newry etc
Tommy: you are correct, when it comes to changing sterling it very much depends on the individual store. Sainsburys are probably the best bet and in their case if you are lucky they will change the whole €50 for you, sometimes though they will give you back as much euro as possible and only change the amount required. Cafe's and restaurants in particular charge over the top for euro and while I mentioned Armagh previously, definitely take sterling there. Its easy for me I admit, I have to cross the border twice daily commuting to work and Newry is only about 12 miles from my home. There is a shop in Armagh, which actually takes on Sainsburys on beer but it would not be worth most peoples effort to go that far. As far as prices are concerned, Dundalk is has better furniture stores than Newry and Harvey Norman while not over cheap is as good as any Newry store. There is an electrial dealer in Culloville ( Watters) who is probably better than any of the bigger dealers either in Newry or Dundalk. I dont know how Aldi in Newry or Dundalk compare. Superquinn in Dundalk would be the nearest to Sainsburys in quality and there is two Tesco's in Dundalk and 1 Dunnes and they appear to be holding their own.When it comes to Argos or Index though Newry is so much handier for us than Dublin, which is the nearest Argos to Dundalk.