FabSwingers.com forum: Where do you shop for food?

By *1shadesofnaughty OP Man
over a year ago

South Limerick

So what's every ones preferred shop for food. Be it a quick snack or fill the presses.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Two teenage daughters and an 8 year old.. I could fully stock a warehouse and I wouldn't get to Tuesday... Lidl and Supervalu here

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By *s LollyWoman
over a year ago

The pub then supermacs ...

Dunnes Stores and Aldi, food hoors here in my gaff

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By *tockings199Couple
over a year ago

Waterford

Marks & Spenser's is my favourite

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Myself - Tesco

My brother- Dunnes Stores

My Ma - where ever they have the cheapest thing for what shes looking for

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tescos, Dunnes, lidl and aldi. We shop around a lot for best value and things we like.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tesco,Dunnes,lidl,aldi and M&S for when I have friends or guests coming.

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By *scouple07Couple
over a year ago

louth, Ireland

Tesco mainly but also lidl

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Aldi mostly and Dunnes for the bits that Aldi doesn't have

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By *sLittleRedRidingHoodWoman
over a year ago

Magical Forrest

"Tesco,Dunnes,lidl,aldi and M&S for when I have friends or guests coming. "

Local butcher for meat and eggs,Dunnes,lidl,aldi and M&S.

Tesco for things I can't get anywhere else.

Usual places

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By *1shadesofnaughty OP Man
over a year ago

South Limerick

Mostly value hunters so far. Like myself

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By *he rover returnedWoman
over a year ago

xxx

Lidl for the store cupboard and local for meals etc

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By * Waterford GentMan
over a year ago

waterford

Aldi for the main shopping. Tesco for things like coffee, chocolate and cat food, he’s a fussy eater

Like M&S if I’m in clonmel, no idea why they’re not in Waterford at this stage though

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By *oft_sexy_sweetWoman
over a year ago

Dublin

Aldi is my boyfriend.

I top up in Tesco and M&S for fancy snacks.

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

A mixture of Aldi and the farmers market / bartering our own eggs, cheese, and milk

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"A mixture of Aldi and the farmers market / bartering our own eggs, cheese, and milk"

The farmer's markets in Dublin tend to be semi professional and not really farmers

Is it different in Fermoy

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

The one we go to (and sell at) is only primary producers

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"The one we go to (and sell at) is only primary producers"

Thats good...they used to be like that near me but its all cooking vans making bread,pizzas,olives with a few doing meat

Its still called a farmers market

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

"The one we go to (and sell at) is only primary producers

Thats good...they used to be like that near me but its all cooking vans making bread,pizzas,olives with a few doing meat

Its still called a farmers market "

Yeah a some of them have gone downhill. There is one in Cork with a dunking donuts lol

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By *eepixieWoman
over a year ago

Belfast

Tesco & Sainsbury’s. m&s when he’s paying

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Aldi and Lidl. Better quality and more affordable. I feel like Tesco has gotten more pricey in some areas.

Plus, you can't beat lidls bakery

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Local butcher for meat and eggs"

Visit your local butcher when you can folks, it might be a bit more expensive but it usually tastes a whole lot better than the meat at the big supermarkets.

You will be sorry when the little shops are gone!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Supervalu in the main but my god M&S have some great food!!

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

Tesco or Asda

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By *sLittleRedRidingHoodWoman
over a year ago

Magical Forrest

Lovehoney for toys.

Littlewoods for lingerie.

And Victoria Secret of course...

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"Lovehoney for toys.

Littlewoods for lingerie.

And Victoria Secret of course...

Anything edible in there

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By *hickerThanUrAverageCouple
over a year ago

Belfast

Lidl for most staples and the odd strange find here and there that always ends up in the trolley, Tesco if we need a quick flit or M&S for their boa buns, fruit and frozen cookies

if you haven’t tried the frozen bake at home cookies get on that shit asap

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

I remember when Lidl first came to Ireland

It was like a badge of shame to admit you shopped there instead of Superquinn

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By *rmrs1234Couple
over a year ago

Waterford

Aldi mainly. Get all our meat in the local butchers. They do great deals on stuff as well so our weekly shop is not extortionate. Tesco for the curiosity cola and nibbles

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By *hickerThanUrAverageCouple
over a year ago

Belfast

I love lidl but I’d go to Aldi if it ever came to Northern Ireland (from the republic originally so missing all the Aldi knock offs

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"I love lidl but I’d go to Aldi if it ever came to Northern Ireland (from the republic originally so missing all the Aldi knock offs

No aldi in NI ...i wonder why

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne

Lidl/Aldi or Tesco occasionally.

Avoca if I need specific ingredients and maybe grab something nice from the half price bits if available

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By *onny26IrishMan
over a year ago

cork

Aldi

been trying to budget more and this suits perfectly.

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By *acknjill30Couple
over a year ago

wexford

sure where would ya get it?

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

"I love lidl but I’d go to Aldi if it ever came to Northern Ireland (from the republic originally so missing all the Aldi knock offs

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No aldi in NI ...i wonder why "

Saturation. They made the decision themselves because of the number of other supermarkets already supplying a small customer base.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

With 4 teens in this house Aldi It is for the main weekly shop .

Haha who am I kidding I should call it the needs to go shopping every other day to keep this lot fed

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Usually Lidl or Tesco's.

I refuse to shop in Sainsbury's as a matter of principle.

One of their stores here used to have the highest turnover of any of their stores in the UK for that size of store.

That was when there was an enormous cross border trade and especially in the run-up to Christmas.

However rather than employ additional staff for the Christmas rush they brought in staff from less busy shops in England and mostly Scotland and put them up in accommodation.

The local b&bs and hotels benefitted from this but no one else.

Part time staff therefore didn't get any extra hours as these were also given to the others to justify the expense.

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By *rakesterlingMan
over a year ago

Dublin

Dunnes, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl... I have a world eater in the house, I could bulldoze the food in, it wouldn't be enough

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By *ogladyWoman
over a year ago

The bog

"Usually Lidl or Tesco's.

I refuse to shop in Sainsbury's as a matter of principle.

One of their stores here used to have the highest turnover of any of their stores in the UK for that size of store.

That was when there was an enormous cross border trade and especially in the run-up to Christmas.

However rather than employ additional staff for the Christmas rush they brought in staff from less busy shops in England and mostly Scotland and put them up in accommodation.

The local b&bs and hotels benefitted from this but no one else.

Part time staff therefore didn't get any extra hours as these were also given to the others to justify the expense. "

I have to say say Tesco did look after its staff here in Ireland during the whole Pandemic..we hit the 10% extra a week for the first lock down and then over Christmas we also got paid paid from day one if we had to self isola in stead of the normal 3 day for sick pay..we also get as bonus each year of 1.5 % of what we have earned in the year and yesterday we were told we will be getting 2.5% this year for our hard work..they also took on part time local people to help with the demand bit also gave the full time staff the option of the extra hours first..

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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago

on the hill NordWest of

I'm a Lidl girl. The bread counter is my lifesaver as I badly crumble when exposed to toast 'bread' over a too long period. Middle aisle offers much better than in Aldi and I love the continental country weeks with produce from Spain, Italy, Poland etc.

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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in Co. Down

Iceland for main shopping as I can get it delivered. The local fruit and veg shop when I get a chance and the butcher in local shop for meat and pop over there when I can't be bothered going farther into town to Lidl or Asda.

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By *razy-CplCouple
over a year ago

and surrounding areas

We have Supervalue , Aldi and Lidl right beside one another so i pop in the 3 of them

Mrs crazy

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By *riendly100Woman
over a year ago

All over!

I love the SuperValu rewards app, I get a voucher every week spend €35 get 5 off. I love lidl and aldi too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Aldi, Tesco and the local butcher

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mostly Tesco, Sainsbury's & M&S

I miss Waitrose though - it was my local supermarket when I lived in England

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