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&amp;quot;alexander taipan&amp;quot;:cgv0p0z2 wrote: Under cutting the shops you are supplying to is not sustainable <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->[/quote:cgv0p0z2]
The thing is that shops dont charge shipping like on-line stores do, so its still cheaper to walk into a bricks and mortar shop and buy a Coopers kit and ingredients.

Cheaper than €9.95? If it is i might buy a few myself <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> Haven't the bricks an mortar shops got more overheads though? Also i wouldn't factor in hte shipping to the same degree as you do because i would imagine that most people would buy quite a few kits to minimise the shipping somewhat.

Speaking of brick and mortar shops Brian, Do you have a list of these shops you supply to? There are very few that we know of in Ireland so if you know of more than we do then perhaps you can update the list of suppliers we keep.

After all, the more business they do the more business you do in the in the wholesale market which was a very smart move by the way <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

I am sorry but i have to but in on brians behalf here

why would he give us his list

that is his information and if he spread it around he could get undercut

so it is not in his interested to share that information

becasued someone could get it from here and undercut him

sorry but that my view point and i buy from brian on a regular basis and i find his prices great for kits best prices on the market


go look at the post he put in for sprymalt find better i change my mind

&amp;quot;k1john&amp;quot;:3etu1g7i wrote: that is his information and if he spread it around he could get undercut[/quote:3etu1g7i]I think Saruman pointed out that, as he supplies the shops, he's still making money on the wholesale end. So hes still making money on the sale...

&amp;quot;Saruman&amp;quot;:3e7eynql wrote: Speaking of brick and mortar shops Brian, Do you have a list of these shops you supply to? There are very few that we know of in Ireland so if you know of more than we do then perhaps you can update the list of suppliers we keep.

After all, the more business they do the more business you do in the in the wholesale market which was a very smart move by the way <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->[/quote:3e7eynql]We dont have a problem with people knowing who we supply, we are the official agents here for HB and Coopers.

However, the shops might not want to broadcast who they get their supplies from. So without saying who we supply, I can only tell you of the bricks and mortar stores I personaly know about:
- Athlone: see <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="www.bestbrew.ie">www.bestbrew.ie
- Limerick: Cash Convenience, city centre
- Cork: see <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="www.ubrew.ie">www.ubrew.ie
- Cork: Natural Choice, Paul St Shopping Centre Cork City
- Cork: Organico Shop, Cafe and Bakery, Glengarriff Road, Bantry
- Waterford, specialist yeast shop (not sure exactly where)
In addition, there are guys selling significant volumes at markets in Galway and Limerick. I will try to get details on which markets and the opening times.

There are now shops opening up all the time. I will ask customers if I can give details here.

Brian