Are you wise to Dunnes marketing ploy?

mullinr2 · 22-10-2019 8:29pm #1

10 Euro off every 50 euro you spend. Sounds great doesn't it. However if you look at some of their products are way overpriced compared to Aldi/Tesco. Here are a few examples that I have noticed.
Bag of spinach Dunnes: 1.49 Aldi/Tesco .89
Free range chicken fillets Dunnes: 6.99 for 400g
Aldi: 6.49 for 454g
Dunnes butter was 2.50 for a while, everywhere else was 2.19

I'm sure there are many more examples. They definitely make up that 10 euro

Arnold Layne · 22-10-2019 8:33pm

I tend to buy bulky branded items in Dunnes, such as Laundry Detergent, Shampoo, etc. Get to just over the 50 euro and then go to Aldi for the groceries.

Mrs OBumble · 22-10-2019 8:35pm

Indeed. Dunnes stores, the difference is, we're expensive.

The Jman · 22-10-2019 8:36pm

I just use it to buy alcohol. The 2 slabs for €50 is great value when ya use the tenner off!!

Gooser14 · 22-10-2019 9:03pm

Ariel 65 wash 4.225 kg washing powder: Dunnes Eur 12 Tesco normally Eur 24.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 22-10-2019 9:52pm

4 pack Heinz beans Tesco €3.49 and Dunnes €3.
Fairy Platinum Plus Dishwasher Tablets 60 pack at least €7 cheaper in Dunnes than Tesco.
We can find items cheaper, or dearer, in each all night.

Bazzy · 22-10-2019 9:56pm

Herself went in the last day and got the sauces in the jar we rarely use them but they we're 50cent each and they were not full to top with sugar and salt I was shocked

We would normally get the detergent and other big things and do the groceries in Aldi

I find the clothes are a tiny bit more expensive than pennys etc .. but they last way longer

Miaireland · 23-10-2019 12:54pm

What always amazes me in my local Dunnes is the people who go to the checkout and find out there shopping is â‚¬41 or â‚¬42 euro. They then grab random crap to bring it up to â‚¬50 to get token.

fitzparker · 23-10-2019 1:04pm

why wouldnt you? its basically free random crap.

Salary Negotiator · 23-10-2019 1:05pm

fitzparker wrote: »

why wouldnt you? its basically free random crap.

Which is the best kind of random crap.

Living Off The Splash · 23-10-2019 1:54pm

You really need to shop carefully in Dunnes. I used to buy their Fillet steaks to bring my purchase up to the €50. I realised that they were charging something like €34 a kilo Lidl fillets are gorgeous and at €26 a kilo. However if you buy €50 worth and use €10 voucher it works out cheaper.

Vegetables/fruit two for €3.00. These can often be bought individually for 99c elsewhere.

Chilled fresh pasta is nearly 3 times dearer in Dunnes than Tesco or Lidl.

Gallo Merlot €8.50 in Dunnes but €10 in Tesco and SuperValu....so I buy in Dunnes and use €10 off voucher as well.

Gooser14 · 23-10-2019 2:05pm

Living Off The Splash wrote:

Gallo Merlot â‚¬8.50 in Dunnes but â‚¬10 in Tesco and SuperValu....so I buy in Dunnes and use â‚¬10 off voucher as well.

Unfortunately our government are in the process of outlawing the use of discount vouchers for the purchase of alcohol. More of the nanny state.

Xterminator · 23-10-2019 2:22pm

Maybe if you grew up in a household with an alcoholic parent you might feel differently. We cant all have the 'im okay so feck the rest' attitude.

There is a real problem with the relationship some people have to alcohol and drinking. And ill miss my 16 euro bottles of rum from aldi, but hope the carnage at A&E's around the country eases up.

The Scottish Government estimates that if trends continue its minimum unit pricing (MUP) strategy will save 392 lives over its first five years.

L1011 · 23-10-2019 2:26pm

The Scottish Government is desperately trying to extrapolate a normal varience in figures to justify the policy as the EU has required they prove it works or else it'll be deemed an anticompetitive measure just like our minimum cigarette pricing was

It doesn't work. Alcoholics will further neglect spending on other essentials or turn to crime to fund their drinking

banie01 · 23-10-2019 2:30pm

The Scottish governments figures are predicated on completely ignoring the concurrent rise in a use of drugs fuelled by alcoholics moving to cheaper alternative get wasted chemicals.

Overdose deaths in Scotland have risen to their highest level ever and there is plenty of studies pointing to the introduction of MUP as the catalyst for that rise.

Xterminator · 23-10-2019 2:40pm

Funny how similar the argument can be to the vintners association, when opposing the drink driving limits being lowered. But in that case the number of people who died on the roads fell. the number of bereaved families fell.

I agree it is very soon to get definitive empirical evidence form scotland but even anecdotal evidence is that the A&E's are seeing less drink related incidents. That can only lead to lower deaths. If only 100 less people died from drink related incidents - then that would be a success.

The argument we should not try to make things better because its not certain what the effect will be... it doesn't hold much water

http://www.healthscotland.scot/media/2587/mesas-monitoring-report-2019.pdf

since 2010 the volume of pure alcohol sold per adult through supermarkets and off-licences in Scotland has fallen by 9%.

The number of minors reporting drinking alcoholic beverages on a regular basis has also been in strong decline between 1990 and 2015.

Alcohol-specific deaths from 1981 to 2017 declined strongly between 2006 and 2012 and although there has been a slight rise, particularly among men in deprived areas aged 55-64, it is way off its 2002 peak and much more closely aligned to the death rate in England and Wales.

Rates of driving under the influence were also in decline well before the introduction of MUP. In 2004/05 rates were 21.8 per 10,000 population but in 2017/18 they were 10.8 per 10,000 – although rates have been more or less the same since 2013/14.

In addition, rates of ‘drunkenness and other disorderly conduct’ hit a peak of 80.8 per 10,000 in 2013/14 and then collapsed to 15.9 in 2017/18. The lowest rate at any point “in observed history”.

Alcohol as ‘a factor’ in homicide cases or those reporting themselves as victims of violent crime – even if the crime rates overall are lower than previously – remains high however.

L1011 · 23-10-2019 2:46pm

You've just given a pile of text they shows MUP has had no impact... Everything falling before it

It's being driven by neo prohibitionists and not facts. You'll get abused distorted data to try claim it's having an impact when it does nothing of the sort

GreenandRed · 23-10-2019 2:48pm

How many here have thrown out fruits, vegetables, milk etc that was bought in Dunnes because the €50, €100 or other mark had to be be hit to qualify for extra discount or discount at the next shop? Not Dunnes fault, they're being smart. But just buying stuff not needed, to allegedly save money, then waste more money than saved by throwing out stuff past it's usage date.

Spanish Eyes · 23-10-2019 2:53pm

I think the use of such vouchers for alcohol purchases is to be banned soon.

So that + the MUP will be a bit of a downer for those who like a drop or two.

L1011 · 23-10-2019 2:54pm

Also - the vintners are delighted with this. They know it won't reduce consumption but may rescue their failing off sales trade

heebusjeebus · 23-10-2019 2:55pm

GreenandRed wrote: »

How many here have thrown out fruits, vegetables, milk etc that was bought in Dunnes because the €50, €100 or other mark had to be be hit to qualify for extra discount or discount at the next shop? Not Dunnes fault, they're being smart. But just buying stuff not needed, to allegedly save money, then waste more money than saved by throwing out stuff past it's usage date.

Not me. I have my shopping list when i go into Dunnes. It's only when i get to the till and i see I'm €10 or €20 away from the next €50.
I'll then dash to get a load of nappies or dishwasher tabs or whatever that will always be used and will not perish on me.

Spanish Eyes · 23-10-2019 2:59pm

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Not me. I have my shopping list when i go into Dunnes. It's only when i get to the till and i see I'm €10 or €20 away from the next €50.
I'll then dash to get a load of nappies or dishwasher tabs or whatever that will always be used and will not perish on me.

Don't dash back, use the calculator on your phone as you shop. Sorted

Princess Calla · 23-10-2019 2:59pm

I've thrown out more fruit and veg bought in lidl tbh.
I only buy in lidl if I know I'm using it that night.

DelBoy Trotter · 23-10-2019 3:05pm

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Not me. I have my shopping list when i go into Dunnes. It's only when i get to the till and i see I'm €10 or €20 away from the next €50.
I'll then dash to get a load of nappies or dishwasher tabs or whatever that will always be used and will not perish on me.

I do similar. When I get to the til if i'm just below the €50 limit and I have a voucher, I will go back and pay non perishable things like toilet rolls, dishwasher tablets, washing liquid, etc.

Odyssey 2005 · 23-10-2019 3:06pm

Gooser14 wrote: »

Ariel 65 wash 4.225 kg washing powder: Dunnes Eur 12 Tesco normally Eur 24.

10 in Iceland

Fann Linn · 23-10-2019 3:11pm

Miaireland wrote: »

What always amazes me in my local Dunnes is the people who go to the checkout and find out there shopping is â‚¬41 or â‚¬42 euro. They then grab random crap to bring it up to â‚¬50 to get token.

Why not? Weekly shop for me last week was €86 in Dunnes. The wife had two vouchers so I grabbed myself a bottle of gin for €22 returned to till, redeemed two vouchers total bill now €88 plus free bottle plus 2 more vouchers for this week.

iamwhoiam · 23-10-2019 3:15pm

Fann Linn wrote: »

Why not? Weekly shop for me last week was €86 in Dunnes. The wife had two vouchers so I grabbed myself a bottle of gin for €22 returned to till, redeemed two vouchers total bill now €88 plus free bottle plus 2 more vouchers for this week.

Exactly . It makes complete sense if the amount is close to €100 . I eyeball what is on offer like washing powder or cat food and if I come close to €100 I run and grab one that will bring me to €100
Plus you have two vouchers for next we or pass them on at least

GreenandRed · 23-10-2019 3:16pm

Xterminator wrote: »

Maybe if you grew up in a household with an alcoholic parent you might feel differently. We cant all have the 'im okay so feck the rest' attitude.

There is a real problem with the relationship some people have to alcohol and drinking. And ill miss my 16 euro bottles of rum from aldi, but hope the carnage at A&E's around the country eases up.

The Scottish Government estimates that if trends continue its minimum unit pricing (MUP) strategy will save 392 lives over its first five years.

I agree with your first two paragraphs Exterminator but I think the minimum pricing to reduce binge drinking is a cheap fudge. We need to find why people drink too much. An alcoholic, like any drug addict, will beg borrow or steal to get drunk.

Drink Aware have classes for just 8000 students in Irish secondary schools. They, and drug awareness classes should be on every curriculum. Sex education classes include discussions on consent. Why talk about consent and not include excessive drinking.

Apologies for veering off topic.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 23-10-2019 3:16pm

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Don't dash back, use the calculator on your phone as you shop. Sorted

I'll be damned if I'm going to add up all my purchases as I put them in the trolley. Life's too short.

facehugger99 · 23-10-2019 3:16pm

If I'm a bit short to get the €50 limit I'll run back and grab something quick to bring me over the amount - usually I grab a couple of bottles of beer.

Anyhow, I'm in Dunnes last week and it comes to €96 or something so I run back and grab myself a couple of IPA's.

As I get back to the checkout with beers in hand there's a few people queuing behind me and my 10 years old turns to my 8 year old and loudly exclaims "Told you" - in reference to the beers.

Everyone in the queue chuckles and I feel like a problem drinker.

Fin.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 23-10-2019 3:21pm

I don’t buy in Dunnes as they’ve always been expensive. Brand ed tems can be bought in low price stores like dealz and Mr Price etc for half what they cost in Dunnes. There is absolutely no need to shop there anymore.

Doctors room ghost · 23-10-2019 3:23pm

Raven Jolly Tonsil wrote: »

I'll be damned if I'm going to add up all my purchases as I put them in the trolley. Life's too short.

Now there’s an invention for ye.
A little scanner gadget on the trolley that you scan your items on like at the till as you throw them in and you would know what you are spending as you go.
Would help where prices aren’t displayed and would be great for the idiots that wait at the till until everything is scanned through and they then put on the deer in headlights look,all surprised they have to pay and spend 10 minutes looking for a purse.that there boils my blood and I stuck behind them

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 23-10-2019 3:28pm

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Now there’s an invention for ye.
A little scanner gadget on the trolley that you scan your items on like at the till as you throw them in and you would know what you are spending as you go.
Would help where prices aren’t displayed and would be great for the idiots that wait at the till until everything is scanned through and they then put on the deer in headlights look,all surprised they have to pay and spend 10 minutes looking for a purse.that there boils my blood and I stuck behind them

Self scan in nothing new and has failed here in the past.

Doctors room ghost · 23-10-2019 3:31pm

Raven Jolly Tonsil wrote: »

Self scan in nothing new and has failed here in the past.

Fit them to the trolley.small like the size of a mobile.

Spanish Eyes · 23-10-2019 3:43pm

Raven Jolly Tonsil wrote: »

I'll be damned if I'm going to add up all my purchases as I put them in the trolley. Life's too short.

Yeah, me too, but was trying to help that poster who was dashing back from the tills to buy something to reach the E50 max. Much to the chagrin of those behind him/her I reckon!

rubadub · 23-10-2019 4:05pm

The Jman wrote: »

I just use it to buy alcohol. The 2 slabs for €50 is great value when ya use the tenner off!!

Most of the time now you get the beer cheaper in other shops -or the same price factoring in the voucher.

at the moment offers are in loads of shops, and you are not roped into buying 2 trays.

centra have 2x12packs for €20
https://centra.ie/offers?category_id=512&subcategory_id=576#special-offer-filter

heineken and others €20 a tray in supervalu
https://shop.supervalu.ie/shopping/product/1020017000

Tesco had to stop taking competitor coupons, people like me were getting amazing deals using the dunnes vouchers on trays which were €20 (while dunnes were €24-25 back then too)

Of course it is built into the price, and this is why I do not shop much in dunnes, I am subsidising the voucher users. I find the ongoing nature of it an annoyance, like how the "junkmail" pizza companies expect you to root through your green bin for vouchers to pay what should be the regular ongoing price.

coylemj · 23-10-2019 4:05pm

GreenandRed wrote: »

How many here have thrown out fruits, vegetables, milk etc that was bought in Dunnes because the €50, €100 or other mark had to be be hit to qualify for extra discount or discount at the next shop?

You'd need your head examined to buy perishables to make up the value. Your household is not going to consume more bananas, carrots or milk just because you got a discount at the checkout. Buy booze which is on special offer instead.

Example: Campo Viejo Tempranillo (Spanish red wine) is currently €12.95 in O'Briens, it's €10.50 in Dunnes. There's currenly an offer in Dunnes of €10 off if you buy six bottles of wine. Which means that if you buy six bottles and have a '€10 off when you spend €50' voucher, you get the six bottles for €43 net (€63 gross with 2 x €10 discounts) or just over €7 a bottle.

facehugger99 · 23-10-2019 4:19pm

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Yeah, me too, but was trying to help that poster who was dashing back from the tills to buy something to reach the E50 max. Much to the chagrin of those behind him/her I reckon!

It's a common enough occurrence, so I don't think too many eyebrows are raised.

What I've started doing, is mentally picking out stuff that I will get if I think I'm going to be a few euro short, that way I remain unflustered, I home in on the item like a heat-seeking missile and am back at the checkout before anyone gets narky.

Grab All Association · 26-10-2019 11:21am

Dunnes Stores is generally cheaper on branded items vs the likes of Tesco, SuperValu and Lidl/Aldi. The reason it’s more expensive doing a full shop there is because of the lack of value/own brands they carry. It has shrunk over the years.

Soft drink are a lot cheaper in Dunnes Stores as my fellow Monster energy drinkers will attest to.

ted1 · 26-10-2019 11:38am

Miaireland wrote: »

What always amazes me in my local Dunnes is the people who go to the checkout and find out there shopping is â‚¬41 or â‚¬42 euro. They then grab random crap to bring it up to â‚¬50 to get token.

A bottle of wine isn’t rsndom crap.

ted1 · 26-10-2019 11:40am

Xterminator wrote: »

Maybe if you grew up in a household with an alcoholic parent you might feel differently. We cant all have the 'im okay so feck the rest' attitude.

There is a real problem with the relationship some people have to alcohol and drinking. And ill miss my 16 euro bottles of rum from aldi, but hope the carnage at A&E's around the country eases up.

The Scottish Government estimates that if trends continue its minimum unit pricing (MUP) strategy will save 392 lives over its first five years.

Minimum price alcohol won’t change that. An out right ban on tobacco would.

SirChenjin · 26-10-2019 11:59am

facehugger99 wrote: »

It's a common enough occurrence, so I don't think too many eyebrows are raised.

What I've started doing, is mentally picking out stuff that I will get if I think I'm going to be a few euro short, that way I remain unflustered, I home in on the item like a heat-seeking missile and am back at the checkout before anyone gets narky.

I do similar and keep an eye for good offers on household essentials if I need something to make up the total. I also do a rough running total in my head as I shop.

Every shop has different offers on different products. We are lucky to have the choice, I think.

GerardKeating · 26-10-2019 2:00pm

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Yeah, me too, but was trying to help that poster who was dashing back from the tills to buy something to reach the E50 max. Much to the chagrin of those behind him/her I reckon!

Not need to "dash" anywhere, most shopping has a few times where you buy a few of them, just ask the Till assistant to scan another one, and pick it up on the way out.

crossman47 · 26-10-2019 2:08pm

Raven Jolly Tonsil wrote: »

I'll be damned if I'm going to add up all my purchases as I put them in the trolley. Life's too short.

Its not hard to do simple totting. Round everything to nearest euro and you'll be close. Is this another example of people being too dependent on technology?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 26-10-2019 2:18pm

crossman47 wrote: »

Its not hard to do simple totting. Round everything to nearest euro and you'll be close. Is this another example of people being too dependent on technology?

I was replying specifically to a suggestion of entering each item cost into a calculator. I'm well able to guesstimate if I could be bothered.

ejmaztec · 26-10-2019 3:13pm

My visits to Dunnes depend on whether or not they're selling Kenco Mocha half price. It doesn't take much to bring the purchases up to €50 when there are a dozen boxes in the trolley. :eek:

Living Off The Splash · 30-10-2019 10:28am

Bought 6 bottles of wine at €8.50 in Dunnes. Same wine €10 in Tesco and SuperValu.

Dunnes have a €10 off if you buy any 6 bottles AND I was able to use my €10 off voucher on top of that.

Sorted....

callaway92 · 30-10-2019 1:16pm

facehugger99 wrote: »

If I'm a bit short to get the €50 limit I'll run back and grab something quick to bring me over the amount - usually I grab a couple of bottles of beer.

Anyhow, I'm in Dunnes last week and it comes to €96 or something so I run back and grab myself a couple of IPA's.

As I get back to the checkout with beers in hand there's a few people queuing behind me and my 10 years old turns to my 8 year old and loudly exclaims "Told you" - in reference to the beers.

Everyone in the queue chuckles and I feel like a problem drinker.

Fin.

Didn't Happen of the Year

cute geoge · 30-10-2019 9:02pm

We do our usual weekly shop at dunnes and it mosty comes to €100 with €20 off so €80 would cover 2 adults for the most of the week ,a top up shop locally would be covered with €20 ,Now what i can not get my head around is the big save at Lidl by the various different families .I have gone to the trouble of checking that a family of two the Henry Ilhas saved a whopping €1892 over 20 weeks yet my family of two would roughly only spend that amount on groceries .What the fuk do they be buying!!!!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 30-10-2019 9:16pm

cute geoge wrote: »

We do our usual weekly shop at dunnes and it mosty comes to €100 with €20 off so €80 would cover 2 adults for the most of the week ,a top up shop locally would be covered with €20 ,Now what i can not get my head around is the big save at Lidl by the various different families .I have gone to the trouble of checking that a family of two the Henry Ilhas saved a whopping €1892 over 20 weeks yet my family of two would roughly only spend that amount on groceries .What the fuk do they be buying!!!!

That was discussed here one night recently and nobody could figure the savings Lidl claimed.

vintagecosmos · 30-10-2019 10:08pm

I have lost count the amount of times I have bought fruit and veg in Aldi/Lidl and it has been partially spoiled/rotten. Just bought Satsumas yesterday and had to throw half out. Many times Ive seen blue mould on the fruit/veg in Lidl/Aldi. So I carefully choose. In fairness to Dunnes (where I go the odd time), you pay more, but the products are of a higher quality. Also they dont sell mad stuff like welding kits which can save you money too

Are you wise to Dunnes marketing ploy?

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