Booze deals [Megathread]

murphyebass wrote: »

And it better be off the shelf and not out of the fridge!!!!

McCardles straight from the back of the fridge for me. Colder the better.

My fav Sunday night tipple.

Though can be a mite gassy.

I quite like the Smithwicks Blonde session ale - LIDL usually have 4 bottles for €9.

somesoldiers wrote: »

I always thought Smithwicks was rotten, though tbh I have no idea where this idea came from. Was at the Ploughing years back and went into the taster tent- it’s was lovely, didnt know what I was missing

Its like when people say they couldn't drink Stout its far too heavy when in reality its as easy to drink as water. Lager makes me very gassy and bloated.

Is the 2 for €50 deal spirits and beer still on in dunnes tomorrow??

^^ they sell em in Tesco Extra where I live.

1968 wrote: »

Are you anywhere of any shops/off licences in Dublin that sell McArdle's? Cans or bottles but ideally bottles.

I've only ever seen them listed for sale on the website Musgraves (Cash n Carry) which is only open to business owners etc.

My local Dunnes (Swords/ Portmarnock) stock 50 cl cans at 3 for 6 euro. Not a lot of stock but regular.

xpletiv wrote: »

Not meaning to make a request but... well... i have a request... Any idea where I can get Crabbies? They used to sell it in Aldi a few years ago but not seen it in aaaaages, its alcoholic ginger beer, 10 times better than the Fentimans equivalent. I DID find it in o briens but its rarely in there, ands its 3 for 9 quid...

Listed in supervalu obviously stock will vary by store pretty sure I've seen it in my local one.
https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/wine-beer-spirits-ale-crabbies-original-alcoholic-ginger-500-millilitre-/p-1216583000

Must try it, have had Wychwood Gingerbeard a few times it makes a nice change.

Probably better to start a thread here.
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=598

ArtVandelay76 wrote: »

Your friend is a gard and just came back from a conference?

He dialled into the conference via whatsapp call from an army barracks

audi02 wrote: »

Dont mean to make a request but I'm afraid were one of the unfortunate bride and grooms that has to postpone our wedding. We're currently looking at a marquee idea now and just wondering could my fella boardsies help me out as to how would be the cheapest way to go about stocking the bar? Would ya get any better deals on say cans of bulmers when ya can get 2 slabs for €40 in dunnes with the voucher?! All suggestions for all alcohol welcome.

Thanks so much

That’s as good as it gets with Bulmers, Dunnes are buying tens of thousands of cans at once and are paying more for it than what they are selling it for.

audi02 wrote: »

Thanks so much for you're help...I wonder if I asked a manager could I buy 50 cases at €20 each instead of going in and out with vouchers each day would that work??!!

Not on your nellie.

casio4 wrote: »

[QUOTE

You can't have a marquee wedding either, at least not for a while.

why?[/QUOTE]

There is no hope for us as a nation, none.

casio4 wrote: »

You can't have a marquee wedding either, at least not for a while.

why?

Please look at this before you decide to have your wedding.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/

South Korea had the entire thing almost under control with 30 cases, until case 31 spread it to a lot of different people and now they have more than 8,500 cases.

In Dunnes I heard of checkout people having loads of vouchers that people leave with them, so you might be able to ask them. If they were in the papers you could buy a rake of papers and use them.

But I also do not think it should be going ahead. These are not recommended guides, they are the limit, reminds me of people treating speed limits as targets. It'd be like having liver disease and drinking wine out of a giant german beer glass, "the doc said I could have a glass a day". I imagine many who do go would rather not have gone but feel obliged to go -even if you say feel free to refuse the invite.

Rows Grower wrote: »

paying more for it than what they are selling it for.

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

selling at a loss of sorts

Do you know how much they are paying?

I always presumed there was some deal with the breweries where they give them X stock discounted so they can sell it without making a loss and after a certain time they might up the price again and have to reveal figures.

e.g. guinness say to them Paddys day is coming up I want you to sell at €20 a tray and I want it back to regular price the very next day, we can sell you 1000 cases but I want proof of what you sold and you will have to pay us the balance after.

Otherwise if breweries did offer really low prices they could buy huge amounts of stock and sell at high prices after xmas/patricks day. But they would not really want to sell low volumes to them and risk them running out.



Back to deals tesco have €17 boxes of 20 bottles for miller 330ml, bud 300ml, carskberg 300ml

Yellow Dog wrote: »

Was in Dunnes Wednesday 18th and all offers were finished.

Pretty sure thats the norm after patricks day, you could check old threads if you were interested. Happens every year after xmas, I have a fortress made out of cans to do me months and get emails from friends asking "where do I get the cheap crates" and in disbelief that it ends!

It's a loss leader, the whole idea of which is you will go there buy one slab and also do the rest of your shopping there which means the store makes a net profit on your custom that day.

Dunnes are paying 23% vat on those slabs before banging them out for 20 euro.

Rows Grower wrote: »

It's a loss leader,

I know what the concept of a loss leader is, just wondering if you had inside info on what they are paying.

I remember in the UK years ago they investigated supermarkets to see if a ban on below cost selling was worthwhile, turned out extremely little was being sold below cost, even though the publicans & "word on the street" said it was rife.

It could be the breweries that are taking the loss.

I do believe tesco cheap vodka is sold at a loss as when you take the excise and vat into account there is very little left. Vodka is extremely cheap to make. Then of course there is rent & rates & light etc, but I would still love to know how the price on these temporarily cheap crates works out.

Was in Lidl yesterday and they had a limited stock of Carling.

24x500ml 4% €20

Also in Dunnes I picked up 5 x 660ml bottles of Orchard Thieves for €10. I see it is also the same offer in Tesco.

Rows Grower wrote: »

It's a loss leader, the whole idea of which is you will go there buy one slab and also do the rest of your shopping there which means the store makes a net profit on your custom that day.

Dunnes are paying 23% vat on those slabs before banging them out for 20 euro.

I used to be a publican and asked the owner of a Supervalu how he sold so cheap. I said I assume it is a loss leader to get people in. He said he doesn't sell anything for a loss. There is a deal done so they get a rebate at the end of the month / quarter to cover the loss and they make a couple of percent margin I believe