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What shops would you like to see in carlow.

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  • #32
    mcaul
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    Barker & Jones in Naas are owned by the same family that own the Book Centres in Kilkenny, Wexford & Waterford. I've sent them an e-mail to look at this thread and draw thier attention to the utter lack of a book store in a town of over 25,000 people!


  • #33
    stick-dan
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    mcaul wrote: »
    Barker & Jones in Naas are owned by the same family that own the Book Centres in Kilkenny, Wexford & Waterford. I've sent them an e-mail to look at this thread and draw thier attention to the utter lack of a book store in a town of over 25,000 people!

    Wow now that is taking the initiative. Fair dues to you kind sir. If there ends up being a barker and jones in carlow i will be forever in your depth.


  • #34
    carlowguy32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 110 ✭✭carlowguy32


    id like to see some decent clothes shops like tommy hilfigure or jack jones, im sick of the usual detail stuff, what about harvey normans or sound store, we could do with more tv or electrical shops, we need a marks and spencer also, food is great quality, i dont think hmv or zavvi will come here as they are facing major downturn in sales


  • #35
    shenanigans1982
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    A place like HMV or Zavvi would be a great addition. Golden discs really doesn't cut it as a music/dvd shop.

    And maybe someone shud have edited out the comments from ppl who said they wanted a book shop where they could read books for hours on end without buying anything before passing it on to the owner of a book store.:D


  • #36
    steve66
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    cinema specialising in revised classics, foreign movies etc
    A Mcdonalds such as they have in kilkenny, or is it SuperMacs. The carlow one is near the post office. Sorry, I can never remember which is which
    a second hand cinema book shop
    a second hand comic bookshop
    it could be the same place for all i care.
    As a matter of fact, it could incorporate the cinema as well
    M


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  • #37
    Queen-Mise
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    i would like to see in carlow:

    1 a huge bookstore - with a coffee shop
    2 a coffee shop that sells homemade muffins/cakes or such like - not mass produced ones
    3 I would love to see some specialist clubs/bars - where on tues or wed night it would be reggae/dub or salsa/samba.
    4 finally an indoor water park, would be quite cool, or maybe a small disney land on the graigue bypass, or a flight stimulator in the dome.


  • #38
    patrickc
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    queen-mise wrote: »
    i would like to see in carlow:

    or maybe a small disney land on the graigue bypass, or a flight stimulator in the dome.

    we're lucky to have the dome as it is:D


  • #39
    robo
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    Was in Carlow shopping today and I see that Special Days (great shop) has replaced Easons...why?

    100% agree that the town needs a nice big book shop. Borders would do great in Carlow, if it was down by Penneys or something, with a Starbucks so I can get a Frapuccino whilst shopping.


  • #40
    SV
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    robo wrote: »
    Was in Carlow shopping today and I see that Special Days (great shop) has replaced Easons...why?

    100% agree that the town needs a nice big book shop. Borders would do great in Carlow, if it was down by Penneys or something, with a Starbucks so I can get a Frapuccino whilst shopping.

    Well Easons was well gone before Special Days moved in..and it was a brutal book shop tbh.

    No starbucks in carlow please. less of that crap.


  • #41
    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
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    ClioV6 wrote: »
    Well Easons was well gone before Special Days moved in..and it was a brutal book shop tbh.

    No starbucks in carlow please. less of that crap.

    Crap? ha, your opinions are tainted by lies... It's a great coffee shop that not many others try to do.

    "You want to sit down and read your book? Sorr sir, but you have to buy something or leave..."

    Not in starbucks you don't. Multinational company or not, it kicks ass.

    I would like to see a burger king, when you eat there you don't feel as sick as say, Mc Donalds... 30 minutes later your hungry again from that kip.

    I would like to see the new cinema open, christ it's annoying what happened over in the fairgreen. Give us a bloody decent cinema. Carlow Ciniplex is the worste excuse for a cinema I have ever seen. I rather drive to blanchardstown or even tallaght before I go to the one in carlow.


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  • #42
    noel farrell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 289 ✭✭noel farrell


    yes the town needs a good book shop now that we have the down turn and books are so dear a mixture of new and secondhand to brouse through young and old i was over in whales at a country fair the town was about 25.000 there were two one modern store and one used that had every thing under the sun why not start your own plenty of places to rent and lots more after christmas cheers:)


  • #43
    ShayK1
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    noel farrell wrote: »
    yes the town needs a good book shop now that we have the down turn and books are so dear a mixture of new and secondhand to brouse through young and old i was over in whales at a country fair the town was about 25.000 there were two one modern store and one used that had every thing under the sun why not start your own plenty of places to rent and lots more after christmas cheers:)

    Holy crap!! From reading that post I'd guess you've never read a book in your life!!!
    Have you ever heard of a punctuation mark?

    Read that back to yourself and see if it makes sense to you.


  • #44
    stick-dan
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    Hayley Skinny Rooster wrote: »
    It's a great coffee shop that not many others try to do.

    "You want to sit down and read your book? Sorr sir, but you have to buy something or leave..."

    Not in starbucks you don't. Multinational company or not, it kicks ass.

    I would like to see a burger king, when you eat there you don't feel as sick as say, Mc Donalds... 30 minutes later your hungry again from that kip.

    I would like to see the new cinema open, christ it's annoying what happened over in the fairgreen. Give us a bloody decent cinema. Carlow Ciniplex is the worste excuse for a cinema I have ever seen. I rather drive to blanchardstown or even tallaght before I go to the one in carlow.

    I agree completely with this post. Would be nice to see starbucks introduced into the town as it is a brilliant coffee shop and i think it would do well but the location would be crucial.Someone suggested locating it at the old penney's once it is refurbished, i personally think that wouldn't be the best idea as that side of the town is in a relative sot of decline.

    Burger king, now i'm not too sure of that, guess it's all down to personal food preferences but i would definitely welcome a new addition to the town to prise us away from the golden arches.

    And amen to the last point, give us a new cinema. We need it badly!


  • #45
    KateF
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    noel farrell wrote: »
    yes the town needs a good book shop now that we have the down turn and books are so dear a mixture of new and secondhand to brouse through young and old i was over in whales at a country fair the town was about 25.000 there were two one modern store and one used that had every thing under the sun why not start your own plenty of places to rent and lots more after christmas cheers:)
    Yeah I found that next to impossible to read, by the last line i just gave up


  • #46
    KateF
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    stick-dan wrote: »
    I agree completely with this post. Would be nice to see starbucks introduced into the town as it is a brilliant coffee shop and i think it would do well but the location would be crucial.Someone suggested locating it at the old penney's once it is refurbished, i personally think that wouldn't be the best idea as that side of the town is in a relative sot of decline.

    Starbucks would do well down there where Lennons used to be I think, kinda half way between everywhere.


  • #47
    patrickc
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    Hayley Skinny Rooster wrote: »

    I would like to see a burger king, when you eat there you don't feel as sick as say, Mc Donalds... 30 minutes later your hungry again from that kip.

    I would like to see the new cinema open, christ it's annoying what happened over in the fairgreen. Give us a bloody decent cinema. Carlow Ciniplex is the worste excuse for a cinema I have ever seen. I rather drive to blanchardstown or even tallaght before I go to the one in carlow.

    +1 on the BK totally.. apparently it still is going ahead the cinema I heard
    ShayK1 wrote: »
    Holy crap!! From reading that post I'd guess you've never read a book in your life!!!
    Have you ever heard of a punctuation mark?

    Read that back to yourself and see if it makes sense to you.
    KateF wrote: »
    Yeah I found that next to impossible to read, by then last line i just gave up

    @ shay & Kate, not everyone has good grammar, or standards of punctuation, if you can't read it don't but please do not slag the poster.


  • #48
    SV
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    Hayley Skinny Rooster wrote: »
    Crap? ha, your opinions are tainted by lies... It's a great coffee shop that not many others try to do.

    .


    I'm sorry, I must have been blinded by their disgraceful prices. I don't care what kind of service they offer, their prices are f*cking disgraceful.
    noel farrell wrote: »
    Yes, The town needs a new bookshop, now that we have the downturn the books are becoming so much more expensive so we need to be able to have a choice of some second hand books also.
    I was in a county in Wales that had about 25,000 people living in it also and there was two book stores, A modern one and another which had everything under the sun.
    Why don't any of you start your own book store? There's plenty of places to rent out and there will be even more after christmas.

    Cheers. :)

    Ok now?


  • #49
    Queen-Mise
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    and i dont think starbucks coffee is that great either - does that make me a heathen i wonder


  • #50
    Nerin
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    queen-mise wrote: »
    and i dont think starbucks coffee is that great either - does that make me a heathen i wonder

    It means yore tastebuds work :)


  • #51
    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
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    Compared to the ****e you get in most other coffee shops? Bewleys? Heated up MUCK!!! Starbucks produce good quality coffee and a great athmosphere... Oh and your ass doesn't hurt when you get up off their seats ;)

    You think you are going to walk into a place which offers you an amazing service and pay the same as you would anywhere else? Pffft, you are sooo wrong. By comparison, bewleys has rediculous prices.

    Less of the grammar police, christ... not everyone is as perfect as ye two, God help us all if they were.


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  • #52
    SV
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    Hayley Skinny Rooster wrote: »
    Compared to the ****e you get in most other coffee shops? Bewleys? Heated up MUCK!!! Starbucks produce good quality coffee and a great athmosphere... Oh and your ass doesn't hurt when you get up off their seats ;)

    You think you are going to walk into a place which offers you an amazing service and pay the same as you would anywhere else? Pffft, you are sooo wrong. By comparison, bewleys has rediculous prices.

    Less of the grammar police, christ... not everyone is as perfect as ye two, God help us all if they were.

    Great atmosphere? Amazing service?

    Are you a bloody rep for starbucks or something?

    It's a load of ****e. Nothing more to it.
    oh and the people who serve you are always arseholes(if they're in Dublin, they're usually from D4 or think they are, if the rest of the country..they think they're from D4 too)


  • #53
    Queen-Mise
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    Hayley Skinny Rooster wrote: »

    Less of the grammar police, christ... not everyone is as perfect as ye two, God help us all if they were.

    who is he talking about.... :confused: - sorry just copped it

    I think starbucks is pretentious, tbh.


  • #54
    Nerin
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    queen-mise wrote: »
    who is he talking about.... :confused:

    I think starbucks is pretentious, tbh.

    Shay and kate i think.

    Theres a very funny flash animation about starbucks,I'll see if i can find it


  • #55
    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
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    ClioV6 wrote: »
    Great atmosphere? Amazing service?

    Are you a bloody rep for starbucks or something?

    It's a load of ****e. Nothing more to it.
    oh and the people who serve you are always arseholes(if they're in Dublin, they're usually from D4 or think they are, if the rest of the country..they think they're from D4 too)

    No I am not a bloody rep for anywhere... I am entitled to my opinion, am I not? Explane how their employees are "arseholes", oh is it because that D4 accent annoys you?

    I am speaking from experience, I have been to their coffee shops quite a lot and never found anything wrong with their service, and yes, their is an athmosphere to the place.

    What other coffee shops are there? How would you rate them?


  • #56
    getz
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    in the town i live in we had no book shops -- we had a library but last week it burnt down--but all was not lost they saved one book --and not all the pages had been coloured in


  • #57
    robo
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    Not everyone has to buy from Starbucks...if you don't like it, don't go near the place. But it would be nice for those who like Starbucks to have it in the town?
    I think that Carlow is big enough to have a few more coffee shops...a big Borders with a starbucks would be nice.


  • #58
    patrickc
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    Hayley Skinny Rooster wrote: »
    No I am not a bloody rep for anywhere... I am entitled to my opinion, am I not? Explane how their employees are "arseholes", oh is it because that D4 accent annoys you?

    I am speaking from experience, I have been to their coffee shops quite a lot and never found anything wrong with their service, and yes, their is an athmosphere to the place.

    What other coffee shops are there? How would you rate them?

    dibn ri and brooks coffee isn't bad IMO


  • #59
    stick-dan
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    Right lads, tone it down a bit, attack the post not the poster and everyone is entitled to their opinions...


  • #60
    KateF
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    patrickc wrote: »
    dibn ri and brooks coffee isn't bad IMO

    Brooks is good, I like it, its still expensive though so....I'm sticking with Starbucks :) We have a Starbucks in our Uni's canteen and its far from posh or pretencious, the people working there are ordinary Joe Soaps. The decor is just the bare minimum of whats needed, not even any seats in there, and still theres a Q out the door most mornings, even though you could get coffee out of the machine for a £1. So people do pay extra for a decent coffee and obviously think its worth it if they keep coming back....
    I'd love it if Carlow got a Starbucks....but I'm never ther so it doesn't bother me all that much


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  • #61
    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
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    We had one in I.T. Carlow Kate, I kept to the mocha :P Yum.

    I do like the food in brooks, but I have never drank their coffee. You know when you like something from a specific shop, you tend to stick with it? I might try a coffee in brooks some day. I know The Temple (aka Tao) Do some really really nice hot chocolates, but I am not sure if they are machine dispenced or not.


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