Reads of Nassau St. gone?

DMC

It was closed yesterday afternoon... open last week...

Any ideas?

TempestSabre

Bought by Easons, who knows what they've got planned. Extension to Easons, or their own low cost branch.

DMC

Serious? Ah fucck...

Where now for cheap magazines? Nowhere... the north, I suppose.... Easons will charge their own normal rates for magazines. Easons are a damn monopoly now...

WexCan

Hope they keep the copying centre open - 'tis a lifesaver.

el tel

The girls who worked downstairs in Reads were super hot. I hope it hasn't closed

Dub13

Great...no more "Reads of Nassau St" adds on the radio.

flogen

Dub13 wrote:

Great...no more "Reads of Nassau St" adds on the radio.

Well, every cloud has a silver lining....

Dave!

hmmm... kewl... I've never been in there, no reason to tbh, but pass buy all the time.

You're right, this post has no point...

muckwarrior

Bought by Easons? I wonder is it because they were pissed off with all the €x cheaper than easons signs?

TempestSabre

muckwarrior wrote:

Bought by Easons? I wonder is it because they were pissed off with all the €x cheaper than easons signs?

Its just good business, for Easons. Buy the competition.

whiskeyman

DMC wrote:

It was closed yesterday afternoon... open last week...

Any ideas?

http://www.reads.ie/contactus

Reads Website wrote:

CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES

CLOSED 25\12\05 - 2\01\06
OPEN AS NORMAL FROM 3\01\06

Does seem a bit weird.... perhaps a small refit going on?

TempestSabre

whiskeyman wrote:

http://www.reads.ie/contactus



Does seem a bit weird.... perhaps a small refit going on?

Old link why is that weird.

whiskeyman

TempestSabre wrote:

Old link why is that weird.

I meant the store being closed for such a period being a bit odd... given it's also a newsagents.
A store refit was the possible explanation I gave.
Can't remember it being closed during this period in years gone by.

TempestSabre

whiskeyman wrote:

I meant the store being closed for such a period being a bit odd... given it's also a newsagents.
A store refit was the possible explanation I gave.
Can't remember it being closed during this period in years gone by.

Since its just been bought by easons that would tally with a rebranding/refrub etc.

Gazza22

muckwarrior wrote:

Bought by Easons? I wonder is it because they were pissed off with all the €x cheaper than easons signs?

Possibly! Because a day or two after the take over was announced, all those signs in Reads with Easons written on them were removed

segadreamcast

TempestSabre wrote:

Its just good business, for Easons. Buy the competition.

Bill Gates wrote:

Heh heh heh, buy him out boys!

Sorry, I couldn't resist! It'll be a shame to see Reads go - as they always seemed to stir things up in the bookselling market (they were the ones who caused the fourth Harry Potter's price to be slashed, for instance). I suppose it'll be H&F for me now!

Julesie

In town they were really the only low cost alternative... i dont think anyone would see Hodges Figgis or Waterstones being discount stores. Its certainly a good deal for Easons as i would believe Reads would have been making a nice profit in recent years.. Id also wager that they may leave it as "Reads" to give the illusion of choice in the market and also because we asscoiate Reads with good value and low cost copying.

Innervision

I've a €50 voucher for Reads...reckon it'll be valid for Easons now?!

jaggeh

i used to enjoy going to the copying center, easons will probably hike up the prices...

flogen

whiskeyman wrote:

http://www.reads.ie/contactus



Does seem a bit weird.... perhaps a small refit going on?

Wouldn't really make sense, didn't they just move location a few months ago (well, about a year now).
It must be a change in brand or something major like that.
Which part of it is closed, the newsagents or the copy place, or both?

If it is easons I wonder if they'll keep the copying going or what. It wouldn't make much sense to keep the newsagents, though. It's so close to the other bigger easons.

DMC

Reads were really the best place to get magazines. Easons are the largest wholesaler for magazines in this country, and they fix their costs accordingly twice a year, with the rate against Sterling.

Take my regular buy... What Satellite and Digital TV. UK price... £3.99.
Easons price: €7

Lets break this down a wee bit...
£3.99 is at todays rate €5.79... factor in VAT @ 13.5%, this comes to €6.57
Bit of a markup? :mad:

I was getting it for around €6.40 in Reads...

Reads tried to break that monopoly... and look what happened.

tig_the_pirate

But but there are still ads on fm104 the whole time, with the the man talking and the people cheering and if the people are cheering they must be happy because its still reads and not easons. Thats my theory.
xxx