Hi folks, I just read an article on the Examiner about Tesco slashing prices in a price war to counteract the fact that Lidl and Aldi are gaining market share in Ireland, big time.

Just take a minute to consider that without Lidl and Aldi, Tesco would have screwed you to the f*cking bone. Lidl and Aldi deserve our support for two reasons: the first is that they have overheads to a minimum, which allows them to sell their produce as cheap as possible, and the second is that Tesco would ride you into the
ground if given half the chance, and they are only cutting prices because they are forced too. Every business is entitled to make a profit, but greed is a different story.

Support the people that have their costs to a minimum and operate a tight shop and pass the value of their cost-cutting on to the consumer, regardless of opposition or competition. Don’t think Tesco are doing you any favour slashing prices – they wouldn’t have done this without pressure from Lidl and Aldi. Tesco have screwed you for long enough because they *could*. Bill Clinton was asked why he had sex with Monica Lewinski, and
he replied “because I could“. You have to give a human power to know who he is.

Some of the bars put up their prices in May here in Lanzarote, but Charlie´s Bar didn’t. This leaves us along with the Craic´n Ceol in a position that,we hope, the public here on holidays will appreciate, and that we offer value for each and every Euro spent.

Unlike Tesco, we don’t have 12 months a year to prove our point because most people are only here for a week or two, but just maybe people will cop on…

Watch your Euro – you worked for it.

O Murchú