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Holland and Barrett Limerick

  • 12-08-2010 8:15pm
    #1
    Ms.Taken
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    Has anyone been to Holland and Barrett in Limerick city? It's in the shopping centre, Arthur's Quay. I feel compelled to find out anyone's experiences as I was in there today and I heard some extremely dubious advice being dished out by a man who I think was the manager!!!


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  • #2
    dr.bollocko
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    Well tbh first and foremost the chap is trying to sell you something. You're not there to get medical advice from him, you're there to be sold something so I would take anything these people say with a pinch of salt.


  • #3
    El_Dangeroso
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    Oh goodness I've seen healthshop assistants make the most outrageous claims.

    One conversation I overheard involved a woman selling one of those 'fat-burning' supplements, I had to stifle my laughter.

    99% of what H&B sell is entirely useless. Good for whey protein the odd time when they have half price offers though..


  • #4
    metamorphosis
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    They are all clueless in holland and barretts there! - i got funny looks of the foreign girl when i asked about vitamin d and i always hear them say the craziest of things.Go to eats of Eden on thomas street, 2 members really know there stuff there , one guy cillian i think and another lady too.


  • #5
    Ms.Taken
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭Ms.Taken


    Oh,totally all about sales I know, i just worry when i see vulnerable people at the end of sales pitch that concerns their health!!


  • #6
    Ms.Taken
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭Ms.Taken


    Eats of Eden is lovely place...fave has to be the one in crescent though, Nature's Hand...do most of my shopping there...the prices brought me into holland and barrett. I stayed around 15mins, but heard so much nonsense in that time, I left without buying and won't be going back!!


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  • #7
    --Kaiser--
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭--Kaiser--


    Ms.Taken wrote: »
    Has anyone been to Holland and Barrett in Limerick city? It's in the shopping centre, Arthur's Quay. I feel compelled to find out anyone's experiences as I was in there today and I heard some extremely dubious advice being dished out by a man who I think was the manager!!!

    As others have said, you shouldn't be believing anything these people are saying, I wouldn't say that 99% of the products are useless, however, 99% of the products have little or no proof of efficacy outside of anecdotal 'evidence'


  • #8
    panda100
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    Thats so funny I was in there the other day and this shop assistant was prescribing Cocount Oil to a women with obvious Alopecia. Cocount oil is lovely for hair but it aint going to cure something as serious as alopecia. I think Holland and Barret is only good for discounts on nuts and crackers.

    The other health food shop in the Crescent is much better though it can be a bit on the pricey side. brought a small bag of quinoa in there yesterday for a fiver,which I thought was a bit steep. Though I wish they'd move all those snacks from around the counter area. I have no discipline and will always pick up a choclate bar or two If its placed right in front of me!


  • #9
    ciagr297
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 428 ✭✭ciagr297


    --Kaiser-- wrote: »
    As others have said, you shouldn't be believing anything these people are saying, I wouldn't say that 99% of the products are useless, however, 99% of the products have little or no proof of efficacy outside of anecdotal 'evidence'
    yep, unfortunately you have to do a bit of research on your own before going into most places like H&B
    panda100 wrote: »
    Thats so funny I was in there the other day and this shop assistant was prescribing Cocount Oil to a women with obvious Alopecia. Cocount oil is lovely for hair but it aint going to cure something as serious as alopecia. I think Holland and Barret is only good for discounts on nuts and crackers.

    The other health food shop in the Crescent is much better though it can be a bit on the pricey side. brought a small bag of quinoa in there yesterday for a fiver,which I thought was a bit steep.
    agree on this about price. it reminds me of the eternal debate on "organic food snobbery"....


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