Are there any shops you don't like?

cavemeister

Funny story about Dunnes Stores.

I was in Dunnes Stores Conerlscourt years ago when I would have been about 21/22.
I was working in an office at the time so was wearing trousers and a shirt and tie.
Was browsing clothes when this big fat senior manager storms over with 2 people (defo work related customers) and shouts at me, tuck in your shirt and tell me where the shoes are...

His face when I said I didn't work here ... His 2 guests were not impressed.

I remember thinking to myself, thank God I don't work here.

c6ysaphjvqw41k

road_high wrote: »

Not sure they're that popular- only have three shops I know of- Newbridge, Henry St and one in Cork city i think. Lack of branches exaggerates the business i think.

Maybe it is the lack of stores, but most people I know rave about Zara. I heard they are opening one in Liffey Valley where Topshop used to be and everyone was getting very excited about it. I'm really disappointed Top Shop and Dorothy Perkins are gone.

raze_them_all_

Games top. Will offer you 20euro for something they will sell for hundreds

cavemeister

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

Games top. Will offer you 20euro for something they will sell for hundreds

And don't get me started on CEX.

Was doing a clear out of Xbox games... They were offering me 1 Euro for games they were selling on the shelf for 20 Euro.

Shady business if ever there was one.

rob316

cavemeister wrote: »

And don't get me started on CEX.

Was doing a clear out of Xbox games... They were offering me 1 Euro for games they were selling on the shelf for 20 Euro.

Shady business if ever there was one.

All the risk is with them, you can always sell them all on adverts or ebay yourself and get better value.

road_high

cavemeister wrote: »

And don't get me started on CEX.

Was doing a clear out of Xbox games... They were offering me 1 Euro for games they were selling on the shelf for 20 Euro.

Shady business if ever there was one.

On the other side the prices for what is second hand stuff are outrageous. Went in once to browse DVDs expecting bargains- there weren’t any!

rob316

Oh ya dealz is the absolute worst. When it first came along it was actually a good shop, but it progressively got worse. The interiors and layout look awful, the clothes range they put in is crap, those stupid self service tills that change voice by season. Very little actually works and what you do buy that's good can either be found cheaper elsewhere and when you go back to get more they are gone.

my3cents

rob316 wrote: »

Oh ya dealz is the absolute worst. When it first came along it was actually a good shop, but it progressively got worse. The interiors and layout look awful, the clothes range they put in is crap, those stupid self service tills that change voice by season. Very little actually works and what you do buy that's good can either be found cheaper elsewhere and when you go back to get more they are gone.

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one that doesn't like the seasonal till voices.

rob316

cavemeister wrote: »

I remember thinking to myself, thank God I don't work here.

Your right, its the absolute worst place I ever worked. Did a temporary christmas contract before, they tried to keep me on after I told them you literally couldn't pay me enough to stay, hated every minute of it.

The department managers to the junior managers are just the worst. Your micro managed, treated like an idiot and treated badly.

road_high

rob316 wrote: »

Oh ya dealz is the absolute worst. When it first came along it was actually a good shop, but it progressively got worse. The interiors and layout look awful, the clothes range they put in is crap, those stupid self service tills that change voice by season. Very little actually works and what you do buy that's good can either be found cheaper elsewhere and when you go back to get more they are gone.

It’s gone down hill- a few years ago it was good, lately they’ve been replacing known brands with their own stuff which is way inferior

road_high

rob316 wrote: »

Your right, its the absolute worst place I ever worked. Did a temporary christmas contract before, they tried to keep me on after I told them you literally couldn't pay me enough to stay, hated every minute of it.

The department managers to the junior managers are just the worst. Your micro managed, treated like an idiot and treated badly.

Do they constantly come back checking your work? As managers they must have very little to do themselves, real 1950s style it sounds like- “them and us”.

buzzing147

Don't like Penny's because of the customers, seems to attract ex jailbirds and stragglers, clothes there are poor too, jeans are dreadful, and t-shirts are made of elastic. Don't like lidl or aldi because 90% of the food there is dreadful, apart from the fruit and veg section. Meat there is horrific. Bacon and sausages there must of fell into a lorry of salt before being packed. Bread there tastes like rubber, and the pizzas there are horrific. Would rather eat na na na na nails.

Geuze

buzzing147 wrote: »

Don't like lidl or aldi because 90% of the food there is dreadful, apart from the fruit and veg section. Meat there is horrific. Bacon and sausages there must of fell into a lorry of salt before being packed. Bread there tastes like rubber, and the pizzas there are horrific. Would rather eat na na na na nails.

If all this is true, it's odd that they have grown to have thousands of shops, isn't it?

ALDI has over 10,000 stores in 20 countries, with an estimated turnover of 50 billion.

If "90% of the food is dreadful", then it's difficult to imagine how this company grew over decades to have 10,000 shops?

The same goes for Lidl, with over 10,000 shops.

If what you say is true, how are they managing to sell so much goods?

fryup

Yaxley Peters wrote: »

Tesco is crap - especially the one in Ballyfermot.

........thats because its in Ballyfermot

ohnonotgmail

Geuze wrote: »

If all this is true, it's odd that they have grown to have thousands of shops, isn't it?

ALDI has over 10,000 stores in 20 countries, with an estimated turnover of 50 billion.

If "90% of the food is dreadful", then it's difficult to imagine how this company grew over decades to have 10,000 shops?

The same goes for Lidl, with over 10,000 shops.

If what you say is true, how are they managing to sell so much goods?

to be honest i think it is all of the screwdriver sets and other tools that i keep buying from lidl that keeps them afloat.

Stephen15

Debenhams awful shop Roches Stores was far better

Feisar

buzzing147 wrote: »

Don't like Penny's because of the customers, seems to attract ex jailbirds and stragglers, clothes there are poor too, jeans are dreadful, and t-shirts are made of elastic. Don't like lidl or aldi because 90% of the food there is dreadful, apart from the fruit and veg section. Meat there is horrific. Bacon and sausages there must of fell into a lorry of salt before being packed. Bread there tastes like rubber, and the pizzas there are horrific. Would rather eat na na na na nails.

Firstly, it's supermarket shopping, I ain't going to get a 90 day aged fore rib there.

Their rashers and sausages are as good as any other supermarkets unless you think Tesco have virgins hand rolling them on their thighs.

I've cooked their steaks and a number of people have commented on how good they are. Granted I know how to cook but I'm no guru, just get the basics right.

Others have given out about the shelf life of the fruit and veg, don't buy stuff that's not fresh. I look at the stuff I'm picking up and not just the date on it, how fresh looking it actually is.

its_steve116

Not in particular.

facehugger99

its_steve116 wrote: »

Not in particular.

Thanks for you input Steve, now on to our next poster.....

andekwarhola

It must be exhausting having such strong feelings about shops. Does anybody just go in, buy something and not think about it too much or am I weird?

Sephiroth_dude

Gamestop and their rip off prices.

freshpopcorn

andekwarhola wrote: »

It must be exhausting having such strong feelings about shops. Does anybody just go in, buy something and not think about it too much or am I weird?

Yes but some people notice rude staff, poor quality products, expensive products, etc!

Feisar

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Yes but some people notice rude staff, poor quality products, expensive products, etc!

I notice these things and vote with my feet.

Ush1

Feisar wrote: »

I notice these things and vote with my feet.

Is it not tricky filling out the form with your feet?

Feisar

Ush1 wrote: »

Is it not tricky filling out the form with your feet?

Ever see My Left Foot!

AndrewJRenko

rob316 wrote: »

Your right, its the absolute worst place I ever worked. Did a temporary christmas contract before, they tried to keep me on after I told them you literally couldn't pay me enough to stay, hated every minute of it.

The department managers to the junior managers are just the worst. Your micro managed, treated like an idiot and treated badly.

Do the managers still insist on being called 'Mister'? And do they still count/time your toilet usage?

dhaughton99

fergiesfolly wrote: »

Any hardware shop where middle aged staff look down their nose because you know less than they do.
They're the reason people end up going to Woodies.

Same goes for motor factors.

pebbles21

Supervalu and only because of a old hag who works there ran after me as I walked away from the salad mix shouting that I'd have to pay an extra .50c for the bit of Sundried tomatoes i had put into my container .
Told her she could shove them up her Sundried hole and walked out .. actually I think I'm barred

chicorytip

road_high wrote:

Casual menswear both for work and leisure really. M and M direct seems ok, bought a few sweaters and stuff there but not mega savings tbh, I’d love to hear where others think is good for casual menswear. You’d pick up stuff as cheap in the sales really

If you don't mind buying second hand Adverts.ie for cheap, good quality clothing. Otherwise, ebay.

Wheres Me Jumper?

pebbles21 wrote: »

Supervalu and only because of a old hag who works there ran after me as I walked away from the salad mix shouting that I'd have to pay an extra .50c for the bit of Sundried tomatoes i had put into my container .
Told her she could shove them up her Sundried hole and walked out .. actually I think I'm barred

Brilliant!:D

Cee-Jay-Cee

Harry Corrys. No explanation needed.

SuperValu because I can never fcuking find anything I’m looking for in it.

I hate any shop that thinks low level lighting and loud music is what people want, ie A&F and Superdry (although I love Superdry clothes and have loads which I usually buy in other shops)

IKEA - my idea of a hell is having to walk around that place!

I like TKmax, I've got some really nice clothes (especially jackets) there for great prices.

whiskeyman

pebbles21 wrote: »

Supervalu and only because of a old hag who works there ran after me as I walked away from the salad mix shouting that I'd have to pay an extra .50c for the bit of Sundried tomatoes i had put into my container .

That's my Auntie Pasti!

road_high

pebbles21 wrote: »

Supervalu and only because of a old hag who works there ran after me as I walked away from the salad mix shouting that I'd have to pay an extra .50c for the bit of Sundried tomatoes i had put into my container .
Told her she could shove them up her Sundried hole and walked out .. actually I think I'm barred

Staff in SV pretty terrible alright. A mix of completely disinterested part timers and students with a few bitter lifers as described. Tesco staff aren’t the worst, usually pleasant and friendly

Asdfghjkl987

One of the reasons Dunnes shops have such a bad atmosphere is because of the absolute trash royalty free “music” they play in all their stores. The norm in most supermarkets nowadays.

boredatwork82

I hate IKEA.

Shn99

Brown Thomas - staff and customers with absolute notions ( half of them go in and probably buy the cheapest item on sale just to get the bag)

Smiggles - Extortionate prices

Heatons (soon to be Brand Max & Sports Direct) - always thought most of their stock was tasty and rubbish

Lidl & Aldi- Invest in some self service checkouts to spare the poor souls with 2 items of asking the person in front could they go ahead

Arghus

Dunnes. They've a reputation for treating their staff like dirt.

Tacitus Kilgore

pebbles21 wrote: »

Supervalu and only because of a old hag who works there ran after me as I walked away from the salad mix shouting that I'd have to pay an extra .50c for the bit of Sundried tomatoes i had put into my container .
Told her she could shove them up her Sundried hole and walked out .. actually I think I'm barred

Brilliant. Made me snort very loud in a very quiet office :pac:

Ush1

Don't like going to Ikea, they have decent value on a few products but most are overpriced, I hate the food in the canteen and it's always mental busy.

Actually don't mind TK Maxx but I mainly look at the housewares. Seemed to be better bargains in the clothes when I was younger, plus I've got a bit more cash these days so don't bother with it.

I mainly don't like shopping in a shop where I know for sure I am gonna get ripped off. (Woodies, Currys, Mothercare, etc...)

OneArt

Mark Rippetoe wrote: »

AND DON'T FORGET TO TAKE A BLUE TOKEN!!!

Hahaha. Jesus Christ... First saw those when I was visiting Ireland last year. The person at the till hands one to me, no explanation whatsoever, so I thought it must be some kind of competition and took it with me. After a few trips I had a nice collection.



Then my brother told me about the charity thing.


Would've been nice if the person at the till had explained.


Oh well. I still have the blue chips.


Hah.

its_steve116

boredatwork82 wrote: »

I hate IKEA.

JYSK is coming to Naas. You have been warned.

Sunflower 27

Lush. While I like some of their products, going into the shop gives me a headache if I stay too long. The smell can be overwhelming. I was in London recently and smelled the shop before I walked passed it. Too much.

ohnonotgmail

Sunflower 27 wrote: »

Lush. While I like some of their products, going into the shop gives me a headache if I stay too long. The smell can be overwhelming. I was in London recently and smelled the shop before I walked passed it. Too much.

Just walking past the one at the bottom of grafton street is enough for me.

Tacitus Kilgore

Tesco - too bright after a few bifters.


TK Maxx is class

stoneill

Every single shop. Hate them all.

There are a few. Zara is such a kip. The one on Henry Street looks like a bomb went off in it. Their clothes are tiny as well.
H&M is pretty similar to it in my mind. Nothing but rubbish.
Ikea because of how busy and twisty turny it is.
Aldo is over priced.
Mango is in the same vein as the first two.
River Island is horrid.
Ann Summers is really tacky same as Victoria's Secret.

I don't mind Dunnes and Pennys. I'd buy casual jumpers and leggings for just relaxing at home in. M&S has lovely food and lovely pjs. Also like their tights and underwear. Erm where else? TK Maxx has a great home section and I love looking through their shower gels and shampoos.

Ciaran_B

Shops that have the heating up too high are the worst. I get that it's Winter and staff need a comfortable working environment but some places are walking into a small room with the central heating jacked right up. H and M are the worst for this.

dhaughton99

OneArt wrote: »

Hahaha. Jesus Christ... First saw those when I was visiting Ireland last year. The person at the till hands one to me, no explanation whatsoever, so I thought it must be some kind of competition and took it with me. After a few trips I had a nice collection.



Then my brother told me about the charity thing.


Would've been nice if the person at the till had explained.


Oh well. I still have the blue chips.


Hah.

Now some poor child from the flats didn’t get an Xbox for Christmas because you kept the blue token. Shame on you.

dhaughton99

The Range. Just an over priced Hector Greys.

Agent Smith

Tescos is way more depressing then Dunnes.

It may have something to do with the fact i lived beside a really **** Tesco and the flagship Dunnes Stores....