All things Debs/Grad related

Corvo Attano

Make sure you are prepared. Partying for 13 hours takes determination and steel.

One poor lad bust his lip open playing a football match on Saturday. 3 stitches. And over the course of the night he ended up in Beaumount twice to get it re stitched.
Edit: Actually it was Tuesday. The day before the debs.

peekachoo

TheAlkaline wrote: »

Thats a pity

Well.. I will tell her that she needs to wear it anyway ;>>>>
*sneaky sneaky*

I like your style :cool:

jamo2oo9

Wait, the girls have to buy us lads a tie? That's the first I've heard of it...

Corvo Attano

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Wait, the girls have to buy us lads a tie? That's the first I've heard of it...

Now that one is an age old tradition.

peekachoo

I've never heard of the tie thing either! My lad is wearing a skinny black tie which he definitely bought himself :P

kingcobra

One thing that is important is to not go completely overboard with the drink. Especially beforehand, if you're not allowed in because you're right state that's pretty embarrassing. Don't get drunk too quickly either when you get there - at least make it past dinner :pac:

But it's all great craic anyway, you'll be talking to tonnes of people as well as randomers!

Copper_pipe

Id hate to miss out on turkey and ham!

Corvo Attano

One lad fell asleep after vomiting in the toilet before the starter.

He went on to shift some wan at the club

And vomited on the bus door on the way home.

Dropping No Eaves

We haven't been told anything about what to get for the date. This is the first I've heard of chocolates and corsages.

TheAlkaline

Dropping No Eaves wrote: »

We haven't been told anything about what to get for the date. This is the first I've heard of chocolates and corsages.

What Chocolates? :eek:

Copper_pipe

Chocolates for your dates mother

internet_user

Dropping No Eaves wrote: »

We haven't been told anything about what to get for the date. This is the first I've heard of chocolates and corsages.

to be fair who you think will be telling you? phone call from the principle? :P

Dropping No Eaves

internet_user wrote: »

to be fair who you think will be telling you? phone call from the principle? :P

Well generally information has to be communicated and doesn't just generate within people's minds when it needs to be utilised.

Corvo Attano

Dropping No Eaves wrote: »

Well generally information has to be communicated and doesn't just generate within people's minds when it needs to be utilised.

Ask your mam then. Parents are well versed in local tradition.

yournerd

no date. no dress. no shoes. nothing. yay

Copper_pipe

Mother is putting pressure on me to get sorted now :P


How much is a corsage?

outnumbered

Heading to Dublin on Monday to get a suit. Anyone know of good offers/bargains?

Corvo Attano

Yea get one here for 199 with free tie and shirt. Shoes not included.

TheAlkaline

I got my suit in Zara, they had good prices for nice suits there

kingcobra

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Mother is putting pressure on me to get sorted now :P


How much is a corsage?

Around €15, you have to order it a few days in advance too!

ScummyMan

Would ye not just rent a suit?

Slow Show

In incredibly dramatic circumstances, I no longer have a date and my debs is in a few weeks so that's fun. Yay for me. Everything else is sorted though so that's something I suppose...

CookieMonster.x

All I have is a dress. I've no date and I don't know anyone to ask. Yay me!

ray2012

How much does it cost actually to rent a suit? I have 2 grads to go to, so I'm just wondering if it would be cheaper to just buy a suit (as it could be used for both grads and for anything else that I'll need a suit for in the future) than renting 2 suits out.

kingcobra

ray2012 wrote: »

How much does it cost actually to rent a suit? I have 2 grads to go to, so I'm just wondering if it would be cheaper to just buy a suit (as it could be used for both grads and for anything else that I'll need a suit for in the future) than renting 2 suits out.

I'd get a suit if I were you, you'll at least get five uses out of it over the next couple of years, and even at that it'll almost certainly last you a lot longer than that. Renting a suit costs you at the very least €60, from what I've seen and heard. Doing that twice will cost you, again, at least €60 so that's €120 in total - that's enough to get you a decent suit, another €50-€100 could get you a very good suit. None of those prices include shoes!

So yeah, get yourself a suit in my opinion!

ray2012

kingcobra wrote: »

I'd get a suit if I were you, you'll at least get five uses out of it over the next couple of years, and even at that it'll almost certainly last you a lot longer than that. Renting a suit costs you at the very least €60, from what I've seen and heard. Doing that twice will cost you, again, at least €60 so that's €120 in total - that's enough to get you a decent suit, another €50-€100 could get you a very good suit. None of those prices include shoes!

So yeah, get yourself a suit in my opinion!

I was thinking the same, sound! :P

Daniel7740

ray2012 wrote: »

How much does it cost actually to rent a suit? I have 2 grads to go to, so I'm just wondering if it would be cheaper to just buy a suit (as it could be used for both grads and for anything else that I'll need a suit for in the future) than renting 2 suits out.

Think mine rented is 75 + 25 deposit, you'd probably buy a pretty decent suit for the same money as renting one for 2 nights

aimzLc2

Slow Show wrote: »

In incredibly dramatic circumstances, I no longer have a date and my debs is in a few weeks so that's fun. Yay for me. Everything else is sorted though so that's something I suppose...

CookieMonster.x wrote: »

All I have is a dress. I've no date and I don't know anyone to ask. Yay me!

I only asked my date about 1-2 weeks before , don't worry there will be someone you can ask , just be brave and ask anyone!You will spend lots of time with your friends as a group anyone , their dates can chill with your date so don't worry too much about who you bring.

Corvo Attano

I didnt ask anyone and when I was in the place a girl told me she would of went with me if I just asked. Ah well.

aimzLc2

Corvo Attano wrote: »

I didnt ask anyone and when I was in the place a girl told me she would of went with me if I just asked. Ah well.

there ya go.. it doesn't hurt to ask