rob808 wrote: » it really down to the idiots that do anti mask demonstration in Dublin city centre were probably going into level 5.
SMC92Ian wrote: » bUt ThE mAsKs DonE hElP oR dO aNyThiNg :rolleyes:
Zero-Cool wrote: » Absolutely essential! Level 5 will see only essential retail open so smyths would have to close so I'd hope collection would auto change to delivery but if we go into full lockdown again, surely deliveries would take a hit again. So if the country could cop on for the next 4 weeks, no parties, wear your mask, wash your hands etc, we might be alright for PS5 launch.
Exclamation Marc wrote: » Well Smyths will still receive their stock from Sony no matter what and will want to offload it and pull whatever profit they're due from their units for sale. Holding on to it would be a nightmare as well. You'd assume deliveries would be the very worst case scenario.
RGARDINR wrote: » That's if deliveries make it now to stores or warehouses for launch day. It's cutting it fine if 4 wks lockdown as they do love to ad on an extra wk or 2 over here. Might mean xbox launch is messed up even more over here
Snake Plisken wrote: » They charge for home delivery, I can't see how they can amend in store pickup orders unless thet waive the delivery fee. I blame that fecker Tony Holohan only back a day and he decides to stick us into Level 5
wes wrote: » I think a lot of business will be doing deliveries. Any business with any common sense would have contingencies to move largely online, as additional locks downs were always possible.
Exclamation Marc wrote: » Of course they will. Supplies are largely unaffected, they will arrive. The issue will more so be address collection. The delivery fee was €1.99 so it's not an enormous fee to waive, or at worst, advise all orders that it will cost €1.99 extra to deliver which they are free to cancel. The issue will be requesting and collating addresses. Which isn't too hard if they plan it well. Remember, it's in Smyths interests to get these consoles out there, they're not going to put their hands up and say "oh well".
Exclamation Marc wrote: » Either way, it's looking like Dublin will head to Level 4 rather than 5 so will be grand come November.
Kremin wrote: » I have full confidence smyths can swing that they're essential coming up to Christmas! The government can't forget anti-lockdown protests etc if they close Smyth's they'll have parents marching for their heads
billybonkers wrote: » No way they will be opening as "essential" if we are in L4/5. They have online capability and govt won't allow it. Gamestop will mess this up no doubt Smyths will get the console to you if they cannot open the shops
LeeroyJ. wrote: » I honestly can't seem them closing down retail currently, closing down the most important part of the year (Christmas Shopping) and forcing people on to Amazon for it would kill Irish retailers and the economy, I just can't see the government want to deal with the economic fallout of that. That being said, if things continue to get worse they probably will close it down but not as things are currently.
billybonkers wrote: » I agree with you, but they'll make a mockery of themselves if they don't. L4 and 5 both state non essential retail to close.
wes wrote: » If they close down hard now, they may be able to have us back in good shape 1st or 2nd week of November, so we can drop back to maybe level 3, so that shops can open back up. If we do things right, we can maybe save Christmas.
Kremin wrote: » I'd love to see the figures how many people have actually caught the virus from retail shops with all the restrictions and systems they have in place, surely they aren't driving this surge in cases ?
johnny_ultimate wrote: » Shops being open means people gather. A quick gander at Henry or Grafton Street any recent weekend shows this. The shops themselves may not be driving virus transmission within their own walls, but the surrounding social interactions - where people meet, shop, maybe eat and drink - would not be ideal in a situation where we simply don’t want people to meet at all for a few weeks.
Kremin wrote: » Easy solution is have guards dispersing people and fining loiterers, no need to punish all brick and mortar retail shops for things out of their control.
