Most Expensive Supermarket?

Supervalu with there "special offers" that never seems to be priced right when there been put through the till,by far the worst offenders for this.

Naw.Tesco by a lenght.

Harrods. The price of quality caviar would make a peasant have palpitations.

Nolan's has some really good stuff, especially at their butcher counter.

Two other high end expensive supermarkets would include Fallon & Byrne in Dublin 2 and Donnybrook Fair in Malahide.

Morton's

Cavistons in Glasthule.

M&S is the one that is consistently expensive, for basically everything. Some of their food is nice though.

Awe if you get lucky and pick the right day in M and S you can get some great deals there.

For me Supervalu is the most expensive.

I haven't been in M&S for years, can't afford them any more (except for clothes, where they position themselves at the bargain end of the market if anything). Do they still do that thing where the packers insist on putting bottles of bleach or similar items that if leaked might contaminate food into little cellophone wrappers? That used to amuse me.

The answer to the OP would be... before Aldi and Lidl arrived, just about every Irish supermarket going.

I know that. That's why I look out for deals in there like bread reduced because its on its last day or there yummy gf free hot Cross buns because I am a coeliac and it's expensive enough as it is. Off course the government done nothing for us in the budget and neither did the Coeliac society of Ireland even do they said they were talking to the government. There should be no taxs on any gf food.

I remember a checkout girl informing a manager about an incorrect price on something and her going off with an exasperated expression on her face like this was the bane of her life.

This was at least ten years ago. Incredible it's still going on.

I shopped almost exclusively in SV (formerly a Superquinn) for 20 years as it's the only walking distance supermarket, and I never once remember any issues with incorrect pricing.

I used to buy a few ready meals from M&S every couple of weeks because cooking for one it can sometimes be as cheap to avoid wasting extra ingredients. But recently I feel they have absolutely lost the plot with prices. I have walked out without anything the last two times I had a look as I just couldn't bring myself to pay those prices, so have stopped looking. I think there's still OK value on their treats and cakes though.

I'm off to f&b for me Christmas cheese shop.

Pricey, yes, but the cheese! Pay for what you get. Suppose I could get easy singles.

Yes definitely yes. It has come to the point now that when I pay and pack my shopping I take 2 mins aside and go through my receipt before I leave the shop. I don't know how many times I've come home from Super Valu only to find products displayed at half price etc; have been charged at full price. Head wrecking. Or another one they do is advertise a certain product with a discount (But only certain flavours) for example; pasta sauce was €2.99 now €2.00 but when you pay you realise it's only the tomato and basil flavour or the smoked bacon flavour But not the one you chose like the garlic and tomato one. Again Head Wrecking. Caught out so many times with this and Super Valu are desperate for it. Always check receipts.

It really isn't.

A neighbour of mine when I was growing up (in Dublin) used to spend about 80% of her time shopping to completely maximise her savings. She didn't drive, so she'd be on her bike down to H Williams in the morning to pick up the things they did cheapest. Drop them home, then straight up to Quinnsworth for other bargains they were doing. Back home then straight back out to Superquinn for some special up there. Then off to this shop or that shop for other stuff to save a few pence. Just constantly on the go.

Personally, I shop based on experience, not price.

My local Tesco is a grim warehouse staffed by fairly dour weirdos. One guy on the tills, who would never, ever speak, used to take as long as possible to scan each item - sometimes he'd pick it up and read the instructions or ingredients in front of you. Then, as soon as he scanned it, he'd pause then fire it as hard as possible down to the bagging area. Didn't matter if it was eggs or a glass jar, to him it was a bowling ball, and the rest of your shopping were the pins. Then he's casually pick up your next item, and in his own good time have a good auld léamh while you tried to predict when he'd launch it so you could catch it. Then when he was done, he'd just sit back and say nothing at all. No telling you the total, no asking if you had a club card or how you were going to pay. There was another woman who used to rate and review everything I bought. If anything cost more than a few Euro, she'd be giving out to me for spending so much. If she like the look of something she hadn't tried before, she's be inspecting the packet. So needless to say, I avoid that place as much as I can. The only thing it has going for it is that it opens late, so I do end up in there some nights if I'm stuck.

The local Aldi is a nightmare for parking. It just seems to attract all the people who have no idea what a painted line on the ground is for. Their control of trolleys isn't any better. It never really enters my head to go there, to be honest.

The local Lidl is a bit better. At least it has the smell of bread from the bakery. Unfortunately, the lights have this really annoying buzzing sound that is pretty much unbearable. If I have my earphones with me it's ok, but without them I give it a miss. I do make sure go there to stock up on the Halloween treats, though. You'd feed 50 kids for less than €20.

Dunnes is the best. Large, bright airy supermarket with wide aisles and a multi-story carpark. The staff are always genuinely friendly and pleasant. Has everting I need (except peppermint extract, which one of my daughters is looking for - but then none of the supermarkets around here have it). So it gets most of my custom.

There isn't a SuperValu nearby, but each summer, I do end up doing most of my shopping in one when we're in our mobile home, and it's too far to drive to the next nearest supermarket (which up to recently was another SuperValue, but then an Aldi opened up near it). It is definitely more expensive, and doesn't have a great range, but it beats driving a 60km round trip to my locale Dunnes.

There's a Spar up the road from me that I go to when you need to grab something quick that you've forgotten or run out of, but don't want to go to the effort of heading all the way to Dunnes. You pay for the convenience.

No great experience of M&S. There isn't one in my county, nearest one is over an hours drive away, and even when I was in Dublin, I never bought more than a one-off speciality item in there. My dad was a fan, though. Singe elderly man who wanted the odd premium ready-meal. One of their target demographics, I suppose.

Exact same comment. Cant be just a local store thing if its happening all over the group????? Are they hoping people wont notice and then pocket the difference. They would never be so dishonest..😉

Anything bar lidl and Aldi. The fancy interior doesn’t come without a price.

moved home from abroad about 10 years ago and was horrified by the prices in Dunne’s, SV & Tesco.

Moved main shop to Lidl and have remained there. Takes much less time to get it done too.

I do visit Dunne’s & Tesco for bits and pieces but try to avoid.

as for incorrect pricing in SV, how many chances do you want to give them?

Took me too long to find this comment, I cant understand the fascination, for the most part they're just selling overpriced ready meals / tv dinners.