After a lovely meal in Yamamori Noodles with Jean – which she’ll be writing about later – I went shopping a 24-hour Dunnes in Cornelscourt. Going to a supermarket after 11pm can be a bit of a waste of time, as they’re often out of items you need for planned meals; no herbs means another trip to the shop tomorrow. Grrr…
Earlier this week, I complained about this supermarket’s dreary advertised “bargains” on the dismal St. Bernard range. But these are some of the better offers I noticed tonight:
- 4 hot cross buns for €1.40 (offer ends Friday)
- Blueberries – half price at €1.99, reduced from €3.99 (offer ends Saturday)
- 1.75 litres Tropicana Orange Juice – reduced from €4.99 to €2.99 – a very good deal
- 2 for €3 Dunnes Stores boil in the bag rice, or €2.16 each
- For Chinese New Year: Buy any 3 Uncle Ben’s products (sauces, rice) and get a set of (rather fetching) rice bowls
- Goodfella’s Delicia Pizzas – 2 for €5, €3.49 each
- Irish Pride Wholemeal Bread, half price, reduced from €1.24 to 62c
- Gateaux 6 Jam Tarts, half price, reduced from €2.07 to €1.04
- Discovery Wrap and Roll Flour Tortillas, reduced from €2.75 to €1.37
I’m naturally suspicious of items, such as frozen chips or vegetables, that the manufacturers have marked with such labels as “now with 50% more” or “33% extra free”. Since when? Compared to what?
However, the following offers I saw at Dunnes are quite good, and I think you should be able to get them at Tesco, SuperValu, and Superquinn too:
- Twin pack Roma Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 litre – €7.09
- Free 500ml Fairy Liquid with Fairy Active Burst Dishwasher Tablets (the only ones that work in my dishwasher!) – €9.49
- 2 Surf Small and Mighty Liquid Detergent for €6.00 – 40 washes
I note with regret that Dunnes have discontinued their 2 for €4.50 deal on their fresh lasagna range; they’re now €2.99 each. I don’t eat much ready meals but, weirdly, these are the best ready made lasagnas on the market.
Friday 23 January, 2009 at 11:11 am
Dunnes always seem to have reduced packaged fish deals. Their breaded haddock is particularly good value at €2.99 for 4 pieces and which tastes identical to Donegal Catch at about twice the price.
Although these breaded fish are often mostly bread, (the haddock is 54% fish), they are a guilty pleasure of mine, and I’m happier to pay the seemingly permanently-reduced Dunnes price rather than full whack.
Prawns are always half-price too, as are smoked Coley and Salmon fillets. Grand for fish pies or stews.