would you miss Superquinn

oompaloompa · 10-05-2011 07:02PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

most of my mates never experienced the joy or even heard about crazy prices till i mentioned it

what was crazy prices??

slavetothegrind · 10-05-2011 07:05PM

goobays, 3guys anyone?

i'm old:(

superquin hopefully will survive, anything that combats the walmart like cancer that is tesco is good.

javagal · 10-05-2011 07:08PM

Superquinn Portlaoise is my favourite place to go on a Sunday morning.
Superquinns sausages and seans browns bread=amazeballs.

They also have the best chicken wings EVER!!-cook em for 40 mins them deep fry em nom nom nomhttp://www.superquinn.ie/shopping/images/products/medium/5011050035886_2.JPG

Eric Cartman · 10-05-2011 07:08PM

oompaloompa wrote: »

what was crazy prices??

get your coat, you dont deserve to be in ireland.

it was only the greatest supermarket of all time, it basically looked like a warehouse, they didnt give a shít about presentation , everything was cheap, exactley what the recession needed, it was for proper people, not superquinn snobs

Tar.Aldarion · 10-05-2011 07:09PM

Dunno if I've ever bought something there, although maybe once, so not too much!

Tis no Quinnsworth.

dvpower · 10-05-2011 07:32PM

NothingMan wrote: »

I'm a Quinnsworth man myself.

Five Star or nothing for me.

Sad Professor · 10-05-2011 07:48PM

It's gonna get sold to one of the UK retailers eventually. Its fate was sealed when Quinn sold it. The current guys don't want it and never did. They just bought it cause they thought they could make a quick buck on the property. Now they are stuck with it unless they want to sell it for 1/4 of what they paid for it.

Boxoffrogs · 10-05-2011 07:51PM

oompaloompa wrote: »

what was crazy prices??

Who could forget Crazy Prices. In the days of loss leaders, you could get beans and peas in Crazy prices for about 6p and a loaf of bread for 8p, no joking.

In Tallaght on entrance, you were greeted by a massive cutout of Maurice Pratt's face (I think) with the slogan 'sure the prices are only crazy'. Crazy they were but an unbelievably depressing place with shelves stacked about 12 feet high and isles so narrow you would struggle to navigate through other shoppers.

Lollers · 10-05-2011 08:00PM

The self service tills are the the best, they make the next in line wait until you have finished your transaction, unlike Tesco when people put their basket beside you when you are still packing.

dublin 16 lad · 10-05-2011 08:05PM

Superquinn's bread, fish, fruit and meat are by far the best of any supermarket

You pay a little more but if you arn't on a really tight budget, it's well worth it

I live right beside one so I'd really miss it if it went

oompaloompa · 10-05-2011 08:08PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

get your coat, you dont deserve to be in ireland.

it was only the greatest supermarket of all time, it basically looked like a warehouse, they didnt give a shít about presentation , everything was cheap, exactley what the recession needed, it was for proper people, not superquinn snobs

Boxoffrogs wrote: »

Who could forget Crazy Prices. In the days of loss leaders, you could get beans and peas in Crazy prices for about 6p and a loaf of bread for 8p, no joking.

In Tallaght on entrance, you were greeted by a massive cutout of Maurice Pratt's face (I think) with the slogan 'sure the prices are only crazy'. Crazy they were but an unbelievably depressing place with shelves stacked about 12 feet high and isles so narrow you would struggle to navigate through other shoppers.

Haha no way!! When/why did it close?

Did people get too snobby to buy their food in a warehouse?

hatrickpatrick · 10-05-2011 08:09PM

Would you miss Superquinn?

They have a Miss Superquinn now? Is she hot? I probably would.

Aishae · 10-05-2011 08:16PM

dpe wrote: »

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

id love a waitrose over here!

my folks used to shop there - theyd go to crazy prices mostly and then the odd week theyd go to superquinn as they did nice bread. but the place changed a lot - too fancy and the prices reflect it. so they dont go now though im sure the bread is still good!

if however - superquinn wont be replaced by something else (and not friggin tesco) then itd be a shame. the market needs to stay a bit competitive

123balltv · 10-05-2011 08:45PM

crazy prices = best supermarket ever as a kid I remember the DJ booth
customers could request a song and the auld ones going nuts over half price chickens great memories after crazy prices we stuck with Dunnes

Alter-Ego · 10-05-2011 09:08PM

Eric Cartman wrote: »

bring back crazy prices

Crazy Prices is back in the Ilac in Dublin but its a sham imposter Crazy Prices selling cheap tat and 500 packs of crappy Asian batteries.

XcupcakeX · 10-05-2011 09:22PM

I really don't get the national obsession with superquinn sausages, they are manky imo

But the bakery is just heaven. Nicest jam doughnuts ever

Eric Cartman · 10-05-2011 09:52PM

oompaloompa wrote: »

Haha no way!! When/why did it close?

Did people get too snobby to buy their food in a warehouse?

tescos bought them and quinnsworth out in the 90s

Osgoodisgood · 10-05-2011 09:55PM

123balltv wrote: »

http://www.corporatefinancingweek.com/file/101992/cfw-sees-superquinn-sale-as-likely-with-musgrave-frontrunner-to-secure-business.html

http://www.sbpost.ie/news/ireland/superquinn-owners-seek-buyer-56047.html

they owe the banks 250 million
SQ profit each year is 500 million

No their annual sales are in the €500m area. Profit is likely to be a big negative number when the cost of servicing that debt is included.

mrsdewinter · 10-05-2011 10:45PM

I would miss it if it were to close. Maybe they need to get RTE's Retail Therapy in...

Pacing Mule · 10-05-2011 10:45PM

Sad Professor wrote: »

It's gonna get sold to one of the UK retailers eventually. Its fate was sealed when Quinn sold it. The current guys don't want it and never did. They just bought it cause they thought they could make a quick buck on the property. Now they are stuck with it unless they want to sell it for 1/4 of what they paid for it.

They have made a bit on the property. Bearing in mind that when they bought it the property value alone was nearly the price they paid for the entire group. Purchase price was approx €450 million. They have sold four of the shops and leased them back for approx €140 million. They don't own all the rest but even with property prices dropping I think they still will end up making money in the long term.

poppyvalley · 10-05-2011 10:51PM

[QUOTE give me olhausens over superquinn sausages any day![/QUOTE]

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poppyvalley · 10-05-2011 10:54PM

sbsquarepants wrote: »

give me olhausens

Naw... it's Hafner's all the way for me

aidan_walsh · 10-05-2011 10:57PM

Had to check their store locator to see where the nearest one was. I think I have a different definition of "all over Ireland" than they do.

SuperGrover · 10-05-2011 10:58PM

Maybe this is a chance for H Williams to make a comeback..

gubernaculum · 10-05-2011 11:00PM

i unashamedly love superquinn. yep, it's posh but the food is great and it's a 5 minute walk from my flat. if you're buying mostly fresh food it's really not that expensive. not aldi cheap obviously but far better quality than dunnes and a massive improvement on our not-so-local tesco where veg manages to rot between the time you stick it in a basket and get it home. the staff in our one are lovely and i've managed to convince them to stock a couple of things so hope they don't close

road_high · 10-05-2011 11:07PM

They do very good half price and euro offers on very good products on a weekly basis..if you shop wisely in Superquinn I find it very good value for the quality you get. That's what I do, I buy fresh food there and some offers and other essentials in Lidl etc... I would really miss them and hope if they're taken over retain their current format and range.

Jev/N · 10-05-2011 11:16PM

Superquinn is great.

They do good food, decent ranges and prices to suit all levels of income. They're own brand stuff is great, whether it's the cheaper or more expensive products.

Regarding the likes of Tesco, while I'd assume Superquinn aren't squeaky clean, they don't engage in as many dodgy practices as Tesco do.

aligator_am · 10-05-2011 11:22PM

Boxoffrogs wrote: »

Who could forget Crazy Prices. In the days of loss leaders, you could get beans and peas in Crazy prices for about 6p and a loaf of bread for 8p, no joking.

In Tallaght on entrance, you were greeted by a massive cutout of Maurice Pratt's face (I think) with the slogan 'sure the prices are only crazy'. Crazy they were but an unbelievably depressing place with shelves stacked about 12 feet high and isles so narrow you would struggle to navigate through other shoppers.

Yep, I remember the one in Ballyfermot, think it was Quinnsworth before that and is now a Tesco, dunno if Mary Byrne worked in it during it's Crazy Prices hayday though

Edit to add: I'm sure some here will remember yellow pack, but does anyone remember KVI? I think it was Crazy Prices' version of yellow pack.

The Left Hand Of God · 10-05-2011 11:24PM

seamus wrote: »

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.

At a guess.. your negative equity is about paid 350,000+ and worth 125,000 now.

road_high · 10-05-2011 11:25PM

I just find Tesco so bland and unappealing in comparison. No disrespect and know this will sound/is racist but I like the fact Superquinn staff are generally Irish as well. They do very good frozen food offers, stuff is always on half-price. Thye have a turnover of 0.5 Billion vs 80 Billion worldwide for Tesco so I think they do a great job in a David and Goliath battle. Tesco not even that cheap on so many things, it's just they stock a huge range.

would you miss Superquinn

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