2 pairs Ray Bans €200 in B T

Fishy1

Ok,
Some might say it's not a bargain, but Brown Thomas selling any 2 pairs of Ray. Bans for €200.

We splashed out today - original price of the ones I picked was €140, person I was with picked a pair marked at €212. We got both for €200

I think the offer ends on the 15th.

MagicMarker

What a waste of money.

godtabh

MagicMarker wrote: »

What a waste of money.

Then why post? Other people may not think it is

latenia

Fishy1 wrote: »

We splashed out today - original price of the ones I picked was €140, person I was with picked a pair marked at €212. We got both for €200

Why didn't you get a €212 pair?

blankblank

Heard about this 2 weeks ago, been going on for a while. Good saving if your in the market for some raybans,,,,,,,

mcko

Davie89 wrote: »

Heard about this 2 weeks ago, been going on for a while. Good saving if your in the market for some raybans,,,,,,,

Hi is in all BTs

Fishy1

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Yes, I got mine in Limerick.

Fishy1

Hi is in all BTs[/Quote]
Yes, I got mine in Limerick.

blankblank

mcko wrote: »

Hi is in all BTs

Yeah i think so,,,, I heard about it through a friend who works in the cork store

Stripey Cat

You'd think we'd be able to get lots more bargains on Ray Bans since they're made here.

Aren't they?

mcko

Stripey Cat wrote: »

You'd think we'd be able to get lots more bargains on Ray Bans since they're made here.

Aren't they?

Thanks fir that might pick up some tomorrow

Fishy1

Stripey Cat wrote: »

You'd think we'd be able to get lots more bargains on Ray Bans since they're made here.

Aren't they?

Not any more unfortunately. Factory in Waterford no longer making them. As far as i know they're made in Italy now, but i could be wrong.

godtabh

Fishy1 wrote: »

Not any more unfortunately. Factory in Waterford no longer making them. As far as i know they're made in Italy now, but i could be wrong.

You sure? I thought they were still made in waterford

Fishy1

godtabh wrote: »

Fishy1 wrote: »

Not any more unfortunately. Factory in Waterford no longer making them. As far as i know they're made in Italy now, but i could be wrong.

You sure? I thought they were still made in waterford

Absolutely certain. The sunglasses section was closed down when Rayban was bought out by another company. They only make contact lenses in Waterford now.

2rkehij30qtza5

Yes they are now made in Italy. I got a few pairs in an optician's in Italy last year for about €80 each and they were not on sale (as in discounted) either!

latenia

latenia wrote: »

Why didn't you get a €212 pair?

Presumably the OP got the pair they wanted, thus making it a bargain
... if you don't get what you want it ain't a bargain.

Fishy1

RoverJames wrote: »

latenia wrote: »

Why didn't you get a €212 pair?

Presumably the OP got the pair they wanted, thus making it a bargain
... if you don't get what you want it ain't a bargain.

That's right! The €240 ones were Wayfarers - they didn't suit me. Very happy with the ones I got

_AVALANCHE_

made for 5 dolla, sold for 200 dolla

SlimCi

Bought a pair of Club Masters yesterday in Kildare village for 98.00 euro, which are selling in BTs for 180.00. Think they had the same offer on there too.

Hank_Jones

Got myself a few pairs in pennys last summer.

Marked down to €2, bought 5 pairs, won't need to buy a pair for a while.

Now that was a bargain.

Ye are all mad.

scwazrh

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Got myself a few pairs in pennys last summer.

Marked down to €2, bought 5 pairs, won't need to buy a pair for a while.

Now that was a bargain.

Ye are all mad.

Same as that! Have the pennys one for a year now and have another two pairs in the drawer.my ray bans cost €180 and lasted 8 months before breaking. I will never waste money on brand name glasses again

twowheelsonly

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Got myself a few pairs in pennys last summer.

Marked down to €2, bought 5 pairs, won't need to buy a pair for a while.

Now that was a bargain.

Ye are all mad.

It's all relative..

I got a pair of Police glasses last Summer on my way to Turkey reduced to €140 (despite already having Ray Bans with me as well) . Love them and they've served me well. A Buddy that we've met on holidays the last few years reckons I'm mad too. Yet as far as I'm concerned - 14 days holidays = €10 per day. Anything after that is a bonus. €140 to him is one days drinking!!

Well worth spending money on IMO and €200 for 2 pairs of Ray Bans IS a bargain.

Wizzy2011

twowheelsonly wrote: »

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Got myself a few pairs in pennys last summer.

Marked down to €2, bought 5 pairs, won't need to buy a pair for a while.

Now that was a bargain.

Ye are all mad.

It's all relative..

I got a pair of Police glasses last Summer on my way to Turkey reduced to €140 (despite already having Ray Bans with me as well) . Love them and they've served me well. A Buddy that we've met on holidays the last few years reckons I'm mad too. Yet as far as I'm concerned - 14 days holidays = €10 per day. Anything after that is a bonus. €140 to him is one days drinking!!

Well worth spending money on IMO and €200 for 2 pairs of Ray Bans IS a bargain.

Paying €2 for 1 pair in Pennys - 14 days holidays = 0.14c per day. Giving you a bargain of €138 off your holiday or a weeks spending money on meals out.

To be honest I find the majority of Rayban's are ugly and don't suit most people, but that's just my two cents.....

ThisRegard

Wizzy2011 wrote: »

Paying €2 for 1 pair in Pennys - 14 days holidays = 0.14c per day. Giving you a bargain of €138 off your holiday or a weeks spending money on meals out.

Whatever about the frames, the lens are the most important thing in glasses. I wouldn't subject my eyes to pennys glasses, and once you do use a really good pair of polarized lenses you really notice it when you put on a cheap pair.

Wizzy2011

ThisRegard wrote: »

Wizzy2011 wrote: »

Paying €2 for 1 pair in Pennys - 14 days holidays = 0.14c per day. Giving you a bargain of €138 off your holiday or a weeks spending money on meals out.

Whatever about the frames, the lens are the most important thing in glasses. I wouldn't subject my eyes to pennys glasses, and once you do use a really good pair of polarized lenses you really notice it when you put on a cheap pair.

Moral of the story, buy a good set of polarised lenses that fit a pair of Pennys finest.

vicwatson

Stripey Cat wrote: »

You'd think we'd be able to get lots more bargains on Ray Bans since they're made here.

Aren't they?

Yeh, it's like the way Guinness has to be much cheaper here than Spain as it's made here:rolleyes:

endacl

Sounds like a great deal in RB's, if RB's are your thing. Unfortunately I'm somebody who can't keep a pair for more than a month without sitting on them, leaving them on a wall, dropping them....

Johnny Johnson

vicwatson wrote: »

Yeh, it's like the way Guinness has to be much cheaper here than Spain as it's made here:rolleyes:

Government taxes **** you over on that one.

Stripey Cat

endacl wrote: »

leaving them on a wall

???

Where is this wall?

endacl

Stripey Cat wrote: »

endacl wrote: »

leaving them on a wall

???

Where is this wall?

If I could only remember.... This is why I don't buy pricey shades.

You're welcome to the next pair I sit on though.

rubadub

Johnny Johnson wrote: »

Government taxes **** you over on that one.

Actually it is probably Guinness screwing you a lot more than the government. Manufacturers will charge whatever the market will bear, to maximise profits, they would be fools not to.

The aviva stadium here threatened to source guinness kegs from the UK as it worked out cheaper, this was fully legit with duty etc. Shows how much extra they charge if it is cheaper to ship over & back.

Diageo has agreed to slash the price of Guinness to the company which runs the bars in Dublin’s new Aviva Stadium at Lansdowne Road, after the company threatened to import supplies from Britain.

Irish publicans pay €131.66 for a 50-litre keg of Guinness. The ex-duty price of the same keg to the on-trade in Britain is half that, at £54.15 (€66). Even after payment of Irish duty, the cost of importing Guinness to Ireland would be only €99.33 per keg, a saving of 33 per cent.

Guinness have bizarrely successful marketing. I bet there are loads of guinness drinkers out there who have never even tasted another stout, or maybe just one other stout once. Lads in the beer forum did blind tastes on stout and it few could tell the differences. Guinness know they can charge more here, so they do.

It is basic economics and I have seen 7 year old girls with 'shops' in their front gardens who understand it -yet in some threads seemingly grown adults cannot get their head around it.

It is odd to expect ray ban to sell cheaply here just because they might make some here, imagine the marketing people or accountants suggesting they do.

keithclancy

Fishy1 wrote: »

That's right! The €240 ones were Wayfarers - they didn't suit me. Very happy with the ones I got

Jesus H.

Normal price for Wayfarers in the 'expensive' Optik shop in Germany is 124 euros.

Stripey Cat

rubadub wrote: »

It is odd to expect ray ban to sell cheaply here just because they might make some here, imagine the marketing people or accountants suggesting they do.

I was thinking a few might fall into worker's bags beside the production line, and end up on adverts.ie etc

Nonoperational

Jesus can there not be one thread where it's not dragged off topic with bitter unhelpful comments... It's a bargain. Not for everybody but if you like Raybans it's the business. What's the point of posting bitter rip off comments?

Eathrin

I have a pair of sunglasses that say Ray Ban on them.
They may have been €5, they may not be legit, but they sit on your face as sunglasses do.

dodzy

Eathrin wrote: »

I have a pair of sunglasses that say Ray Ban on them.
They may have been €5, they may not be legit, but they sit on your face as sunglasses do.

If I was in the market for raybans, it's a bloody great deal. I'm with gpf101 on this, it's a legit bargain alert, if you don't like it, then why post??

Eathrin

dodzy wrote: »

If I was in the market for raybans, it's a bloody great deal. I'm with gpf101 on this, it's a legit bargain alert, if you don't like it, then why post??

I agree, if you're intent on buying something and you can get it cheaper than you usually would, then it is a bargain.
I never said "waste of money!":)

Oafley Jones

Eathrin wrote: »

I have a pair of sunglasses that say Ray Ban on them.
They may have been €5, they may not be legit, but they sit on your face as sunglasses do.

Seriously, throw those things in the bin. Whatever about the benefits of sunglasses priced either 5 or 300 euro, I wouldn't touch a pair of knock-off sunglasses because I wouldn't trust the manufacturer to use lenses that protect my eyes.

Zascar

Exactly. People may not be able to understand why some people buy expensive sunglasses, but if you do get a proper decent pair, the difference in the optical quality is amazing. That and the fact that cheapo sunglasses will not do anything to protect your eyes either is something you should really think about. It's only your retinas after all. This is a very good deal - I don't understand why people bitch and moan because it's a premium high quality product and it's being sold in BT's.

splashthecash

I agree that quality does need to be factored in when purchasing sunglasses...however I am not very good in holding onto them and that is why I don't think I'd ever shell out on a designer pair again. I've bought Ralph Lauren and Ray Bans before and ended up losing them.

Having said that, it is possible to get good quality sun glasses without paying premium prices, I got a great pair of mantarays in Debenhams for €40 and I really liked them....(lost them at a stag in Madrid! :mad:)

I love Ray Bans but they don't really suit me (small head syndrome)

rubadub

splashthecash wrote: »

Having said that, it is possible to get good quality sun glasses without paying premium prices, I got a great pair of mantarays in Debenhams for €40 and I really liked them

This is what I want to hear more of, comparable products or equivalent quality & protection without the added cost of marketing which was added onto the ray bans.

PressTheButton

http://www.brownthomas.com/whats-on/exclusive-ray-ban-offer

JOSman

Dam. Should have looked at the finishing date.