likely then be too expensive to be worth buying.

I bought beer through groupon from these kalea guys earlier in the year and it arrived with no issues. Although a few days later than was promised.

My only concern is getting a delivery or a refund I'd like everyone to make a few bob along the way to me getting what I'd consider a bargin. Are groupon that bad only ever got accommodation through them I think[/quote]

schemingbohemia · 12-12-2016 02:05PM

DelmarODonnell wrote: »

In Dunnes Beacon last night. The following were on 4 for €9 (May have been more but none that interested me)

Trouble Brewing Deception Golden Ale
Trouble Brewing Sabotage IPA
O'Haras Leann Follain
O'Haras Stout
O'Haras Red
O'Haras Pale Ale
O'Haras Notorious Red IPA
Blacks of Kinsale Pale Ale
Blacks of Kinsale Black IPA
Blacks of Kinsale Rocketship IPA

Personally picked up: 4 Sabotage IPA, 8 Leann Follain, 4 Blacks KPA, 4 Blacks BIPA, 4 Blacks Rocketship

24 bottles of great Irish Craft beer for 44 euro (had a tenner Dunnes voucher) - Great Success!

This is such a great deal. Got similar to you except upped the Leann Folláin and also chucked in a Guinness Rye Pale Ale. The Guiness West Indies Porter and Dubliner also included in deal.

Also had 2 €1 off vouchers which worked too, so €42 for 24 bottles. Christmas and New Year sorted.

poitinstill · 15-12-2016 10:58AM

My groupon beer arrived. In same big box with beer tasting written all over. This is a list of the 24 beers . Checked them on ratebeer mainly average at best but at 24 beers for 29.99 you can't be far wrong

Melendez · 17-12-2016 11:19AM

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senordingdong · 17-12-2016 11:38AM

Melendez wrote: »

My Groupon order was cancelled before dispatch, and refunded. I reckon either customs are stopping too many of them and it is not worth their while sending them anymore or they threatened them with prosecution.

Why are they being stopped? They're from within the EU I thought.

Melendez · 17-12-2016 11:59AM

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slayerking · 17-12-2016 01:22PM

Melendez wrote: »

I just noticed another email from Groupon ...

"Unfortunately the partner will be unable to process this order due to unexpected stock shortages."

... I suspect my made-up reason is closer to the truth.

I wouldn't be surprised to be honest if it was stock shortage. It could well be customs, but the deal is very good value so demand may be high. I noticed a lot of Americans checking in beers on untappd from the advent calendar (and mentioning advent calendar beer) so I suspect these guys are sending them everywhere.

I ordered 5 minikegs from Germany last week, big 30 kg box and it got in without issues. Delivered yesterday.

Edit:
The offer is still available on groupon but only the 330ml bottles one the other options are gonr. I'd guess it is actually stock.

poitinstill · 19-12-2016 06:06PM

I ordered 2 only the one arrived so far...

El Tarangu · 03-01-2017 01:06PM

I was in Lidl in Moore St yesterday, and they were selling Gauloise, a very nice Belgian beer.

In Moore St, they had the blonde, ambré, and double in stock; all quite nice, with ambré being the nicest IMO.

Pack of four for €8

Lucena · 04-01-2017 11:37AM

Would agree with El Tarangu on the ambrée being the nicest.

Still a bit of a mark-up though, most 33cl bottles in Belgium would be only a shade over a euro.

loyatemu · 04-01-2017 01:25PM

Lucena wrote: »

Still a bit of a mark-up though, most 33cl bottles in Belgium would be only a shade over a euro.

not mark-up, duty. Pointless comparing beer prices in Ireland with prices in other countries, we have some of the highest alcohol duties in the world.

Hotblack Desiato · 06-01-2017 12:27AM

But we're snowed under with cheap alcohol, apparently :rolleyes:

Anyone who thinks alcohol is cheap in Ireland has never been across the border, never mind further afield. Or is playing politics in the service of a vested interest...

Lucena · 06-01-2017 03:17PM

It's certainly cheaper than when I was a student around 25 years ago. I remember a 50cl can of beer cost around a pound back then.

Nowadays, if you look at the slabs on sale in the run-up to Christmas, and even the beer on sale in the likes of Aldi and Lidl the whole year round, you can get a 50cl can for one euro. So taking into consideration inflation and the fact that a euro is less than a pound, beer is certainly cheaper.

No idea about spirits though, never drank them.

However, it's still a lot more expensive than on the continent.

Quackster · 06-01-2017 04:26PM

Lucena wrote: »

It's certainly cheaper than when I was a student around 25 years ago. I remember a 50cl can of beer cost around a pound back then.

Nowadays, if you look at the slabs on sale in the run-up to Christmas, and even the beer on sale in the likes of Aldi and Lidl the whole year round, you can get a 50cl can for one euro. So taking into consideration inflation and the fact that a euro is less than a pound, beer is certainly cheaper.

No idea about spirits though, never drank them.

However, it's still a lot more expensive than on the continent.

Yeah, it's all relative. In relation to average disposable income, alcohol is quite possibly cheaper than it has ever been. In relation to prices in most other European countries though, it is pretty expensive.

Bigmac1euro · 06-01-2017 04:28PM

Were far cheaper than the likes of Finland, Swedan and probably Norway,
An offo run in Finland cost me 35 euro and that didn't even do me for the night.

Geuze · 06-01-2017 09:46PM

loyatemu wrote: »

not mark-up, duty. Pointless comparing beer prices in Ireland with prices in other countries, we have some of the highest alcohol duties in the world.

Yes, although beer excise here is lower than in the UK.

Yet prices are higher in RoI than NI.

L1011 · 06-01-2017 10:11PM

Geuze wrote: »

Yes, although beer excise here is lower than in the UK.

Yet prices are higher in RoI than NI.

Only on strong beer.

2.8-7.5% its 21.42 per % per hectolitre in the UK; 2.8+ is 22.55 per % perhectolitre here

Over 7.5% its 27.81 per % per hectolitre vs still 22.55 here

under 2.8 is 9.45 vs 11.27

There is then a 3% VAT increase across the board on the final figure here.

They also have a reduction for small brewers albeit its a sliding scale to 60,000 hectoltires whereas ours is flat to 40,000

Geuze · 07-01-2017 11:10PM

UK beer duty, March 2016

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rates-and-allowance-excise-duty-alcohol-duty/alcohol-duty-rates-from-24-march-2014#beer

18.37 GBP per hectolitre per % alc

You quote 21.42? What currency is that?

18.37 GBP at 0.85 means 21.61 euro.

Okay, I suspect your 21.42 is in euro?

Okay, so it's higher here today, but that has changed as the ER has changed.

At 80 pence, UK duty is 22.96 euro, higher than here.

L1011 · 08-01-2017 12:26AM

All my figures are in euro. The rate isn't 80p though, is it? Bit better to use real figures than ones you want to use. Even then the VAT rate covers the difference

Hotblack Desiato · 09-01-2017 01:38AM

Lucena wrote: »

It's certainly cheaper than when I was a student around 25 years ago. I remember a 50cl can of beer cost around a pound back then.

Yes we were royally screwed back then. I went to Germany for a summer, beer in pubs cost about the same as here but off-licence beer was dirt cheap, an eye-opener...

We didn't sell much booze in supermarkets then and the importers/distributors/brewers were able to screw the customer with abandon. I don't blame the off-licences as they were forced to use the same limited range of suppliers. The margins (for brewers/distributors) on macro beer in those days must have been phenomenal.

Thank feck for the single market and German discount supermarkets keeping everyone else honest, so high duty levels aside we can be happy we're not being screwed by anyone except the taxman

schemingbohemia · 10-01-2017 06:23PM

Any chance of actual deals rather than a discussion on Excise Duty?

Ruben Remus · 11-01-2017 12:31PM

I came upon a rather excellent deal yesterday.

Bottles of Trouble Brewing 'Dark Arts' porter were reduced to €1.59 in Lidl.

This was in the Galway store but I'd image it's probably the same in other Lidl branches.

Quackster · 12-01-2017 05:12PM

Ruben Remus wrote: »

I came upon a rather excellent deal yesterday.

Bottles of Trouble Brewing 'Dark Arts' porter were reduced to €1.59 in Lidl.

This was in the Galway store but I'd image it's probably the same in other Lidl branches.

Picked up a box of these in my local Lidl today. Great deal - thanks for the heads up!

CramCycle · 13-01-2017 10:01AM

Ruben Remus wrote: »

I came upon a rather excellent deal yesterday.

Bottles of Trouble Brewing 'Dark Arts' porter were reduced to €1.59 in Lidl.

This was in the Galway store but I'd image it's probably the same in other Lidl branches.

Not in Bray, they are charging 2.99 still.

Quackster · 13-01-2017 02:35PM

CramCycle wrote: »

Not in Bray, they are charging 2.99 still.

Did you check at the till? I've seen it numerous times where individual Lidl stores haven't the discounted price of a particular item on the shelf but the discount is still applied at checkout.

senordingdong · 13-01-2017 03:44PM

Quackster wrote: »

Did you check at the till? I've seen it numerous times where individual Lidl stores haven't the discounted price of a particular item on the shelf but the discount is still applied at checkout.

+1
But it's a nuisance nonetheless.

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