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The Happy Pears twins

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  • #122
    Spanish Eyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,153 ✭✭✭✭Spanish Eyes


    ted1 wrote: »
    Haha you really don't get business do you.

    You know Google/Alaphbet is the biggest company in the world and there money comes from advertising/ marketing . Are you saying that their is no need for it?

    Was just referring to the two restaurants in Cork and Dublin that I mentioned.

    They don't seem to see the need or want for LLS or other publicity and yet they are thriving.

    Happy Pears are doing great too, I don't begrudge them that. But it's not every business in the outer commuter belt that is vegan and hippy that gets on LLS and Newstalk now is there?

    But as I said, a lot of their clients are Deefers. so no wonder. Surprise surprise!


  • #123
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 21,740 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    Was just referring to the two restaurants in Cork and Dublin that I mentioned.

    They don't seem to see the need or want for LLS or other publicity and yet they are thriving.

    Happy Pears are doing great too, I don't begrudge them that. But it's not every business in the outer commuter belt that is vegan and hippy that gets on LLS and Newstalk now is there?

    But as I said, a lot of their clients are Deefers. so no wonder. Surprise surprise!

    Why is there such animosity in your post?
    What are "Deefers"?


  • #124
    Effects
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    El_Dangeroso wrote: »
    Nothing but they called the recipe sugar-free, honey is sugar.

    I would assume they are referring to processed sugars. Honey isn't processed.


  • #125
    Effects
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    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    Denis Cotter's Paradiso in Cork, and Cornucopia in Dublin come to mind as being great places for wholefoods and veggie.

    Cornucopia is alright. It's a cafe rather than restaurant to be honest. The food is often a bit bland.

    Paradiso is amazing though and I'll often plan a trip to cork around it. There's no where comparable to it in Dublin unfortunately.


  • #126
    Sapphire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 390 ✭✭Sapphire


    Piggystardust wrote: »
    They did a 'stint' at a cookery school I attended recently and while they seemed like knowledgeable and nice enough lads, after an hour they were doing my head in.
    They're way too hyper and over the top and kept doing hand stands to show off they're bronzed torsos.

    The Vegan Jedward. Vegward. :D


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  • #127
    Mec27
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    Funny they hype up 'healthy living' but probably hit the beds regularly if the 'bronzed torso' story is anything to go by


  • #128
    Effects
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    Went to their book launch earlier. Had a nice chat with them and they come across as pretty sound and genuine dudes. I'll take that over negative douche bags any day.


  • #129
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    ****, the pair o' them. They should be grumpier, sell more batterburgers, and employ less people. That's what we like around these parts. Cheek o' them, with their healthy, reasonably priced food, and sunny dispositions...

    :mad:


  • #130
    12Phase
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭12Phase


    Mec27 wrote: »
    They actually look pretty good for irish people and their ages

    They're about 34/35
    That's hardly geriatric ?!

    That's younger than say Michael Fassbender, Colin Farrell, Nicky Byrne, and so on ...
    Around the same age as Bressie...

    Perspective is everything, you'd swear some people here think 30 is when you check into the nearest nursing home.


  • #131
    Mec27
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 648 ✭✭✭Mec27


    12Phase wrote: »
    They're about 34/35
    That's hardly geriatric ?!

    That's younger than say Michael Fassbender, Colin Farrell, Nicky Byrne, and so on ...
    Around the same age as Bressie...

    Perspective is everything, you'd swear some people here think 30 is when you check into the nearest nursing home.

    They look older, thought they would be like 45


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  • #132
    Robsweezie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭Robsweezie


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=qp9VgwOlTqk

    a TED talk from few years ago, sums up who they are and what they stand for


  • #133
    [Deleted User]
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    12Phase wrote: »
    That's younger than say Michael Fassbender, Colin Farrell, Nicky Byrne, and so on ...
    Around the same age as Bressie...

    I'd suspect the Bressie comparison is particularly apt. His gf and himself seem to be selling the whole lifestyle package these days, they do the full on "mindfulness AND dietary advice". Again, lack of qualifications being no impediment when it comes to hawking lifestyle choices on glossy mags to the middle classes...


  • #134
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,835 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I'd suspect the Bressie comparison is particularly apt. His gf and himself seem to be selling the whole lifestyle package these days, they do the full on "mindfulness AND dietary advice". Again, lack of qualifications being no impediment when it comes to hawking lifestyle choices on glossy mags to the middle classes...


    I'd be interested to see where they say they offer mindfullness and dietary advice aside from advocating the benefits of mindfullness and eating healthy, whole foods such that you don't need 'a diet'.


  • #135
    [Deleted User]
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    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    I'd be interested to see where they say they offer mindfullness and dietary advice aside from advocating the benefits of mindfullness and eating healthy, whole foods such that you don't need 'a diet'.

    Precisely, that kinda semi harmless stuff that enables them make a good income promoting businesses while actually appearing to care, so no one says "but the emperor has no clothes"...or qualifications. Which takes me back to my first post on this topic...
    Deleted User wrote: »
    Arra they're only yet another couple of fellows making money off our stupidity.

    In this case, the idea that if we buy their overpriced rabbit food, we're on the road to health. Mung beans and Cool Jim's Granola indeed.

    See also people selling mindfullness, personal trainers (many of them actually also give nutrition and mindfullness advice too, lack of qualifications not being any barrier in this world) etc. etc. And always, always sold with enthusiasm. Enthusiasm and earnestness are rife in that world. Plug what we sell into your life and it'll be better, HUZZAH.


  • #136
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,835 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Precisely, that kinda semi harmless stuff that enables them make a good income promoting businesses while actually appearing to care, so no one says "but the emperor has no clothes"...or qualifications. Which takes me back to my first post on this topic...

    I'm not sure what qualifications you think they need in order for what they advocate to be credible or correct.

    The nutritional advice that benefits most people isn't rocket science. You certainly don't need to be a qualified dietitian.

    As an aside, I had cause to go to a dietitian for a couple of visits and the advice I was given wasn't any better than a lot of the unqualified advice you're referring to.


  • #137
    2011
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    I have no issues with people that sell me food making money from the transaction, in fact I expect them to. The primary aim of most businesses is to make profit, why should we expect the Happy Pear to be any different?

    I fail to see how people are being stupid just because they are buying healthy food from people that sell it for a living.

    As a result of doing their course my cholesterol has dropped significantly and so has my weight. I don't stick to the vegan / vegetarian completely (I just lack the discipline) but I eat far more vegetables, fruit and less dairy than before which has improved my health. As a result the Happy Pear have made a few bob from me. I have no issue with that.

    I admit that much of their produce is overpriced, but when a business is dealing with more customers than they can handle it makes sense to increase the prices. I rarely go in anymore because I don't want to que for so long.

    Who would have thought that that two guys that take over a small vegetable shop in Co. Wicklow get so much publicity and turn it into such a thriving business and generate so much publicity?

    More power to them!


  • #138
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    I have their book but have only cooked one thing from it. I find almost every receipe has ingredients I dont have!

    Also don't think no meat, eggs or cheese is for me 😀


  • #139
    Effects
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Precisely, that kinda semi harmless stuff that enables them make a good income promoting businesses while actually appearing to care, so no one says "but the emperor has no clothes"...or qualifications. Which takes me back to my first post on this topic...

    Where's your qualifications to prove to us that you know what you're talking about? You sound like you're just jealous, small minded and unable to make healthy life choices for yourself.


  • #140
    Effects
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    naughtb4 wrote: »
    I have their book but have only cooked one thing from it. I find almost every receipe has ingredients I dont have!

    Also don't think no meat, eggs or cheese is for me 😀

    So you either substitute the ingredients or you buy them. Like you do with any recipe book.

    You don't need meat, eggs and cheese in every meal. It's not one or the other.
    I'm pretty sure there's cheese in a lot of their recipes.


  • #141
    [Deleted User]
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    Effects wrote: »
    Where's your qualifications to prove to us that you know what you're talking about? You sound like you're just jealous, small minded and unable to make healthy life choices for yourself.

    So I can't comment on the qualifications of people who put themselves in the public eye?

    But you can judge me when you don't even know my name, what I do, where I'm from, how fit I am etc.

    Pick the logic out of that! Can you see the HUUUUUUUUUUGE logical hole in your post? Clue, it's extremely obvious...


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  • #142
    kidneyfan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,279 ✭✭✭kidneyfan


    jcon1913 wrote: »
    What are the chances if 3 gay brothers? 5,000/1? Not that i care.
    About 1 in 15,000 if about 4% of the population is gay (and why wouldn't they be there's no harm in it apparently).


  • #143
    Effects
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    So I can't comment on the qualifications of people who put themselves in the public eye?

    But you can judge me when you don't even know my name, what I do, where I'm from, how fit I am etc.

    Exactly. You're just some nameless guy, hiding being the anonymity of the internet, while you attack people based on their healthy lifestyle choices.


  • #144
    Lyaiera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭Lyaiera


    I wouldn't trust anyone who thinks a pear can be happy. It's a fruit. It doesn't have emotions.


  • #145
    tea and coffee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,925 ✭✭✭tea and coffee


    Effects wrote: »
    Exactly. You're just some nameless guy, hiding being the anonymity of the internet, while you attack people based on their healthy lifestyle choices.

    Ah yes, but it's healthier if it's the Happy Pear and you tell everyone about it (see above posts queueing in rain for HP cups), as opposed to cooking it yourself or just, you know, being healthy.


  • #146
    ThunbergsAreGo
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    Effects wrote: »
    So you either substitute the ingredients or you buy them. Like you do with any recipe book.

    You don't need meat, eggs and cheese in every meal. It's not one or the other.
    I'm pretty sure there's cheese in a lot of their recipes.

    I noticed that, on their list of NOs it states avocado, but its used alot in the smoothies etc.

    Its a personal thing, I like cooking simple recipes based on everyday foods I can get in Aldi/Lidl.


  • #147
    [Deleted User]
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    Effects wrote: »
    Exactly. You're just some nameless guy, hiding being the anonymity of the internet, while you attack people based on their healthy lifestyle choices.

    I am commenting on their businesses. They are in the business of peddling lifestyle choices, I can certainly comment on their lack of qualifications to do wo and the gullibility of the public in lapping it up. Much the same as I can say Gillian McKeith had no proper medical qualifications to examine human excrement and tell people to eat cabbage. But it sounded nice and the masses bought into it.

    You, on the other hand, made a personal judgement about me. Despite knowing nothing whatsoever about me.


  • #148
    lee_baby_simms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,561 ✭✭✭lee_baby_simms


    Are these guys self taught because a lot of what i'm reading on their website goes against latest research into how we metabolise food.

    You don't have to be vegan to be healthy, our bodies are most efficient when deriving our energy from fat, not from quinoa and chia seeds.

    They are running a business I guess, the more magic beans they sell the better.


  • #149
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,835 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Lyaiera wrote: »
    I wouldn't trust anyone who thinks a pear can be happy. It's a fruit. It doesn't have emotions.

    Bananas can be happy.

    Especially when wearing pyjamas.


  • #150
    Effects
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    You, on the other hand, made a personal judgement about me. Despite knowing nothing whatsoever about me.

    I know you're a sceptical and negative person and you like to complain on the internet. It's not a lot but it's not nothing.


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  • #151
    Effects
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    naughtb4 wrote: »
    Its a personal thing, I like cooking simple recipes based on everyday foods I can get in Aldi/Lidl.

    I like simple recipes too, but not all the time. Lidl and Aldi stock a lot of what you would need for a Happy Pear recipe. Aldi does a nice coconut oil for a great price. Their nuts and seeds are a decent price. Their avocados are often pretty good.

    Ottolenghi and Sally Butcher have recipes with harder to find ingredients, but often they are things that once you buy them, they last in your press.


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