Penneys

Cole

I was in Penneys in the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre this evening and as I'm not a regular visitor to the store, I was amazed at the prices of the clothes (mens)

Combats 17 euro, T-shirts from 3 euro, Jackets 25 euro etc. Most of the stuff was under 20 euro and seemed to be decent quality.

Now I'm not a slave to fashion and don't care too much about labels...not alone there I presume?...so for fellas (didn't check out the ladies dept.) who want decent clothes for day to day wear, you can't beat Penneys?

I would be interested in opinions from the more fashion conscious out there.

deise gal

i think dat pennys is gr8 for ladies u can pick up some gorge bits n bobs !! oh i adore der bags n shoes just keep em 4 a bit b4 i wear em so half of ireland isn't wearin them !!! gr8 4 little tops 4 work , pyjamas n under wear wat wud i do wit out pennys !!!!!!!!!!

Mrs. MacGyver

Pennys is an absolute lifesaver. like Deise girl i get cute handbags for €4 and all my jamies. Got lovely suded clogs there in mullingar last year for € in the sale and theyre still going great as i wear them each day to work. cant gt the end of the flipping things> As an aside they have a lot on sale at the mo. Got a trence coat in ladies dept for €15 (originally €35) now you cant beat that for value!!!

snickerpuss

Yeah pennys is great for all your basics - socks and tights and pajamas and t-shirts, though i have started to branch out to H&M for vests.

TerrorFirmer

I buy pretty much all my jeans/casual wear from pennys. Its cheap, but the clothes are good quality...so hard to resist when you can literally buy 2 pairs of jeans, t-shirts and a fleece in Pennys for the price of a single pair of jeans elsewhere!

chillywilly

ye i discovered myself that penneys was a diamond in the dirt about a year ago....top quality stuff at great prices!! im always wearing there combats, and my mates are sayin "so where did you get your combats theyre really nice", i have a bit of fun:D..."in BT2, only €90!!"....they believe me straight away!! then when i tell them its penneys they are amazed..

i love penneys:)

Zhane

I would buy my stuff in penneys but they just wont fit me! Their small is a medium compared to say Topman or RI. Im lost in some of the stuff!:rolleyes:

Ruu_Old

Is it Penneys or Dunnes that has the CS Active stuff? I buy some clothes there, they are cheap so why not.

Grem

Oh god i love it so much. Bikinis, socks,underwear bra's etc and little tops, cardi's and then any accessories/shoes/flip-flops.

I've been away for a year and i miss it so much! You wont find as good a shop anywhere for cheap reasonable quality! You can go on a great shop with 50 euro and get loads of stuff and still come out with change for the bus home!

Look at me rant...

dudara

Zhane wrote:

I would buy my stuff in penneys but they just wont fit me! Their small is a medium compared to say Topman or RI. Im lost in some of the stuff!:rolleyes:

That's the reason why my boyfriend buys his pants there. Years of weightlifting have given him thighs and shoulders that really only Penney's seem to be able to clothe. The XL in most shops is too small.

brown*eyed*girl

Grem wrote:

Oh god i love it so much. Bikinis, socks,underwear bra's etc and little tops, cardi's and then any accessories/shoes/flip-flops.

I've been away for a year and i miss it so much! You wont find as good a shop anywhere for cheap reasonable quality! You can go on a great shop with 50 euro and get loads of stuff and still come out with change for the bus home!

Look at me rant...

Just what I was thinking €50 and you'd get lots of stuff so refreshing when everywhere else is so expensive.

Now here’s my rant:

Penneys are brilliant and are getting better each year. I buy lots of stuff in there like underwear (love their cute little boxers), pj’s, slippers, candles, shoes, socks (my daughter loves the smelly socks i.e. the ones that smell like strawberries or chocolate), bags (love their bags), belts, jewellery, hair accessories etc. I got my son (he’s nearly 4) some underpants for €2.50 for six – so cute and they have cute little socks for him too. I have to admit a year or two ago I wasn’t too keen on the boy’s clothes but this year they seem to have a similar version to Next (which I just love the boy’s clothes for) but now you can get similar stuff in Penneys for one third or one quarter the price which is great. I also got work trousers for €6. During the summer got tank tops for myself for €3 each. Yesterday I got two gorgeous tops for my son for €3 each. It’s the one shop where I’m actually surprised when the girl tells me what I owe her. Often I’d be after picking up lots of stuff for myself, my daughter and my son and would be thinking that will be around €60ish and it would be only €30ish or something. Oh and nearly forgot we don’t have much household stuff in Waterford but in Kilkenny the household stuff are great too.

Busterpuss

i dont think there is a woman in ireland that does not love love love penneys it is the bees knees, i went in there a while ago and got two trench coats, two shirts, socks and two bags for 55 euros. cant beat penneys.

xzanti

They're great for holidays... I always go in a few days before I go away... Fill a basket with bikinis, sun creams, sandals, beach towels, stringy tops and cosmetics and I rarely pay over €80 for the lot... It's unreal.. Pennys all the way... And the great thing is the prices never seem to go up from one year to the next..

Busterpuss

thats is so true. aaaaaaaaaaaaaa love love penneys, esp if your broke or saving you can still manage to dress yourself in a few outfits for under a tonne in there.

brown*eyed*girl

Just rememered got another bargain there recently - my son's school polo shirts for €2.50 each.

xzanti I know its the one place where not only do the prices never to up each year but seem to be getting cheaper!

I have the Penneys xmas jingle in my head now over this thread.

Busterpuss

penneys got a whole lot of things for christmas, got a lot for the family tra la la la la.

PENNEYS ROCKS!!:D

brown*eyed*girl

Busterpuss wrote:

penneys got a whole lot of things for christmas, got a lot for the family tra la la la la.

PENNEYS ROCKS!!:D

how sad are we! That song will be in my head all day. Don't mind really because I love Christmas and Penneys

Busterpuss

I know but we have to entertain ourselves. Me too!! love them both. which penneys do you think is the best as a matter of interest?

Deer

Stop talking about Penny's. The more people are encouraged to go there the less bargains I can pick up!!

brown*eyed*girl

Busterpuss wrote:

I know but we have to entertain ourselves. Me too!! love them both. which penneys do you think is the best as a matter of interest?

Well I'm in Waterford and I've only ever been to the Waterford one, Kilkenny and one in Dublin. I prefer the Kilkenny one out of those three. They seem to have the stock layed out better and more of a selection. I hear that Cork is very good but havn't been there yet. Waterford's one is quite small and its a bit of a tight fit but its good nonetheless. On a busy day though its hard to get around especially if you have a buggy.

Busterpuss

i think there is enough in penneys for everyone!! their turnover of stock is quite good actually. i was in waterford the other week (im from dublin) and i swear to god i couldnt find penneys, i could see everyone with the penneys bags but i couldnt find the shop, it was driving me demented!!!

brown*eyed*girl

Busterpuss wrote:

i think there is enough in penneys for everyone!! their turnover of stock is quite good actually. i was in waterford the other week (im from dublin) and i swear to god i couldnt find penneys, i could see everyone with the penneys bags but i couldnt find the shop, it was driving me demented!!!

Why didn't you just someone with a Penneys bag where it was ?!! :rolleyes: If you're down here again its on Barronstrand Street which is where Boots is. If you know where the clock tower is on the Quay you stand with you're back to it and straight ahead of you is Barronstrand Street. If you walk up that street theres a good few alright shops there. Tylers (shoe shop), Boots, is on your right walking up towards Penneys which is on the first left hand corner.

Busterpuss

because that would have been using my head of course and no i couldnt do that;) and am shocked to hear there is a boots, was goin mad also cos could only see toiletries in roches, honest to god in my head i was like how do they survive with no boots!!!:( i swear im not a loon!

brown*eyed*girl

Well if you're ever down again just post a thread beforehand on the Waterford Section with a list of some shops you'd want to go too and I'm sure myself or any of the lovely Waterfordians will help you . We have a lot of what you Dublin folk have except its more compact down here. You probably just stayed in the City Square shopping centre but we have lots of other shops outside that. It would've been worth your while to go out to the Ardkeen area - you can get a bus on the Quay which runs very regularly. There is a really big Next out there, Homebase, Tesco, Lidl, KFC etc.

Oh and if you were looking for toy shops we don't really have any anymore in the city centre. All the toy shops are out by the Tramore Road area which is just a short drive. There is a decent size World of Wonder, Toymaster and Smyths along with Superquinn, Hickeys, Kelly & Dollard, Woodies etc. out that way.

Busterpuss

thanks for that yeah i pretty much did, the spraoi festival was on when we were down.
off the topic of penneys we are now, but its fab anyway, love the one in blanch up here, if you ever came up, go to that one or the one in mary street. in fact they are all fab:D

Siogfinsceal

I spend more in penneys than anywhere else!! So often I have been complemented on clothes or accesorries that I picked up for a few euro in penneys. Their underwear is as nice as la senza or anne summers and a quarter of the price. They are just brilliant for basics such as vest tops, seasonal pieces and on sunday I got the most beautiful jumper for 11 euro in the dundrum branch. I once got a acrf in penneys for 5 euro - I was in top shop later that week and was wearing my scarf- they had the exact same (i mean exact!) on sale for 15 euro. Must have been same supplier or something but I cannot understand anyone paying 10+ for a plain vest top in most chain stores when you can get the same in penneys for half that?

Madge

Pennys is a great store, but sometimes their clothes can be finished off poorly, esp. their pyjamas and other nightwear. Buttons can be loose and threads hanging off. They're still great though!

Busterpuss

i dont understand it either to be honest could just be plain snobbery or maybe people dont realise???

Busterpuss

Madge wrote:

Pennys is a great store, but sometimes their clothes can be finished off poorly, esp. their pyjamas and other nightwear. Buttons can be loose and threads hanging off. They're still great though!

i agree, have bought few items, got home and found holes in them but nothing that cant be fixed in a jiff.

Deer

Busterpuss wrote:

i dont understand it either to be honest could just be plain snobbery or maybe people dont realise???

Plain snobbery..... I wear my designer clothes with my Penny's clothes and I get such a kick from the snotty brigade admiring them!

Busterpuss

and do you ever say they are penneys stuff??

Deer

I always do. And then say what the price was and watch them go green!

Busterpuss

Thats gas!! nothin wrong with penneys is wat i say;)

Nightwish

I buy 90% of my clothes in Penneys. Its quite possibly my favourite shop. I love the Henry St store as its so big and stocks a much greater variety of clothes than the smaller regional stores.

lasair

i cannot go into town without going to pennys...
love it..

As i say when people ask me where did i get my clothes: "pennys best"

Deer

Their knickers are great. I bought a bucket load of really pretty ones the other day.

And the kids clothes are the best ever - you can outfit your kid for the entire season for about sixty quid. Laughing!

Busterpuss

what does anyone think of their footwear? good or bad?

brown*eyed*girl

Lasair that's what my daughter always says "Penneys Best"

Deer the knickers are great - I love the little cute boxer style ones. I spend ages in the knickers department. I have so many I think some of them I haven't worn yet!

Also the kids clothes are great too. Where else would you get jeans for €5 for your child. They have lovely combat style pants in now for boys.

There are people though who'd be too snobby to wear Penneys. Myself I couldn't give a care and its good for the bank balance too.

brown*eyed*girl

Busterpuss I haven't got shoes there in a while but any time I did they were fine. I got wedge shoes and some heels there which were fine. Never bought runners there. Not a great shoe selection down here though..

Will have to get up to Dublin for xmas and do a big shop.

Busterpuss

i got a pair of boots there once and wedges and they were both fine but havent really branched out into shoes or that. i think i only wore the boots twice tho.

you have to come up for a xmas shop its brilliant!! mary street and henry street

lovin the boxer knickers as well:p

I love Penneys too, their t-shirts are great, you buy 4/5 for €20, leave them in a drawer for 6 months - a year, take them out, and you'll realise that they're actually "cool" now! Penneys are always ahead of fashion :P

I own 4 pairs of Jeans.
one Tommy Hilfiger - Present
2 Pairs of identical Penneys Jeans - €15 each
1 pair of Sonnetti Jeans - €60

The ones i wear the most, are the Penneys ones, they actually wear really well, i don't like "fresh-looking" jeans, so the fact that they're not "titanium-woven" means that they wear down nicely.
Saying that doesn't mean that they're poor quality. I've had them for almost 2 years at this stage. They fit real well too.

Also, someone asked where CS-Active is---yup, its Penneys
They're hoodies are amazing value, usually about €16. You can get 3/4 good quality, nicely styled Penneys hoodies for the price of a hoodie from River Island.

ThrownAway

I hate pennys. Now maybe the stores in places other than the one in Cork might be of a better standard but the thought makes me shudder.
You look around town and see the same Pennys bag on about 12 different girls.
The last time I was in there I was looking for some summer tops. The place was over crowded with overweight middle aged ''knacker'' women with short bleached hair. [Haha, maybe that's going too far but it certainly seems to be an attraction for that ''catagory''.] Anyway, all I saw was lots of tops covered in makeup stains and they were really cheap and had no shape when I tried them on.
Every bra I ever bought in Pennys lost its shape in the wash.
That said, I've bought a black pair of pants about a year ago for 18 euro and still wear them today. A random bargain.
I just think it's a horrible, cheap place with only a few exceptions. Most of the time cheap price means cheap quality and more importantly not unique in any way. I like having clothes that no-one else has seen before so I'll give Pennys a miss agin next time I go clothes shopping. :cool:

LisaO

Penneys in Kilkenny & Waterford are good but Carlow is definitely worth a look if your ever there. It's a huge store (used to be old Tesco & Quinnsworth before that), so has separate depts - ladies, homeware, seasonal, etc. Never seems that busy either, so often able to find stuff in colours/sizes they have sold out of in other stores.

empirix

chillywilly wrote:

ye i discovered myself that penneys was a diamond in the dirt about a year ago....top quality stuff at great prices!! im always wearing there combats, and my mates are sayin "so where did you get your combats theyre really nice", i have a bit of fun:D..."in BT2, only €90!!"....they believe me straight away!! then when i tell them its penneys they are amazed..

i love penneys:)

B******t, Penneys is muck, especially with jeans/trousers i can tell straight away whether there decent or not, the cut gives it away immediately.
Sorry but Penneys is cheap crap. nuff said

Nightwish

Their shoes arent great, but for summer they had gorgeous sandals and flip flops for only 3 euro. I got them and they're fantastic. I walked miles in my flip flops on my holidays and they are still as good as new.

Cardinal

I bought a shirt for work once in Pennys. Never again. There's no way I could get one to fit me in there. Maybe if you took four inches off my height and stuck it on my waist. Not only that, but the cut is all arse-ways. The buttons aren't in a straight line and the collar is some weird shape.

I know lots of people think Pennys is great but I can't see why. Sure it's cheap, but it's cheap for a reason.

Doomspell

Nightwish wrote:

Their shoes arent great, but for summer they had gorgeous sandals and flip flops for only 3 euro. I got them and they're fantastic. I walked miles in my flip flops on my holidays and they are still as good as new.

Same. I had got a pair in Monsoon for about 6 times the price walked in them for about 1-2weeks, they were in shreds!! Pennys is good for tops and things. Their shorts are brilliant aswell!! They even got the quick dry ones which are really handy. I really like their belts, but I agree. I don't like going around town and seeing a good few people wearing the same thing as me. So I just customise things I buy. It's not that hard and they turn out great(most of the time:o ).

fuzzywiggle

As another poster said it's great for when you're going on hols. I always do it. 80-90 euro is all you would pay for everything. Going for a week away soon and I'm going to get my boyfriend to do the same! I get ALL my socks in penneys. Love them

uniquechic

I love pennys for stuff like t-shirts because they are trend drivin and still only cost E4 and once the trend is worn to death you dont feel guilty for not wearing in anymore!
That being said, I wouldn't buy jeans there anymore. I wear jeans the whole time and the last pair I got in pennys were a bad cut and didnt last long.

abetarrush

its deadly for guys, but only if ye go once every 2 months. the men's line changes v slow

PrettyInPunk

ThrownAway wrote:

I hate pennys. Now maybe the stores in places other than the one in Cork might be of a better standard but the thought makes me shudder.
You look around town and see the same Pennys bag on about 12 different girls.
The last time I was in there I was looking for some summer tops. The place was over crowded with overweight middle aged ''knacker'' women with short bleached hair. [Haha, maybe that's going too far but it certainly seems to be an attraction for that ''catagory''.] Anyway, all I saw was lots of tops covered in makeup stains and they were really cheap and had no shape when I tried them on.
Every bra I ever bought in Pennys lost its shape in the wash.
That said, I've bought a black pair of pants about a year ago for 18 euro and still wear them today. A random bargain.
I just think it's a horrible, cheap place with only a few exceptions. Most of the time cheap price means cheap quality and more importantly not unique in any way. I like having clothes that no-one else has seen before so I'll give Pennys a miss agin next time I go clothes shopping. :cool:

i am of the exact same opinion as you.i find the clothes horrific quality and they shrink constantly. the also lose there shape really quick.and as you said everyone has everything from the shop,you cant go in and buy something and not see it on fifteen other people,i also despise the way they rip off EVERYTHING,every brand and every trend so every single person is wearing the exact same cut off tights with those gladiator sandles and fake american eagle hoodies..ugh. Id occasionally go in and buy bobbins or socks,but i bought a pair of pumps there and i dont have smelly feet at all but they stank after like two weeks of wearing because they were so ****e.