Easons

lucylu

Did anyone hear when/ if Easons are opening in Fairgreen?

foxinsox

Don't know about Easons in Fairgreen..

But new business - bookshop going into Byrnes old shop on Tullow Street..

There is a sign on the window - I didn't read opening date if there was one

But it looks like it will be next week or two judging by the activity inside.

Nead21

foxinsox wrote: »

Don't know about Easons in Fairgreen..

But new business - bookshop going into Byrnes old shop on Tullow Street..

There is a sign on the window - I didn't read opening date if there was one

But it looks like it will be next week or two judging by the activity inside.

There's a new bookshop in superquinn. Has been open since saturday. They have a great selection of books and they can order in books too.

Think they need to advertise more though and I just came across it by accident.

On a side note there's also a new music shop there also.

foggy_lad

Nead21 wrote: »

There's a new bookshop in superquinn. Has been open since saturday. They have a great selection of books and they can order in books too.

Think they need to advertise more though and I just came across it by accident.

On a side note there's also a new music shop there also.

There is also work going on opposite superquinn in the old ken black store, no sign of what might be going in there but it appears to be taking up the whole shop.

jay gatsby

foggy_lad wrote: »

There is also work going on opposite superquinn in the old ken black store, no sign of what might be going in there but it appears to be taking up the whole shop.

Both the shops in Superquinn and this are great news for the town. Definitely need more advertising though, I'm in Carlow every day and didn't know anything about these.

the papers should definitely do a feature once every couple of weeks promoting new businesses free of charge to give them a lift.

We desperately need a book shop in my opinion - I desperately need a music shop also but I understand why a lot of people don't now. Still great to have though

jay gatsby

Went for a quick gawk at the two shops in Carlow shopping centre - Trax is the name of the record shop - don't know how long its there.

unfortunately the selection is not good to say the least - hopefully will improve if it can stay open for a while.

Book shop is nice and smells new - pleasant environment to be in, selection is small but well presented. best of luck to them

Nead21

jay gatsby wrote: »

Both the shops in Superquinn and this are great news for the town. Definitely need more advertising though, I'm in Carlow every day and didn't know anything about these.

the papers should definitely do a feature once every couple of weeks promoting new businesses free of charge to give them a lift.

We desperately need a book shop in my opinion

That's a brilliant idea actually, it would be a great boost, especially if they highlighted special offers/discount etc.

I really hope this bookshop does well as it seems to be an ACTUAL bookshop, not newsagent/toystore and a tiny section for books.

lucylu

<rumour mill>
I heard Ken Blacks was moving back / creating extra new shop in their old premises.
I also heard that Easons was moving to Byrnes in Fairgreen
</rumour mill>

Laura_lolly87

Was in Tesco today and there was people working in where Byrnes used to be, so hopefully we will have a new bookshop there before christmas.

patrickc

there the new bookshop in carlow shopping centre seems very good I must say

Nead21

patrickc wrote: »

there the new bookshop in carlow shopping centre seems very good I must say

Yeah Bestseller. It is an actually a bookshop, with is super. Very friendly staff too. The have Joe Duffy signing there, today, I think?

lucylu

Nead21 wrote: »

Yeah Bestseller. It is an actually a bookshop, with is super. Very friendly staff too. The have Joe Duffy signing there, today, I think?

yea he is signing his new buuuuk AT 4.30 pm today

lisanolan_2204

Easons are open on the 24th or 25th of this month

Genghiz Cohen

The shop in the old World of Wonder on Tullow St. is open too.

sunny2004

The shop in carlow shopping centre is great and the staff are very helpful...

Nead21

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

The shop in the old World of Wonder on Tullow St. is open too.

Was delighted to see this unit occupied quite quickly. However, I really wouldn't rate this place as a bookshop (despite the name). There is no organisation to how the books are displayed, and for someone like me, who is a serious book nerd, it's very off-putting.

Grand as a place to buy the newspaper and stationary though.

Bagenal

Hopefully the new Easons will be a proper book shop & not just a glorified newsagents selling all sorts of bits with a small book section.

Nead21

The last Easons we had was exactly that, and had the worst selection of books ever.

As I've previously said, the new bookshop in Superquinn, Bestseller, is thankfully an actual bookshop.

J_Wholesale

Bagenal wrote: »

Hopefully the new Easons will be a proper book shop & not just a glorified newsagents selling all sorts of bits with a small book section.

That's all Easons is - a glorified newsagents. The new shop won't be any different. Carlow just doesn't seem capable of sustaining a real bookshop, and by real bookshop, I mean one like that outstanding bookshop in Kilkenny that always seems to be full of customers.

The real question is why? Are Carlovians borderline illiterates?

Nead21

J_Wholesale wrote: »

The real question is why? Are Carlovians borderline illiterates?

I understand what you're trying to say, but I can't help to take MASSIVE offense to that....

slimjimmc

Nead21 wrote: »

I understand what you're trying to say, but I can't help to take MASSIVE offense to that....

I agree, I come across this attitude (even if unintentional) before where the only possible reason someone isn't a bookworm must be down to their illiteracy rather than their having little or no interest in the activity :rolleyes:

Nead21

J_Wholesale wrote: »

Carlow just doesn't seem capable of sustaining a real bookshop

How do you figure that one? The only proper bookshops I remember in the town were Paul's and Chapter 2 (the older version The Carlow Bookshop I think). Both of these bookshops closed down for reasons other than lack of interest. The owner of Paul's retired and Chapter 2 and it's predecessor were open for years.

Genghiz Cohen

And now 3 new book shops are opening...
So yeah...

The shelves in Easons are going up, some books in already.

Nead21

So walked by Easons today, and it's basically a glorified newsagents. *sigh* Such a disappointment.

Bagenal

Nead21 wrote: »

So walked by Easons today, and it's basically a glorified newsagents. *sigh* Such a disappointment.

I agree with you, I was in Tesco & seen 1 of the shutters up so I went to have a look, as you say a glorified newsagents, from what I seen of the stock they had on the shelves it's no different than Byrnes was

Nead21

Exactly like Byrne's...the bloody layout is even the same :rolleyes:

Schism

I've yet to have a look around Eason so I'll reserve judgement. All the same it's good to see the slot filled in Fairgreen