availability of boittled water and soft drink

lindatram · Member

availability of boittled water and soft drink

Chuck · Member

You can easily buy water, soft drinks and ice but you will pay much more (could be double the price) than what you are use to here in the states.

-- Edited by Chuck at 16:34, 2007-07-20

-- Edited by Chuck at 16:35, 2007-07-20

Sidz · Guru

Ice was available whenever we wanted it -- including in our whiskey if you asked for it in pubs. wink

Michele Erdvig · Host

Linda,

I always purchase any soft drinks (called minerals in Ireland) and water at the supermarket. You can usually get 6-packs of minerals cheaper and large bottles of water. I have seen ice available for purchase in some supermarkets but not the smaller ones. Ask at your lodgings about ice or at pubs also. If you get ice from your B&Bs you will want to give them enough time to make some for you.

Ordering minerals at cafes, restaurants and pubs is usually very pricey. My husband paid more for a pint of Club orange than he would have for a pint of Guinness!

Michele

Dude · Guru

Could we purchase a styrofoam cooler for cheap, say in Ennis at a supermarket, and then just leave it with a B&B host before departure? If not, the idea of a collapsible cooler is a good one; thanks, Linda.

Jerilyn Mc · Veteran Member

Linda,
We just got back from Ireland, we were there for almost two weeks. We rented a Hyundai Santa Fe and on the last (yes, last) day, when we were cleaning out the car, we discovered that there was a small cooler in the middle console. It wouldn't have held much more than a couple of cans or bottles, but nonetheless, it was there. Live and learn!
I found that reading a novel (or 2 or 3) about Ireland really made my trip much more enjoyable. (The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherfurd, Ireland, a novel by Frank Delaney)
Have a great trip!
Jerilyn

CowboyCraic · Guru

ICE in WHISKEY!!! weirdface

Surely then you must have been drinking the bad stuff. Oh wait there isn't any bad whiskey!

As for taking along a collapsible cooler, we have done so on all of our trips, as well as some ziploc bags in various sizes. We find it a great way to keep our picnic lunch stuff cold. We purchased our drinks and snacks at the Petrol stations. Statoil had the best fried chicken and chips in their deli! You can get a variety of deli meats and cheeses in the Petrol stations market area. I never really noticed a HUGE difference in price but then again once I board the plane for Ireland, I set my watch and my frame of thought firmly in Irish time. I don't do currency conversions in my head, as I prefer not to dampen the joy of the trip.

Slan Beo,

Bit

Laoghaire · Senior Member

Linda,

We were in Ireland for a month, and had a small cooler ( which we brought over in our checked luggage ) in the car for food and drinks. When we arrived at our BandB, we always asked if we could put the cooler pak in their freezer. Everyone was quite accommodating. Just don't forget to ask for it in the morning as you leave!! Annette at The Shores said she had a box full of freezer paks and adapters that travellers forgot!

Have a great trip!

Helen

aprilmay · Veteran Member

Linda, My husband and I drove around Ireland for 2 weeks, put lots of time behind the wheel in.. We didn't have a cooler but we stopped at gas stations and grocery stores and bought drinks.. The variety is limited versus what we are used to here in the states. If you don't like "sparkling water" read the bottles... I was mistaken on more than one bottle,,, :( Bottled drinks other than water was expensive.. maybe take some of those crystal light packets with you or kool-aid or lemonade mix to add to the water..

and definitely stay at THE SHORES !! Annette is the best!!

Have a great trip! April

Michele Erdvig · Host

Dude,

I don't recal seeing styrofoam type coolers in Ireland. I take one that looks like a sliver shopping bag that snaps closed at the top and is supposed to keep things either cool or hot. I got it at my local supermarket.

aprilmay,

I agree about The Shores!

Michele

Dude · Guru

Duh! Thanks, Michele! Here I was about to pay $20 for a fancy one, when I can get the kind you suggested at HEB and it'll pack easier, too. And I have a freezer door full of blue ice, so I'm almost all set!

Michele Erdvig · Host

Dude,

The one I have packs completely flat and takes up no room. You could get a couple of medium size or a large one.

Michele