Aldi kettle and toaster promo starting Thursday

castle2012 · 20-07-2016 10:53pm #1

I was thinking of buying the new promo starting tomorrow, ad was on rte 1 earlier kettle and toaster for €44.99. Just turned on Chanel 5 uk and it's on sale tomorrow for £29.99 . Talk about ripping off the Irish .

RossieMan · 20-07-2016 11:09pm

About 36 euro, plus our extra cost around 39-40 euro.

Hardly being ripped off?

castle2012 · 21-07-2016 8:07am

RossieMan wrote: »

About 36 euro, plus our extra cost around 39-40 euro.

Hardly being ripped off?

Defo a rip off even if you factor in sterling, it's still a 10 er more expensive on one item

RossieMan · 21-07-2016 8:29am

Where are you seeing a tenner? It's about 3 or 4 euro maximum.

Speedwell · 21-07-2016 8:50am

RossieMan wrote: »

Where are you seeing a tenner? It's about 3 or 4 euro maximum.

I thought they meant ten percent, actually.

TitianGerm · 21-07-2016 9:03am

RossieMan wrote: »

Where are you seeing a tenner? It's about 3 or 4 euro maximum.

It's €8.09 more expensive.

£29.99 x 123/120 / £.8327 = €36.92

Still a fair bit more expensive considering the original price but that's to be expected as it happens with every product shipped to Ireland.

endacl · 21-07-2016 9:03am

RossieMan wrote: »

About 36 euro, plus our extra cost around 39-40 euro.

Hardly being ripped off?

Do you not get it? If anybody charges even slightly less in the UK for the same item, WE'RE BEING RIPPED OOOOOOOFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Speedwell · 21-07-2016 9:04am

endacl wrote: »

Do you not get it? If anybody charges even slightly less in the UK for the same item, WE'RE BEING RIPPED OOOOOOOFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Must be nice to not have to worry about money.

farmerjj · 21-07-2016 9:06am

Speedwell wrote: »

Must be nice to not have to worry about money.

? This is rip off Ireland section, is,nt it all about money!!!!!!!!!!

VincePP · 21-07-2016 9:07am

Does the OP understand that these promos and prices are decided months in advance?

If you are that bothered, get on a ryanair flight to some UK ariport, pop into a taxi to the nearest aldi & buy your kettle and toaster.

endacl · 21-07-2016 9:09am

Speedwell wrote: »

Must be nice to not have to worry about money.

Is it a compulsory toaster?

RossieMan · 21-07-2016 9:10am

It's not even a nice toaster.

Speedwell · 21-07-2016 9:15am

endacl wrote: »

Is it a compulsory toaster?

Hmm, I'm not sure what situations would require compulsory toast. "I'm sorry, sir, I have to give you the toast, otherwise I have to charge you the regular price for the breakfast plate." "Happy Mother's Day, Mom, we made breakfast in bed for you!" "If you don't eat your toast, you can't have any pudding. How can you have your pudding if you don't eat your toast?"

endacl · 21-07-2016 9:20am

GBX · 21-07-2016 9:26am

castle2012 wrote: »

I was thinking of buying the new promo starting tomorrow, ad was on rte 1 earlier kettle and toaster for €44.99. Just turned on Chanel 5 uk and it's on sale tomorrow for £29.99 . Talk about ripping off the Irish .

You're not obliged to buy it in Aldi.

As the OP said, the deals are in place long before now so the rate would have gotten better. At the time, the sterling/euro rate would have been worse for Irish customers.

castle2012 · 21-07-2016 9:34am

cant accept such a price difference, if it's the case put it at €39.99 , that still gives them a decent profit , it's certainly a rip off if it's 36 euro just over the border and 45 here

BENDYBINN · 21-07-2016 9:41am

Agree 100percent
Aldi is becoming a bit of a joke .Seems to think the thick Irish will buy in aldi at any price.Sure it aldi it has to be cheap!

Well done to the op.

endacl · 21-07-2016 9:42am

BENDYBINN wrote: »

Agree 100percent

Only 90% in the UK. :mad:

Jawgap · 21-07-2016 9:45am

emmetkenny wrote: »

It's €8.09 more expensive.

£29.99 x 123/120 / £.8327 = €36.92

Still a fair bit more expensive considering the original price but that's to be expected as it happens with every product shipped to Ireland.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest Aldi didn't order and agree a price with the manufacturer or supplier in the last few days......when a Euro was trading at about 83 or 84p......

......I'd say that ordered and agreed the price at least 2 to 3 months ago for July delivery. For example on 1 June a Euro only got you 78p - add to that the extra cost of getting it here, and the VAT differential and it doesn't seem like that much of a rip off.

endacl · 21-07-2016 9:47am

Jawgap wrote: »

I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest Aldi didn't order and agree a price with the manufacturer or supplier in the last few days......when a Euro was trading at about 83 or 84p......

......I'd say that ordered and agreed the price at least 2 to 3 months ago for July delivery. For example on 1 June a Euro only got you 78p - add to that the extra cost of getting it here, and the VAT differential and it doesn't seem like that much of a rip off.

Stop talkin sense. You'll ruin the rant.

L1011 · 21-07-2016 9:48am

castle2012 wrote: »

cant accept such a price difference, if it's the case put it at €39.99 , that still gives them a decent profit , it's certainly a rip off if it's 36 euro just over the border and 45 here

Go on, go buy it "just over the border"

There are no Aldis in Northern Ireland.

castle2012 · 21-07-2016 9:48am

Hopefully the media will start scrutinising these big company's for taken advantage, no wonder the living cost s are so high in this country when some multinationals see the Irish market as an opertunity to fleece customers

endacl · 21-07-2016 10:01am

castle2012 wrote: »

Hopefully the media will start scrutinising these big company's for taken advantage, no wonder the living cost s are so high in this country when some multinationals see the Irish market as an opertunity to fleece customers

Problem solved.

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4219608/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CKitchen+and+laundry%7C14418476/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780844%7CToasters%7C14418671.htm

L1011 · 21-07-2016 10:07am

castle2012 wrote: »

Hopefully the media will start scrutinising these big company's for taken advantage, no wonder the living cost s are so high in this country when some multinationals see the Irish market as an opertunity to fleece customers

Once someone puts any scrutiny on it at all, they see there isn't any advantage being taken. Even the pathetic media we have here wouldn't bother with that.

Ireland has a higher cost base. We have higher VAT. And currency rate changes take weeks to months to work through supply chains. You don't seem to understand any of those, though.

Speedwell · 21-07-2016 10:12am

endacl wrote: »

Problem solved.

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4219608/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CKitchen+and+laundry%7C14418476/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780844%7CToasters%7C14418671.htm

I have that toaster. It's a ripoff at any price. :P

TitianGerm · 21-07-2016 10:17am

Jawgap wrote: »

I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest Aldi didn't order and agree a price with the manufacturer or supplier in the last few days......when a Euro was trading at about 83 or 84p......

......I'd say that ordered and agreed the price at least 2 to 3 months ago for July delivery. For example on 1 June a Euro only got you 78p - add to that the extra cost of getting it here, and the VAT differential and it doesn't seem like that much of a rip off.

Yes I do realise that but I'm speaking from the consumer standpoint.

On Thursday you can buy in Ireland assuming the exchange stays the same for approximately £37 or you can buy up North for £30.

Lets assume Aldi buy the set for $20 on 1 April when €1 = $1. The cost to Aldi that day is €20 per set. Aldi now charge €45 in Ireland to make a profit and cover all costs associated.

Now when Aldi go to pay the supplier for the set the exchange rate is €1 = $.75 the cost of each set is now costing Aldi €26.66. Aldi will cover this exchange rate loss and will not increase the selling price to the consumer as they would have set a selling price months in advance.

Day to day exchange rates won't affect the final selling price to a company but it does affect the consumer.

Tigger · 21-07-2016 10:18am

endacl wrote: »

Problem solved.

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4219608/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CKitchen+and+laundry%7C14418476/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780844%7CToasters%7C14418671.htm

http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Product/partNumber/4219608.htm

endacl · 21-07-2016 10:21am

emmetkenny wrote: »

On Thursday you can buy in Ireland assuming the exchange stays the same for approximately £37 or you can buy up North for £30.

Did you miss the 'there are no Aldi stores in Northern Ireland' bit?

TitianGerm · 21-07-2016 10:24am

endacl wrote: »

Did you miss the 'there are no Aldi stores in Northern Ireland' bit?

I didn't miss it. The same logic stands to every store eg Argos etc.

Jawgap · 21-07-2016 10:26am

emmetkenny wrote: »

Yes I do realise that but I'm speaking from the consumer standpoint.

On Thursday you can buy in Ireland assuming the exchange stays the same for approximately £37 or you can buy up North for £30.

Lets assume Aldi buy the set for $20 on 1 April when €1 = $1. The cost to Aldi that day is €20 per set. Aldi now charge €45 in Ireland to make a profit and cover all costs associated.

Now when Aldi go to pay the supplier for the set the exchange rate is €1 = $.75 the cost of each set is now costing Aldi €26.66. Aldi will cover this exchange rate loss and will not increase the selling price to the consumer as they would have set a selling price months in advance.

Day to day exchange rates won't affect the final selling price to a company but it does affect the consumer.

Seriously, you think aldi can spot price? When they have to order in advance, arrange delivery, update the EPOS software, arrange a print run on the weekly brochure (and distribute it) etc etc.

And yes it does affect the consumer - sometimes to their detriment, sometimes to their benefit, but this to my mind is not a rip off. It's the frictional cost of doing business across two different jurisdictions with different currencies.

TitianGerm · 21-07-2016 10:32am

Jawgap wrote: »

Seriously, you think aldi can spot price? When they have to order in advance, arrange delivery, update the EPOS software, arrange a print run on the weekly brochure (and distribute it) etc etc.

And yes it does affect the consumer - sometimes to their detriment, sometimes to their benefit, but this to my mind is not a rip off. It's the frictional cost of doing business across two different jurisdictions with different currencies.

I'm not saying this is a rip off. I'm saying the price is higher here due to additional costs etc.

I'm not saying Aldi are Spot Pricing I'm speaking in relation to the FX gians and losses that Aldi will make and absorb themselves between the price that was agreed with a supplier and when they pay that supplier. I'm not saying that they pass these onto the final consumer.

Aldi kettle and toaster promo starting Thursday

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