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Waitrose Frozen Food in Dunnes?!

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    #32
    skinny90
    Registered Users Posts: 2,477 ✭✭✭skinny90


    Bluefoam wrote: »
    If Tesco didn't have the scale to employ these people, the other retailers would be bigger & have a requirement to employ more people.

    You are twisting my argument. I never said buy only from Irish stores, I said buy Irish - as in by Irish product. Ireland is ideally situated and has some of the richest land in the world, we should be producing quality product for the worlds needs, but to achieve this we need to concentrate on the home market first - buy Irish, this will create jobs, revenue for the exchequer, cash flow and ultimately positive ecomony...

    We import 3 times more from the UK, than we export to them. This is a huge imballance & means that there is cash leaving the country and not returning... That cash is going into the pockets of British workers...

    Back onto the topic of Tescos. It is well documented that Tescos have squeezed the Irish wholesalers and producers out of their stores (to a large extent), small manufacturers who supply into the grocery trade who used to supply into Quinnsworth now have very limited or no access to supply Tescos, due to the massive contracts and price engineering they take part in. I have seen this in action & although they tell you they sell Irish product, the amount of Irish product on their shelves minimal.
    I just googled this and looked for the most upto date article, i know theres a quaterly report somewhere and its quite similar...http://www.finfacts.ie/irishfinancenews/Irish_Economy/article_1024206_printer.shtml

    I didn't twist your argument,I questioned it with regarding "buying irish" as you didn't explain what you meant by it until now


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    #33
    Magenta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭Magenta


    Bluefoam wrote: »
    Its about time people started buying Irish (and stop shopping in Tescos).

    And put Tesco Ireland's thousands of staff out of work. Genius idea!
    Bluefoam wrote: »
    No wonder there are no Jobs.

    :rolleyes:

    Where would this forum be without some good old misplaced anti-Brit propoganda!
    By the way, Aldi and Lidl are cheaper than Tescos on many things, why no remarks about them?


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    #34
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,741 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    Magenta wrote: »
    Bluefoam wrote: »
    Its about time people started buying Irish (and stop shopping in Tescos).

    And put Tesco Ireland's thousands of staff out of work. Genius idea!
    Bluefoam wrote: »
    No wonder there are no Jobs.

    :rolleyes:

    Where would this forum be without some good old misplaced anti-Brit propoganda!
    By the way, Aldi and Lidl are cheaper than Tescos on many things, why no remarks about them?
    I never mentioned cheap...


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    #35
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Bluefoam wrote: »
    I never mentioned cheap...

    No, but Aldi & lidl stock fewer Irish products then any so why not boycott them too??


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    #36
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,741 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    Arian Fit Pitcher wrote: »
    Bluefoam wrote: »
    I never mentioned cheap...

    No, but Aldi & lidl stock fewer Irish products then any so why not boycott them too??
    I don't want to be pedantic about this, but please show me your figures to back up your statement.


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    #37
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,406 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    Bluefoam wrote: »
    I don't want to be pedantic about this, but please show me your figures to back up your statement.

    one second, i have something to contribute


    .... :rolleyes:


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    #38
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Bluefoam wrote: »
    I don't want to be pedantic about this, but please show me your figures to back up your statement.

    Oh sweet Lord! Have you ever stood in one of their stores? The nearest thing to Irish is Northern Irish! Come off it!:rolleyes:

    Okay, there are a few Irish products but only a few,


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    #39
    NR04
    Registered Users Posts: 103 ✭✭NR04


    http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/uk-retailer-waitrose-to-strengthen-dunnes-link-3123686.html


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