Shopping in Northern Ireland

gonker

Just watch your prices in Tesco especially...talking to the staff and they are saying that they are upping some prices some weeks and lowering some, some weeks , she said to just watch out.

revileandy

I'm heading up north early in the morning, looking to be in Asda Kilkeel for 8am.

Does anyone know if it's possible to purchase alcohol at this time? do they have any restrictions on what time they start selling drink?

thanks in advance

felinefeelins

revileandy wrote: »

I'm heading up north early in the morning, looking to be in Asda Kilkeel for 8am.

Does anyone know if it's possible to purchase alcohol at this time? do they have any restrictions on what time they start selling drink?

thanks in advance

Acohol is sold 8am-11pm mon to sat evening, think its 2pm-8pm sunday

cabbages14

There is a website called nireland.ie. It seems to be promoting shops and businesses, car dealers etc from the North. It has useful maps and stuff if you happen to be planning a journey to northern ireland

Richard

felinefeelins wrote: »

Acohol is sold 8am-11pm mon to sat evening, think its 2pm-8pm sunday

Supermarkets in NI only open 1-6 on Sunday.

revileandy

felinefeelins wrote: »

Acohol is sold 8am-11pm mon to sat evening, think its 2pm-8pm sunday

Cheers for the info, got a few bargains up there.

Asda Selected Cava 750ml £4.03

15 bottles of Miller £7

and the usual 3 bottles of wine for £10

keano_afc

Went up to Sainsbury's last saturday, mainly for clothes. Still quite cheap compared to down here. Food is pretty much the same. Still great saving on alcohol, got a four bottle pack of delicious London Pride for only £5, and its €2.79 a botle down here.

nightowl2

I go to newry nearly every week, I can't afford the southern prices. Here's a few thing's I bought from the north & the price difference is unreal--- I bought a 6 piece patio set for £59.99-its €199.00 here. I bought kitchen lights £14.99-€120.00 here. 32" Lcd tv £329.00-€500+ here. Whole cream moderm king-size bedframe, 2 cream lockers & all memory foam mattress for £748.00-the matress alone is €1058.00 here, all of that is some saving's, I love shopping in newry its so much good value. Even to go in for my dinner is only £5.00- same dinner here costs me €11.00.

RiverWilde

nightowl2 wrote: »

I go to newry nearly every week, I can't afford the southern prices. Here's a few thing's I bought from the north & the price difference is unreal--- I bought a 6 piece patio set for £59.99-its €199.00 here. I bought kitchen lights £14.99-€120.00 here. 32" Lcd tv £329.00-€500+ here. Whole cream moderm king-size bedframe, 2 cream lockers & all memory foam mattress for £748.00-the matress alone is €1058.00 here, all of that is some saving's, I love shopping in newry its so much good value. Even to go in for my dinner is only £5.00- same dinner here costs me €11.00.

Bloody hell ... is it any wonder people take their hard earned cash up north. What is the govts. response down here? Hike vat and other taxes and expect citizens in the south to prop up an economy that's totally overpriced. Yikes those are some good savings.

Riv

livEwirE

Just wondering is it worth going to the ASDA in Kilkeel, I'm thinking of going up this Thursday/Friday - have never been to an ASDA before and am curious to see what all the fuss is about on prices. Is it a big store or am I wasting my time and should I go shopping in Sainsbury's in Lisburn/Newry instead?

tregan

hi there

if this is the store nearest to newry i was told this was like a corner store? i went to downpatrick store but too long a drive from north dublin, good value to be had but time on journey was too long - hth

unfortunately i've broken my arm so can't drive so my trips up north are over til october as baby due by c-section in two weeks so won't b able to drive after that either! :eek: :mad:

livEwirE

if this is the store nearest to newry i was told this was like a corner store?

Hopefully not!!! All of the other ASDA stores are a loooong way from me in Kildare:(

Squidgie

I heard recessionbustours were bought over by a big Irish supermarket chain of stores, to keep them from bringing food etc over the border!

madmoe

Fancy that......

RiverWilde

http://www.recessionbustours.ie/

Yep, he's right .... it says just that on the website.

Bloody hell the vested interests in this country are just having a laugh at this stage.

Riv

madmoe

That is scandalous....then again I would expect nothing less from that crowd!

nightowl2

I've been to Asda in Kilkeel, I would never go again. I think Iceland in Newry is much better!!

karl75

yeah asda in kilkeel is way too small and hasnt got half the things in it that enniskillen has a lot bigger shop and perfect a long drive but well worth it lots of bargains

Squidgie

madmoe wrote: »

That is scandalous....then again I would expect nothing less from that crowd!

Dealhunter have stopped doing business as well

Dors1976

livEwirE wrote: »

Just wondering is it worth going to the ASDA in Kilkeel, I'm thinking of going up this Thursday/Friday - have never been to an ASDA before and am curious to see what all the fuss is about on prices. Is it a big store or am I wasting my time and should I go shopping in Sainsbury's in Lisburn/Newry instead?

Was in Asda in Kilkeel at the weekend. Nice shop but certainly not worth the trip. Far better selection of shops in Newry.

livEwirE

Gotta agree on Asda Kilkeel, very small store and not a lot of bargains, its around 30mins from Newry and NOT worth the visit. Went last Thursday and will not be bothering again.

Squidgie

livEwirE wrote: »

Gotta agree on Asda Kilkeel, very small store and not a lot of bargains, its around 30mins from Newry and NOT worth the visit. Went last Thursday and will not be bothering again.

well done - thanks for sharing that information

beolight

i know its a long thread but the whole asda kilkeel thing comes up a lot in this thread and the overwhelming concensus is not worth the bother is it possible for a mod to sticky it somewhere in the thread

nightowl2

karl75 wrote: »

yeah asda in kilkeel is way too small and hasnt got half the things in it that enniskillen has a lot bigger shop and perfect a long drive but well worth it lots of bargains

Karl, If you don't mind telling me is enniskillen far from Newry time wise.

I'm only new to internet and I don't know how to use maps on the internet. Thanks!!

Stark

Short answer: Yes. Long answer: look at a map.

nightowl2

Stark wrote: »

Short answer: Yes. Long answer: look at a map.

Diddn't ask you, for such a sarcastic answer.

Stark

nightowl2 wrote: »

Diddn't ask you, for such a sarcastic answer.

Yes you did (Before you edited your post)

Anyway, Enniskillen is on the N3 past Cavan (which turns into the A509 when you cross the border).

milly4ever

sainsbury's is opening on 3rd sept in the kennedy centre (RIP Curleys), west belfast, just off the M1- apparently going to be the biggest supermarket in the north!

etcetc

sainsbury's is opening on 3rd sept in the kennedy centre (RIP Curleys), west belfast, just off the M1- apparently going to be the biggest supermarket in the north!

wow so asda and sainsburys within 2 minutes of each other:) should make for healthy price war

Mickeyie05

Question:

Is it illegal to drive up the north and bring back home booze to dublin???
Anyone ever heard of anybody gettin stopped by customs??

veryangryman

Mickeyie05 wrote: »

Question:

Is it illegal to drive up the north and bring back home booze to dublin???
Anyone ever heard of anybody gettin stopped by customs??

Only if you bring them to Dublin. The rest of the country is fine :rolleyes:

Mickeyie05

ha ha well im nly a student in dublin im not frm tere! is tere any chance of gettin stopped??

aonindy

Hi ... just wondering if anyone is going to
Newry in the next few days would they mind
making literally a 60 second detour to get the
contact details of a warehouse/shop for me? ...
its just outside Newry before the roundabout,
sells furniture. Have been there twice and waiting
on phone call form them but I stupidly never got their
number and suspect they have lost mine!

PM me if you can help... will save a THIRD trip :)

thanks,

Allen.

duckysauce

Mickeyie05 wrote: »

Question:

Is it illegal to drive up the north and bring back home booze to dublin???
Anyone ever heard of anybody gettin stopped by customs??

have heard alot of cases of people getting stoped by revenue checkpoints, things they look out for back of car weighed down by booze, irrated drivers - could be traffic, the reports that have being logged so far along m1 and the sligo road from enniskillen, and armagh road to monaghan , so far fines and booze seized, but talk of court :eek:

Zynks

aonindy wrote: »

Hi ... just wondering if anyone is going to
Newry in the next few days would they mind
making literally a 60 second detour to get the
contact details of a warehouse/shop for me? ...
its just outside Newry before the roundabout,
sells furniture. Have been there twice and waiting
on phone call form them but I stupidly never got their
number and suspect they have lost mine!

PM me if you can help... will save a THIRD trip :)

thanks,

Allen.

Allen,
Check this list out: http://www.ukcities.co.uk/Newry/Shopping_and_Retail/Furniture/
It might be one of them. If not enough, use google maps to find out the name of the street. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=directory%20newry%20furniture&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_enIE244IE245&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl
Hope it helps.

injured365

Would want to have a lot of booze in the car really.....there is a limit i think when the load goes from being for personal use to being bought for resale in the republic

But i have made the journey more than once with a far but in the back and never had any hassle

BlueBell32

Hi, moving into a new house in few months so need to buy alot of electrical goods. Just wanted to know would it be worth going up north to buy these, would you save much and if so could anyone recommend a few places. Many thanks.

ozal83

hi folks.
does any1 know that n.i good for plasma and lcd tv or these sort of things?
does it really worth to go up for lcd tv and some more electr. equipmt.
what would you recommend roi or ni???

ASTRACLUB

BlueBell32 wrote: »

Hi, moving into a new house in few months so need to buy alot of electrical goods. Just wanted to know would it be worth going up north to buy these, would you save much and if so could anyone recommend a few places. Many thanks.

Yes, it is worth

ASTRACLUB

ozal83 wrote: »

hi folks.
does any1 know that n.i good for plasma and lcd tv or these sort of things?
does it really worth to go up for lcd tv and some more electr. equipmt.
what would you recommend roi or ni???

definatly yes and worth
a nice tv can save you approx 250 to 500 euro.
Powercity however seems to be matching currys price. (+/- 20 euro)

kleefarr

duckysauce wrote: »

have heard alot of cases of people getting stoped by revenue checkpoints, things they look out for back of car weighed down by booze, irrated drivers - could be traffic, the reports that have being logged so far along m1 and the sligo road from enniskillen, and armagh road to monaghan , so far fines and booze seized, but talk of court :eek:

Can anyone else confirm this?

moonandstars

Hi I want to go shopping in the north for clothes,shoes and a few bits..drink etc. Does anyone know the best shopping centre or whatever with a good choice of shops?

I have heard Banbridge,Newry,Buttercrane etc..... or would I need to go up further?

Topmanager

moonandstars wrote: »

Hi I want to go shopping in the north for clothes,shoes and a few bits..drink etc. Does anyone know the best shopping centre or whatever with a good choice of shops?

I have heard Banbridge,Newry,Buttercrane etc..... or would I need to go up further?

The Outlook shopping centre half between Newry and Banbridge..Here the website http://www.the-outlet.co.uk/

moonandstars

i was hoping to find Schuh and a couple of others but there is a good selection here... might head up to belfast thx

granturismo

kleefarr wrote: »

Originally Posted by duckysauce
have heard alot of cases of people getting stoped by revenue checkpoints, things they look out for back of car weighed down by booze,
Can anyone else confirm this?

The drink limits for personal use according to Citizens Information are;

Cigarettes 800
Cigars 200
Smoking tobacco 1 kg
Spirits (whiskey, vodka, gin, etc.) 10 litres
Intermediate Products (e.g. sherry, port, etc., excluding sparkling wine) 20 litres
Wine (only 60 litres of sparkling wine allowed) 90 litres
Beer 110 litres

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/travel-to-ireland/customs_regulations_for_travellers


Its unlikely that Customs would end up prosecuting/confiscating the majority of shoppers from the south for exceeding alcohol limits.

devil-80

Anyone knows how long is open Tesco in Enniskillen on Tuesday?

ozal83

devil-80 wrote: »

Anyone knows how long is open Tesco in Enniskillen on Tuesday?

Tesco Superstore - Enniskillen
Tesco Superstore - Enniskillen is currently open

Normal opening times
Opens Closes
Mon 7AM - 11PM
Tue 7AM - 11PM
Wed 7AM - 11PM
Thu 7AM - 11PM
Fri 7AM - 11PM
Sat 7AM - 11PM
Sun 7AM - 11PM
Bank Holidays
Northern Ireland Sorry, this service hasn't provided its bank holiday opening times.
Please contact them directly to confirm opening times.

devil-80

thats Sun 7AM - 11PM for 100% not true,every sunday its open from 1pm but thanks for that i seen it before.

Dors1976

granturismo wrote: »

Its unlikely that Customs would end up prosecuting/confiscating the majority of shoppers from the south for exceeding alcohol limits.

Really?!?! Why?

granturismo

Dors1976 wrote: »

Really?!?! Why?

Because most shoppers are unlikely to exceed the 110 litre beer limit and 90 litre wine limit. No? Thats a lot of beer and wine.