Do you Buy Irish?

Andy From Sligo

OK, so when you are out shopping do you buy Irish products/produce?

If you do do you do so to:

* Support Irish Jobs and the Irish Economy?
* Buy it because its good quality?
* Buy it because you feel its just the right thing to do?

If you saw 2 Identical things whilst out shopping and one was produced in china or UK or somewhere else and the identical or near identical thing was made or produced in Ireland if the Items produced in other countries were a lot cheaper would you buy them ones or if the Irish equivalent Items were dearer would you pay that extra amount and buy Irish?

Speedwell

Yes, when possible and I think I can reasonably afford it. Especially food.

The Sidewards Man

I buy Lidl Irish.

The Randy Riverbeast

I buy whatever is cheapest.

RedemptionZ

I try to buy local when I can. As in buy from businesses in my town because I want to see them stay open and I know most of the people who work there. Don't really care about the other towns but I suppose I am buying Irish. In the supermarket I would probably just buy the cheapest.

StudentDad

I'm an equal opportunity shopper. In that the merchants around me have an equal opportunity to offer me the best deal. I won't buy something just because it's Irish or local or other such criteria. If it's of good quality and a reasonable price I'll consider it.

SD

Your Face

Within reason.

JupiterKid

Food - yes; other goods - no.

foxy farmer

Something you don't see too often these days.

K-9

Problem with the new buy Irish schemes is some companies abuse it, rely on the brand name with little Irish input in the actual product!

The Randy Riverbeast

K-9 wrote: »

Problem with the new buy Irish schemes is some companies abuse it, rely on the brand name with little Irish input in the actual product!

Think it was in NI where they advertised meat as Irish when it was only packaged there. The animal was reared, slaughtered and maybe processed elsewhere.

Atlantic Dawn

K-9 wrote: »

Problem with the new buy Irish schemes is some companies abuse it, rely on the brand name with little Irish input in the actual product!

Yes lots of chicken and prawns sourced in non EU countries and still given an Irish lable, bloody disgrace.

FizzleSticks

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pappyodaniel

I usually try and buy Irish craft beer if I'm having a drink.
**** Diageo

chrissb8

I support Irish shops when I can but if the quality isn't upto scratch then I won't be buying from them.

Esel

Processed here. Produced... where?

Shint0

Esel wrote: »

Processed here. Produced... where?

I like Irish bananas k

LordSutch

foxy farmer wrote: »

Something you don't see too often these days.

Thank's Foxy Farmer ...

Back in the 70s you would see certain FIAT cars with that on the back of them :eek:

Not sure thery were truly Irish cars though, probably just assembled here?

Personally speaking I try to buy Irish meet, poultry, milk, eggs, etc, but I don't mind where everything else comes from, whether its from Ireland or not makes no difference to me, as long as it a good product.

Fr_Dougal

No. I buy everything online from China and the U.K.

I then wonder why there are no jobs in Ireland.

Shenshen

I buy good quality at reasonable price. So sometimes yes (strawberries), sometimes no (tomatoes, peppers, etc.)

I do wish there was more Irish-grown food available, but I don't think anyone in this country is even growing asparagus, or broad beans, or artichokes, or wild mushrooms.

Wibbs

I try to buy "locally" as much as possible, so Irish, then EU. It's hard to avoid the Chinese produced stuff in some areas, but where there is an alternative closer to home I'll buy it, even if there's an extra cost.

I do remember a few years back wracking what passes for my brain trying to think of anything I own that was made in America and a couple of books, some NASA memorabilia, a car part or two and two fishing reels was the bones of it. OK I have a fair number of IT items that come from US companies, but they're made outside the US. I do consume a lot of their media, TV and film I suppose. I thought it interesting at the time considering the US being the world's largest economy and all that. Well, it was a boring day…

OldMrBrennan83

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SEPT 23 1989

foxy farmer wrote: »

Something you don't see too often these days.

That's because it's illegal to use it under EU competition law

Buona Fortuna

The Sidewards Man wrote: »

I buy Lidl Irish.

I always do a double take at the Lidl - "Curry Chicken Irish Pie" - It just seems an odd way to say it. I wonder which bit is Irish, maybe the box :P

Barely ever.

TBH it's hard to justify" "buying Irish" for groceries when, realistically, I can get the exact same products, as good quality or better, for half the price.

Peregrine

I mostly drink Irish if that helps.

smash

I buy based on quality over origin. Irish companies like to tell us to buy Irish but then rip us off in the process. Kerry Gold is cheaper in Spain than it is in my local Tesco!

K-9

K-9 wrote: »

Problem with the new buy Irish schemes is some companies abuse it, rely on the brand name with little Irish input in the actual product!

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Yes lots of chicken and prawns sourced in non EU countries and still given an Irish lable, bloody disgrace.

This is the label to look for if you want to be sure the food in question really is Irish.

http://www.bordbia.ie/SiteCollectionImages/IndustryServices/QualityAssurance/QAS-logo.gif

If possible when it comes to food I buy Irish, meat being the major thing and also dairy. It's not hard though as most products than can be produced in Ireland are plentiful in shops such as meat etc so you don't have to go out of your way to buy them.

fryup

dairy products and meat yes, everything else no

Maximus Alexander

There are a few good reasons to buy locally sourced good where possible, and Irish meat and dairy products happen to be particularly delicious so I would tend to go for those. That said, I'm a terrible person so I don't really make much of an effort to check where the things I buy come from.

MarcoAntonio23

I always buy Irish beer, some fantastic beers being produced in Ireland.