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We lived in Dublin for 10 years and my wife assures me the Crescent is a terrible shopping centre with very little choice. There are no high end retail shops at all. Because Limerick people are tight.
I'm not going further with this conversation because you're not going to convince me that Limerick people, as a collective, are not tight and frugal and I'm not going to convince you otherwise.
:D:D Talk about a sweeping generalisation! I read an article in the Sunday Times last year that Limerick people have the most disposable income per capita outside of Dublin, I guess that doesn't mean they spend it though. However, in that same article, it also stated that the Limerick Brown Thomas was the company's 2nd best performing store (again outside of Dublin). Not exactly scientific, but is something of a rebuttal to your own anecdotal evidence. Apologies to the mods for going off thread, but had to respond to that rubbish above. 0 -
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dominatinMC wrote: »:D:D Talk about a sweeping generalisation! I read an article in the Sunday Times last year that Limerick people have the most disposable income per capita outside of Dublin, I guess that doesn't mean they spend it though. However, in that same article, it also stated that the Limerick Brown Thomas was the company's 2nd best performing store (again outside of Dublin). Not exactly scientific, but is something of a rebuttal to your own anecdotal evidence. Apologies to the mods for going off thread, but had to respond to that rubbish above.
Of course it's a generalisation - I said it in the sentence you quoted. That doesn't mean it isn't true in general though.
Look at the availability of luxury/high end shops and restaurants in Limerick = practically none besides Adare Manor and Dromoland which are both hotels. Besides BT there are no high end shops - even including the Crescent. This is a good indicator of the market in Limerick.
Even on this thread, people moaning about breakfast for a tenner being a ripoff :rolleyes:
Can you share a link to that article because I simply don't believe it. BT in Limerick is tiny and my wife keeps saying the selection is very poor compared to Galway and Cork.0 -
Unfortunately for my argument, it was in print form. It was an editorial-type piece, ironically enough focusing on the resurgence of Limerick. Can't remember who wrote it either, maybe Dan O'Brien. Could try searching for it online, maybe there was/is an online version. If I had known at the time that I'd be using it to defend Limerick, I would have saved it!Of course it's a generalisation - I said it in the sentence you quoted. That doesn't mean it isn't true in general though.
Look at the availability of luxury/high end shops and restaurants in Limerick = practically none besides Adare Manor and Dromoland which are both hotels. Besides BT there are no high end shops - even including the Crescent. This is a good indicator of the market in Limerick.
Even on this thread, people moaning about breakfast for a tenner being a ripoff :rolleyes:
Can you share a link to that article because I simply don't believe it. BT in Limerick is tiny and my wife keeps saying the selection is very poor compared to Galway and Cork.
Anyway, on your point above. Selection is very subjective, and is not an indication of economic performance. Maybe your wife is just fussy. I've been to the Galway store and thought that had a ****e mens selection. That's no indication of how well it's doing, just means it's catering to a different audience with different tastes than me. No accountant/economist walks into a store and judges it's performance on selection, it will be judged on profit and, from what I read, Limerick was 2nd to Dublin. And I remember being pleasantly surprised by that fact, hence I can distinctly remember it. Ultimately, however, this doesn't mean that Limerick people are liberal with their money, it just offers evidence that some are.
Anyway, this thread has totally derailed. So let's just leave it there.:pac:0 -
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The poor old French Toast seems to be missing any questioning, that’s €10 for bread dipped in egg and fried....
They do a yoke called Hong Kong french toast around the corner in mama Lee's!!!
French toast sandwich, with a peanut butter filling topped with golden syrup! Proper taste of diabetic deliciousness from it
It is €8 tho
Their porridge is only €5.50 tho!
So I declare them the winner of the Bedford row and adjacent breakfast wars!0 -
They do a yoke called Hong Kong french toast around the corner in mama Lee's!!!
French toast sandwich, with a peanut butter filling topped with golden syrup! Proper taste of diabetic deliciousness from it
It is €8 tho
Their porridge is only €5.50 tho!
So I declare them the winner of the Bedford row and adjacent breakfast wars!
That place has been closed for weeks I'm sure0 -
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