Two litres of milk price increase/Dunnes?

We shop now on a Thursday in Dunnes simply because as well as the €10 off €50 we also get a €5 off €20
So we get €70 worth of shopping for €55
I believe this is a normal thing if you shop Thurs through to Sat but not sure it might have changed recently

On a side note when shopping we always check the SEL for the P/Kg or unit price to make sure we're not paying more than we should
Dunnes do there own branded eggs, the "Better value family pack" of 20 "Farm Fresh Irish Eggs" is €3.99, a six pack is €1.19 but the pack of 12 is €2.30 before you use your voucher.
I came across this years ago when I used to drink a lot of Nescafe "Gold Blend" coffee, They used to do a 500g catering tin which I presumed would be cheaper then the jars until one day I noticed that buying three 200g jars was cheaper than the tin and I got an extra 100g of coffee
 
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Mentioning coffee reminds me that Dunnes are very expensive, even accounting for voucher discount on ground coffee.
Tesco, SV, Aldi, Lidl have a 227g bag for about €2.50.
Dunnes cheapest is €4 for 200g bag.
 
odyssey06 said:
I suspect it is more that the kill joys in gubberment changed the rules of the game so you could no longer use spend and save vouchers towards booze. A sad day it was.
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At the same time I saw something on the telly a while back which claimed that this move does appear to have worked. Hope it has because as a nation we drink far too much. I gave it up altogether a few years back and feel much better for it. I hear quite a lot of young people saying the same thing.
 
Sue Ellen said:
At the same time I saw something on the telly a while back which claimed that this move does appear to have worked. Hope it has because as a nation we drink far too much. I gave it up altogether a few years back and feel much better for it. I hear quite a lot of young people saying the same thing.
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Probably one for another topic but alcohol consumption has been dropping for more than a decade. So if you point to any measure you can say it worked, even if it actually had no impact.

In terms of this thread, it was a price increase and MUP on top of it again is having an impact in inflation figures.
 
odyssey06 said:
Probably one for another topic but alcohol consumption has been dropping for more than a decade. So if you point to any measure you can say it worked, even if it actually had no impact.

In terms of this thread, it was a price increase and MUP on top of it again is having an impact in inflation figures.
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It's certainly contributing to inflation and I think the Government has admitted as much. Are there any estimates on the actual amount it has added? Surely not a major factor?

There hasn't been a significant decrease in alcohol intake since about 2013 when levels reset to around early 90s numbers:

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It probably went down during Covid when pubs were shut, etc. but we won't know for another couple of years if that persists or if there's a rebound.
 
odyssey06 said:
Probably one for another topic but alcohol consumption has been dropping for more than a decade. So if you point to any measure you can say it worked, even if it actually had no impact.

In terms of this thread, it was a price increase and MUP on top of it again is having an impact in inflation figures.
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MUP hasn't worked at all. there are numerous studies out showing that.

And yes, alcohol consumption does appear to have dropped. A lot of young people are more conscious of their bodies and image. Alcohol doesn't go with that. Add in immigrants who don't grow up with a culture of drinking and don't look to go to spend 6 hours in a pub drinking 2-3 nights a week
 
arbitron said:
It's certainly contributing to inflation and I think the Government has admitted as much.
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Are they really using the lowest cost alcohol in the sample baskets for the official inflation rate calculation?

Alcohol price inflation was 17.4% from Dec. 2021 to Jan 2022 when MUP came into effect.
 
In addition to my Dunnes Stores shop where I use the discount vouchers I drop in to Tesco and Lidl for a browse around.

I always end up buying more in Tesco and Lidl because they have different stuff to Dunnes.

Some of the Dunnes Stores offerings on Balsamic Vinegar and Olive oil are very expensive compared to the Lidl and even Tesco offers.

Yesterday in Lidl I could get 5 jars of Dolmio sauces for €5 which was very good.

You really have to shop smart when using the Dunnes Stores vouchers otherwise they end up not saving you anything at all.
 
Are those alcohol per Capita tables altered to take into account the huge numbers of tourists,who certainly drink but wouldn't appear in the population figures?
 
vandriver said:
Are those alcohol per Capita tables altered to take into account the huge numbers of tourists, who certainly drink but wouldn't appear in the population figures?
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Ignoring my brother, I think that the average tourist might not be making a statistically meaningful impact.
Looking at some stats, with 4.9m population, there was around 9ish million tourists in 2019, with average of 6.5 days stay.
That averages into about 170,000 tourists being in Ireland every day - or what about 3.4% of population?

As one example Austria, with 8.8m population in 2019, had 32m tourists - about double compared to Ireland on a per capita basis.
So 'huge numbers of tourists' is relative.
 
I noticed an unusual discount in Dunnes - Avonmore butter is on offer at €1.50 for 227g which works out cheaper than a regular butter pack.
 
Odea said:
In addition to my Dunnes Stores shop where I use the discount vouchers I drop in to Tesco and Lidl for a browse around.

I always end up buying more in Tesco and Lidl because they have different stuff to Dunnes.

Some of the Dunnes Stores offerings on Balsamic Vinegar and Olive oil are very expensive compared to the Lidl and even Tesco offers.

Yesterday in Lidl I could get 5 jars of Dolmio sauces for €5 which was very good.

You really have to shop smart when using the Dunnes Stores vouchers otherwise they end up not saving you anything at all.
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Yes you really have to watch what you are buying in Dunnes, spices for example are an awful price compared to others!

You can get good specials too, got 5 bottles of Mi Wadi Lime (I drink a lot of it, only way to make water palatable!) for €5 on my last shop, normally 2 for €3.50 most places
 
Sue Ellen said:
Surely lots of sugar goin on there?
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Can't do right for wrong these days! Have a splash of that in a glass of water or drink no water, which is worse?

It only takes a couple of capfuls in a glass of water so hardly excessive use of it, a hot day I might drink 2 glasses, I try to drink one at least per day, the 5 bottles will last a good while but it's a regular buy for me so great to get the bargain.

Also I might add it's a no added sugar version even though to be honest I'd prefer real sugar in it to the Aspartame that is in it, limes are not know for their sweetness so not much natural sugar either and of course I had to go and check the bottle for you now and the example of 250m diluted contains 0% sugar and 5 kcal. Bit of added vitamins like B and some zinc however I'd prefer less of the added other stuff and it's a bit acidic but hey ho there has to be some trade off!

I might drink the odd Coca Cola when I have a burger and before anyone tells me fast food is bad for you, the burger is homemade, I make the bun, the mayonnaise and most years grow the lettuce.
 
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