Easter Egg offers!

Sheep Shagger

lcstress2012 wrote: »

Anyone know anywhere still selling Large Easter eggs in north Dublin?

Try a Eurospar or Centra...

Muahahaha

Was in Tesco, Aldi and Dealz today and not an egg to be found in any of them. Had to settle for a box of those marshmellow eggs from Aldi instead. I remember a giant wall of eggs in Tesco just a couple of weeks back but theyve completely sold out, if they had any I doubt they would be doing the 5 for 5.

sporina

did see any eggs with mugs this year.. there's usually caburys cream egg ones.. and others but can't rem.. anyone see em anywhere? just curious

corks finest

OmegaGene wrote: »

Ref fm are mentioning all the shops that have loads of stock left

Tried 4 petrol stations no joy

Princess Calla

sporina wrote: »

did see any eggs with mugs this year.. there's usually caburys cream egg ones.. and others but can't rem.. anyone see em anywhere? just curious

Saw a tiny selection of mini eggs ones in dunnes, one week.

It's like as if they ordered one weeks worth of stock for everything so if you didn't get it when first put out there was no replacement.

Apart from the medium/large eggs that were on offer.

Deep Thought

I’d say the people complaining about no eggs are prob the same ones who complained that they were put on the shelves in Feb.

Thankfully I bought mine the last two weeks..yum yum

sporina

Deep Thought wrote: »

I’d say the people complaining about no eggs are prob the same ones who complained that they were put on the shelves in Feb.

Thankfully I bought mine the last two weeks..yum yum

awe now now... thats not in the spirit of things..

okidoki987

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/shoppers-panic-last-minute-easter-23841487

:eek:

holly8

sporina wrote: »

did see any eggs with mugs this year.. there's usually caburys cream egg ones.. and others but can't rem.. anyone see em anywhere? just curious

saw some in dunnes ... creme egg one i think

sporina

okidoki987 wrote: »

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/shoppers-panic-last-minute-easter-23841487

:eek:

start of March my eye! They wer in the shops in Feb.. I got mine from The Chocolate Shop in Cork mid Feb.. (missed out last year)

okidoki987

sporina wrote: »

start of March my eye! They wer in the shops in Feb.. I got mine from The Chocolate Shop in Cork mid Feb.. (missed out last year)

It is the Mirror!

appledrop

appledrop wrote: »

Thankfully I got sorted in my local Spar, so if anyone is stuck try your local shop rather than big supermarkets.

There were actual not bad value either.

6 medium eggs for €9 which was grand!

Not a hope of any in local Tesco.

Yeah all the big shops sold out. The smaller shops or petrol stations might have some though.

PTH2009

So happy i stocked up early

To be fair, this isn't really a Covid thing. In almost every year I can remember, all of my local shops were sold out of eggs on the friday before Easter. Everyone starts panic buying mid-week of easter and the stock runs out before the sunday.

Been that way for years. There'll be another delivery of eggs to shops, probably on monday, and they'll be practically giving them away to get rid.

Caranica

sporina wrote: »

start of March my eye! They wer in the shops in Feb.. I got mine from The Chocolate Shop in Cork mid Feb.. (missed out last year)

They were in the shops in early January!! I came back to Dublin on the 3rd and went to the supermarket on the 4th and there they were.

Darc19

[Deleted User] wrote: »

To be fair, this isn't really a Covid thing. In almost every year I can remember, all of my local shops were sold out of eggs on the friday before Easter. Everyone starts panic buying mid-week of easter and the stock runs out before the sunday.

Been that way for years. There'll be another delivery of eggs to shops, probably on monday, and they'll be practically giving them away to get rid.

It's extremely rare for overstocks and clearance the week after.

You might find a few dark chocolate or vegan eggs left the following week, but there will be no last minute delivery. Logistics simply do not work that way

gmisk

Darc19 wrote: »

It's extremely rare for overstocks and clearance the week after.

You might find a few dark chocolate or vegan eggs left the following week, but there will be no last minute delivery. Logistics simply do not work that way

I don't agree tbh marks and spencer especially tends to have a tonne of easter stock on sale the week after

Princess Calla

gmisk wrote: »

I don't agree tbh marks and spencer especially tends to have a tonne of easter stock on sale the week after

I think that has more to do with the marketing/pricing strategy.

They price their eggs close to choclatiers while they are only a supermarket...not saying their stuff isn't nice ....but I'd never pay full price for their eggs

okidoki987

Deleted User wrote: »

To be fair, this isn't really a Covid thing. In almost every year I can remember, all of my local shops were sold out of eggs on the friday before Easter. Everyone starts panic buying mid-week of easter and the stock runs out before the sunday.

Been that way for years. There'll be another delivery of eggs to shops, probably on monday, and they'll be practically giving them away to get rid.

Doubt that.
Was in 2 wholesalers during week and they had no eggs left and weren't expecting any more in.
UK shops have had the same problem with supplies, Asda and Tesco were running very low last Tuesday.

sporina

Deleted User wrote: »

To be fair, this isn't really a Covid thing. In almost every year I can remember, all of my local shops were sold out of eggs on the friday before Easter. Everyone starts panic buying mid-week of easter and the stock runs out before the sunday.

Been that way for years. There'll be another delivery of eggs to shops, probably on monday, and they'll be practically giving them away to get rid.

not in my experience... my local Tesco had loads after Easter last year.. even Lindt bunnies.. and they wer practically giving them away..

Sheep Shagger

sporina wrote: »

not in my experience... my local Tesco had loads after Easter last year.. even Lindt bunnies.. and they wer practically giving them away..

Yep even lidnt bunnies were reduced post Easter on previous years - won't happen this time.

Peter File

Lots of after eight eggs in eurogiant today. 2 for €15. No other eggs there.

Meeoow

I miss the bounty Easter egg. I don't think there were any this year. The shell was coconut nd chocolate. It was delish.
I also like the Ferrero egg which has the nutty shell, but it a bit pricey for what it is.

Muahahaha

Ive gone into Tesco a couple of years now on an Easter Bank Holiday Monday hoping to get some discounted eggs and there wasnt a single egg anywhere dont mind a discounted one. Would doubt they will have another delivery as its a seasonal item and theyll need the shelf space for whatever summer seasonal items are being delivered next week.

Still strange that they sold out so quick, Id say with the 5 for 5 offers people are really piling into them. For parents who left it to this week there are going to be kids left only with an After Eight egg if theyre lucky

PTH2009 wrote: »

So happy i stocked up early

Problem with me is if I stock up on them early I'll also eat them early. 2 or 3 days is about the height of my resistance when there is chocolate lying about

sporina

sporina wrote: »

not in my experience... my local Tesco had loads after Easter last year.. even Lindt bunnies.. and they wer practically giving them away..

What? That's exactly what I just posted.. Almost word for word




I've never worked retail management, but from chatting with a centra owner 2-3 years back, he said they make orders in advance, of X amount of eggs, and sometimes they don't always get there in time for easter. So Easter comes and goes and a delivery of easter eggs arrives, so they immediately go on the discount and clearance shelves to get rid of them.


It's been like that in my Centra(s), Tesco and even Dunnes for years and years. In the 2-3 days leading up to Easter there's not an egg to be found (expect perhaps a handful of very expensive ones), and then in the couple of days after easter there are a million eggs on the shelves, but they clear out in record time as they're sold for a pittance.

sporina

Deleted User wrote: »

What? That's exactly what I just posted.. Almost word for word

sorry i meant that in my experience stores did not sell out before Easter - and remaining stock was discounted the following week.. doesn't seem to be the case this year.. i doubt if they will be restocked after Easter but we'll see..

AndrewJRenko

Deleted User wrote: »

What? That's exactly what I just posted.. Almost word for word




I've never worked retail management, but from chatting with a centra owner 2-3 years back, he said they make orders in advance, of X amount of eggs, and sometimes they don't always get there in time for easter. So Easter comes and goes and a delivery of easter eggs arrives, so they immediately go on the discount and clearance shelves to get rid of them.

Any retail manager worth their salt would refuse the post-Easter delivery. Why would they accept reduced margin on a late delivery when they have plenty of other product they can put on the shelves? They'll only discount when they really have to - when they have ordered too much and need to clear it quickly.

okidoki987

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Any retail manager worth their salt would refuse the post-Easter delivery. Why would they accept reduced margin on a late delivery when they have plenty of other product they can put on the shelves? They'll only discount when they really have to - when they have ordered too much and need to clear it quickly.

Depends on the price they get the late delivery for?
If they get them cheap enough, they can still make money by selling at a big discount to rrp especially when people haven't been able to get them up to now.

caviardreams

gmisk wrote: »

I don't agree tbh marks and spencer especially tends to have a tonne of easter stock on sale the week after

Was in an M&S today and no easter chocolate stock of any description left! :eek::eek:

EarWig

Not just Ireland either. Maybe we're looking to comfort ourselves.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/apr/03/easter-egg-hunt-uk-shoppers-disappointed-by-shortages

Beechwoodspark

Peter File wrote: »

Lots of after eight eggs in eurogiant today. 2 for €15. No other eggs there.

After 8s are not really a kids type of chocolate i suppose

sporina

Deleted User wrote: »

To be fair, this isn't really a Covid thing. In almost every year I can remember, all of my local shops were sold out of eggs on the friday before Easter. Everyone starts panic buying mid-week of easter and the stock runs out before the sunday.

Been that way for years. There'll be another delivery of eggs to shops, probably on monday, and they'll be practically giving them away to get rid.

well - any post discounted Easter Eggs around KKV?

sporina

sporina wrote: »

well - any post discounted Easter Eggs around KKV?

Ooh, I'm not sure. I was in one of my local Centra's earlier, and seen their egg display (which still had a lot of the '3 for €5' sized eggs on it) but it was a flying visit, so I didn't check how many were there, or what the price was. I'll be back again tomorrow morning and have a mooch, though

crayon80

Dunnes are doing Creme eggs and reese's PB eggs 5 for a euro but no stock.

sporina

was just in a DS and TS and not an Easter Egg in sight - a few Malteser Bunnies on offer in TS - that was it.. pretty much as I expected..

The_Conductor

crayon80 wrote: »

Dunnes are doing Creme eggs and reese's PB eggs 5 for a euro but no stock.

Tesco have big boxes of the Creme Eggs- same price 20c each, but no Reeses eggs. Loads of the Creme Eggs even today (Fonthill)

snowgal

Aldi in Trim had loads of cream eggs (actual easter eggs) 3 for €3. I i missed out this year and got the kids 'alternative' easter treats instead. then of course today there they were!! ah well. they were happy out anyway

ruth123456

Peter File wrote: »

Lots of after eight eggs in eurogiant today. 2 for €15. No other eggs there.

These reduced yet?

Nollog

ruth123456 wrote: »

These reduced yet?

Nope, mine only got theirs 3 days ago so I really doubt they'll be reduced.

Doge

Throwback to June last year when I saw a 75% off sale from Thorntons UK. :pac:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=113749713&postcount=171

That was some Haul and luckily I didn't get diabetes due to sharing about half of them and giving away the others!

Unfortunately with Brexit its probably not viable to do it anymore.

audi02

After 8 eggs buy 1 get 1 free in eurogiant

sporina

audi02 wrote: »

After 8 eggs buy 1 get 1 free in eurogiant

lucky for those who like After 8..
Wish I hadda got a few more Lindt EG's.. the shell's are yum

KOR101

Difficult to find mince pies after this Christmas too.

:rolleyes:

sporina

KOR101 wrote: »

Difficult to find mince pies after this Christmas too.

:rolleyes:

yes - and no more sprouts either :D:D

fin12

KOR101 wrote: »

Difficult to find mince pies after this Christmas too.

:rolleyes:

Actually lidl we’re still selling mince pies in February

sporina

sporina wrote: »

yes - and no more sprouts either :D:D

i got sprouts in TS today woo hoo.. (slow Friday )

Leg End Reject

Peter File wrote: »

Lots of after eight eggs in eurogiant today. 2 for €15. No other eggs there.

I saw them being sold off for €4 in Eurogiant yesterday, about 20 left.

JohnMcm1

Sure what would you want an Easter egg now for? You're not going to hold on to them and give them to someone next year are you 😂

crayon80

Theres nothing left to reduce anywhere near me. M&S had one dairy free egg, half price. Dealz creme eggs 3 for E1.50.
Some run on eggs this year.

dowtchaboy

crayon80 wrote: »

Theres nothing left to reduce anywhere near me. M&S had one dairy free egg, half price. Dealz creme eggs 3 for E1.50.
Some run on eggs this year.

There was a mad scramble, all right.