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Supermarket Price Increases [Groceries]

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    #1712
    Cape Clear
    Registered Users Posts: 2,635 ✭✭✭Cape Clear


    30c increase on Dunnes stores own brand cooked meats across the board. Gone from €2.99 to €3.29



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    #1713
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,769 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121205864#Comment_121205864

    Potatoes are up everywhere as this year's harvest suffered due to a crap summer weather-wise. Simple supply/demand economics.



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    #1714
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,659 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121204009#Comment_121204009

    Some idiots in the media seem to think that a reducing rate of inflation means prices fall. It means no such thing. It just means that prices are rising more slowly than before. But it seems a basic grasp of maths or science rules you out from a job in RTE or any Irish newspaper.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #1715
    Kat1170
    Registered Users Posts: 3,613 ✭✭✭Kat1170


    Some would think that the idiots are the ones who think the media don't know exactly what they're doing 🥴



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    #1716
    Ezeoul
    Registered Users Posts: 2,624 ✭✭✭Ezeoul


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121207684#Comment_121207684

    My daughter asked me to get her a bag of chips on the way home on Friday night. I called into a local chipper and they filled the bag and said "€4.50"

    I said "sorry, I just wanted the regular portion, not the extra large". They said "that is the regular portion, the price has gone up".

    I nearly choked. I'm sure the regular was only €3.30 just a few weeks ago, then it went to €3.80. (Large was €4.50) Now the regular is €4.50. I remember when a regular bag of chips was €2.50 and its not that long ago.

    Spuds have gone up twice in the supermarket in the last few weeks too.



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    #1717
    Ezeoul
    Registered Users Posts: 2,624 ✭✭✭Ezeoul


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121209258#Comment_121209258

    Some idiots in the media seem to think that a reducing rate of inflation means prices fall. It means no such thing. It just means that prices are rising more slowly than before.

    This is a good point, and well worth remembering. I haven't seen any price reductions worth talking about. I won't be holding my breath for any, either.



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    #1718
    horse7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,730 ✭✭✭horse7


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121207684#Comment_121207684

    When they have a good crop they never go down.



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    #1719
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,659 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    €4.50 for a bag of chips is outrageous. My local chipper has gone up to €3.50 and that seems high.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #1720
    rob316
    Registered Users Posts: 18,037 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120933553#Comment_120933553

    No that's just the convenient excuse. Prices are coming down across the board on products (certainly in our industry), problem is the end user just gets used to it and it gets baked in. It's hard to drop a price as a business if you don't have to.

    The reality is, supermarkets made eye watering profits during the pandemic as they were the only businesses open freely for nigh on 2 years, they weren't going back on them. You also have too little competition here and these "price matches" are nothing more than a price cartel.

    We are out the other side of inflation now yet prices are up on a number of regular items I purchase every week in Aldi/Lidl.

    All the players are happy with the status quo, there isn't any new chain coming in so why would anyone upset the apple cart.



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    #1721
    jj880
    Registered Users Posts: 4,721 ✭✭✭jj880


    In Aldi today. Everything up again. Madness. The only thing theyve kept the same price from what I can see is bogroll. 9 rolls for 2.29.



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    #1722
    thesandeman
    Registered Users Posts: 10,353 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121200994#Comment_121200994

    49c per kg in Lidl from Thursday.



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    #1723
    Cape Clear
    Registered Users Posts: 2,635 ✭✭✭Cape Clear



    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121223188#Comment_121223188

    Conor Pope really understands value for money. Serious credibility issues here.

    Conor Pope: My summer of Irish staycations cost nearly €10,000 – The Irish Times



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    #1724
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,381 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121203968#Comment_121203968

    how are you getting markup figures? are you privy to this info or just meaning something else like an increase in (attempted) selling price.



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    #1725
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,381 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121212526#Comment_121212526

    McDonalds chips dropped in price this year, I was very surprised to see it, still very expensive but they did go up and then down.



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    #1726
    Ezeoul
    Registered Users Posts: 2,624 ✭✭✭Ezeoul


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121225993#Comment_121225993

    Notably each McDs is a franchise, and can charge different prices.

    For instance, the drive thru at Citywest charges 40c more for a large fries than the Belgard Road drive thru, and their coffees are 20c dearer.

    And the prices have been rising steadily in both branches!

    Post edited by Ezeoul on


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    #1727
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,659 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121225942#Comment_121225942

    The price was marked up by that amount. You know exactly what I meant.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #1728
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,659 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121225993#Comment_121225993

    McDonalds[sic] don't sell chips, unfortunately.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #1729
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,381 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121227427#Comment_121227427

    I can only suggest you google both terms to find out the common usage... and maybe search to see where .ie sites are likely to be talking about...



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    #1730
    road_high
    Registered Users Posts: 19,405 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    I’ve noticed super valu seem to be in a bit of a retreat mood in relation to closing stores? I’m not surprised as I do find them very expensive and the food offering hit or miss. Market cross, Kilkenny and Ballymun are two latest I heard of. Other closures I’ve seen in cork, Clonmel and Carlow a few years back too. All fairly substantial outlets



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    #1731
    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,581 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    If I’m not mistaken, the Fairy non-bio pods XL Pack has gone from 63 to 53 pods. Not seeing a reduction in price bar when on ‘offer’



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    #1732
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,659 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    I was last in Market Cross a couple of years ago, the whole centre had the stench of death off it. Whole place probably getting knocked.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #1733
    kirk.
    Registered Users Posts: 4,957 ✭✭✭kirk.


    SuperValu has just jacked up own brand prices on stuff

    Ginger nuts almost doubled in price



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    #1734
    pauly58
    Registered Users Posts: 256 ✭✭pauly58


    Got a shock in Aldi & Lidl yesterday, sugar up to €1.75, it was €1.59 up from the .99cents it was last year.



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    #1735
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 24,765 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Orange Juice 1l was 79c 85c €1.15 that's ↑ 35%. Some have also ↑ Apple Juice 1l to €1.15

    though Aldi is still 79c, so stock up!

    The Guardian - Orange juice prices to surge as US crops ravaged by disease and climate




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    #1736
    gipi
    Registered Users Posts: 2,952 ✭✭✭gipi


    I was in Lidl yesterday for the first time in over 2 weeks (was on hols, so no shopping needed).

    I found my cereal (their special k equivalent) had gone up by 10c to 1.29, tissues had gone up by 20c to 1.19, soya milk up 4c to 89c. Noticed other items had crept up too.

    The shops might be patting themselves on the back by keeping the basics (milk, bread and butter) reduced, but they're getting it back in spades elsewhere.



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    #1737
    BlueSkyDreams
    Registered Users Posts: 3,438 ✭✭✭BlueSkyDreams


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121256831#Comment_121256831

    Thats interesting.

    Not sure if they are opening new stores to offest this.



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    #1738
    Frank Grimes
    Registered Users Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Frank Grimes


    I noticed yesterday that Tesco own brand frozen diced onions have gone up from 54c to €1 some time in the last few weeks. Looks like the rest of the frozen vegetables have gone up too, I rarely buy others but they do look to be more expensive.



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    #1739
    crayon80
    Registered Users Posts: 842 ✭✭✭crayon80


    Tinned peaches in Tesco were 55c or 59c, now 99c.


    I found a new 50c penne pasta in lidl, cheapest per kg at the moment and i think they're all the same. I brought it in another lidl 2 days later and it was up to 59c.



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    #1740
    road_high
    Registered Users Posts: 19,405 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121270176#Comment_121270176

    I think they work best in suburban locations and small rural towns with a captive audience. Another on in athy did close back a few years ago too.

    They made a bad go of taking over Superquinn in my opinion- that had a loyal customer base with slightly more disposable income and if they’re anything like me did not stay with super valu after that



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    #1741
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 24,765 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Penne still 55c in T

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