After Christmas Sales

Witchie

Do any of you do the whole camping out in early hours of morning for post-Christmas Sales? I often think I would love to do something like that but there are never really any where I live and not so sure I would be safe to drive on Boxing Day!

I like the way more and more companies are offering their sales online so mite get my shopping fix that way.

P_1

Having worked in retail in a previous life I'd have to say that I detest the bloody things, think the person who came up with the idea should be shot and the people who camp outside for them are gobshites of the highest order.

Hippies!

Asians love sales.

Jay D

I think the only good one I knew of was Budget giving away a free or nearly free holiday. Dont get me wrong there may have been others but far too many are way over rated.

I'd NEVER queue up like that anyway. Like that as well, the availability of discounts online constantly, why would you bother?

jonon9

After Christmas sales used to be a big thing but that's changed in 2012 iv see so many sales signs up its nearly sales all year round in a lot of stores......but still il have my eye open

Witchie

Yeah always feel sorry for those having to work at them. Just love the whole adventure of it. Only time I have ever done anything like it was taking the kids to get the Harry Potter books at midnight release or going out early in morning for concert tickets.

Corruptedmorals

Support your overworked retail staff with no Christmas break- don't shop on Stephen's Day! Seriously, I'd love to see it die out as a trend. The wage bills are enormous, and moreso for shopping centres, it would be great if it became not worth their while opening.

Bullseye1

Tesco have already set a Weighwatchers shelf display up. People haven't even had their turkey yet LOL.

ted1

WTF is Boxing Day? Did you type on boards.ie instead of .co.uk

Will you be spending you sterling too?

P_1

Corruptedmorals wrote: »

Support your overworked retail staff with no Christmas break- don't shop on Stephen's Day! Seriously, I'd love to see it die out as a trend. The wage bills are enormous, and moreso for shopping centres, it would be great if it became not worth their while opening.

It would never happen though, people are too greedy and vulture like to give it up now they have a taste for it.

The likes of Next etc deserve a petrol bombing for the 5am Stephens Day bollox though

Witchie

ted1 wrote: »

WTF is Boxing Day? Did you type on boards.ie instead of .co.uk

Will you be spending you sterling too?

Ho ho ho....how hillllllarrrious! Have never been slagged for this before.

Tip: Buy some Lego in the sales, build a bridge etc.

GalwayGuy2

WTF is Boxing Day? Did you type on boards.ie instead of .co.uk

Will you be spending you sterling too?

You know there's English websites? And you know the English Currency:mad:

You call yourself Irish...You'll be saying we speak the bloody same language next.

candy-gal1

I always love Boots january sales, mega cheap for what you get and I always come out with bags of stuff, and im a bit of a cheapskate when buying in there usually

Pottler

Gotta love the cynicism of companies - buy, buy, buy before Christmas, at full price. The calendar clicks over and prices get slashed. It's like they're riding everyone and then shouting about it the next day, to me. I cuss them though, I only buy Christmas presents in the january sales, everyone just gets an IOU in their xmas card. Ok, I don't, but I wish I could...

Lando Griffin

pithater1 wrote: »

It would never happen though, people are too greedy and vulture like to give it up now they have a taste for it.

The likes of Next etc deserve a petrol bombing for the 5am Stephens Day bollox though

Better be there at four all the good stuff is snapped up straight away.

littleteapot

We had to start setting up for our so called sale today before we were allowed to go home. The sale where I work is always terrible. Just full of **** we failed to sell all year. We're not open on Stephens day though, thank baby jesus. Two days off yay!

shruikan2553

With my interests being electronics and video games sales just bring the price closer to what it is on amazon. Im currently spending my money in the steam sale at the moment

Yakult

Next. That is all.
I really feel for their staff.

Barna77

When I get back to Ireland there'll be nothing left...

I suppose Tesco has their creme eggs on sale by now

Yakult wrote: »

Next. That is all.
I really feel for their staff.

Are they opening at 5am again?

P_1

Barna77 wrote: »

When I get back to Ireland there'll be nothing left...

I suppose Tesco has their creme eggs on sale by now

Are they opening at 5am again?

6 this year I think. Still bloody disgusting.

I remember a few years back Brown Thomas got flooded on Stephens Day and had to abandon their sale, that filled my heart with joy

xXCFXx

Hey, what are the opening hours of the shops and what shops will be open in Limerick City for St Stephens Day?????? #afterchristmassaleshopping Thanks..

Corruptedmorals

xXCFXx wrote: »

Hey, what are the opening hours of the shops and what shops will be open in Limerick City for St Stephens Day?????? #afterchristmassaleshopping Thanks..

Did you not get the memo? Stay home and have a drink- support retail staff! You should expect hours along the lines of 10-6. Individual shops and centres will have their hours online. You can expect pretty much every high street shop and department store to open- except Dunnes. They will ALL be open on the 27th and the vast majority of stock is crap that didn't sell, or even specially shipped in crap from warehouses or other stores.

Atavan-Halen

I don't know why people really bother with the sales on Stephens day, be at home with your families!

Next, for example, have big warehouses full of specific sale stick that's put out in the floor for a month at "full price" and then is massively discounted. Nearly all retailers do the same. The majority of the stuff was never really at "full price"

P_1

pithater1 wrote: »

It would never happen though, people are too greedy and vulture like to give it up now they have a taste for it.

xXCFXx wrote: »

Hey, what are the opening hours of the shops and what shops will be open in Limerick City for St Stephens Day?????? #afterchristmassaleshopping Thanks..

Exhibit A...

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Sure Im outside Lidl now, c'mon hurry up.....I need a reduced pack of salmon and a drill!!!

HoggyRS

I feel bad for the retail staff but I care more about getting **** on the cheap

Pottler

HoggyRS wrote: »

I feel bad for the retail staff but I care more about getting **** on the cheap

Generally, **** is exactly what you do get in the sales.

P_1

HoggyRS wrote: »

I feel bad for the retail staff but I care more about getting **** on the cheap

Exhibit B...

Honest tae fuck this country is filled full of self centered vultures

Atavan-Halen

HoggyRS wrote: »

I feel bad for the retail staff but I care more about getting **** on the cheap

Yeah but you try going to work for 6am on Stephens day. It's not fun

notnumber

ted1 wrote: »

WTF is Boxing Day? Did you type on boards.ie instead of .co.uk

Will you be spending you sterling too?

Wednesday is boxing day innit mate? my team man utd will be on the box as well guv..tis boxing day!

krudler

To all the Christmas Eve shoppers, the last minute panic buyers, the closing time door rattlers, the abusers, the 5am risers, the Stephen's Day bargain hunters and the unwanted gift returners.

Fuck you.

Sincerely,
Everyone who has, does or will ever work in retail.

ted1

krudler wrote: »

To all the Christmas Eve shoppers, the last minute panic buyers, the closing time door rattlers, the abusers, the 5am risers, the Stephen's Day bargain hunters and the unwanted gift returners.

Fuck you.

Sincerely,
Everyone who has, does or will ever work in retail.

Hope you have a good Christmas, it' be much tougher on the dole.

GalwayGuy2

And Another Thing: You have a job while many others don't. Just get up early and get on with it.

phasers

I was gonna go sale shopping today but then I decided to stay at home, watch films and eat loads of food instead

I seriously need some new clothes though. If anyone goes to Liffey Valley don't buy all the nice stuff ok?

RosyLily

I'd rather sit bare-arsed in nettles than go shopping today. I don't like the sales-mad shoppers than come out at this time of year. My uncle's wife queues for the 5am Next sale. Every. Year. *shudder*

I'll stick with the asos & Amazon sales thank you very much!:)

P_1

I see the 'you're lucky to have a job' vultures are out in force today... :rolleyes:

the groutch

pithater1 wrote: »

I see the 'you're lucky to have a job' vultures are out in force today... :rolleyes:

anyone who says that to me gets set straight very quickly.

Where To

So why are retail staff any more special than the rest of us that work today (and tonight) without complaint?

plein de force

RosyLily wrote: »

I'd rather sit bare-arsed in nettles than go shopping today. I don't like the sales-mad shoppers than come out at this time of year. My uncle's wife queues for the 5am Next sale. Every. Year. *shudder*

I'll stick with the asos & Amazon sales thank you very much!:)

i think there's something wrong with people who queue up in the wee hours for a sale, especially a Next sale

the vast majority of stuff in the post-christmas sales in clothes places is just ugly stuff that didn't sell for a reason throughout the year, and what ive found if there is anything nice it's always absolutely ginormous sizes.

just have a lie-on and eat yourself into another food coma on stephen's day

leahyl

pithater1 wrote: »

It would never happen though, people are too greedy and vulture like to give it up now they have a taste for it.

The likes of Next etc deserve a petrol bombing for the 5am Stephens Day bollox though

I wouldn't dream of going into the Next sales at 5am so that pretty much rules out getting any bargains in there since their Irish website doesn't have the sale :mad:

mosstin

Where To wrote: »

So why are retail staff any more special than the rest of us that work today (and tonight) without complaint?

As then suddenly, as if by some magic..........................it became a different thread.

razorblunt

Has anyone thought about there being people put there that might want to work today? Some places (not all) will offer double time or TIL which I'm sure will he handy. Although saying that having worked retail through college, I would never venture into any stores that were open.

Pumpkinseeds

I can't imagine ever queuing up to get into a sale. Why the hell would anyone bother, especially on Stephen's day? Life is too short. I got the handbag I wanted online from Debenhams for 100 euro less than cost price and I'm delighted with that. No stores should open on Stephens day,Christmas day is exhausting and everyone should be given the opportunity to have a lay in to get over it.

Gummy Panda

Where To wrote: »

So why are retail staff any more special than the rest of us that work today (and tonight) without complaint?

Taxi drivers not complaining? Is that a pig flying?

tempura

Sales.....Shopping in general , I will never see the attraction to be honest.

I shop when I actually need to buy something.

I can only assume that people are so bored with their lives that they feel the need to go shopping, especially in the sales, to give themselves a little bit of instant gratification, that little high from having something new. This is somewhat delusional as the purchasing of things does not make you happy in the long run.

Your time would be better spent with friends or family, or if you don't have either, doing something that truly makes you happy and brings you a lasting peace and happiness, a trip away, a stint in an Indian Ashram for example, get in touch with reality.

I feel a little sorry when I see herds of people sweating in shops and rooting through rails, armed with a load of bags containing their false happiness.

How much stuff does a person need ?

Not a whole lot really.

orestes

krudler wrote: »

To all the Christmas Eve shoppers, the last minute panic buyers, the closing time door rattlers, the abusers, the 5am risers, the Stephen's Day bargain hunters and the unwanted gift returners.

Fuck you.

Sincerely,
Everyone who has, does or will ever work in retail.

To all retail staff:

Quit whinging, you pussies.

Sincirely,
The hospitality industry.

Froyo

People who camp out for anything that's going on sale are morons.

People who have nothing to do but shop on St. Stephen's day are worse.

Skill Magill

Yakult wrote: »

Next. That is all.
I really feel for their staff.

Nurk

ShadowHearth

When ever I tried one of these big sales it was always full of shiet. 50%off!!!!!! In reality one shiety item that you won't even buy at 90% off and the rest is at same price, if you lucky.

irish son

So what did everyone buy today? Pics please

cazzak79

Not everyone can afford full prices for clothes etc the big attraction if next sales is kids clothes which are knocked down in the sales