Businesses/shops/services in other countries that are not in Ireland yet

This is one for aspiring entrepreneurs to keep an eye on.

Last week I came across a large shop in Munich where you bought "vintage" (but new) clothes by weight. I went in and each item had a colour attached to it. You walked up to a weighing scales and pressed the relevant colour, put your clothes on the scales and it told you the total price.

Interesting concept, and it seems from its website here that it has been in business since 1989 and has now seven stores across Germany.

Any other business ideas that work in other countries but have not reached Ireland yet?

Harry Palmr

Affordable insurance?

tigger123

Decent delicatessens.

NegativeCreep

We have vintage kilo sales here that work similarly without the colour system.

I bet there'd be lots of interest in a burrito/taco fast food chain here but we don't have one yet I don't think.

Hector Bellend

sex industry

RedXIV

Brought herself to The Cheesecake Factory in Florida last week, I think she's still devastated that it doesn't exist here

Uriel.

IHOP

Taco Bell

Dr Crayfish

Booze after 10.

Hector Bellend

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Booze after 10.

There's these new things called pubs

Teyla Emmagan

Sephora. My absolute most favourite shop in the world!

pauliebdub

Waitrose and John Lewis are the two I can think of. It would be great if we had better choice in high end groceries that's a bit better than m&s.

lucernarian

Uniqlo

Cutie 3.14

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Sephora. My absolute most favourite shop in the world!

Oh god I'd be stone broke!

pauliebdub

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This is one for aspiring entrepreneurs to keep an eye on.

Last week I came across a large shop in Munich where you bought "vintage" (but new) clothes by weight. I went in and each item had a colour attached to it. You walked up to a weighing scales and pressed the relevant colour, put your clothes on the scales and it told you the total price.

Interesting concept, and it seems from its website here that it has been in business since 1989 and has now seven stores across Germany.

We already have TK Maxx for dated tat that's packed tightly on the rails. You'd spend ages rummaging to find anything decent.

Cinnabon

OldMrBrennan83

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abdulabduler

Asda

P_1

Greggs

Ubbquittious

Uriel. wrote: »

IHOP

Taco Bell

Hope they never show up here

Greggs

Jaysis we're definitely not missing out there.

whiskeyman

:pac:

rainbow kirby

pauliebdub wrote: »

Waitrose and John Lewis are the two I can think of. It would be great if we had better choice in high end groceries that's a bit better than m&s.

This was my first thought too. Waitrose is my go-to for foody treats.

maxwell smart

Used to live in North Carolina and spent the weekends down at the Outer Banks near Nags Head.

Only place I've ever seen this place

http://brewthru.com/


Basically it's an off licence you drive through. Imagine the carnage here!!

You drive through the store and they hand stuff to you through your window. If ever near one go to it for the experience.

Patww79

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Had them in the US, pure gooey doughy goodness

Mrs OBumble

Motels.

murpho999

pauliebdub wrote: »

Waitrose and John Lewis are the two I can think of. It would be great if we had better choice in high end groceries that's a bit better than m&s.

And make our towns more like the UK than they already are? No thanks.

osarusan

Cat, dog, rabbit, and bird cafes like there are in Japan.

Go and get a drink and relax while looking at/petting the cute critturs.

SEPT 23 1989

osarusan wrote: »

Cat, dog, rabbit, and bird cafes like there are in Japan.

Go and get a drink and relax while looking at/petting the cute critturs.

Droppings and feathers in my porter

No thanks

Boom_Bap

Cinabon, IHOP, IHOP, IHOP and IHOP.

Oh, Krispy Kremes and bring back Dunkin Donuts.

I hear that Primark shops are all the rage now as well

steddyeddy

Noodle Nation in Oxford.

MilesMorales1

Pret. ****ing love pret.

Irish Guitarist

Used knickers in vending machines

VG31

I second Waitrose. There isn't much alternative to M&S for premium supermarkets.

We also don't have any large electronic/hardware/computer shops. PC world isn't great for much else than laptops and is expensive. The nearest resemblance to a good computer shop, Maplin is fairly small and overpriced.
There's nothing here that even comes close to Saturn or MediaMarkt in Germany.

Also there are no old fashioned, atmospheric cafes here other than Bewleys which is closed.

For Forks Sake

maxwell smart wrote: »

Used to live in North Carolina and spent the weekends down at the Outer Banks near Nags Head.

Only place I've ever seen this place

http://brewthru.com/


Basically it's an off licence you drive through. Imagine the carnage here!!

You drive through the store and they hand stuff to you through your window. If ever near one go to it for the experience.

Can we all agree here and now, to never inform any of the Healy-Raes of the existence of such a place?

ED E

Soo soo good. Krispy Kreme are in the UK but not a patch on the double D.

soups05

shawarma.....just so i can finally find out what it tastes like



https://youtu.be/EYiZeszLosE

Permabear

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For Forks Sake

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One in Belfast. The ones in the south are all franchised (iConnect, CompuB)

tomwaterford

osarusan wrote: »

Cat, dog, rabbit, and bird cafes like there are in Japan.

Go and get a drink and relax while looking at/petting the cute critturs.

I went to go to one of these one evening (long story)
Got to the door and it was just closed....but there was a distint smell of cats piss in the stairwell going upto it




I did not make a second attempt

razorblunt

Pret and EAT. Relatively decent high street lunch offerings from both.

Zizzi's Italian restaurants.

Sephora and Anthropologie. Oh Gods how happy I would be. All my shopping dreams come true

DanielODonnell

there are no high street pay day loan shops in the free state, i think they are dying out anyway as they have a brutal reputation

Yamanoto

Surprised they haven't made a move into Europe.

Hugely profitable for the parent company (who also own Victoria's Secret)

DanielODonnell

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

Used knickers in vending machines

There are a few ladies in Galway and Dublin who sell panties, numerous ladies in Dublin actually

irish_goat

maxwell smart wrote: »

Used to live in North Carolina and spent the weekends down at the Outer Banks near Nags Head.

Only place I've ever seen this place

http://brewthru.com/


Basically it's an off licence you drive through. Imagine the carnage here!!

You drive through the store and they hand stuff to you through your window. If ever near one go to it for the experience.

There's one in Fermanagh.
http://www.thebottleshopni.com/

miezekatze

razorblunt wrote: »

Pret and EAT. Relatively decent high street lunch offerings from both.

Zizzi's Italian restaurants.

There's a Zizzi in Dundrum

Most of the ones I miss have already been mentioned- Whole Foods and Cinnabon mainly, and better/more options for groceries.

miezekatze

Just thought of something else- decent bakeries like they have on the continent, with a decent selection of bread and pastries, and also savoury snacks you can have for your lunch. I know there are a few bakeries here now, but in terms of quality the ones I've tried weren't great.

Cervantes2

Carrefour
Dunkin Donuts (again...)

Lia_lia

Decathlon. Great shop. We used to always go there in France.

retalivity

Daiso.
100 montaditos.
Pintxo bars (not €7 pintxos like porterhouse in dublin)

Yamanoto

Febo in Amsterdam - beloved by stoners the world over!

Grandeeod

Carrefour and Dunkin Donuts.

Honestly can't believe Carrefour never tried the Irish market. Puts Tescos to shame. Everything from a spanner to cheese.

Dunkin Donuts? No idea why they pulled out of Ireland. An easy spot for a coffee and donut for biz meetings, social etc. Did Ireland get too posh?

Anyway, my offering is Jamiacan food. Not much of it about in Ireland. Considering we tend to have our heads up our arses regarding food, I'm surprised some enterprising person hasn't tried to establish this, because its great grub and actually very well suited to an above average takeaway setting.