Booze deals [Megathread]

Atlantic Dawn · 13-04-2020 3:24am

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Was in a Tesco today and their self service checkout wouldn't take contactless for a €35 payment, I read some BS from them the other day about updating their systems blah blah... if independent stores and relatively small chains can do it they can. Nul points, Tesco.

Yes can't understand it, Dunnes, SuperValu did it, a tiny butchers near me too.

deisedav · 13-04-2020 9:10am

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Yes can't understand it, Dunnes, SuperValu did it, a tiny butchers near me too.

Aldi have upped the contactless limit too whick is great, think its 50 too

mgray · 13-04-2020 12:28pm

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Was in a Tesco today and their self service checkout wouldn't take contactless for a €35 payment, I read some BS from them the other day about updating their systems blah blah... if independent stores and relatively small chains can do it they can. Nul points, Tesco.

Yes, just Tesco being lazy. Also claiming the amount of sales in the 30-50 bracket wasn't enough to justify changing their system.

NinetyForNone · 13-04-2020 12:47pm

So what are the hours for alcohol sales today?
Do Lidl and Aldi choose to operate on Sunday hours?

rubadub · 13-04-2020 3:00pm

mgray wrote: »

Also claiming the amount of sales in the 30-50 bracket wasn't enough to justify changing their system.

That is crazy as an excuse, esp. as most people are doing far bigger shops these days, or should be trying to. The hand santiizer and wipes at their self service checkouts probably cost more to get in!

sceach16 · 13-04-2020 4:46pm

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Was in a Tesco today and their self service checkout wouldn't take contactless for a €35 payment, I read some BS from them the other day about updating their systems blah blah... if independent stores and relatively small chains can do it they can. Nul points, Tesco.

Possible that their IT systems people are UK based and cannot/will not make a change. Equally, they may just have decided not to bother!

Ben Done · 13-04-2020 5:35pm

sceach16 wrote: »

Possible that their IT systems people are UK based and cannot/will not make a change. Equally, they may just have decided not to bother!

They were saying that it required each reader being manually upgraded, x thousand across all their stores.

They didn't want to do it and risk a malfunction of all pos terminals, which would obviously not be ideal.

Given that the update has been applied and is now running fine in smaller retailers, any further delay in implementing the roll out would look like heel-dragging on Tescos part.

Surely they could do it on a store by store basis, overnight, while shelves are being stocked, and have it tested before opening time?

MadYaker · 13-04-2020 5:36pm

Been drinking cans so I dont have to go to a bottle bank but if I drink any more Im going to turn into a can.

So its time for bottles. Any good deals going on bottles of craft beers delivered?

rob316 · 13-04-2020 5:37pm

Ben Done wrote: »

They were saying that it required each reader being manually upgraded, x thousand across all their stores.

They didn't want to do it and risk a malfunction of all pos terminals, which would obviously not be ideal.

Given that the update has been applied and is now running fine in smaller retailers, any further delay in implementing the roll out would look like heel-dragging on Tescos part.

Surely they could do it on a store by store basis, overnight, while shelves are being stocked, and have it tested before opening time?

Sorry to off topic but Tesco were one of the last supermarkets to have contactless payment. Ridiculous really

VW 1 · 13-04-2020 7:27pm

MadYaker wrote: »

Been drinking cans so I dont have to go to a bottle bank but if I drink any more Im going to turn into a can.

So its time for bottles. Any good deals going on bottles of craft beers delivered?

Are you Dublin based?

Martin's are doing a delivery service, along with crafty central which is a website.

However, the big romance bar are doing cases of 24 cans of body riddle or whiplash, cases are 56 euro which is great value. Also doing draught beer in growlers, lervig had a stout (not the 3 bean one) on the list the other day when I was ordering.

Quackster · 14-04-2020 12:16am

Ben Done wrote: »

They were saying that it required each reader being manually upgraded, x thousand across all their stores.

They didn't want to do it and risk a malfunction of all pos terminals, which would obviously not be ideal.

Given that the update has been applied and is now running fine in smaller retailers, any further delay in implementing the roll out would look like heel-dragging on Tescos part.

Surely they could do it on a store by store basis, overnight, while shelves are being stocked, and have it tested before opening time?

Yeah, that's a BS excuse. They've been in need of upgrading for yonks anyway to be able to accept Google/Applepay payments over €30 so they have even more reason than other retailers to do it now.

elderberry · 14-04-2020 5:46pm

MadYaker wrote: »

Been drinking cans so I dont have to go to a bottle bank but if I drink any more Im going to turn into a can.

So its time for bottles. Any good deals going on bottles of craft beers delivered?

12 x bottles from St Mels for e32 here:
https://beercloud.ie/product/st-mels-mixed-case/

geordi · 14-04-2020 7:10pm

elderberry wrote: »

12 x bottles from St Mels for e32 here:
https://beercloud.ie/product/st-mels-mixed-case/

Some decent deals on Beer Cloud. I got 24 bottles of Sheep Stealer Saison delivered for €50. Not a bargain but good value IMHO.

ablelocks · 14-04-2020 7:39pm

1ltr Powers is €30 in supervalu.

sasta le · 15-04-2020 12:02am

Is Lidl doing slabs of Guinness at the moment?

blindsider · 15-04-2020 12:38pm

Lidl were doing Guinness at the weekend 24 cans for €20. It depends on your local Lidl's stock levels I suppose.

phunkadelic · 15-04-2020 2:32pm

geordi wrote: »

Some decent deals on Beer Cloud. I got 24 bottles of Sheep Stealer Saison delivered for €50. Not a bargain but good value IMHO.

Shame the delivery costs €12 though

geordi · 15-04-2020 11:09pm

phunkadelic wrote: »

Shame the delivery costs €12 though

Was €6 delivery for me. Where are you based?

Eggs For Dinner · 16-04-2020 7:54am

Bought a Boom Box for €65 plus €8 delivery from Third Barrel. Delivery pushes up unit cost but I like the brew and not easy to get

https://thirdbarrel.com/product/boom-box/

16-04-2020 2:03pm

Not sure if it's amazing or not but 4 x Cobra 660ml bottles in Dunnes for €10. Got them today in town (George's St.)

Bannergal · 16-04-2020 4:06pm

Hi

If anyone comes across deals on cans of bulmers in Dunne’s, Tesco or Centra can you please update. Had surgery so can’t drive at the moment so cant send shopper in & out of shops
C
Thanks

magicmoves · 16-04-2020 5:08pm

Bannergal wrote: »

Hi

If anyone comes across deals on cans of bulmers in Dunne’s, Tesco or Centra can you please update. Had surgery so can’t drive at the moment so cant send shopper in & out of shops
C
Thanks

You can get 4 cans for 8 euro with tesco

rubadub · 16-04-2020 5:22pm

magicmoves wrote: »

You can get 4 cans for 8 euro with tesco

tesco best price per ml at the moment is 12cans for 19euro, which is expensive.

Linden village (made by bulmers and 6%) is a fiver for a 2L flagon, and has been for ages.

BullBauld · 16-04-2020 5:40pm

24 cans of Guinness for €20 in my local Lidl. Great stuff.

rob316 · 16-04-2020 5:48pm

BullBauld wrote: »

24 cans of Guinness for €20 in my local Lidl. Great stuff.

I'm getting sick of it now to be honest gotta pick up something else. I opened one last night the widget didn't react and poured like a glass of coke. I mean I drank it but totally put me off

The_Conductor · 16-04-2020 6:38pm

If anyone is in a border area- Sainsburys have a wine sale on at the moment- lots of nice wines in the £5-6 ranges. Also Kahlua 70cl @ £10 a bottle. 1 litre Absolut @ £20 etc etc

No discounts on whiskey unfortunately

Edit: Tullibardine Sauternes Finish Malt Whisky 70cl @ £30, reduced from £45....... Not cheap, but nice...........

BullBauld · 16-04-2020 7:45pm

rob316 wrote: »

I'm getting sick of it now to be honest gotta pick up something else. I opened one last night the widget didn't react and poured like a glass of coke. I mean I drank it but totally put me off

I have Carlsberg also for these nice warm days. Nicer with the BBQ.
I poured one last week and it was like sour milk. It was foul looking. I did not drink it! The only bad one out of the slab.

sasta le · 16-04-2020 7:50pm

BullBauld wrote: »

24 cans of Guinness for €20 in my local Lidl. Great stuff.

I checked in mine twice no slabs at all.When did it start today

BullBauld · 16-04-2020 8:25pm

sasta le wrote: »

I checked in mine twice no slabs at all.When did it start today

Not sure to be honest. Was in around 4:30 today.... loads there.

run_Forrest_run · 16-04-2020 8:29pm

rob316 wrote: »

I'm getting sick of it now to be honest gotta pick up something else. I opened one last night the widget didn't react and poured like a glass of coke. I mean I drank it but totally put me off

I hate when the widget doesn't react and in my opinion it happens way too often.

run_Forrest_run · 16-04-2020 8:32pm

rubadub wrote: »

Linden village (made by bulmers and 6%) is a fiver for a 2L flagon, and has been for ages.

since 1994 if I remember correctly

ANXIOUS · 16-04-2020 11:53pm

Can people mention the lidi they get the Guinness in please? I've been in three and none had them.

absolutegroove · 16-04-2020 11:58pm

ANXIOUS wrote: »

Can people mention the lidi they get the Guinness in please? I've been in three and none had them.

Appropriate username regarding how you’re dealing with the situation ;-)

Loads left in Lidl Cabra, D7 today

BullBauld · 16-04-2020 11:59pm

ANXIOUS wrote: »

Can people mention the lidi they get the Guinness in please? I've been in three and none had them.

Roscommon

Andrew00 · 17-04-2020 12:01am

What's beamish from a can like

killbillvol2 · 17-04-2020 1:29am

ANXIOUS wrote: »

Can people mention the lidi they get the Guinness in please? I've been in three and none had them.

At a time when most people are staying at home and cutting trips to an absolute minimum you decided to visit 3 different supermarkets looking for f***ing Guinness?

RicketyCricket · 17-04-2020 1:32am

killbillvol2 wrote: »

At a time when most people are staying at home and cutting trips to an absolute minimum you decided to visit 3 different supermarkets looking for f***ing Guinness?

Look at their username. They need it.

ANXIOUS · 17-04-2020 7:48am

killbillvol2 wrote: »

At a time when most people are staying at home and cutting trips to an absolute minimum you decided to visit 3 different supermarkets looking for f***ing Guinness?

No, I decided to visit 3 different supermarkets looking for f***ING Guinness that is €20 for 24.

Reputable Rog · 17-04-2020 7:50am

Andrew00 wrote: »

What's beamish from a can like

Pretty, pretty, pretty good. A lot better than Guinness from a can. Any offers about?

murphyebass · 17-04-2020 8:21am

Reputable Rog wrote: »

Pretty, pretty, pretty good. A lot better than Guinness from a can. Any offers about?

Murphy’s is head and shoulders above both Guinness and Beamish in can form.

Never talked about though as it’s never on sale.

kn · 17-04-2020 9:06am

Bannergal wrote: »

Hi

If anyone comes across deals on cans of bulmers in Dunne’s, Tesco or Centra can you please update. Had surgery so can’t drive at the moment so cant send shopper in & out of shops
C
Thanks

Dunnes have 24x440ml cans for €30 however they also had 12x500ml cans for €15.50 which works out at better value than the slab!!

Yellow Dog · 17-04-2020 10:45am

kn wrote: »

Dunnes have 24x440ml cans for €30 however they also had 12x500ml cans for €15.50 which works out at better value than the slab!!

Yes, noticed the slabs are 440ml.

Guinness. Budweiser and Carlsberg 500ml are €34.

Bahanaman · 17-04-2020 10:49am

Dunno if this belongs here but there's a beer in Aldi called Kortenhoef and I find it not too bad at all. Comes in 8 packs and is only 7.79 or something like that. Under 8 euro anyway.

smelly sock · 17-04-2020 11:19am

Anything on Heineken lads?

patrickc · 17-04-2020 11:34am

I got 330ml cans of foxes rock american style IPA for a steal €.50 on Wednesday.

dated the end of the month. This was in Dunnes Carlow.

mistersifter · 17-04-2020 11:59am

smelly sock wrote: »

Anything on Heineken lads?

20 euro for a box of 20 bottles in tesco , probably the best you'll do at the minute.

Hotblack Desiato · 17-04-2020 1:51pm

1968 wrote: »

Not sure if it's amazing or not but 4 x Cobra 660ml bottles in Dunnes for €10. Got them today in town (George's St.)

They usually have Estrella and Staropramen 660 4 for €10 as well.

Watch out though, the 660 Staropramen is brewed in the UK and not nearly as nice as the 500mL bottles brewed in Prague.

PTH2009 · 17-04-2020 2:48pm

Any offers on Baileys or something close to it ?

garrkell · 17-04-2020 3:06pm

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

They usually have Estrella and Staropramen 660 4 for €10 as well.

Watch out though, the 660 Staropramen is brewed in the UK and not nearly as nice as the 500mL bottles brewed in Prague.

ive def been caught out by this so.

:eek:

smelly sock · 17-04-2020 3:10pm

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

They usually have Estrella and Staropramen 660 4 for €10 as well.

Watch out though, the 660 Staropramen is brewed in the UK and not nearly as nice as the 500mL bottles brewed in Prague.

The 4 x 660 ml bira Moretti is also really nice. 10 euro.

Booze deals [Megathread]

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