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Shopping in Northern Ireland

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  • #4082
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Sainsbury's spirits at the weekend:

    Ha'penny Dublin gin: £22.50 (normally €35, bought 2)
    Monkey shoulder whiskey: £22 (normally €40+)
    Plymouth gin: £20 (normally €35+)

    They have a couple of deals on their own brand spirits also, picked up a bottle of rum for £16 also. Bottles of yellowtail shiraz and campo viejo rioja were £6 each as well.

    So, 5 bottles of spirits and 2 bottles of wine came to £114, or roughly €128.


  • #4083
    Ohmeha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭Ohmeha


    Jack Daniels 1 litre currently GBP 20.00 in Tesco


  • #4084
    0xzmro3n4y7lb5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 686 ✭✭✭0xzmro3n4y7lb5


    Thinking of taking a trip to Newry for Christmas Shopping. Anyone been? Is it worth it? I have a Revolut for Online shopping.

    I know the exchange rate has weakened for us but do shops up there still offer parity?

    Thanks


  • #4085
    reubenreuben
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,187 ✭✭✭reubenreuben


    Mariam Strong Gazelle wrote: »
    Thinking of taking a trip to Newry for Christmas Shopping. Anyone been? Is it worth it? I have a Revolut for Online shopping.

    I know the exchange rate has weakened for us but do shops up there still offer parity?

    Thanks

    Not sure about parity but booze is still a lot cheaper. Tesco's had 1l Bailey's for £12, buy 6 wines get 25% off, get 4 Ales for £6(exact ales are 10 euros here)


  • #4086
    0xzmro3n4y7lb5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 686 ✭✭✭0xzmro3n4y7lb5


    reubenreuben wrote: »
    Not sure about parity but booze is still a lot cheaper. Tesco's had 1l Bailey's for £12, buy 6 wines get 25% off, get 4 Ales for £6(exact ales are 10 euros here)

    Thanks very much for the reply.


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  • #4087
    allthedoyles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    If you're travelling from Kerry or Wexford , I couldn't see it worthwhile.
    You get the best of Irish beer in Aldi /Lidl for 1.79e a bottle. Irish Country Cream for 6.79e and a bottle of lovely bourbon whiskey for 14.50.
    Fuel, tolls,eating out ,parking, it would be had value for money in my opinion.
    Maybe if you get into somewhere like Savage & Whitten you might save a few bob.


  • #4088
    Technique
    Registered Users Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭Technique


    I agree. I'm in Derry five days a week, but buy all my beer in Aldi or Lidl in Letterkenny. I've bought branded spirits in the north, but I wouldn't go out of my way to travel to do it.


  • #4089
    0xzmro3n4y7lb5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 686 ✭✭✭0xzmro3n4y7lb5


    Not looking for alcohol, to be honest I love browsing the Sainsbury's, boring I know, to see stuff we don't get here.

    Also the card shop is very reasonable and you get the Granny Grandad Auntie stuff plus 5 cards for a pound, as we have a few of Sagittarius babies in the family.

    Though the sister said they have Moet for about €25 a bottle if you buy 6 and she might want it for gifting, she says it's double that down here.


  • #4090
    Glenn220390
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭Glenn220390


    Tesco.com at the moment is £25 off £70 for new customers using code XXHTFL at checkout. valid on orders up until 18/12

    I have created a new account and used a random NI address and made my order for click and collect for Banbridge store. Code worked fine and discount applied.

    All items I've ordered are already heavily discounted compared to my local Tesco


  • #4091
    bladespin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,367 ✭✭✭bladespin


    Mariam Strong Gazelle wrote: »
    Not looking for alcohol, to be honest I love browsing the Sainsbury's, boring I know, to see stuff we don't get here.

    This used to be my fave, all the special biscuit and chocolate collections we never had here but in the past couple of years I've noticed there's no difference anymore, that and sweets seem to be quite a bit more expensive in the North.

    Mariam Strong Gazelle wrote: »
    Though the sister said they have Moet for about €25 a bottle if you buy 6 and she might want it for gifting, she says it's double that down here.

    They are, huge savings still to be had on drinks, especially the Branded ones.
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  • #4092
    0xzmro3n4y7lb5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 686 ✭✭✭0xzmro3n4y7lb5


    bladespin wrote: »
    This used to be my fave, all the special biscuit and chocolate collections we never had here but in the past couple of years I've noticed there's no difference anymore, that and sweets seem to be quite a bit more expensive in the North.




    They are, huge savings still to be had on drinks, especially the Branded ones.

    We didn't make it in the end. I see sterling has dropped to 82p to the Euro which is huge difference from Summer.

    I love browsing the food in Sainsburys, I'd love to go to Asda in Belfast but we have never made it. It's the novelty more so.


  • #4093
    Geuze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,716 ✭✭✭✭Geuze


    Although GBP had risen from 90p back in Oct to 83-84p, thanks to Brexit being sort of settled, the pound has fallen sharply in the last week or so.

    18-Feb = 83p
    19-Mar = 93p

    https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/eurofxref-graph-gbp.en.html


  • #4094
    Geuze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,716 ✭✭✭✭Geuze


    The 92.985p today is the lowest in ten years against the euro.


  • #4095
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Geuze wrote: »
    The 92.985p today is the lowest in ten years against the euro.

    I wouldn’t go to NI even if it was parity-would like to support ROI and all that our great retailers and workers are doing- but I’ll certainly buy STG cash if parity to use again when this blows over


  • #4096
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,842 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I wouldn’t go to NI even if it was parity-would like to support ROI and all that our great retailers and workers are doing- but I’ll certainly buy STG cash if parity to use again when this blows over

    No need to buy sterling cash when you can buy sterling in Revolut whenever. You can even set it to automatically convert when the exchange-rate hits a desirable point.


  • #4097
    Geuze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,716 ✭✭✭✭Geuze


    Back at 91 pence again.

    https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/eurofxref-graph-gbp.en.html


  • #4098
    Geuze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,716 ✭✭✭✭Geuze


    Geuze wrote: »
    Back at 91 pence again.

    https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/eurofxref-graph-gbp.en.html


    Over 92 pence today.


  • #4099
    0xzmro3n4y7lb5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 686 ✭✭✭0xzmro3n4y7lb5


    Will it hit parity by the end of the year?


  • #4100
    Geuze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,716 ✭✭✭✭Geuze


    GBP close to ten year low today, at 92.29 pence.

    Ten year low is 92.985pence.

    https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/eurofxref-graph-gbp.en.html


  • #4101
    afro man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭afro man


    Just a quick query anybody driven up north recently just wondering if any covid checkpoints in place


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  • #4102
    bladespin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,367 ✭✭✭bladespin


    afro man wrote: »
    Just a quick query anybody driven up north recently just wondering if any covid checkpoints in place

    Nope, not around Enniskillen anyway, rarely saw any throughout this whole thing.
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  • #4103
    gussieg
    Registered Users Posts: 1,129 ✭✭✭gussieg


    just wondered has anyone else used this service yet? could be useful for those willing to collect something that just cant be delivered here otherwise. apart from the usual suspects, toxic noxious substances etc.

    https://www.buttercraneshopping.co.uk/click-collect


  • #4104
    gerrykiddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭gerrykiddy


    Terrific service if its as described. Clearly ok for us to use as it accepts Eircode addresses. Was there today and its shame I didn't read this before I went.


  • #4105
    pummice
    Registered Users Posts: 257 ✭✭pummice


    Where can I find the charges for this service?


  • #4106
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,301 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    pummice wrote: »
    Where can I find the charges for this service?
    Tel: 028 3026 4627 Email: info@buttercraneshopping.co.uk


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