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Dec 4, 2009 12:31 PM CST`christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
john2
john2john2Bray, Wicklow, Ireland94 Threads 7 Polls 2,353 Posts

`christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea(Vote Below)

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yes
34
63%
no
20
37%
Total Votes
54
for its a big no no.


gwave
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Dec 4, 2009 12:35 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
goodfriend
goodfriendgoodfriendglasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland UK2 Threads 2,573 Posts
john2: for its a big no no.g


I dont mind where you buy my Christmas gift from john2 wink
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Dec 4, 2009 12:48 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
irish1978eyes
irish1978eyesirish1978eyesDublin, Meath Ireland60 Threads 7,318 Posts
john2: for its a big no no.g


Yeah G...Ill have a complete box set of greys anatomy form up North or here...dont mattergrin cool
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Dec 4, 2009 3:49 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
navbabe
navbabenavbabenavan, Meath Ireland41 Threads 2 Polls 2,800 Posts
john2: for its a big no no.g
well G if you can afford to do your xmas shopping down here then fair play to you....but i cant blues but if i could i would
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Dec 4, 2009 4:04 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
sweetvelvet
sweetvelvetsweetvelvetdublin, Dublin Ireland37 Threads 1 Polls 6,258 Posts
i work in retail and this is the worst christmas ive seen .alot of people going up the north to shop .if they could only bring down the prices of things here it wouldnt be so bad .
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Dec 4, 2009 4:08 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
sharina
sharinasharinadublin, Dublin Ireland38 Threads 2 Polls 3,166 Posts
my sister was there today.. a childs jumper in debenhams dublin...32 euro. in newry..16 euro..
work that one out..dunno
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Dec 4, 2009 4:09 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
irish1978eyes
irish1978eyesirish1978eyesDublin, Meath Ireland60 Threads 7,318 Posts
sharina: my sister was there today.. a childs jumper in debenhams dublin...32 euro. in newry..16 euro..
work that one out..


thumbs up so annoyingwave
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Dec 4, 2009 4:11 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
sweetvelvet
sweetvelvetsweetvelvetdublin, Dublin Ireland37 Threads 1 Polls 6,258 Posts
sharina: my sister was there today.. a childs jumper in debenhams dublin...32 euro. in newry..16 euro..
work that one out..


its disgraceful the price of stuff .
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Dec 4, 2009 4:33 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
dreamAngel70
dreamAngel70dreamAngel70out side Kilkenny city, Kilkenny Ireland87 Threads 6 Polls 2,187 Posts
myself and family going north for Christmas shopping ,
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Dec 4, 2009 5:17 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
sharina
sharinasharinadublin, Dublin Ireland38 Threads 2 Polls 3,166 Posts
wave hiya eileen and donna very fustrating..having to pay thath annount when you can get it cheaper..another girl i know seen a 36"tv in currys here for 679 euro. up north she got 2 for 680 sterling..dunno still a bargain..
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Dec 4, 2009 5:50 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
tornado778
tornado778tornado778offaly, Offaly Ireland9 Threads 1,413 Posts
sharina: calm down..god ur hyper....
it just baffles me ???,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,people complaining about stuff being cheap.... i just dont understand,, next breath there moaning about things been to dear,,,, mother of jesus,,,just stop complaining and shop around,,isnt that what women like ,,,, shopping????
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Dec 4, 2009 5:56 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
sharina
sharinasharinadublin, Dublin Ireland38 Threads 2 Polls 3,166 Posts
thumbs up no i agreee. i wouldn't give over the odds..im going up next week,,,,applause why should i hand my money out here and get ripped off.....doh
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Dec 4, 2009 5:58 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
tornado778
tornado778tornado778offaly, Offaly Ireland9 Threads 1,413 Posts
sharina: no i agreee. i wouldn't give over the odds..im going up next week,,,, why should i hand my money out here and get ripped off.....
i hope your not buying my prezzie up there!!!! i dont accept cheapscold scold
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Dec 4, 2009 6:06 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
sharina
sharinasharinadublin, Dublin Ireland38 Threads 2 Polls 3,166 Posts
tornado778: i hope your not buying my prezzie up there!!!! i dont accept cheap
conversing
really well thank god you told me ...grin
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Dec 4, 2009 6:08 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
tornado778
tornado778tornado778offaly, Offaly Ireland9 Threads 1,413 Posts
well,,,now ya know,,,so no excuses (or silly bottles of aftershave)!!!
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Dec 4, 2009 8:05 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
tornado778
tornado778tornado778offaly, Offaly Ireland9 Threads 1,413 Posts
john2: i dont want to cuse a row here but if you go up north you are putting money into the queen purse
you've never went to work in england then???? you dont "support" one of the premiership teams then???
you dont eat ant british food/meat then???
dunno dunno dunno
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Dec 4, 2009 8:11 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
john2
john2john2Bray, Wicklow Ireland94 Threads 7 Polls 2,353 Posts
i never worked in england yes i support arsenal and i eat irish food only as meatloaf said 2 out 3 ant bad(sorry about the spelling)
tornado778: you've never went to work in england then???? you dont "support" one of the premiership teams then???
you dont eat ant british food/meat then???
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Dec 4, 2009 8:11 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
Losty
LostyLostyDublin, Ireland138 Threads 2 Polls 3,089 Posts
tornado778: you've never went to work in england then???? you dont "support" one of the premiership teams then???
you dont eat ant british food/meat then???


He actually works for Tesco; QED.
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Dec 4, 2009 8:13 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
john2
john2john2Bray, Wicklow Ireland94 Threads 7 Polls 2,353 Posts
Losty: He actually works for Tesco; QED.
thanks dave
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Dec 4, 2009 8:14 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
tornado778
tornado778tornado778offaly, Offaly Ireland9 Threads 1,413 Posts
woudnt mind that at this stage
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Dec 4, 2009 9:20 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
dreamAngel70
dreamAngel70dreamAngel70out side Kilkenny city, Kilkenny Ireland87 Threads 6 Polls 2,187 Posts
john2: thanks dave
but! u did date a English lady once or twice, few yrs back! scold laugh
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Dec 5, 2009 3:19 AM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
Phoenix
PhoenixPhoenixparis, Ile-de-France France89 Threads 23 Polls 2,325 Posts
sharina: no i agreee. i wouldn't give over the odds..im going up next week,,,, why should i hand my money out here and get ripped off.....



Because then the money (tax in particular) could be redirected to improve schools, hospitals...create jobs...

How many millions are being lost???
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Dec 5, 2009 7:00 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
Phoenix: Because then the money (tax in particular) could be redirected to improve schools, hospitals...create jobs...

How many millions are being lost???



Yeah, you're right, the tax could be redirected to improve schools, hospitals & to create jobs.

Or maybe to buy some more e-voting machines ! scold
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Dec 5, 2009 7:13 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
sharina
sharinasharinadublin, Dublin Ireland38 Threads 2 Polls 3,166 Posts
Phoenix: Because then the money (tax in particular) could be redirected to improve schools, hospitals...create jobs...

How many millions are being lost???


doh doh dont get me started..im going shopping up north,,,cause i cant afford to pay for rip off goods down here..... sure the papers are even advertising north prices trying to get us to stay.. well im not..frustrated frustrated
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Dec 5, 2009 7:31 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
sharina: dont get me started..im going shopping up north,,,cause i cant afford to pay for rip off goods down here..... sure the papers are even advertising north prices trying to get us to stay.. well im not..



Didn't Mary Harney tell people awhile back that they should shop around. I think that was around the same time that Eddie Hobbs had a program on RTE called rip off Ireland.
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Dec 5, 2009 7:55 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
sharina
sharinasharinadublin, Dublin Ireland38 Threads 2 Polls 3,166 Posts
Pete31: Didn't Mary Harney tell people awhile back that they should shop around. I think that was around the same time that Eddie Hobbs had a program on RTE called rip off Ireland.


who listens to that woman....very mad ...
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Dec 5, 2009 8:00 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
sharina: who listens to that woman.... ...



You must be listening to her if you're going up the north to shop around !! laugh You're dead right though, if the prices were reduced down here there wouldn't be any need for people to travel to the north.
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Dec 6, 2009 4:12 AM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
Omurchu65
Omurchu65Omurchu65Dundalk, Louth Ireland14 Threads 509 Posts
Personally i think anyone south of Drogheda should shop local and not bother going across the border......Why ...


simple Its causing traffic chaos when i go shopping there....beer
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Dec 6, 2009 5:07 AM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
sweetvelvet
sweetvelvetsweetvelvetdublin, Dublin Ireland37 Threads 1 Polls 6,258 Posts
Omurchu65: Personally i think anyone south of Drogheda should shop local and not bother going across the border......Why ... simple Its causing traffic chaos when i go shopping there....


rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing im sure they'll stay away just for you tongue tongue tongue
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Dec 6, 2009 10:17 AM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
robpacciani
robpaccianirobpaccianiGalway, Ireland211 Threads 3 Polls 5,134 Posts
john2: for its a big no no.g


well john its very easy for you to say no if you have a nice bank balance.. and the money doesnt go near the queen's purse, it goes into the united kingdom's expenditure.. lets not forget the 50's to the 80's where the english greeted many an irish man with a great job in london and other cities when englands industrial sector was booming.. anyways in my opinion, you would be quite daft not to go up the north to do your xmas shopping, that is if of course you watch your money carefully.. if you dont, well then stay put thumbs up i was in enniskillen thursday night and friday night buying alcohol.. 15 bottles of budweiser for 7 pound, 1 litre of smirnoff vodka for 14 pound... so i got a few boxes of the budweiser and a bottle of the vodka.. also 6 cans of carlsberg for 2.30.. ill be going there again once or twice before xmas... just on that run alone for drink i spent 120 pound, and i saved myself roughly 100 euro... id rather have an extra 100 euro in my pocket than worry about the queens income dancing peace
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Dec 6, 2009 12:46 PM CST `christmas shopping in the north good or bad idea
john2
john2john2Bray, Wicklow Ireland94 Threads 7 Polls 2,353 Posts
i work in supermarket and if ppl start going up north i might be out of a job this time next year.


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