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Top Five Whinges: Discount Retailers

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 18th May 2011, in News, World of Food

Yes, of course I’m tempted in every five minutes by 99c blueberries, half price picnic sets or even the odd HD Ready TV  I don't need but I have to say sometimes I bloody well detest some discount retailers.  No, that’s not fair, it's not the stores...

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Lidl Special Offers – Until Saturday 14th May

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 9th May 2011, in Lidl, Special Offers
Some hot-to-trot offers in Lidl this week, starting today with uber-super-duper food, blueberries, at just 99c per punnet. These anti-oxidant packed little beggars normally retail at about €3.50 per punnet, so this is extremely good value, get in there if you like 'em sprinkled in your yoghurt or porridge! ...

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Supermarket Easter Bargains 3 – Wine, Beer & Hard Stuff

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 24th April 2011, in Highlights, Special Offers
Good God, I ventured into Tesco, Dooradoyle, Limerick on Thursday night. That’s the evening before Good Friday, when alcohol can’t be sold. It was like a battlefield. You’d swear Irish people would never ever be able to get hold of a bottle of chardonnay for ever more! Anyway, if...

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Supermarket Easter Bargains 1 – Easter Eggs

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 19th April 2011, in Highlights, Special Offers
This week Gastronomics.ie is bringing you the definitive guide to supermarket Easter offerings.  We’ll cover all the basics of your Easter ingredients alongside the usual supermarket specials. This is gonna be easy-peasy for me - I like lamb. I like hot cross buns. I like wine. And I especially...

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Bold Tesco, Tut Tut

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 4th April 2011, in News, World of Food
I caught a bare five minutes of conversation on the radio the other morning, but what an interesting five minutes! I believe I heard Conor Pope making the point that many of the items included in the Tesco ‘price cut’ were cut alright, but only after going up first. ...

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Supermarket Specials for Mother’s Day

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 1st April 2011, in Highlights, Special Offers
Most of us are still reeling at figures released this week as part of the banking stress test.  The official line - I believe - is that our banks owe, oh, somewhere approaching bazillions. Which means of course that realistically we owe bazillions. Specifically, you and I, via our paychecks....

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