The Official Roses/Heroes/Quality Street/Celebrations et al Thread

Oasis1974 · 25-11-2014 2:08pm

Your typical Supermarket ploy have the chocies/sugardrinks and general hazardous food by the security gates and checkouts. And the greatest of Superfoods the Blueberry all the way in the produce section. When i was in Tesco a few days ago shopping i noticed a few people with half a trolley full of those cheap chocolates. Lets just say they wouldn't be running the local marathon anytime soon.

jinxremoving · 25-11-2014 2:32pm

Oasis1974 wrote: »

Your typical Supermarket ploy have the chocies/sugardrinks and general hazardous food by the security gates and checkouts. And the greatest of Superfoods the Blueberry all the way in the produce section. When i was in Tesco a few days ago shopping i noticed a few people with half a trolley full of those cheap chocolates. Lets just say they wouldn't be running the local marathon anytime soon.

I run marathons and have got my box of heroes tucked away for christmas already :-D

kieran26 · 25-11-2014 2:39pm

Oasis1974 wrote: »

Your typical Supermarket ploy have the chocies/sugardrinks and general hazardous food by the security gates and checkouts. And the greatest of Superfoods the Blueberry all the way in the produce section. When i was in Tesco a few days ago shopping i noticed a few people with half a trolley full of those cheap chocolates. Lets just say they wouldn't be running the local marathon anytime soon.

I would have thought that they should be in the produce section. they are fruit after all.

L1011 · 25-11-2014 2:45pm

Oasis1974 wrote: »

Your typical Supermarket ploy have the chocies/sugardrinks and general hazardous food by the security gates and checkouts. And the greatest of Superfoods the Blueberry all the way in the produce section. When i was in Tesco a few days ago shopping i noticed a few people with half a trolley full of those cheap chocolates. Lets just say they wouldn't be running the local marathon anytime soon.

You're surprised that a supermarket has offers in a high traffic area, and fruit in the fruit section?

Just how many supermarkets have you been in?

vicwatson · 25-11-2014 3:05pm

Oasis1974 wrote: »

Soon as i saw the word Hydrogenated in list of ingredients in these chocolates i put them down. In my local Tesco €4.95 who buy a big box of blueberries. Buy them instead.

Yawn, we like chocolates, there is plenty of time for Blueberries (when in season for example):D !

Doodah7 · 25-11-2014 3:08pm

Oasis1974 wrote: »

And the greatest of Superfoods the Blueberry all the way in the produce section.

You do realise that no food is a 'superfood' and it is all marketing rubbish??

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-superfood-it-s-nonsense-1.1998166

vicwatson · 25-11-2014 3:17pm

Anyway back on track, how are we all doing on the 3 for 5€ (or better) on Selection boxes lads and lassies? anyone see these deals around?

Oasis1974 · 26-11-2014 10:23am

No offense to Prof Mike Gibney from UCD. But i'd take what he says with a pinch of salt. Probably had one to many sherries writing that guff....

lee_baby_simms · 26-11-2014 10:29am

Oasis1974 wrote: »

No offense to Prof Mike Gibney from UCD. But i'd take what he says with a pinch of salt.

Low sodium salt I take it? Hypertension and all that.

Oasis1974 · 26-11-2014 10:39am

Prof Gibney says, “There’s no such thing as a good or bad food. Like i said with statements like that i'd be hurling paper balls are him in his lecturers. I'm not trolling so i finish on that. My whole point from the start is that those chocolates are to cheap for a reason that's all.

Oasis1974 · 26-11-2014 10:40am

Quick one before i stop my rant i'll have 60 fags and a few bottles of brandy and some chocies on Christams Day. Thanks Mike for your reassurance.

vicwatson · 26-11-2014 12:40pm

Looks like Tesco have put the choccies back up to €7.00 !! Grrrr

dockc · 26-11-2014 12:43pm

There still 4.95 in Aldi

Anyone with good prices on the Choc Kimberly/Mikado

vicwatson · 27-11-2014 2:10pm

Tesco back to €4.95 until Nov 30th

vicwatson · 01-12-2014 11:28pm

Pfftstrssfg grrrrrs went in yesterday to Tesco and all they had left was Celebrations and Quality Street, asked a manager for Roses and Heroes told me all gone but will be back in and will be 4.95 to christmas.... today on their website it shows they are now 6.00 (was 7.00)

OH I hate you so much right now Tesco

Any place else selling them sub 5.00 and ill give them my money instead ?

dockc · 02-12-2014 9:17am

I think Aldi are still at 4.95 for Roses/Celebrations/ Q St

Also Choc Kimberly are 8.99 in Dunnes till Thursday thou i paid 10 on Friday as their Friday Special

fat bloke · 03-12-2014 9:12am

Whatever about blueberries, what about some decent chocolate? I can't stand Roses' soya sugar vegetable oil muck

Scots Clan for the win!!

vicwatson · 03-12-2014 9:25am

fat bloke wrote: »

Whatever about blueberries, what about some decent chocolate? I can't stand Roses' soya sugar vegetable oil muck

Scots Clan for the win!!

Oh. I clicked in here expecting to see a post saying that the tubs were now selling at €4 somewhere....oh well

livEwirE · 03-12-2014 5:00pm

Cheers dockc #67, picked up the Chocolate Kimberlys for €9 - BARGAIN, they're usually around €12-€12.50

dockc · 03-12-2014 5:10pm

livEwirE wrote: »

Cheers dockc #67, picked up the Chocolate Kimberlys for €9 - BARGAIN, they're usually around €12-€12.50

No probs......if anyone see's chocolate mikado at sub €10 price they might let us know - there still around the €12 a box!

vicwatson · 04-12-2014 3:03pm

Medium Selection boxes are 3 for €5.00 in Tesco from today

efb · 06-12-2014 7:38am

dockc wrote: »

There still 4.95 in Aldi

Anyone with good prices on the Choc Kimberly/Mikado

Both Kimberly and Mikado (choc) tins advertised as €7.99 in today's (6/12) indo valid this weekend only at Dunnes Stores

efb · 06-12-2014 7:39am

dockc wrote: »

No probs......if anyone see's chocolate mikado at sub €10 price they might let us know - there still around the €12 a box!

See my post

angeldelight · 06-12-2014 9:49am

efb wrote: »

Both Kimberly and Mikado (choc) tins advertised as €7.99 in today's (6/12) indo valid this weekend only

Which shop?

efb · 06-12-2014 11:11am

Sorry Dunnes Stores!
Bought one of each this morning

Sunny Dayz · 06-12-2014 6:40pm

Thought tons of sweets were to be €5? They had been in offer at that. Now back up to €5.95 when I go in to buy

Guffy · 06-12-2014 8:33pm

I hear the coffee roses are making a return. Excited isn't the word!!

angeldelight · 06-12-2014 8:46pm

gufc21 wrote: »

I hear the coffee roses are making a return. Excited isn't the word!!

If you're wrong I'll be heartbroken

vicwatson · 11-12-2014 1:27am

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

Thought tons of sweets were to be €5? They had been in offer at that. Now back up to €5.95 when I go in to buy

Yeh, anywhere else got them sub €5 ??

Supervalu has 3 x medium selection boxes for €5, tesco have 2 for €5

dockc · 11-12-2014 9:42am

Dunnes are €4.95

GaGa21 · 18-12-2014 5:58pm

got an email today- 2 for â‚¬10 on tins of sweets in super valu till saturday.

dowtchaboy · 18-12-2014 6:00pm

Your local Central and maybe SuperValu are doing 2 for €10

kn · 18-12-2014 6:16pm

So is €4.95 the cheapest offer out there?

vicwatson · 18-12-2014 6:50pm

GaGa21 wrote: »

got an email today- 2 for â‚¬10 on tins of sweets in super valu till saturday.

Yeh but have they the stock?, I was told in my local supervalu yesterday only that what they had in stock was it - they weren't getting any more, they were selling 2 for €10.00 then, and only had Roses and Inequality Street

kn wrote: »

So is €4.95 the cheapest offer out there?

Sure is that I've seen

Guffy · 18-12-2014 7:35pm

Can anyone confirm the return of the coffee rumour I've been hearing?

crayon80 · 18-12-2014 7:55pm

In the roses? Tis true

Linky

TheDriver · 18-12-2014 7:56pm

Saw lots of heroes and roses in my centra today

dowtchaboy · 18-12-2014 8:17pm

gufc21 wrote: »

Can anyone confirm the return of the coffee rumour I've been hearing?

I didn't realise the coffee rumour had gone away?

Guffy · 18-12-2014 9:07pm

crayon80 wrote: »

In the roses? Tis true

Linky

Ah no!!! I left all green ones after me last year cause i don't like carmel ones.

kellymick39 · 18-12-2014 10:19pm

Celebrations and Roses in Aldi at the moment for 4 euro 95.Same price as Dunnes.

dowtchaboy · 18-12-2014 10:34pm

by the way Dunnes are restricting the boxes of sweets to 4 per customer or at least per transaction. I presume this is to stop people like me buying 6 tins and then claiming â‚¬7 off with my SuperValu voucher.

crayon80 · 18-12-2014 11:01pm

gufc21 wrote: »

Ah no!!! I left all green ones after me last year cause i don't like carmel ones.

Ah now, never leave a man behind! Or at least give it a nibble before you do!

Gumbo · 18-12-2014 11:20pm

kellymick39 wrote: »

Celebrations and Roses in Aldi at the moment for 4 euro 95.Same price as Dunnes.

Seen them in Aldi Finglas the other day. Bought 11 of them for the girls in my little fellas creche!

Trilla90 · 19-12-2014 1:36am

Anyone know the best price for a tin of chocolate kimberley? There just too good..

Patty O Furniture · 19-12-2014 1:40am

kellymick39 wrote: »

Celebrations and Roses in Aldi at the moment for 4 euro 95.Same price as Dunnes.

€5.95 or 2 for €10 in Supervalu, €4,95 everywhere else afaik.

messrs · 19-12-2014 10:21am

gufc21 wrote: »

I hear the coffee roses are making a return. Excited isn't the word!!

the coffee ones returned last year!

messrs · 19-12-2014 10:23am

vicwatson wrote: »

Pfftstrssfg grrrrrs went in yesterday to Tesco and all they had left was Celebrations and Quality Street, asked a manager for Roses and Heroes told me all gone but will be back in and will be 4.95 to christmas.... today on their website it shows they are now 6.00 (was 7.00)

OH I hate you so much right now Tesco

Any place else selling them sub 5.00 and ill give them my money instead ?

you prob have them got by now but supervalu doing 2 for €10

angeldelight · 19-12-2014 10:27am

messrs wrote: »

the coffee ones returned last year!

They're not the proper coffee ones though - they used to be coffee cremes similar to the strawberry. Now they're coffee truffles, nowhere near as nice

Gits_bone · 19-12-2014 10:30am

angeldelight wrote: »

They're not the proper coffee ones though - they used to be coffee cremes similar to the strawberry. Now they're coffee truffles, nowhere near as nice

WTF? The coffee truffle is the nicest sweet in the tub. I'd buy a full tub of just those if I could.

I can't understand the outrage.

messrs · 19-12-2014 11:08am

angeldelight wrote: »

They're not the proper coffee ones though - they used to be coffee cremes similar to the strawberry. Now they're coffee truffles, nowhere near as nice

aw Yea I remember the ones your talking about. I got a box of roses about 3 weeks ago and there wasn't any of them in that, so unless the are bringing out new edition before Christmas you are out of luck

the coffee ones were the only ones that were ever left behind and threw out in my house, no one ever liked them :eek:

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