Poundshop.com

snubbleste · 13-02-2014 07:26PM #1

Yes it be an online poundshop!
Minimum order is £10 and is showing £3.65 delivery to Ireland. I assumed the delivery would be higher than that. Worth a shot to see if they'll send it to your door.
www.poundshop.com

keithsfleet · 13-02-2014 07:29PM

Only had a quick browse through the diy and tools section but doesn't look like it has anything that the local euro shops don't have.

Thegalwayman · 13-02-2014 08:02PM

http://poundshop.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=243_229

cold sore cream and lemsip for 1 pound each is v good

L1011 · 13-02-2014 08:24PM

Thegalwayman wrote: »

http://poundshop.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=243_229

cold sore cream and lemsip for 1 pound each is v good

Both illegal to buy by post to Ireland, as is nearly everything else in the Medical section. Ibuprofen Gel is prescription-only at that.

phasers · 13-02-2014 08:31PM

MYOB wrote: »

Both illegal to buy by post to Ireland, as is nearly everything else in the Medical section. Ibuprofen Gel is prescription-only at that.

Oh my God, really? I've ordered loads of that stuff online before from online chemists :eek:

L1011 · 13-02-2014 08:38PM

phasers wrote: »

Oh my God, really? I've ordered loads of that stuff online before from online chemists :eek:

If its found by customs you'll get a letter telling you its been destroyed and that you've been a bold boy/girl basically. Getting found more than once is the major risk.

Dozen Wicked Words · 13-02-2014 09:17PM

Emailed them to ask about delivery to Ireland, got following reply:

Hello DWW,

We do post to the ROI but it is currently £10.31, we are working with carriers to try and bring this down to a reasonable level very soon.

Regards

The Poundshop Team

Woodpecker1 · 13-02-2014 09:19PM

The site is not loading on my computer.

snubbleste · 13-02-2014 09:29PM

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

Emailed them to ask about delivery to Ireland, got following reply:

In that case it ain't a bargain.

It was allowing me to check out with a £3.65 delivery

snubbleste · 13-02-2014 09:29PM

Woodpecker1 wrote: »

The site is not loading on my computer.

The boards effect

Allyall · 13-02-2014 09:52PM

How much are the Bathroom Cleaners?

rob316 · 13-02-2014 10:12PM

parcel motel?

Tabitharose · 13-02-2014 10:43PM

MYOB wrote: »

Ibuprofen Gel is prescription-only at that.

It's an OTC product not prescription.... I've bought it here in chemists

L1011 · 13-02-2014 10:56PM

Tabitharose wrote: »

It's an OTC product not prescription.... I've bought it here in chemists

What brand? The primary UK market brand of ibuprofen gel in existence (Ibuleve) isn't even licensed in Ireland at all, let alone OTC and all others I'm aware of are prescription-only.

moodrater · 13-02-2014 11:11PM

MYOB wrote: »

If its found by customs you'll get a letter telling you its been destroyed and that you've been a bold boy/girl basically. Getting found more than once is the major risk.

Arra feck off, they hardly have the price of the stamp let alone the cost of litigation. There are bigger fish to fry.

Judging by all your posts in defence of pharmacies I would say you have some kind of vested interest you might declare.

I know that when I order from chemistdirect half of what I receive is from 'irish' companies in places like bantry and clonmel and at 1/5 or less of the cost I could literally take the ferry over there to collect i and still save money.

L1011 · 13-02-2014 11:14PM

moodrater wrote: »

Arra feck off, they hardly have the price of the stamp let alone the cost of litigation. There are bigger fish to fry.

If you chose not to believe me, don't come crying when you're taken to court. The IMB treat illegal imports very seriously, it doesn't matter the volume

moodrater wrote: »

Judging by all your posts in defence of pharmacies I would say you have some kind of vested interest you might declare.

I have, repeatedly - I worked in the medical informatics sector for 7 years, meaning I know how the processes behind most of the Irish healthcare sector actual work, rather than the absolute gubbins that get blurted out on here constantly.

moodrater wrote: »

I know that when I order from chemistdirect half of what I receive is from 'irish' companies in places like bantry and clonmel and at 1/5 or less of the cost I could literally take the ferry over there to collect i and still save money.

And you're still breaking the law.

vicwatson · 13-02-2014 11:17PM

The law is a complete ass and should be changed IMO.

What about the EU free market, that law is a protectionist law, simples.

pjproby · 14-02-2014 01:34AM

MYOB
you might answer the implied question. are you a pharmacist?
do you currently work for a pharmacist?
Why are you constantly warning us of the danger of customs finding the item-we can work out the risk ourselves.
you might comment on the extraordinary difference between the price of paracetamol here and in the UK.
I have bought 16 paracetamol tablets in a London Boots for 16p.
Try comparing that with a ROI price.

Ardennes1944 · 14-02-2014 01:59AM

You need to post your prescriptipon to chemist direct and they keep it on file then i presume??

Woodpecker1 · 14-02-2014 09:47AM

Up the north all this stuff is on the shelf on the pound shops.

I always stock up on stuff like painkillers there. Usually 1 pound for 3 little tubs of 16 tabs. DIY stuff is also very cheap. Fixings like screws and bolts are a fraction of B&Q.

Great shops for a poke about, but unfortunately most of the stuff is junk .

Tabitharose · 14-02-2014 11:09AM

MYOB wrote: »

What brand? The primary UK market brand of ibuprofen gel in existence (Ibuleve) isn't even licensed in Ireland at all, let alone OTC and all others I'm aware of are prescription-only.

The range of anti-inflammatory gels available over the counter has increased in the past number of years as a number of them have come off prescription. Nurofen Gel and Voltarol P Emugel are examples of these.

from: http://www.mccabespharmacy.com/content/health-advice/muscular-pain/

I've bought Nurofen 5% ibuprofen gel OTC before, AFAIK Voltarol doesn't contain ibuprofen.

ams · 14-02-2014 11:46AM

Diclac gel is available OTC now as well - a lady in front of me in the chemist bought it this morning.

peckerhead · 14-02-2014 02:42PM

MYOB, if the IMB are genuinely trying to protect us from ourselves (as opposed to protecting the profit margins of Irish pharmacists and the multinational manufacturers who use Ireland for cheap access to the EU market), why are they still trying to prevent the withdrawal in Ireland of a product already banned in the US, Canada and several European countries? (I'm talking about Dianette, an acne treatment and oral contraceptive dispensed for years on end — contrary to the manufacturer's own indication that it shouldn't be used for more than 12 weeks — to thousands of Irish women and teenage girls, despite clear and mounting evidence of its links to DVT, depression and suicidal ideation) Just to take one example...

Not so much a buyer's market as Bayer's market, perhaps? From the IMB's website (p.11 of their "Role of the IMB" Powerpoint from 2012, my emphasis):

The Role of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Ireland

• 13 of the top 15 companies have substantial operations in Ireland
• 83 foreign companies operate 126 plants employing approximately 25,000 people with export of 40 billion per annum.
• Over 50% of employees are third level graduates
• Generates approx 50% of total exports (the largest net exporter of pharmaceuticals in the world)

I for one will continue to import paracetamol and similar OTC remedies for personal use at 1/20th (or less) of their high street price in Ireland, whether or not "controlled" by this particular banana republic quango, and I will accord their pompous-assed threatening letters all the respect and consideration that they deserve.

And don't worry, I won't come crying to you when the sky falls on my head.

bladespin · 14-02-2014 02:54PM

MYOB wrote: »

If you chose not to believe me, don't come crying when you're taken to court. The IMB treat illegal imports very seriously, it doesn't matter the volume
.

I have yet to ever hear of a single prosecution of a normal member of the public for mail order.

vicwatson · 14-02-2014 02:56PM

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

You need to post your prescriptipon to chemist direct and they keep it on file then i presume??

Correct, but a pharmacist in England will ship you the whole lot of your prescription in one go if you like (if a repeat script), they aren't breaking any laws in shipping it to you once it's an original prescription, the ass law is here in this country.

Free market me arse

vicwatson · 14-02-2014 02:59PM

bladespin wrote: »

I have yet to ever hear of a single prosecution of a normal member of the public for mail order.

It really would be time to revolt if that happened

clint_silver · 14-02-2014 03:07PM

peckerhead wrote: »

I for one will continue to import paracetamol and similar OTC remedies at 1/20th (or less) of their high street price in Ireland

any links?

or is chemistdirect as good as it gets

peckerhead · 14-02-2014 03:38PM

clint_silver wrote: »

any links?

:eek: But shur wouldn't that be a bit illegal, Ted?

loyatemu · 14-02-2014 04:07PM

bladespin wrote: »

I have yet to ever hear of a single prosecution of a normal member of the public for mail order.

presumably because they know they're on shaky ground regarding EU law. Anyone successfully prosecuted could take the case to Europe and have a good chance of winning - EU courts hate this sort of protectionism.

rubadub · 14-02-2014 04:18PM

MYOB wrote: »

Both illegal to buy by post to Ireland, as is nearly everything else in the Medical section.

Have you a link to this actual law? stuff being seized does not necessarily mean its an illegal act to attempt to order it, like if you ordered fake ugg boots they can be seized.

MYOB wrote: »

If its found by customs you'll get a letter telling you its been destroyed and that you've been a bold boy/girl basically. Getting found more than once is the major risk.

I know people who have been caught many times and just got letters, this was prescription drugs which can be used recreationally (valium etc, not just asthma medicine, stuff that is sold on streets) and also know several who just got seizure notices about cannabis, many times to the same house. All they got was seizure notices, I was surprised the cannabis ones got nothing more, so if people are getting done for lemsip it would be very surprising to me.

Here is a post from 2011 from a poster here

Re: Importation of a medicinal Product
Dear Lindtee
Its has come to the attention of the Irish Medicines Board that you imported the following medicinal products into Ireland from United Kingdom
Ibuprofen
Loratadine
Hydrocortisone
Miconazole
Paracetamol
Aspirin
The IMB holds the view that the prodcuts listed are medicinal products Article 1 of European Council Directive 2001/83/EC, as amended by Directive 2004/27/EC defines a medicinal product as follows:
Any substance or combination of substances presented as having properties for treating or preventing disease in human beings;or
Any substance or combination of substances which may be used in or administered to human beings either with a view to restoring, correcting or modifying physiological functions by exerting a pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action, or to making a medical diagnosis
The listed products above are prescription only/pharmacy confined medicinal products pursuant to the terms of the Medicinal Producrs regulations 2003 to 2008. The products may only be supplied in a pharmacy outlet on the production of a prescription issued by a registered medical practitioner or registered dentist
These products contain the prescription only/pharmacy confined medicinal products
Ibuprofen
Loratidine
Hydrocortisone
Miconazole
paracetamol
Acetylsalic acid
The products are deemed to be medicinal products pursuant to the terms of the Medicinal products. They may therefore, only be imported, placed on the market or otherwise sold, subject to specific exemptions, in this country providing they have been granted a Product Authorisation granted by the Irish Medicine board or a Marketing Authorisation centrally authorised by the European Commission and comply with the relevant provisions of the Medical Preparations regulations 1993 to 1999. No such authorisation has been granted for these products
The Irish Medicines Board cannot guarantee the Safety, Efficacy or Quality of any medicinal product that is not authorized by the IMB or by the European Commission
You are requested within two weeks of the date of this letter to
1. State the specific sales outlet from which you ordered and purchased these products
2.How you became aware of the supply outlet
On the receipt of your response the Irish Medicines board will reassess your case. We look forward to your cooperation in this matter

Not being a lawyer I am still wondering after all that mumbo jumbo is it actually an illegal act as suggested. Paracetomol could be served to me by a youngster on a till in tesco, certainly not pharmacy only.

EDIT
http://www.imb.ie/images/uploaded/documents/Operation%20PANGEA%20Final%2027%206%2013.pdf

Thursday, 27 June 2013

IMB, CUSTOMS AND GARDAÍ IN GLOBAL INTERPOL OPERATION TARGETING
COUNTERFEIT AND ILLEGAL MEDICINES

Under Irish law, the sale of prescription only medicines by mail order is prohibited. This
prohibition includes internet supplies of prescription only medicines. The IMB, in conjunction
the Revenue’s Customs Service and An Garda Síochána, continually monitors and
investigates instances of illegal supply of medicinal products via the internet and actively
enforce suspected breaches of the law.

so no mention of paracetomol there anyway, which is not even OTC let alone prescription. Perhaps it was the volume the other poster ordered, pharamacies can sell bigger packs, I think the supermarket limit is packs of 12 or possibly 24

pjproby · 14-02-2014 06:31PM

As i recall one of the first acts of the IMB was to ban ginkgo biloba, a herb freely on sale across the border and in many European states.
They did so in their belief that it was dangerous if taken in conjunction with other medicines. Other Europeans can read the label and can do their own research.
Here we need mother IMB not only to protect the income of pharmacists but to protect us from ourselves.

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