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Arthur Ryan founder of Penny's RIP

TuringBot47

Penny's had such a huge impact on Ireland especially in the pre Celtic Tiger age.
Going from one store in Mary St to 370 worldwide is a serious legacy.

https://www.joe.ie/news/arthur-ryan-founder-penneys-died-age-83-674784

He died on July 8th but his exact date of birth isn't known yet but is in July.
It would be a small amusement if his birthday was within the next day or two which probably translates his age to 83.99 years.

No idea what he was like to work under or his ethics, but he clothe a large portion of the Irish population.

Rip.

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Woke Hogan

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

You're dead right.

Take the jobs away and let the ****ers starve.

The "****ers" weren't starving before the multinationals came in, stole their lands, and threw them pennies for stitching clothes because they didn't need money living as subsistence farmers.
Now of course massive swatches of the population from developing countries are trapped in serfdom because you don't want to spend a tenner on a Looney Tunes T shirt. I suppose you're one of the people who would call that progress, though, yeah? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

[Deleted User]

"Kintar&#333 wrote:

I have worn many Penney's items over the years and found them to be just as durable,

Ah here

Imagine darning a sock from Penneys. You'd put bigger holes in it with your needle and thread than the hole you're mending. Their clothes practically dissolve in the air.

It's disposable clothing, something we're all better off without -- even if it is ridiculously cheap.

Guy:Incognito

Woke Hogan wrote: »

The "****ers" weren't starving before the multinationals came in, stole their lands, and threw them pennies for stitching clothes because they didn't need money living as subsistence farmers.
Now of course massive swatches of the population from developing countries are trapped in serfdom because you don't want to spend a tenner on a Looney Tunes T shirt. I suppose you're one of the people who would call that progress, though, yeah? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

How much of their land did penneys steal?

Presumably you make all your own clothes?

Woke Hogan

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

How much of their land did penneys steal?

Presumably you make all your own clothes?

Penney's may not have stolen land but they have benefited from land being stolen by their suppliers and the use of child labour.

I don't make my own clothes. Like most people, I lack the skillset. I try to shop as ethically as I can however that is rendered virtually impossible by the invasion of these mega retailers invading our high streets, killing off local merchants. Before you yell out "aha!" and start frantically typing out your "WeLL YOU CaN't tAlK ThEn" retort with your tongue sticking out: I am not a hypocrite. It is impossibly to live truly ethically in a capitalist society and as a member of society I am criticising its worse aspects.

Penneys are scum.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1028449/Exposed-Primarks-sweatshops-pay-children-just-60p-day.html

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/jun/23/primark.children

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/22/india.humanrights

Guy:Incognito

As ethically as is convenient I'm sure.

What about whatever device you're posting from?

Woke Hogan

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

As ethically as is convenient I'm sure.

What about whatever device you're posting from?

That's you in the well there.

Guy:Incognito

Woke Hogan wrote: »

That's you in the well there.

You just keep being woke while you're out and about where people can see it. Good man.

It's impossible to live ethically today , while enjoying the trappings of nice modern western life, that's true.

You can certainly do it without the creature comforts though. But that would be inconvenient.

Very easy to preace at others about how THEY should do better.

TuringBot47

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Penneys are scum.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1028449/Exposed-Primarks-sweatshops-pay-children-just-60p-day.html

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/jun/23/primark.children

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/22/india.humanrights

Two of those stories end with Pennys ending contracts with the factories.
What more do you want ?

Unfortunately you are clueless to globalisation.
Indian has a massive uneducated population and Indian people will use their own natural resource of people. Their products will be exported and compete against others.

Same with the Chinese... massive population, so they play to their own strengths.

Anyways, it's not up to an Irish company to police the employment rights of different countries. You're expecting every single order to require a Pennys employee to visit each factory personally assuming they don't hide their true nature to gain a contract.

How many foods do you buy in the supermarket that you dig into their origin?

Fyi: I am not in the retail sector at all.

TuringBot47

rireland wrote: »

Terrible damage done to the environment.

In what way?
Can you quantity the specific pollution and extend?
Or are you just attacking any multinational?

smurfjed

May the man RIP.

As for the rest of the ****e above, you really do need to go visit Asia and see what the average salary actually is and how these "pennies per hour" converted into local currencies benefit the local economies.

Kintarō Hattori

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Ah here

Imagine darning a sock from Penneys. You'd put bigger holes in it with your needle and thread than the hole you're mending. Their clothes practically dissolve in the air.

It's disposable clothing, something we're all better off without -- even if it is ridiculously cheap.

Ah now, I was talking more along the lines of shirts and tops.

pgj2015

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

And it falls apart after the 3rd trip through the washing machine. Total waste of money.

i dont usually shop in pennys but i have a few hoodies from there that i bought in 2013, they are still in great condition.

Bigbagofcans

Thx hun xx

[Deleted User]

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Ah now, I was talking more along the lines of shirts and tops.

I bought a shirt in there once, a few years ago. A grey shirt with white stripes (this will matter later), because I'd just arrived in Dublin for a work event and discovered I'd forgotten to pack a shirt.

The shirt was fine, a bit synthetic and itchy but that's what you get for a tenner. But half way through dinner, I caught sight of my back in the gents bathroom (probably checking out my own arse) and all the stripes at the back had vanished where the chair was rubbing against it. It was like someone had gone at it with a giant eraser.

Anyway, legal question: How do I put a valid claim on this guy's estate? I want my tenner back.

TuringBot47

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Anyway, legal question: How do I put a valid claim on this guy's estate? I want my tenner back.

The likely reason is you probably had a big wet patch of acidic back sweat eroding the dye.