ubiquitous
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The Groceries Order never covered milk or other perishable foodstuffs.
Whats annoying is that after all of the hype of the groceries order being abolished the "price war" has not really materialised.
So M&S milk is more actually expensive than Dunnes/Tesco/Lidl (and probably Aldi) after all...My apologies to all.
I can confirm it is 69c and NOT 69p..I have checked it on my receipt from the shopping I did at the weekend.
Thanks
Do you mean €0.69/L? If so then that's €1.38/2L which is still dearer than Dunnes/Tesco/Lidl who not sell own brand milk at €1.29/2L. I presume Aldi are the same but haven't checked yet.
So M&S milk is more actually expensive than Dunnes/Tesco/Lidl (and probably Aldi) after all...
As far as I know Lidl and Aldi import their milk from the UK too. NI to be specific.Presumably because the milk is being imported from the UK.
Will dairy farmers buy the software that I write if times get tough for me? Doubt it... I prefer to shop for value for money.We should support our own dairy industry anyway.
As mentioned above retail milk prices seem not to have increased for a long time now. As I mentioned earlier 2L of Strathroy (NI) milk used to sell at £0.99 years ago when cheaper milk started appearing in (Dublin at least) local shops - that's €1.26 in nominal terms and more in real terms so your claim about retail milk price inflation may not be true.The dairy farmers have seen their price earned per litre drop steadily, while the shops appear to be increasing it.
So what? They are providing a service and where else are people supposed to buy milk other than from a supermarket or their local shop? Not too many areas are served by milk deliveries these days.All the shops do in the whole chain is provide the refrigeration. The milkman working for the Co-op delivers it to the shops, AND stacks it on the shelves. The shopkeeper only gets to handle it when scanning it and getting the huge mark-up placed on it!
Presumably because the milk is being imported from the UK.
We should support our own dairy industry anyway..
Will dairy farmers buy the software that I write if times get tough for me? Doubt it... I prefer to shop for value for money.
Not surprising really, as farmers are receiving less per gallon for milk at the farm gate than they received 20 years ago, even in nominal terms (ie without adjusting for inflation). How long this particular trend can last, I don't know...As mentioned above retail milk prices seem not to have increased for a long time now.
Personally I buy what I like at the level of quality and price that meets my needs. If it happens to be Irish, well and good. But I don't go out of my way to "buy Irish".All other things being equal (including price), it makes sense to support Irish producers by buying their produce instead of imports.
True - retail margins have probable increased but, as far as I can see, retail prices may not have done so to the extent suggested earlier. In fact in real terms they may have fallen over certain periods of time.Not surprising really, as farmers are receiving less per gallon for milk at the farm gate than they received 20 years ago, even in nominal terms (ie without adjusting for inflation). How long this particular trend can last, I don't know...
If that is still the case then they are pretty cheap alright.Also for comparison purposes M&S milk is €1.19 for 2L
Just popped into M&S earlier and indeed it is - €0.69/1L but €1.19/2L and €1.79/3L.If that is still the case then they are pretty cheap alright.
As far as I know Lidl and Aldi import their milk from the UK too. NI to be specific.
Will dairy farmers buy the software that I write if times get tough for me? Doubt it... I prefer to shop for value for money.
As mentioned above retail milk prices seem not to have increased for a long time now. As I mentioned earlier 2L of Strathroy (NI) milk used to sell at £0.99 years ago when cheaper milk started appearing in (Dublin at least) local shops - that's €1.26 in nominal terms and more in real terms so your claim about retail milk price inflation may not be true.
So what? They are providing a service and where else are people supposed to buy milk other than from a supermarket or their local shop? Not too many areas are served by milk deliveries these days.
What about all the overheads involved in running a shop/supermarket!?It just seems the shops get the majority of the profit, and do none of the work, not even stack the shelves!
Milk has been €1.19 for a long time, maybe 4 years or more based on my kids age, so a rise of ~8.5% is not that much given the nature of inflation in recent years.
Milk is one of the cheapest and most nourishing foodstuffs around.
Bottled water and sugery fizzy drinks are far more expensive.
Indeed - but not exactly pertinent to the original query?
I have been buying about 10 litres of milk for the last few years since my kids arrived. "Own brand" milk has always been €1.19 in Dunnes, Lidl and Tesco. I went to Lidl the other day and it had gone up to €1.29. Suprise, suprise when I went to Dunnes this evening it had gone up to €1.29 as well, what a coincidence.
Is this practice legal?
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