Post Christmas sales!

freshpopcorn

So, they are probably people queuing up for sales in the Morning at the moment. Generally Next opens at 5AM or 6AM and the rest follows at around 8AM. I have never really queued for a sale apart from showing up to Lidl/Aldi a few minutes early to get one of their special buys.
My experience with sales has never being great to be honest. I went through a few websites that started on Christmas Eve and all I really saw was left over stock that was hard to sell.(I found the same in-store)The only time I ever really got lucky was when an item was nearly out of stock the last few items were reduced. I shop around for my Christmas gifts and if I see something on black Friday events that I want I might get it if it's good value.
What are your views on these sales?

Maggie Marie

Harvey Norman sales boy ^

Noveight

Shop stock levels are usually muck, marginally better online. I need a proper nice jacket so I should get one of those cheap enough but I won't be queuing for one!

endacl

Meh.

Buy sh1t buy sh1t buy ****. It starts earlier for Xmas every year. It becomes intrusive. I adopted the attitude a few years ago of only buying what I need. I keep a mental list, and set up a price alert at the limit I’m happy to pay for an item. Sales are irrelevant. I know what I need and buy it when the price is right, The cash I’m not spending on irrelevant shyte and future clutter goes into various savings accounts and ends up either feeding a pension or paying for experiences.

JackTaylorFan

I might have a look online - but generally speaking the high st. outlets are pretty poor for selection (here anyhow) - hardly worth wasting a hangover on standing out at 6am in the filthy Galway weather

Omackeral

I feel bad for the staff in these shops that are made to come in mad early. Must wreck their Christmas night knowing they've to be in at 5 or 6am the next morning. I find it very grubby from both operators of the businesses and the customers queuing for a few euro off a toaster or something.

suicide_circus

Whores will have their trinkets

JackTaylorFan

suicide_circus wrote: »

Whores will have their trinkets

Do you spend all your time trying to sound like a Tesco Value Lord Baelish?

suicide_circus

JackTaylorFan wrote: »

Do you spend all your time trying to sound like a Tesco Value Lord Baelish?

Just quoting an old tv show.
Not everyone is obsessed with GOT

JackTaylorFan

suicide_circus wrote: »

Just quoting an old tv show.
Not everyone is obsessed with GOT

Yeah... I suppose...

I wonder if I can get any boxsets in the sales... I have the DVD version... but I want the blur ray version too... because because because.

tedpan

Maggie Marie wrote:

Harvey Norman sales boy ^

Troll

freshpopcorn

One thing I was told by people who had to work in certain shops was they closed at around 3PM on Christmas Eve and they got all the stock ready for the next three hours so they just basically had to come in on St Stephen's morning!

JupiterKid

I plan on getting a new mattress and some clothes in the sales, but why can't they start on the 27th instead of today? Shop workers deserve a couple of days off too. Only garages and convenience stores should be open today.

hairyslug

I used to love working Christmas eve, the absolute madness of it all and then it all suddenly goes quiet around 2. The sales would have been the same, a mad rush in the morning and then it quietening off in the early afternoon. Not sure how is would feel about it now that I have kids.

mojesius

Don't bother with them. Buy things when needed as opposed to going out to stock up on crap I don't need.

I actually have somewhat of a fear/hatred for sales and more specifically, sale rails as I used to have to fix the fcuking sale rails for 8 hours a day during my brief stint in retail. Shoppers turn into crazed beasts clawing to get at the 'bargains'/ ****e that wasn't sold at full price.

Grayson

sugarman wrote: »

Most couldnt give a crap, usually seasonal staff made up of students and the likes looking to make a quick buck. We used to fight over it for the time and a half! 24hrs was enough around the extended family for another 12 months, even more so as teen bored t'feck!

It's not just students but your right about the time and a half. For a lot of people they'll be happy to work because they'll need the money.

Greyfox

sugarman wrote: »

Most couldnt give a crap, usually seasonal staff made up of students and the likes looking to make a quick buck. We used to fight over it for the time and a half! 24hrs was enough around the extended family for another 12 months, even more so as teen bored t'feck!

Absolute nonsense, I've known lots of people working in retail on Stephens day and every single one of them hated it and would of loved the day off but didn't have any choice, you definitely get more rude customers on this day, and nobody wants to start at stupid o clock. high street stores opening today is absolutely disgusting

Mr E

Brown Thomas this morning. BT sales take prices down from "overpriced" to the "same as everywhere else".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojBAsOSYMfA

freshpopcorn

Greyfox wrote: »

Absolute nonsense, I've known lots of people working in retail on Stephens day and every single one of them hated it and would of loved the day off but didn't have any choice, you definitely get more rude customers on this day, and nobody wants to start at stupid o clock. high street stores opening today is absolutely disgusting

Mr.S wrote: »

I literally don't know a single person in retail who likes working on the 26th. You get the extra money, but you often don't get a choice if you want to work or not.

Also it causes havoc with people who go home for Christmas but work in a different city (eg work in Dublin, go home to Galway)

I know of shops/restaurants and they have a draw because there is such a demand for people wanting to work to get the extra money.

dudara

Aldi, Lidl, Dunnes & Smyths are closed today. It makes me think a lot more highly of them than it does of Brown Thomas.

murpho999

In that video, what are people queuing for and running to?

freshpopcorn

murpho999 wrote: »

In that video, what are people queuing for and running to?

Probably to the exact item they want and hoping it's reduced.

andekwarhola

I'm usually the last to poke fun at 'consumerism' but getting up at that hour on Stephen's Day to go to the shops after the orgy of shopping pre-Christmas seems a bit mad.

Each to their own though, I guess.

Clonmel1000

Greyfox wrote: »

Absolute nonsense, I've known lots of people working in retail on Stephens day and every single one of them hated it and would of loved the day off but didn't have any choice, you definitely get more rude customers on this day, and nobody wants to start at stupid o clock. high street stores opening today is absolutely disgusting

Does this sympathy and disgust apply equally to staff in bookies and pubs?

Jimbob1977

Mr E wrote: »

Brown Thomas this morning. BT sales take prices down from "overpriced" to the "same as everywhere else".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojBAsOSYMfA

Two men are first through the door at a BT sale....

The world I once knew is dead.

Sephiroth_dude

Mr E wrote: »

Brown Thomas this morning. BT sales take prices down from "overpriced" to the "same as everywhere else".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojBAsOSYMfA

Jesus that was cringey!

Guy:Incognito

JupiterKid wrote: »

I plan on getting a new mattress and some clothes in the sales, but why can't they start on the 27th instead of today? Shop workers deserve a couple of days off too. Only garages and convenience stores should be open today.

Yeah, **** one set of workers cos you might want to use their premises but businesses are monsters for opening when other people want them to.

There's also an increasing number of people in the country for whom Christmas means nothing......
I'd fully support the owners of food establishments who are non believers by ordering from them

Running Balance

I don't understand it surely you'd want to be getting at least stuff worth a grand for 600/700 euro..

Even then I wouldn't be arsed - but head over to stingey thread and you ll see that there will always be people queuing for stuff that's a couple of quid cheaper that they probably don't want..

MilesMorales1

I haven't been to the boxing day sales in years. Always seems a bit pointless now that internet prices make such things nearly redundant.

murpho999

murpho999 wrote: »

In that video, what are people queuing for and running to?

"Bargains"

Greyfox

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Does this sympathy and disgust apply equally to staff in bookies and pubs?

I have sympathy for everyone working on Stephens day, although I won't be in the pub or bookies I appreciate the need for some people to get some me time with there hobby. I singled out retail as the people working today are doing so as direct result of consumerism at the worst, 2 months of buy this, and this and buy that and you dont even get 24 hours to recover

Dakota Dan

Mr E wrote: »

Brown Thomas this morning. BT sales take prices down from "overpriced" to the "same as everywhere else".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojBAsOSYMfA

Why is that person covering their face? Are they planning on robbing the shop?

GhostyMcGhost

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

I haven't been to the boxing day sales in years. Always seems a bit pointless now that internet prices make such things nearly redundant.

No idea what this Boxing Day you speak of is all about

Anyway I agree that, in a world where everyone has a phone and is connected literally constantly on social media, there is zero reason why these sales can’t be conducted online

People can shop away to their hearts content, Turkey sambo in the other hand. No manic, no panic.... Asking minimum wage workers to pay premium taxi prices on Stephens day to get to work before 6am, sacrificing Christmas Day to be in bed by 9 is (and I don’t say this lightly) a fucking disgrace, almost as much so as the gullible feeders and enablers who pander to this shite year in year out.

What annoys me most is retailers who have no issue ramming Christmas down your throat before Halloween, making a complete season out of it, yet when it comes down to it, here’s one poxy day off, and it’s hardly a day off at that when your up and stupid o’clock for Work next day. If you work/study in Dublin and come from cork, you literally can’t even go home for Christmas if you don’t drive

bazz26

Post Christmas sales remind me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTuJ_i6q4Ds

Atoms for Peace

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Two men are first through the door at a BT sale....

The world I once knew is dead.

I hope they give the place a good scrub after letting those plebs run amock through the place.

Berserker

Dakota Dan wrote: »

Why is that person covering their face? Are they planning on robbing the shop?

Might be someone who is not supposed to have money to spend. Would love to know if the first lady spent the €1K after all.

dublinman1990

I did see that BT video seeing some people's hands blocking their faces. I would ask what the hell are you doing in a shop on a day like this if you don't want to be filmed going into it in the first place. This type of sh1t does defeat the purpose of actually going into the sales in a physical high street shop from buying something that you really need for yourself. I was looking up Golden Discs on Google this evening and I noticed that their physical shops are also closed today. Well done to them for giving that nice gesture for their staff members. I don't know how long their staff will be back at work with them for the new year though.

The longer you support these types of businesses like Golden Discs along with others who are closed today in Ireland; the better.

freshpopcorn

dublinman1990 wrote: »

The longer you support these types of businesses like Golden Discs along with others who are closed today in Ireland; the better.

Funnily enough I know a good few people who work with the retailers that closed Today and I know those who work with those who opened and those with the ones that opened are much happier/nicer places to work.

murpho999

Mr.S wrote: »

Different areas of the shop to get whatever product they had in mind, it's all limited stock so the quicker you get in the better choice / chance you have!

Deleted User wrote: »

"Bargains"

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Probably to the exact item they want and hoping it's reduced.

So they queue up in the early hours in the off chance that something want is reduced.

I just don't see the point. Why not just buy it on the web, probably cheaper.

freshpopcorn

murpho999 wrote: »

So they queue up in the early hours in the off chance that something want is reduced.

I just don't see the point. Why not just buy it on the web, probably cheaper.

I have being told you can great bargains if you get in the door and you'd have a good chance of picking up a handbag/shoes that would be low in stock. It's harder to come across these bargains online. People generally make an educated guess regarding what would be on sale. If your into that stuff you'll probably know.

Alf Veedersane

Saving a hundred euro would have cost me more in time and dignity. I can think of nothing worse than being a c*nt, being surrounded by c*nts and running into a shop like a teenager going into a One Direction concert.

I'm broke enough and i wouldn't have the energy. Let everyone stay home

RobbingBandit

Took a day off went to tesco for food earlier was the only shopping I did today tomorrow I'll browse looking for stuff but the days of me waiting in line like a mad man are gone, they're with o leary in the grave.

suicide_circus

I hear reports that the deals are crap this year

freshpopcorn

suicide_circus wrote: »

I hear reports that the deals are crap this year

Similar to most years then. You might get lucky the odd time.

GhostyMcGhost

Mr E wrote: »

Brown Thomas this morning. BT sales take prices down from "overpriced" to the "same as everywhere else".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojBAsOSYMfA

You can actually see the €€€ in the whites of the BT mangers eyes....

AMKC

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Took a day off went to tesco for food earlier was the only shopping I did today tomorrow I'll browse looking for stuff but the days of me waiting in line like a mad man are gone, they're with o leary in the grave.

My local Tesco which is not small but not the in the Country either was closed today. Only shops open were small shops and that was only for a short time.

jeonahr

Sure don't the people working in retail know before hand about days such as Boxing Day, Black Friday etc? Christmas isn't celebrated by everyone so it shouldn't come as a surprise that once it's over we're all back to our normal selves. I'd give a clap to those working in emergency and health departments that work on Christmas day because, people are dying and that doesn't stop on any religious day.

rgace

Dakota Dan wrote: »

Why is that person covering their face? Are they planning on robbing the shop?

At least they have the enough sense to be embarassed.

Richard Hillman

Absolute scum. I had to get a taxi to work yesterday with there being no public transport early on.

One thing that I noticed yesterday was that it was a higher than normal percentage of non-Irish shpppers. Fair enough if Christmas means nothing to them but the rest of us shouldn't be punished because of it.

Alf Veedersane

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Absolute scum. I had to get a taxi to work yesterday with there being no public transport early on.

One thing that I noticed yesterday was that it was a higher than normal percentage of non-Irish shpppers. Fair enough if Christmas means nothing to them but the rest of us shouldn't be punished because of it.

Rumour has it that The Man decided to open up because he heard there would be a load of non-Irish in town to ruin Christmas and punish the natives.