would you miss Superquinn

123balltv · 10-05-2011 03:39PM #1

If it's true Superquinn is up for sale would you miss it
to me it's always been the posh persons supermarket and majorty of shareholders are developers it cant stay afloat much longer.

I dont shop their but I would miss the sausages my
nanny does the odd bit of shopping at SQ.

xoxyx · 10-05-2011 03:42PM

Really? Are we losing Superquinn?

I love Superquinn. There's something about it that's very open and nice to walk around. Love the cheese and meat counters. Not a cattle market like most other supermarkets.

I guess that's why it may be going out of business.

dpe · 10-05-2011 03:42PM

I'm hoping John Lewis buy it because then we'll get Waitrose, which is way better.

yeppydeppy · 10-05-2011 03:43PM

I live in a small town in the country side - so nope, I won't miss it and loads of others do sausages that are just as good if not better.

Aoifey! · 10-05-2011 03:44PM

I don't think I've ever bought anything in Superquinn. I'm a Tesco woman meself.

ejmaztec · 10-05-2011 03:44PM

I won't miss it, because the nearest one is feckin miles away and I've never darkened its doorstep.

FatherLen · 10-05-2011 03:45PM

i never liked superquinn. to hell with it i say!

SuperGrover · 10-05-2011 03:45PM

Yes

ejmaztec · 10-05-2011 03:45PM

dpe wrote: »

I'm hoping John Lewis buy it because then we'll get Waitrose, which is way better.

Or "Robbers" as they're normally called.:P

Bendihorse · 10-05-2011 03:46PM

dpe wrote: »

I'm hoping John Lewis buy it because then we'll get Waitrose, which is way better.

Shame on you, and 'tesco woman'.

Retr0gamer · 10-05-2011 03:46PM

Their sausages and sausage burgers are absolutely divine. Would definitely miss them.

df1985 · 10-05-2011 03:47PM

I love superquinn, lucan is my local. Their fresh meat/fish makes tescos look like dog food. Some of their own brand stuff is delcious too.

cml387 · 10-05-2011 03:48PM

123balltv wrote: »

If it's true Superquinn is up for sale would you miss it
to me it's always been the posh persons supermarket and majorty of shareholders are developers it cant stay afloat much longer.

I dont shop their but I would miss the sausages my
nanny does the odd bit of shopping at SQ.

I imagine anybody who works there might miss it a bit.

Bendihorse · 10-05-2011 03:49PM

df1985 wrote: »

I love superquinn, lucan is my local. Their fresh meat/fish makes tescos look like dog food. Some of their own brand stuff is delcious too.

Im pretty sure tesco meat is dog food... Iv never seen mince that didnt loose the shape of the mincer during the cooking process before *Barf*

sbsquarepants · 10-05-2011 03:49PM

Due to being from the very scrapings of the lower classes, i have only shopped in superquinn maybe 2 or 3 times, i fail to see what the fuss is about - it's just Dunnes, but dearer.
Also the sausages are very much overated - give me olhausens over superquinn sausages any day!

NothingMan · 10-05-2011 03:50PM

I'm a Quinnsworth man myself.

Mint Sauce · 10-05-2011 03:50PM

No. Dont even know were the nearest is to me.

-gilly-09- · 10-05-2011 03:51PM

Id miss the sausages and the brown bread.

Archeron · 10-05-2011 03:51PM

I'd miss Superquinn Gur cakes. You could build a house out of those things. A delicious edible house.

Also, all the people who work near one and frequently have to get a cake for a colleagues wedding/baby birth/birthday/new car celebrations would miss them. The most common reason for going to Superquinn must be for buying unplanned large cakes.

dpe · 10-05-2011 03:55PM

Bendihorse wrote: »

Shame on you, and 'tesco woman'.

Why?

Boxoffrogs · 10-05-2011 03:55PM

df1985 wrote: »

I love superquinn, lucan is my local. Their fresh meat/fish makes tescos look like dog food. Some of their own brand stuff is delcious too.

Love Superquinn too. Can rarely afford to shop there though. I echo what you say about their meat and fish counters and would add the bakery is fab too. They lay out their stores very well and you don't get that depressing vibe like you would in Tesco, but financially this is where I am forced to do my shopping.

Their pricing is way out of kilter though.

ectoraige · 10-05-2011 03:57PM

Sausages.

123balltv · 10-05-2011 03:57PM

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theteal · 10-05-2011 03:58PM

I'd miss it because it's just around the corner. . .dunnes, aldi and lidl are a whole 3.5 minute drive away

Superquinn is a bit of an institution here in Walkinstown, it's almost as well known a landmark as the roundabout (that everyone not from here seems to be afraid of!), i'm sure it would be missed by a decent proportion of locals

talla10 · 10-05-2011 04:02PM

I'm from Tallaght & work in Ballymun so i never see a Superquinn as it is!!

So to answer your question no!

iMax · 10-05-2011 04:04PM

Who says they're being sold ? Where did this come from ?

hardCopy · 10-05-2011 04:07PM

I shall fill my deep freeze with sausages and sell them in years to come at an extortionate mark-up.

Uncle Mclovin · 10-05-2011 04:08PM

They have by far the best selection of fruit and veg.

There freshly baked bread, scones, cakes etc. are also the bomb.

I for one will miss them if they go.

Joeyjoejoe83 · 10-05-2011 04:08PM

They do particularly unhealthy,and therefore delish jam donuts.

ill just miss the bakery section, meat can be got from any butcher.

seamus · 10-05-2011 04:08PM

Always a Superquinn fan myself. Always found it just a much more pleasant shopping experience compared to the local tesco, because of the quality of the food, quality of the staff, intelligence of other customers, just everything really. M&S are decent enough but it's actually hard to find normal food that's not soaked in butter or other various heart attack inducing condiments. As such, I don't really consider M&S as somewhere that you can do a normal weekly shop.

LIDL/ALDI are fine, but again you can't get everything you need.

cml387 · 10-05-2011 04:09PM

There have been loads of rumours,always denied.

As has been pointed out,they owe lots of money and are attempting to refinance.

I think they went downhill when Fergal sold out.

would you miss Superquinn

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