All things Debs

Anonymagician · 16-01-2015 5:53pm #1

How much are yours? Ours are €65 but people are complaining.. I thought it was a very reasonable price compared to other prices I've heard.

is mise spartacus · 16-01-2015 7:22pm

Anonymagician wrote: »

How much are yours? Ours are €65 but people are complaining.. I thought it was a very reasonable price compared to other prices I've heard.

€65?!?!? That's ridiculously cheap. Mine is like €120ish

PeterJC! · 16-01-2015 7:27pm

Ours were €40!

Anonymagician · 16-01-2015 7:45pm

is mise spartacus wrote: »

€65?!?!? That's ridiculously cheap. Mine is like €120ish

For €120 I'd be expecting Michelin standard food and Coldplay playing after dinner! Is there something particularly special about it for that price?

AulBiddy · 16-01-2015 8:09pm

Not too sure, think they're 60 here as well. Would have cost less if it wasn't for the fact that our year is tiny and a lot of people from the year will probably end up going together

Blue giant · 16-01-2015 9:36pm

Ours are €80. Not the worst I suppose. €120 seems a bit excessive :eek:

EaSwe · 16-01-2015 10:33pm

Is the €120 each or does it cover you and your date?

if832uspx4eogt · 16-01-2015 10:40pm

Ours are €60.
To be honest I'm more worried about finding a date!

thelad95 · 16-01-2015 10:49pm

is mise spartacus wrote: »

€65?!?!? That's ridiculously cheap. Mine is like €120ish

€120 per ticket or €60 each?

is mise spartacus · 16-01-2015 10:50pm

hahaha what date

I know for a fact they are trying to reduce it a bit and we get our deposit back too

EoghanIRL · 16-01-2015 11:35pm

Mayson Large Underachiever wrote: »

Ours are €60.
To be honest I'm more worried about finding a date!

Don't take your cousin . It never works.

thelad95 · 16-01-2015 11:55pm

Mayson Large Underachiever wrote: »

Ours are €60.
To be honest I'm more worried about finding a date!

Get involved in something next summer after the exams like volunteering or a summer camp. Great place for finding dates

what part of the country are you in?

Hollister11 · 17-01-2015 12:05am

Had mine I'm September, I found the debs expensive and not worth it.
Ticket - €75
Suit - €120
Limo - €88.50 each 4 people.

Blue giant · 17-01-2015 12:50am

Hollister11 wrote: »

Had mine I'm September, I found the debs expensive and not worth it.
Ticket - €75
Suit - €120
Limo - €88.50 each 4 people.

There will be no limo for us. I think we're getting a mini bus

9de5q7tsr8u2im · 28-06-2015 3:20pm

Well its on the last week of july and pretty desperate now haha, is anyone on the same boat as me or? Not that confident type of guy asking but i'm pretty sure if i asked i would get one :rolleyes:

Hollister11 · 28-06-2015 3:22pm

I went last September with out a date. Quite a few of my mates did. It was great crack. We got a limo, in it was my and my 5 mates. Only two brought dates. You'll have a good time either way.

zl1whqvjs75cdy · 28-06-2015 3:29pm

I went to two debs back in the day, think I talked to my date for about 15 minutes and then shagged off for the craic with the lads. Dates are over rated and expensive.

Blue giant · 28-06-2015 6:13pm

Plenty of people go without a date if you wanted to do that. If you really want a date I'm sure at this stage if you asked someone who didn't have a date either they would gladly go with you.

AulBiddy · 30-06-2015 11:45am

I'm a girl and I don't have a date, and all my friends do

I'm too shy to ask someone and the person I was going to ask asked someone else. I'm not actually worried, my mam is just disappointed that I'll have no one to be beside in the photos.

stephenl15 · 30-06-2015 11:49am

AulBiddy & LuckyDude.... Love is in the air

d1234 · 30-06-2015 8:46pm

In the same boat! Know how it feels

gracew · 30-06-2015 8:48pm

I'm in the same boat and my debs is mid August so i'm getting worried haha

9de5q7tsr8u2im · 30-06-2015 10:48pm

hate it when people were saying like 3 months ago, oh you still dont have a date yet better get one soon lol..

EoghanIRL · 30-06-2015 10:57pm

LuckyDude12 wrote: »

hate it when people were saying like 3 months ago, oh you still dont have a date yet better get one soon lol..

The debs was one of the worst events I've ever attended. You will really miss out on nothing.
Cheap venues, hotel food, expensive suits/ dresses and tickets = over rated
You might not see this now.
Some people will bring their partners to the debs. Most people will be with their date for the pictures etc at the start and then fcuk off with their friends for the rest of the night. It might seem like a big deal now , but trust me it isn't.
Do yourself a favour and stop worrying about it. Look forward to college balls next year which are much more enjoyable.

9de5q7tsr8u2im · 30-06-2015 11:04pm

EoghanIRL wrote: »

The debs was one of the worst events I've ever attended. You will really miss out on nothing.
Cheap venues, hotel food, expensive suits/ dresses and tickets = over rated
You might not see this now.
Some people will bring their partners to the debs. Most people will be with their date for the pictures etc at the start and then fcuk off with their friends for the rest of the night. It might seem like a big deal now , but trust me it isn't.
Do yourself a favour and stop worrying about it. Look forward to college balls next year which are much more enjoyable.

ok thanks
and what really does happen at a debs then, im confused.
so pictures first and what you mean partners **** off somewhere else?
what do people usually do for the rest of the day :O

A97 · 30-06-2015 11:08pm

If anyone is dateless and wants to go with someone, just ask them. I know that it's hard, but if you don't ask someone, there is no chance that they'll say yes to you. Furthermore, if you're even sort of close with the person and both of you are currently lone wolves, they'll more than likely be delighted to go with you. Even if they say no, you'll feel better in the long run just for trying. If they're the love of your life, it obviously wasn't meant to be and you can move on. If they're just a friend, they probably won't say no, but if they do, you wouldn't have a good night with them anyway.

Wayne Gretzky wrote:

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

Good luck all.:) And as stated, it's definitely not the end of the world if you are on your own.

EoghanIRL · 30-06-2015 11:12pm

LuckyDude12 wrote: »

ok thanks
and what really does happen at a debs then, im confused.
so pictures first and what you mean partners **** off somewhere else?
what do people usually do for the rest of the day :O

Some people will bring their boyfriend or girl friend..
Most people will bring people they asked just to have a date.
After all the formalities people usually separate back into their normal group of friends.
Even if you don't have a date then you can still spend most the night with your friends..
Hope this clears it up.

What happens at the debs?
Lots of drinking and waiting for food. Then music and dancing( and more drinking)..
Then bus journey home.
Then people sober up and complain about it all..
Then you realise how overrated it is.

Don't worry about it. It will be ok.

Blue giant · 30-06-2015 11:35pm

A97 wrote: »

If anyone is dateless and wants to go with someone, just ask them. I know that it's hard, but if you don't ask someone, there is no chance that they'll say yes to you. Furthermore, if you're even sort of close with the person and both of you are currently lone wolves, they'll more than likely be delighted to go with you. Even if they say no, you'll feel better in the long run just for trying. If they're the love of your life, it obviously wasn't meant to be and you can move on. If they're just a friend, they probably won't say no, but if they do, you wouldn't have a good night with them anyway.

I'd echo this thought. If there's someone who you think you may like to ask just ask them. It took me ages to finally ask the person I wanted (needed a bit of encouragement from our good friend alcohol). Even though she said she had asked someone else I felt much better for just asking. I felt bad for a second or two but then realised there's no point in worrying about it all. In the end things changed and I'm getting to go with her anyway

Hollister11 · 30-06-2015 11:42pm

It really is over rated. ****ty food, watered down pints, then the cost of your suit, limo ect. I'm happy i went and experienced it. But i wouldn't go to another one if i was asked.

eman129 · 01-07-2015 3:35pm

So I have my debs in about a month, and I'm just wondering if I still have to get my date a corsage if its my debs? Also, do I still have to get her mother chocolates? Could anyone give like a summary of how the day is meant to go, like the girl coming to my house etc etc..

stephenl15 · 01-07-2015 9:23pm

eman129 wrote: »

So I have my debs in about a month, and I'm just wondering if I still have to get my date a corsage if its my debs? Also, do I still have to get her mother chocolates? Could anyone give like a summary of how the day is meant to go, like the girl coming to my house etc etc..

if it's your debs, you go to their house, corsage and all. Well that's what we did.

EoghanIRL wrote: »

The debs was one of the worst events I've ever attended. You will really miss out on nothing.
Cheap venues, hotel food, expensive suits/ dresses and tickets = over rated
You might not see this now.
Some people will bring their partners to the debs. Most people will be with their date for the pictures etc at the start and then fcuk off with their friends for the rest of the night. It might seem like a big deal now , but trust me it isn't.
Do yourself a favour and stop worrying about it. Look forward to college balls next year which are much more enjoyable.

My debs was fxcking great craic

Blue giant · 02-07-2015 12:03am

eman129 wrote: »

So I have my debs in about a month, and I'm just wondering if I still have to get my date a corsage if its my debs? Also, do I still have to get her mother chocolates? Could anyone give like a summary of how the day is meant to go, like the girl coming to my house etc etc..

I had never heard of these corsage things before boards. Maybe it's something that's just not done where I live. I intend to buy a box of chocolates and maybe a cheap bottle of champagne or wine if I can't stretch that far.

teadrinker96 · 02-07-2015 2:20pm

Hey so the debs is fast approaching (5 weeks ) and right now I'm questioning whether or not to go . I've weighed up the pros and cons but still can't decide whether to go because if I don't go I might regret it!What should I do ? Is anyone on here willing to share their debs experience and help me decide

thanks!

spurious · 02-07-2015 2:59pm

If you're a girl, the expense is a big factor. Think of the nice things you could buy yourself for that money.
For boys, the expense isn't as big, but it's still a bit of a rip off in terms of what you get for your money when there. Don't be expecting haute cuisine in the food department.

It's not a 'have to do' thing really. If lack of a date is an issue, by all means go on your own. Up to you whether you would feel you'd missed out on something.

Some people spend on one night as much as would get you a week in the sun, which always seemed a bit mad to me.

teadrinker96 · 03-07-2015 1:02am

exactly ! The idea of buying a 150 + euro dress for one night has always seemed ridiculous to me . Still , I can't decide whether or not to go

Midkemia · 03-07-2015 1:07am

I had my debs last year was great Craic ! It's your last night out with your whole year make the most of it and dressing up for the occasion and seeing everyone else being fancy makes it more sophisticated or something :P

teadrinker96 · 03-07-2015 1:36am

so you reckon it was worth going ?

lots of my friends go on about how overrated it was xD

Midkemia · 03-07-2015 1:47am

teadrinker96 wrote: »

so you reckon it was worth going ? lots of my friends go on about how overrated it was xD

For me it was a fantastic night but mine was a country debs and we went to somewhere two hours away so we had great craic on the bus as well! I know my friend from limerick had a terrible debs and they got sent home early, we didn't make it home until 7am so it's the luck of the draw too :P

randylonghorn · 03-07-2015 4:48pm

teadrinker96 wrote: »

exactly ! The idea of buying a 150 + euro dress for one night has always seemed ridiculous to me .

1) Don't spend €150 on it.

2) Get one which you can use again in college; most students will end up going to one of the balls or posher events at some stage in their career

(if you do decide to go, that is)

Midkemia wrote: »

... so it's the luck of the draw too :P

That's it exactly. Every year here we have people going "great night, wouldn't have missed it for the world!" and "that was a complete dud, waste of money!"

Depends a lot on your class, your friend group, where it's held, etc. etc.

As a general observation, it seems to me over the years that it's often the ones which aren't over-hyped with people going to town on dresses and fuss and competing to out-Jones their neighbour which turn out to be enjoyable / memorable nights.

whoopsadaisy · 03-07-2015 7:20pm

I didn't go to my debs last year and don't regret it one bit. The hype kinda put me off, tbh. I was single, didn't really have any close lad mates, and didn't want to fork over an extra 90 euro (the cost of our tickets) for some lad I barely knew. I also didn't want the hassle of going alone. I think 2 girls out of ~100 that went, went alone, and people still talk about them. Sad but yeah. Costs included, it seemed massively not worth it.

I've been to 3 college balls this year and have had unbelievable craic. Just as fancy but massively relaxed compared to the debs. Everyone went in one huge mixed group for a start, no dates. We all got taxis to the venue and pre-drank, cutting out massive expenses on limos and over-priced hotel drink. Most girls didn't bother getting hair/makeup done professionally so it didn't feel like a competition. The only main expense was your dress and your ticket.

Don't get me wrong, the fancy dress-up ball/debs is a great experience. But if you're planning on going on to college next year and you're not pushed about going to your debs, don't feel as if you'll miss out too much as you'll absolutely have the experience later on.

teadrinker96 · 03-07-2015 11:34pm

In the exact same boat as you were whoopsadaissy , don't have anyone I know to bring so I'll end up dishing out 90 euro on a chap I don't even know , that is if I even find one in five weeks! It's good to hear that college balls are great craic because if I don't end up going to my debs at least there'll be plenty more at college

9de5q7tsr8u2im · 12-07-2015 1:04am

I still dont have the balls to ask, when i think about it makes me feel like my heart is in my mouth D':

A97 · 12-07-2015 8:28pm

Don't ask, don't get. And if you're as lucky as you say you are, you'll have no problems.:p

OMGeary · 12-07-2015 11:57pm

This thread is making me realise how much I'm procrastinating for the debs. Don't have a dress or a date. And I can't simply decide against bringing a date cos we had to buy the tickets in november. Anyone know anywhere for cheapish debs dresses.

gracew · 13-07-2015 10:22am

OMGeary wrote: »

This thread is making me realise how much I'm procrastinating for the debs. Don't have a dress or a date. And I can't simply decide against bringing a date cos we had to buy the tickets in november. Anyone know anywhere for cheapish debs dresses.

I'd recommend to rent a dress, they can be €150 for 3 days rental in comparison to buying a dress for maybe €300 that you'll never wear again?

OMGeary · 13-07-2015 2:31pm

gracew wrote:

I'd recommend to rent a dress, they can be â‚¬150 for 3 days rental in comparison to buying a dress for maybe â‚¬300 that you'll never wear again?

Tbh 150 sounds alot for a dress even if I was buying it.

spurious · 13-07-2015 4:03pm

If you're going to spend money on a dress, get a proper dress that you can wear again for weddings, formal evenings and the like.

9de5q7tsr8u2im · 13-07-2015 7:07pm

How much are lads spending on their full suits?

Blue giant · 13-07-2015 7:23pm

LuckyDude12 wrote: »

How much are lads spending on their full suits?

Mine was around €250 for 3 piece suit, shirt, tie and shoes. It's probably not bad value considering I can wear it to weddings, college balls etc. in the next few years.

9de5q7tsr8u2im · 19-07-2015 9:13pm

Alright lads got one, thing is i dont want her at my house is it not normal to meet up at parents house etc? Dont feel comfortable

and i dont have an excuse ..

Blue giant · 19-07-2015 9:21pm

LuckyDude12 wrote: »

Alright lads got one, thing is i dont want her at my house is it not normal to meet up at parents house etc? Dont feel comfortable and i dont have an excuse ..

I thought it was more normal to meet up at the girls house. That's what I did anyway. I think all of my friends went to the girls house. It's not actually that bad. It was a bit daunting at first with brothers, sisters, cousins etc. there but once you get the champagne into you you'll be grand

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