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SOME PEOPLE ARE really putting the ‘hunt’ into bargain-hunting in Dublin this St Stephen’s Day.
At least, according to some early Winter Sales shoppers who spoke to TheJournal.ie.
Handbags seem to be the most desired item in this year’s sales.
“I was in Brown Thomas at ten past nine this morning… People were pulling handbags out of each other nearly,” Maura Lyons said, as she headed home from a busy morning’s shopping.
Another shopper – Kate – said she had seen ‘shoe fights’ and ‘bag fights’ break out at several stores.
People were literally grabbing at them — ‘I got it first… No, it’s mine’.
“I wanted to get bags and I just left it,” Kate said.
“I purposefully came into shops for handbags and jackets, and I was like I was, like — ‘no, no, I’m leaving it”.
It’s been busy in Dublin since early this morning.
A handful of shoppers were even queuing outside Brown Thomas on Grafton Street just after 6am — even though the store didn’t open until 9.
Other major stores also reported large queues. This was the scene at Arnotts on Henry Street….
Towns and shopping centres around the country are also said to be thronged, as people look to land a bargain before they head back to work.
Retail Ireland said this morning that a surge in activity was needed between now and next week ensure its prediction of the best Christmas for retail in five years comes true.
Mixed bag
Some who braved the centre of Dublin this morning weren’t too bothered by the crowds.
Student Jasmine — who’s from China, and is studying in England — said it was much easier to get around in Irish shops during the sales, compared to the big department stores in London.
“It’s not as bad,” she said.
“There are more crowds in London… More queues outside waiting for stores like Selfridges and Harrods to open.
It would be much quieter here in Ireland.
Others still managed to avoid the worst of the queues altogether by popping in a little later.
“Normally we’d go walking or following the hunt on St Stephen’s Day,” Mary Leahy, from Meath, said.
I was bringing my son into work and I had to drive him in today, so we said while we’re in Dublin we’d have a look.
“I didn’t even know shops opened on Stephen’s Day,” she added.
We’re not ones really for beating down doors at the crack of dawn.
Have you been hitting the sales today? How did you find it? Let us know in the comments section below…
- First published 2.54 pm
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In fairness to the sky fairies deputy yer one last week was well outta order
@gm_cmanning: Does he now fit the description of a ‘Slapper’.!!
@gm_cmanning: whats a sky fairy?
@Seamus Mac: the popes imaginary boss
@ÓDuibhír Abú: absolutely but that’s hardly a bad thing. A promotion really I guess
@gm_cmanning:
She may have been desperate. Perhaps she has suffered terribly and in her desperation she clinged to him. The pope should have above average empathy at the very least. Otherwise, what is the point of the role? He may as well drop the pretence now.
@Sylvia O’Regan: Technically, he’s an 83 year old man running a worldwide church with a pile of current and historical problems on behalf an all powerful god (or so he believes, anyway). Let’s cut him a bit of slack. Who among us has not sinned, first stones, etc.
@Sylvia O’Regan:
Jaysus cut the man some slack ffs
We can all use imaginary speculation as leverage to suit our own prejudices and projections
“Perhaps” also she was desperate for a selfie.
@Sylvia O’Regan: and she may not have been. You can’t be grabbing and pulling an 83 yr old (insert joke here) like that without their consent. I agree with the pointlessness of the role though.
Was he lactating?
@Diogenes: no he always wears white
@Diogenes: Over 1,000,000 human contacts since becoming a cardinal. 1 mistake. Give the man a break.
@MJF Consultants – Business Advisers: that seems quite a low estimate in almost 19 years.
He’ll be meat slapping Bishops next.. Oh, wait!!!
I’d say there will be fairly immediate and significant rise in the amount of clerical hand-slapping if this is where it leads lol
She could take this to the labour court now in ireland and get 20k for sexual harassment
imaging a vampire bit the pope. whats gonna happen?
#cult
Jesus did worse. Read what happened with the syro phoenician woman. By their fruits…
Hope he doesn’t make a habit of this now
Your human like us our Holy Father.
The woman was a bit overwhelmed …it was a shame for the young woman, good job ut wasn’t a child, mabye the pope needs to retire
The woman was a bit overwhelmed …it was a shame for the young woman, good job ut wasn’t a child, mabye the pope needs to retire
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