Simon Phillips, the Retail Director for No1 Currency, said that "Going over the border to buy Christmas presents or do Christmas food shopping has become increasingly popular over the past number of years, and there are significant savings to be made for [Republic Of Ireland] consumers."
"This Christmas, shoppers can take advantage of the steady weakness we have seen in sterling since the announcement of Brexit to make real savings at what can be a very expensive time of the year. Given that it is only an hour’s drive from Swords to Newry, a small investment of time can pay huge dividends to consumers.”
Here are the price differences they found on different products in different stores:|
TESCO |
Price in Republic of Ireland |
Price in Northern Ireland |
Saving in € |
Percentage Saving |
|
Case of 6 bottles of Blossom Hill White Wine |
€62.70 |
€40.62 |
€22.08 |
35% |
|
12 bottles of Corona |
€19.99 |
€11.20 |
€8.79 |
43% |
|
Cadburys Selection Box |
€2.00 |
€1.12 |
€0.78 |
39% |
|
CURRYS/PC WORLD |
|
|
|
|
|
Apple MacBook Air Laptop 13.3 |
€1,379.00 |
€957.67 |
€421.33 |
30% |
|
Apple iPhone 7 (32 GB) |
€779.00 |
€608.15 |
€170.85 |
21% |
|
Panasonic 32" Smart LED TV |
€489.99 |
€427.61 |
€62.38 |
12% |
|
Nespresso Machine |
€259.99 |
€224.52 |
€35.47 |
13% |
|
Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer |
€399.99 |
€338.5 |
€61.49 |
15% |
|
Apple iPad 9.7" |
€419.00 |
€382.49 |
€36.51 |
8% |
|
SMYTHS |
|
|
|
|
|
13ft Trampoline and Enclosure |
€229.99 |
€201.88 |
€27.12 |
11% |
|
LEGO 75190 Star Wars First Order Star Destroyer |
€134.99 |
€123.44 |
€11.55 |
8% |
|
Luvabella Doll |
€124.99 |
€112.86 |
€12.13 |
5% |
|
BOOTS |
|
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|
|
|
Paco Rabanne 1 Million (100ml) |
€77.00 |
€72.77 |
€4.23 |
5% |
|
Chanel Gabrielle (100ml) |
€137.00 |
€126.37 |
€10.63 |
7% |
