Shoppers in Carlow and Kilkenny love a good bargain.
That’s according to new research carried out by Argos.
The research shows that locals preferred time for heading out for the bit of shopping is on Saturday afternoons.
Kilkenny people spend that little bit longer shopping too than their Carlow counterparts with the cats doing an average of 91 minutes compared to 83 minutes.
Mammies have come up as the most popular shopping partners too with 44% of Kilkenny and 27% of Carlow people bringing her with them.
65 % of local shoppers thought value for money was very important with Carlow people saying a large selection of products as one of the key factors for shopping choices.