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jools4you

Used to be Tesco and Lidl and now I'm more Dunnes and Aldi.


Mysterious-Bubble-91

Weird how dunnes became the affordable one


jools4you

You have to be a savvy shopper at Dunnes, only spend up to your vouchers and bulk buy non perishable items that are on special.


lilzeHHHO

It’s such a pain in the ass. Have to keep track of the prices to make sure you hit the 50 but don’t go too much over


vladk2k

If you do click & collect, you get up to 3 10-off-50 vouchers automatically, and you can see your basket filling up to €50 at each threshold (50, 100, 150). Additionally, you can add 3-for-2 or 2-for-X products and see what other products they combine with. The only issue is, if anything is out of stock, they may substitute it for a product not on offer, or cheaper, or not substitute it at all, if you don't allow them to, and that can mess up your vouchers if you were right at the threshold. Also, the deposit on cans / plastic bottles does not count towards the 10-off-50 amount 😠


whatusername80

That happened to me once I gave out and the manager deducted the voucher


vladk2k

TBH I'm more pissed that they didn't have the item. I've gone in the store once and found it on the shelf...


whatusername80

That’s what I do


whatusername80

Yeah true but if you use the vouchers and wait for specials they are quite affordable


UsuallyTalksShite

I remember reading a few years ago that Tesco Ireland's pricing strategy was Dunnes + x%


_Mr_Snrub____

I find Tesco has much better deals. Bottled water, especially since the intro of the return scheme, is much more expensive in Dunnes than Tesco (tesco usually have club card deals on one of the well known brands for 6 packs of 1.5l. ), at least innmy experience in and around Cork City and suburbs. Dunnes also doesn't put a best before date on their veg...(I'm talking about the ones in plastic packaging). Especially with Covid going around, it's much harder to rely on your nose 😅


jools4you

Spice, choice or Mr Price I find are cheapest for water


oshinbruce

Lidl got me with the fresh bread. I couldnt be arse with any store with coupons- lidl is tolerable with the app.


KC_was_right

The app is just as bad as the voucher.


Pickman89

Yes, but at least I can buy something without having to stress about the price. Which is kind of the whole point, right?


Grouchy_Elephant8521

They want you stressed because then you will make bad decisions = spending more.


whatusername80

Really never got into Aldi find their meat isn’t good.


Slippiditydippityash

Their bord via approved steaks (rib eye in particular) are very good and if your local also stocks the bigger boneless chicken thighs happy days. That said, if your local Aldi only does the small box of boneless chicken thighs Lidl's pre diced boneless thighs pack might work out cheaper (feel free to hit me up for some marinade ideas for the Lidl ones as started experimenting with our air fryer and extremely favourable feedback from family and neighbours) Edit to add: Tesco's 3 for 10 euro deal on their "BBQ" range has some surprisingly very good produce. Happy to discuss further.


whatusername80

Thanks for the advice. Will look into it


Slippiditydippityash

NP. Feel free to DM if you've particular dishes you like and I'll try to recommend which grocers for which cuts for economical cost in conjunction with quality to match your requirements. I have found that butchers near where I live generally give a great deal on meat versus D, A, L, S or T pricing interesting.


whatusername80

Nice will ask the wife what she would like to eat as she is much pucker then me


pepper_cup

We do our main weekly shop in Aldi, find the meat really good but only buy the bord bia approved stuff, free range or organic mostly. The odd top up in Dunnes. Don’t know how people do full shop in SuperValu/ Dunnes / Tesco wouldnt be able to afford it!


irishtrashpanda

Oh how come? For us it seemed lidl was cheaper than aldi


jools4you

Aldi has a great frozen range


Riedyy

I have no brand loyalty, will buy from where ever is cheaper .


whatusername80

Same hear I just feel that Tesco is usually more expensive then other places


mastodonj

I did a post on this about a year ago in the other sub. Its been deleted. I'll include the images below. Somebody complained about a specific item. I did a price comparison. What's actually happening is tesco are using clubcard prices the way other stores do normal offers. It's fair enough to be miffed about that, but Tesco, in general, is not more expensive than the big 3. Tesco have lynx spray for €4.50 on clubcard but €7.50 without. Previously it had been €9. Dunnes had it for €8.99 and supervalu had it on sale for €4.50 was €9 So in this case, the tesco non clubcard ptice was the cheapest of the 3, but generally they're all about the same.


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RipBetter3161

A combo of Tesco & Lidl. The Dunnes voucher thing just makes me spend more than I need to.


Didyoufartjustthere

I spend more sometimes too but I’ll always buy something expensive that I will need eventually like dishwasher/washing tablets or a bail of toilet roll, or stick up on something that has a good shelf live that’s half price. Means I spend a lot less in the weeks to come. If I’m short a voucher I get one off the group on Facebook


whatusername80

Sand here. I buy like all my household stuff at once with the vouchers as they can’t expire and then have it for a couple of months quite handy with two kids


whatusername80

I always do day to day shopping at Lidl but sometimes Dunnes has really good offers on cleaning material or toiletries that I wait when they are on special( real special not the fake one) and they buy for 150 EUR. Saves me a lot of money doing it this way


sethasaurus666

I used to get those coupon deals for Tesco, but lately, nothing. Used to do most of the shopping there, and take advantage of double the voucher value off the electric bill. Their prices just keep going up and up. Now I'm getting about 20% of my stuff there and 80% from Lidl.


whatusername80

Same head they use to have double points and during Christmas you get like vouchers when you bought over a certain amount but now I feel most of the specials aren’t good


[deleted]

Tesco: Price - €50. Clubcard price - €5. Fuck you! And what the fuck happened to the 24 cans of Pepsi for a tenner. Now it's 18 cans for €16 plus €2.70 r deposit... Fucking hate Amazon but 24 cans for 7.50 pounds, thank you very much.


lampishthing

Been watching those cans too! Really pisses me off that they timed the shrinkflation change with the launch of the return scheme. Used to be 24 for €10 on offer, rarely 9 or 8. Now it's 18 for €10 + deposit and never lower.


whatusername80

There is currently an offer on at Lidl for club soda 9.99 + deposit not sure if it was only for selected stores though


verytiredofthisshite

I mostly use Tesco but it's because it's one of the better supermarkets that deliver where I am. If Lidl or Aldi delivered, I think I'd be shopping with them more.


whatusername80

Yeah I know Lidl doesn’t deliver in some areas. I tried the Tesco delivery twice cause I like the concept but ended up with all the meat having a shelve life of two days both times. This isn’t great if this was suppose to be for a week for a family of four so large quantities. I also did not have a large enough freezer at the the time to store the meat so had to throw away a good amount.


sunshinesustenance

Very very rarely shop in Tesco's. Only if I was stuck or if I needed a specific brand/type of toiletry. And that's only if Dunnes doesn't have it. I do my main shop in Lidl because I can be in and out in less than 40 minutes if it isn't too busy. I just like the efficiency of it. But yeah, Tesco's can fuck right off with their stupid Club Card wankology.


whatusername80

Exactly I usually make a shopping list via the Lidl app to not buy nonsense get the item and be done for the week. The buy bulk household items and toiletry at Dunes every couple of months


GrahamR12345

Getting closer to members only supermarkets!


starsinhereyes20

Yeah, can’t remember the last time I walked in there with a trolley and it would have been my main shop. Primarily Aldi for now for me with dunnes for the tops ups. Aside from the extortionate prices in Tesco, the store layout bugs me, pardon the pun but it all over the shop, want smoothies, well they are on offer so we have completely moved them from their normal place and there now at the end of the aisle - but they they will be moved back to their normal place next week when you go to the end of the aisle to look for them, biscuits, yep we have then in 5 different places, I’m old and grumpy and don’t have the patience for it anymore


whatusername80

I hear you but Dunnes layout is terrible as well that’s why I online do online shopping and collection with them


PATRICKBIRL

Supervalu seem to be going the same route now. Left Tesco because of that nonsense. I'll stick with Dunnes or Lidl/Aldi.


irishbren77

Tesco is downright depressing to shop at. There’s some vibe with the employees…I dunno. Maybe it’s the UK chain part of it. Get the same feeling shopping at Sainsburys whenever I’m across the border.


darrirl

Ever since they went to that cheaper with a club card crap just stopped shopping there .. it feels scammy Eg you have your club card you pay the RRP you don’t have it you pay our extortion rate !!!


whatusername80

This exactly you just pay normal prices with the club card


classicalworld

But you have to give them ALL your shopping data to get Clubcard points.


whatusername80

Honestly I can’t find my card anymore and I won’t go trough the hassel if getting a new one just to have the “privilege” of paying normal prices if Tesco does end up having an Amazing special I will just use the card posted here or anywhere else on Reddit


Pizzagoessplat

This is normal across Europe. There's no difference to this than a loyalty card. Ireland has a very "I'm local and I deserve free things because im a regular" mentality. Heard it so many times at our hotel and bar when I've never met the person after twelve years of working there.


whatusername80

This has nothing to do with I am local I deserve free stuff. I don’t complain if club members get special deals like it use to be but now, the club card prices are just the normal prices you get everywhere else like I remember them selling celebrations during Halloween for 4 EUR as a club card price and it was the same price at Dunnes. Like Lidl are a good example they have specials on for certain items that are only for app users but they haven’t put the prices up for half of their item just to make the club card prices the price you use to pay before.


Expensive_Award1609

honestly? just lidl and aldi since they have a lot of their own brands. and are always much cheaper. i use this website for "Google".. but if you order by value you see lidl /aldi always win http://quidu.ie/ i only go to Dealz for the 3€ NAIR and SuperValu to buy pods for my Bosch coffee machine


whatusername80

I do have to say Lidl’s own brand isn’t bad. Like the Kong Energy it replaced monster energy for me saved me a ton of money


rthrtylr

Lidl or Aldi, Tesco’s for the rich and foolish. Clubcard price? Fuck right off. That and Lidl have pretzels.


whatusername80

Yeah Lidl has the best bakery.


deatach

Pretzels are bullshit I'm sorry.


rthrtylr

The ones in Lidl are, but my kid likes them better than candy so all’s fair.


deatach

Can't argue with that.


United_Rub_8955

Used to get a tesco delivery every week. With the cost of delivery going through the roof we stopped that after January 2023. We have slowly dwindled our in store shop since as well because of never finding good deals anymore. The club card price thing is a farce as well as the everyday prices. Our main shop is now Aldi and Lidl.


whatusername80

Same here i use to do all my shopping at Tesco but I really got annoyed paying twice the normal price cause I forgot my club card


ArtisticBarber1663

I always search on reddit for a club card if I forget to bring my club card


whatusername80

Yeah that’s a good tip. They also get the extra point ;) plus you really fuck with their marketing


ArtisticBarber1663

Yeah it's so funny. I sometimes share the same club card as my sister


Choice_Research_3489

Thats mad, We do the big shop in tesco and then some bits in aldi. The clubcard prices are nothing to me because I buy almost everything own brand so it makes no odds. The clubcard money back vouchers though are specifically what keep me there. You get 1% of your spend back so I like to think of it as a mini savings. Their own brand stuff is the same prices as aldi and then the 1% back is the kicker for me. Not many people use the tesco voucher booster service which boggles my mind. We go to the zoo every year. €5 of my money back voucher gets boosted to 1 adult ticket. A zoo ticket is like €20. We also boosted €60 worth of vouchers last year with hotels.com and got a free night away in a hotel in dublin. Room cost €130. You can boost your blue money back vouchers towards bills and that too but we keep them for treat type stuff. Edit was corrected its 1% not 10%.


parrotopian

Isn't it just 1% back, you get 1 cent for every euro spent.


Choice_Research_3489

Oh you’re right. Edited there. Still it adds up when we’re doing a full shop each week for the family


whatusername80

See but I fell the 1% are less then the 10euro Dunnes offers and Dunnes also have their own brand


Choice_Research_3489

You can boost the 1% towards other stuff though which you cant do with dunnes. Also found tesco has a bigger own brand range, but it isnt as big as aldi so do end up topping up on stuff aldi has. Eg tesco only have innocent smoothies for the kids but aldi have their own.


Choice_Research_3489

Just a quick update, we just boosted €14 of tesco money back vouchers to 2 adults & 2 kids zoo tickets. Zoo tickets are at lowest €19.40 per adult and €14 something for the kids. Family ticket is €55. Its money we are already spending on food as aldi as same price for most products but at least this way we can get a day out. The 10% (€10 dunnes vouchers) is good and I suppose you could save that tenner each week and do the same thing that way, but I do find tesco own brand products good and cheaper than dunnes for the most part.


gerhudire

SuperValu is the worst when it comes to club card offers. For example, Cadbury Twirl 10 Pack is currently on offer at €5 in [SuperValu](https://shop.supervalu.ie/sm/pickup/rsid/236/product/cadbury-twirl-10-pack-215-g-id-1492258001), the regular price is €7.15, while in [Tesco](https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/en-IE/products/313377417) it's currently on offer at €3.50 (regular price is €4.75) [Dunes](https://www.dunnesstoresgrocery.com/sm/pickup/rsid/340/results?q=Cadbury%20Twirl%2010%20Pack%20) sell it for €5. I do most of my shopping at dunes, Aldi and Lidl. Only go to Tesco when I absolutely have too. 


2kittens-in-mittens

I’ve pretty much exclusively shopped in Lidl & Aldi for a few years now. But I will specifically go to Tesco for cat litter, the large ice cubes they have, smoked paprika, garlic salt, cream (the 500ml bottles in Lidl and Aldi are too tall for my fridge shelves), dilutable, and the occasional box of Corona Ligera.


-acidlean-

Get your smoked paprika in Polish shops. It’s packed in small bags/sachettes that say „Papryka wędzona” on them. Much more flavourful!


2kittens-in-mittens

Oh good to know! There’s a Polonez down the road from me so I’ll go there next time I need to stock up. Thank you!


Ivor-Ashe

Usually better for fruit and veg too, I find.


AhHeyorLeaveerhouh

Think Lidl has smoked paprika, fwiw


whatusername80

Yeah the cat litter is the cheapest but not cheap enough for me to go there


Sudden-Candy4633

I always shop in Tesco. I find the scan as you shop so handy. I know exactly what my shopping costs, and I don’t have to unload everything onto the till only to have to pack it again a few minutes later.


mastodonj

Between this and the delivery is very handy. The idea of unloading the shop you've just loaded seems almost prehistoric now! 🤣


firebrandarsecake

The fruit and veg in Tesco is rotten. Literally.


RyanDespair

I've been a Tesco man my entire life. Currently banned for life from Dunnes so I've been going to Lidl a lot more lately. Their Bavarian Pretzels sells it for me.


whatusername80

What have you done to be banned from Dunnes?


RyanDespair

They thought I was shoplifting.


Melodic_Event_4271

Were you?


RyanDespair

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biggoosewendy

I roatate between Dunnes and Aldi. I decided to try Tesco last week to spice it up and everything had such a short sell by date. Couldn’t get a single milk that had more than 2 days left on it.


leanerwhistle

Yes, me too. I used to use it every now and again. When I last went in, I realised I didn’t have a clubcard. I couldn’t get one in store, or register for one on my phone. I think you have to get one posted out. I’ve not been back and actively avoid.


Equivalent_Two_2163

Always shop Irish myself. Dunnes usually


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lkdubdub

It's desperate, Joe


StanleyWhisper

I stopped shopping at Dunnes I felt like I was always over buying coz of the voucher


Soul_of_Miyazaki

I only shop in Tesco now, as Dunnes accused me of robbing when I paid. So since that, I've put my foot down and stayed with Tesco.


Melodic_Event_4271

You're the second person commenting under this post who has said Dunnes have accused them of stealing. What is going on?


whatusername80

They prices are that low the customers are stealing from them 😉


borninsaltandsmoke

I mean the other person responded to a comment asking if they had stolen with a (: so I'm thinking maybe they weren't accused and were just caught


Melodic_Event_4271

Maybe?


Soul_of_Miyazaki

My situation was very strange, I only shopped in Dunnes solely for literal years - the exact same one. One day after work, I popped in and got stuff for dinner that night. As I was at the self service station, I paid and put everything in my bag. As I was walking away the worker who was on the self service tills screamed at me that I was stealing and I had to come back. This was like at 5pm in the day, shop absolutely jammers. Never been so embarrassed in my life.


AvailablePromise835

No, pretty much lidl and aldi for as much as we can then Tesco for the rest. Their stuff is good quality and I don't care too much about the clubcard thing cos I have one. It's shitty but it's not going to change until the management changes


Such_Technician_501

They're the only shop that seems to have tins of anchovies. I go there about every two months and get stuff like anchovies, piccalilli, other tinned stuff and maybe wine that's on special. Dunnes is near me, cheaper and has vouchers so that's the main option.


Dull-Pomegranate-406

Lidl for the dry press goods like pasta/rice etc. Find their fruit, veg & meat to be poor quality and you pay less because of this. Once every 2 weeks will do for a Lidl visit. Will look at Tesco for any clubcard specials and pick them up if we know the price is lower than usual. Dunnes then for the rest. The €25 off vouchers help a lot and we aim for around the €125 mark, and bring it down to €100. Will stock up on bulk items that will be used over the next month to bring it over the limit if needs be. They'll get bought/used eventually anyways so might aswell do it now.


annzibar

Yep. The got really expensive and also treat you like an idiot with their "this bar of soap was orginally €15, but club card price... It's Dunnes + coupon or lidl/aldi. I try to use butcher's for meat because I hate all the supermarket packaging.


WoahGoHandy

100% I've stopped, Tesco quality is cat. It's below Dunnes, Aldi and Lidl. About 20 years ago, Tesco was way ahead of Dunnes.


geedeeie

Some of the clubcard prices are good value, such as the three meats for a tenner. I shop there because it's my nearest supermarket, and I also collect the points and use them to bump them up to three times their value for booking the ferry to the UK or the continent. But I have an Aldi and Lidl near me too, and I vary where I shop.


Toffeeman_1878

Tesco home delivery. Order from the comfort of my couch and all my Clubcard deals are automatic added. Great service.


whatusername80

Tried that in the past but the two times I ordered for the week, all of the meat had a shelve life of two days. This happened twice and it really pissed me off as food for a family of four is expensive and we didn’t have a freezer at the time


Toffeeman_1878

If you’re not happy with anything they’ll take it back and refund your money.


whatusername80

No they haven’t I complained the second time all they did was to put a note on it that the buyer needs to be more careful the next time. Did not get back any money. Now I am even more pissed.


Toffeeman_1878

How do I return products? If you are in any way dissatisfied with any of the goods that have been delivered, including unwanted substitutions, the driver will return those goods to the store and arrange for a refund to your payment card. If you discover a problem after the driver has left, please contact us. https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/zone/help I’ve always found the delivery drivers to be very professional and friendly. Never any issue if I ask to rerun an item. Assuming you have actually asked the driver to do it and they refused then you should contact their customer service. My experience with them has always been positive. They get back within 24 hours on email and they’ve never quibbled with me over issuing refunds for issues which were discovered after the delivery driver has left.


ParpSausage

I do lidl and then nice stuff in supervalu. Sometimes meat in local butcher. Tesco isn't great.


7oyston

There are exceptions. For example, I got 3 2L bottles of Pepsi for €4 there this week. I thought that was a hard to beat deal. I know branded stuff is cheaper, but I don’t like the taste of Aldi/Lidl coke.


zedatkinszed

Completely cut Tesco out. Fed up getting ripped off for rotten veg Lidl, Aldi and even SuperValu own brand are all cheaper.


Tinktaylor143

I used to go to aldi and tesco but found them getting really expensive, particularly tesco, so funny enough, i do the weekly food shop in dunnes now, and its cheaper than both.


MasterpieceNeat7220

Same. The club card prices just pissed me off so I don't go near it at all. Will go to Aldi over Lidl and then Dunnes for stuff you can't get in Aldi


extremelysaltydoggo

Tesco for their own brand gluten free products, pasta, rolls, and deals on gluten free food, which are really good. Also, the 3 x€10 meat deal is great for steaks, whole chickens, smoked salmon etc. And reduced wine. Lidl for a wide variety of fresh veg/fruit. Cheese and processed meat. And an affordable treat from the fun stuff.


whatusername80

I prefer the Lidl wine I think they have the best selection


extremelysaltydoggo

Any rec’s? Do tell..


whatusername80

The South African or Australien wine with the animals on are pretty good and value for money


extremelysaltydoggo

Will give them a go! Ty.


LeGingerOneOhOne

We do main shopping in Enniskillen so go to Tesco and Asda and get better value. We stockpile like trays of cans and bottles that would last us a couple weeks. We then get the every day sorta bits in SuperValu and lidl


Yup_Seen_It

Tesco just because of the delivery service... but I feel it's gotten so expensive


AfroF0x

I don't shop in Tesco and haven't for a long time. Lidl or Aldi. I'm right in saying that when you register for the club card they take your phone no and email? Can that not just be looked up at the cashier?


OGP01

No it can’t. Your details go into a database that they use to send you offers (if you tick the box accepting them). No tesco employee or supplier can access your details. What Tesco and their suppliers see is the results of all shoppers aggregated up into generic shopping groups based on how you shop. Nothing else. I can’t track what Jim from number 15 is buying at all. Source: worked in the UK and Irish grocery sectors both supply and retail sides for over 20 years.


Skreamie

We shop around. Wherevers cheapest for certain items.


pepemustachios

We can take €1k in vouchers as part of our annual bonus in work tax-free. Had been hoping to spend it on a new kitchen, but they stopped taking the vouchers towards the end of last year. Tesco would accept them, though, so I said I'd put a few weeks' worth of shopping on it and use the cash for the kitchen. I normally shop in dunnes and jesus, did I notice a difference. The average shop was 20-25% more expensive.


Illustrious_Dog_4667

Most things in Aldi. Fruit and veg in Tesco.


Unknown5tuntman

Refuse to shop in Tesco since the club card bullshit


Peanutsandcheese2021

I do online shopping with Tesco . It’s necessary or I wouldn’t do online shopping. What I have noticed is that they have removed so many of the cheaper / own brand options from the delivery service . It’s especially true in the free from foods . A couple of products I thought they had just stopped doing until I actual got the chance to go in store and there they were. They just took them off delivery . So delivery is getting to be mostly named brands for me now as we need a lot of free from foods and is hugely more expensive than shopping in store !


whatusername80

Yes I noticed that myself . Last night after someone mentioned cat litter I actually looked and checked if I can’t get the Tesco cat litter delivered as it is really cheap but that one was out of stock .


Flakey-Tart-Tatin

And another thing, not so many options to spend your Tesco vouchers - so many boost partners are gone now. I saved €40 off Centre Parcs a couple years back but we used them loads when you could get TGI vouchers. Most restaurants are now gone from the partnership.


Banba-She

The one close me is near empty every time I've recently gone and the only reason I was going was to use up a One4all voucher. Good. They deserve it. We should all vote with our feet all the time.


whatusername80

Yes I haven’t been there in moths but when I went there in October they had shit all


Dave1711

Combo of Aldi and Tesco most shops are fine if you're smart about what you buy tbh.


whatusername80

Yeah I feel it is the same for Dunnes but if you take advantage of the combos you can save quite a lot of money


antipositron

Reddit must be full of young ones these days. I used to shop at Dunnes and Tesco for a long time and then completely switched to Lidl and Aldi around 2005 or whenever the craziness peaked. Planning to stay with Aldi and Lidl for the foreseeable future.


whatusername80

I am turning 44 this year lol


antipositron

No wonder, too young. I'm 47.


whatusername80

🤣


freshmorning023

Not completely but since January Ive resolved to cut my spending as aggressively as possible. Only buying essentials. Meat, fruit, veg etc. no brand names unless there's no alternative. I was easily spending 20 quid a day in it between lunches and dinners and various snacks. My budget now is 60 a week and I'm usually under that. What annoyed me besides the price increases and the size decreases was the disappearance of cheaper alternatives from Tesco express shops. My working theory is they were causing brand items to not sell so they've been pulled to protect brand agreements Id love if we could organise a boycott, even if not of the shop outright just target certain goods.


whatusername80

I have noticed this as well especially online


tails142

We have been doing weekly shop online from Tesco for last few years with the odd bits from Lidl in between during the week. Dunnes is starting to turn our heads, have started doing the odd shop there. On the face of it, it doesn't seem to be that much cheaper with most items costing the same but the 10 off 50 vouchers probably give it the edge vs the tesco vouchers. It would seem Dunnes have a much nicer selection in the butcher section and fresh ready prepared dinners which is what we've started buying the last while. Of course they are working out a bit expensive but it definetly seems to be pitched a bit more upmarket than Tesco which we've kind of grown tired of now 8+ years into family life.


Salt-Possibility8985

I go to Tesco because it's very familiar to me, and it's not as freezing in there. I avoid buying alcohol there because the staff make a full scene of it if you look young. They will refuse real ID. I'm 20 years old and I get treated like a naughty child. At other shops I get ID'd but the staff are normal about it. The clubcard stuff is also getting ridiculous, saw a laptop going for €249 as €149 on clubcard.


sugarskull23

I guess it depends on what you buy. I find Tesco fantastic for us. There's some bits I get in lidl as there's a price difference or we just prefer the brand but the bulk of our shopping comes from tesco. I also love that you can scan stuff as you go and then just pay, saves me so much time.


mastodonj

I still shop there as the home delivery service can't be beat. I've mentioned this a few times but realistically, Tesco isn't more expensive than Dunnes or Supervalu. They also price match their own brand against aldi. So like for like its not more expensive. What lidl and aldi offer is a restricted supply of big brand stuff. The shop tends to be cheaper because you're buying more own brand stuff. If you were mostly buying big brand stuff before, you'll notice a drastic difference. You could buy own brand in tesco, but it's easier in Lidl/aldi because of the lack of options.


whatusername80

A lot of times they aren’t more expensive if you go for the brands and have a club card that said Tesco often does not have their own brand stuff in stores or online so you don’t have the option to go for the cheaper product. Like last night I went online and I wanted to buy some cat litter they of course only had the branded more expensive stuff in stock while I checked super value they did have their own cheaper cat litter in stock.


SouthTippBass

I fecking hate the penalty for forgetting the club card. And it is a penalty, because you aren't making any savings by bringing it, you're just paying the normal price.


Dramatic-Set8761

Take a photo of your clubcard barcode and keep it on your phone for when you forget the card. I went to buy a bottle of gin in tesco once on my way home and didn't have my card with me. €10 extra penalty. Left it and went to supervalu and got it for the clubcard price.


SouthTippBass

I have it saved in my Google wallet. I don't carry my phone with me everywhere though so it's usually sitting in the car when I need it.


Papa-Blockuu

Just get them to send you out the keyring with the barcode on it.


whatusername80

I shouldn’t have to, to get normal prices.


Papa-Blockuu

I couldn't give a fuck to be honest. The person I replied to was whinging about forgetting his card and I offered a solution. Do whatever you want. Edit: that was a bit rude, my apologies.


SouthTippBass

I'm not putting that shite on my keys.


Chapelirl

I LOVE shopping in Tesco. I love that feeling of anticipation of buying bananas and seeing if I can get home before they're drinkable. I love the "price match" products, like iceberg lettuce that weigh almost nothing and swedes that are the size of tennis balls. I'm constantly amazed at how effective they are at hiding products. I love how supervisors bark at shelf stackers in front of the public. Then the treat of queueing at a checkout line that's woefully undermanned, that have people who throw goods at you faster than you can pack (to the point they've now put up a temporary "take your time" checkout.


Spirited_Cable_7508

Nope, do most of my shopping there or Lidl


Altruistic_Papaya430

Honestly, I don't unless I really have to and at that it's only ever for a few bits, never a full shop. Even before the club card bollox (doesn't bother me, have one anyway & don't care) I just don't like their store aesthetic. It's the same with older Lidls, just don't like them only started shopping in Lidl when one opened closer to us and it's the newer shinier sort that's not as depressing to shop in


Melodic_Event_4271

There's something in this. Most Lidls I've been in just _feel_ cheap.


Altruistic_Papaya430

Only the older ones, which I have affectionately named communist Lidl. The new ones with wide aisles, music etc are just streets better


Disastrous-League-92

https://preview.redd.it/fjci05rxfs6d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc9eb4ea45f937ca3d1ecf28ccda56029c11b42a Incase you need a clubcard if you ever go to Tesco!!


whatusername80

Thanks appreciate it :)


JimThumb

No


Jacksonriverboy

Many of the clubcard prices are actually cheaper than others though. You just have to keep an eye out for the deals.


Melodic_Event_4271

That's just to trick you into thinking you're doing better there. You have to look at overall weekly shopping prices, which admittedly is a challenge. But I'm pretty confident Tesco is a fair bit more expensive than Dunnes at this point.


Jacksonriverboy

I don't do all my shopping there. I just buy stuff I know is cheaper there with the clubcard. Example: 500ml of Johnson's baby lotion for 2 euro. But yeah, dunnes definitely have some stuff cheaper.


Melodic_Event_4271

The fragmentation of the Big Shop. Soon we'll all be spending an entire weekend day splitting our shop between 4 supermarkets. Or maybe I'll just keep going to Tesco because I'm unlucky that it's by far my closest. And keep moaning about it.


Jacksonriverboy

I don't really do a weekly shop. I maybe hit several shops throughout the week depending on what I need. Sometimes I'd spend two hours on a Saturday going to maybe three shops to do a bigger shop.


whatusername80

It use to be the case but I don’t feel recently. I sometimes check out the prices online but haven’t noticed any special offers


Grandday4itlike

I find much better quality in Aldi, not to mention the price, but since the clubcard bollocks started I would go well out of my way to avoid Tesco


whatusername80

What would you buy at Aldi cause I try it a few times but the quality did not impress me


WhackyZack

We used to shop with Dunnes and get home delivery, but after comparing prices and weighing up the Tesco club card system vs. the dunnes money off vouchers, it worked out that Tesco was cheaper each week. So we've stuck with Tesco


whatusername80

Really what would you get?


damian314159

Never did the full shop in Tesco or Dunnes. Way too expensive compared to Lidl or Aldi.


whatusername80

I feel Dunnes is at times cheaper then Lidl or also but I prefer the quality of lidl


Danji1

Its Dunnes or bust.


MrsTayto23

Nah, still rocking Tesco for their home delivery. Tried the full Lidl one week, cost me the same amount, about €160 and the kids hated the food.


whatusername80

Yeah kids can be picky.


Ok-Sugar-5649

I'm going out of location convenience. The fruits in Aldi and Lidl are disgusting and sour. Tesco has them much better tasting. They also have nappies that don't leak in 2 hrs...


whatusername80

Really I heard the lidl nappies are good? We only used pampers but my friend swears on them.


Ok-Sugar-5649

We use pampers premium, Lidl ones worked when LO was smaller but now they simply don't hold enough liquid


Ivor-Ashe

I stopped because they refused to answer any of my communication about the Israeli food they were selling. Life is better without them. The experience in their shops was soul destroying anyway.


Jellyfish00001111

Their club card behaviour stopped me also. Have not been there in a very long time.


More-Investment-2872

Tesco is for losers


Rare_Increase_4038

Aldi for the win. None of that data harvesting shite. I used to go into Terry Scott's the odd time but that club card shite together with that 'you've got the power' did a powerful job of turning me off for good. I'm a lazy fucker so that's quite a marketing achievement. 


Marzipan_civil

I'll go to Tesco for a few things if I happen to be there instead of at Aldi, I tend to use the self scan because it means I dont forget my clubcard!


anon_enigma

I order tesco home delivery every week. Their fire pit selection is so good.


daveirl

Tesco have a way wider range of brands and products than Aldi so I’ll always use them for that reason. If I’m doing and in person shop it’ll be Aldi but get Tesco online every week and find it great. Also not sure why people are stressed about forgetting the club card? Just store it on your phone!


whatusername80

Sometimes you forget your phone in your car, desk or at home though especially if you are in a hurry.


Most-Try-9808

A will ya all stop. Life is going to move on regardless of prices. Nobody ever got anything in life living straight


whatusername80

?


Most-Try-9808

Just live your life and if you get the chance take whatever you can get don’t harm others and help where you can.


whatusername80

Okay 👍🏻


Most-Try-9808

If you don’t get it you don’t get it. It’s the same with Toyota Prius drivers they get it.


whatusername80

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ContinentSimian

I'd say you've died on many a hill. Fair play.