I have disliked Tesco for a few years now. Does anyone remember the anti-nuclear postcards which the Irish government of the time supplied free to all shops in Ireland and the idea was that we, the citizens, would post the pre-addressed cards to Britain.
It was possibly the Irish Govt’s best moment, the intention was to encourage us to let the British govt and nuclear industry know how we felt about being next door to nuclear power stations.
Anyway Tesco was the only store in Ireland who refused to carry the cards and I have never really forgiven them.
I will only shop in Tesco if I cannot find a reasonable alternative and usually I can the alternative.
The fact that Ireland is Tesco’s richest fishing ground, so to speak, also angers me. Advertising does work and lots of people do believe that Tesco are cheaper than the other leading groceries.
The fact that they make more money from the Irish stores than anywhere else that they operate shows that they clearly could be a great deal cheaper that they are!!
Am I the only one fed up to the teeth with RTE endlessly going on about “Irish suppliers” and Tesco. It really seems that finally we had a period when the concentration was on getting value for consumers, it reverted straight back to form – a variation of what used to be called the “businessman’s dole” reasserted itself. Basically what “Irish Suppliers” means is a group of businesses who cannot compete, have supporters in the media, and expect the consumer to be forced to to buy their overpriced rubbish. The head of the Competition Authority made the very logical response, as in “if these guys cannot compete even in their home market” they really should not exist. The Irish economy need a food industry that exports not whines.
I went to Tesco yesterday night and did the weekly shopping that I would normally do in Dunnes, to see what the story really was. I now understand why the queues were so long and why people go up Noth to shop (and then this only benefits the UK economy, at least if people shop here this will maintain employment). I bought Irish and foreign brands, the exact same that I would find at Dunnes. I expected my bill to come up to 50 euros, it was 37 euros (this doesn’t include fruits and vegs nor meat or fish that I buy locally). The biggest difference was on baby food: the Frutapura purees (4 pouches) normally cost 3.49 (same as Dunnes) and were down to 2.19. Wipes were reduced by 1 euros.
Silly question may be, but if Tesco can do it, why can’t other supermarkets? There are loads of brands that not Irish in Dunnes or Superquinn.
Tuesday 30 June, 2009 at 7:16 pm
I have disliked Tesco for a few years now. Does anyone remember the anti-nuclear postcards which the Irish government of the time supplied free to all shops in Ireland and the idea was that we, the citizens, would post the pre-addressed cards to Britain.
It was possibly the Irish Govt’s best moment, the intention was to encourage us to let the British govt and nuclear industry know how we felt about being next door to nuclear power stations.
Anyway Tesco was the only store in Ireland who refused to carry the cards and I have never really forgiven them.
I will only shop in Tesco if I cannot find a reasonable alternative and usually I can the alternative.
The fact that Ireland is Tesco’s richest fishing ground, so to speak, also angers me. Advertising does work and lots of people do believe that Tesco are cheaper than the other leading groceries.
The fact that they make more money from the Irish stores than anywhere else that they operate shows that they clearly could be a great deal cheaper that they are!!
Wednesday 1 July, 2009 at 9:07 am
Am I the only one fed up to the teeth with RTE endlessly going on about “Irish suppliers” and Tesco. It really seems that finally we had a period when the concentration was on getting value for consumers, it reverted straight back to form – a variation of what used to be called the “businessman’s dole” reasserted itself. Basically what “Irish Suppliers” means is a group of businesses who cannot compete, have supporters in the media, and expect the consumer to be forced to to buy their overpriced rubbish. The head of the Competition Authority made the very logical response, as in “if these guys cannot compete even in their home market” they really should not exist. The Irish economy need a food industry that exports not whines.
Wednesday 1 July, 2009 at 12:31 pm
I went to Tesco yesterday night and did the weekly shopping that I would normally do in Dunnes, to see what the story really was. I now understand why the queues were so long and why people go up Noth to shop (and then this only benefits the UK economy, at least if people shop here this will maintain employment). I bought Irish and foreign brands, the exact same that I would find at Dunnes. I expected my bill to come up to 50 euros, it was 37 euros (this doesn’t include fruits and vegs nor meat or fish that I buy locally). The biggest difference was on baby food: the Frutapura purees (4 pouches) normally cost 3.49 (same as Dunnes) and were down to 2.19. Wipes were reduced by 1 euros.
Silly question may be, but if Tesco can do it, why can’t other supermarkets? There are loads of brands that not Irish in Dunnes or Superquinn.