Smyths I hate you or love you?

BlitzKrieg · 24-10-2008 02:42AM #1

Soo its October...emphasize on this OCTOBER!!!

And Smyths toy store just off parnell street has gone into christmas shopping hours.

Meaning they stay open till 11pm every week night until christmas.

Now personnally I hate anything like that, excessive commercialised christmas bollocks far too early always gets under my skin, reminds me of my short stint in the service industry.

On the flipside, I was able to walk in there tonight after work and pick up an early copy of fable 2 and far cry 2.

Soooo I am sort of glad for the late hours, and might call into them on the nights before the big launches for hopefully more early catches.

Still though if they start playing christmas tunes before december 9th I am burning the shop down.

kaiser soza · 24-10-2008 02:45AM

Damn that shop, the staff told me at 17:00 no games were being sold until Friday Morning, I wanted Deep space and Fable 2

Xavi6 · 24-10-2008 02:47AM

Bloody ridiculous. Christmas stuff should only happen 4 weeks before the day and no sooner.

I guarantee some cunt will have their tree up before the start of November.

monkeyfudge · 24-10-2008 02:50AM

What Transformers did they have in stock?

BlitzKrieg · 24-10-2008 02:55AM

I have to add though its strangely appealling walking through a gamestore at 10pm at night.

esp in my current work where I dont get out til around that time.

kaiser soza · 24-10-2008 03:00AM

It will last untill the last week of November, then that store is packed from open till close some of the staff I new last year didn't get out untill 12am in December

Kintarō Hattori · 24-10-2008 03:04AM

Ahh what a load of crap. That's just insane. I feel sorry for the staff having to work long hours and rotating shifts now.

Does anyone here feel anything now for christmas. It's hard to get excited when the shops are putting up decorations in october, opening late so early etc.

Overheal · 24-10-2008 03:16AM

Walked into Home Depot today, and was greeted by christmas carols sung over the PA. Immediately to my right, a 100 Sq Ft. arrangement of Christmas decorations.

Dave! · 24-10-2008 03:32AM

Smyths is the worst place in the world to work coming up to Christmas. Especially if you hate kids, and toys.

Overheal · 24-10-2008 04:30AM

Dave! wrote: »

Smyths is the worst place in the world to work coming up to Christmas. Especially if you hate kids, and toys.

Set up some of those inflatable punching dummies. Helps to beat the **** out of something.

Dave! · 24-10-2008 04:35AM

Ahh I don't work there anymore, but it is seriously the sh*ttest place ever

Overheal · 24-10-2008 04:37AM

Ever work a nightclub on Stephen's Day?

Yeah, you can't talk.

brendansmith · 24-10-2008 04:50AM

Here!

What happened my previous post here!

AnonoBoy · 24-10-2008 08:24AM

What is this Christ Mass that everyone keeps talking about?

Varkov · 24-10-2008 09:04AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

What is this Christ Mass that everyone keeps talking about?

It's Santa's birthday you ignorant little ****! Thats why we buy eachother presents.

Irishcrx · 24-10-2008 09:09AM

I used to work in there and trust me if they didn't do it come November the place would be a battle scene of parents running around, will be anyway but will be far worst plus it lets the staff get some extra hours and save a few pennies for xmas.

Fulton Crown · 24-10-2008 09:33AM

Look - it's a disgrace that shops are gearing up for Christmas this early - whatever about the displays - whatever about the advts - please pretty please no freekin Christmas music until December - PLEASE.

Ps Anybody know where ABBAESQUE are playin on New years Eve. ??

Femelade · 24-10-2008 09:35AM

I went into Smyths (in Cork) yesterday and got my daughter her *santa* present, i didnt want a repeat of last year, where i spent the 2nd half of November frantically trying to get a bloody nintendo DS. finally got it online, but i dont want to go through that again.

Ginny · 24-10-2008 09:44AM

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

Soo its October...emphasize on this OCTOBER!!!

And Smyths toy store just off parnell street has gone into christmas shopping hours.

Meaning they stay open till 11pm every week night until christmas.

Now personnally I hate anything like that, excessive commercialised christmas bollocks far too early always gets under my skin, reminds me of my short stint in the service industry.

On the flipside, I was able to walk in there tonight after work and pick up an early copy of fable 2 and far cry 2.

Soooo I am sort of glad for the late hours, and might call into them on the nights before the big launches for hopefully more early catches.

Still though if they start playing christmas tunes before december 9th I am burning the shop down.

The Christmas opening hours in Smyths actually started about 2-3 weeks ago!

rusalka · 24-10-2008 10:58AM

Overheal wrote: »

Walked into Home Depot today, and was greeted by christmas carols sung over the PA. Immediately to my right, a 100 Sq Ft. arrangement of Christmas decorations.

I was so excited by your post, I was seriously going to ask you where Home Depot is

- I love, love, love Christmas so much that I would have driven across town to hear some Christmas music!!!

Then I copped that Home Depot is in the U.S. So disappointed now.

I'm really excited - I just can't wait for the first time this season that I walk in to a store and hear "It's CHRIST-MAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSS!"

Miguel_Sanchez · 24-10-2008 11:04AM

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

Smyths I hate you or love you?

Haven't bothered read the thread but I think The Queen Is Dead is a brilliant album.

citytillidie · 24-10-2008 12:13PM

Dave! wrote: »

Ahh I don't work there anymore, but it is seriously the sh*ttest place ever

Aww did you never win the mystery shopper

?

I thought it was ok working there, but then again i was on the tills so did not have much stocking to do.

Plus up here its open to 10 all year around

PurpleBerry · 24-10-2008 12:22PM

Christmas shopping aside I'm all for late opening hours.

Vain · 24-10-2008 12:49PM

Xavi6 wrote: »

Bloody ridiculous. Christmas stuff should only happen 4 weeks before the day and no sooner.

I guarantee some cunt will have their tree up before the start of November.

A women in my town always puts up her Christmas tree the 1st of November not only the tree put lights all over the house:D

Jet Black · 24-10-2008 12:56PM

I was passing by a house in Finglas and it had christmas lights in the window and decorations up!! Its not even halloween ffs!?
(bring on the Finglas bashing)

On the plus side I noticed a lot less bangers this month.

Dinter · 24-10-2008 01:00PM

I don't really care about shops having their grottos or decorations up this early. End of the day Christmas is something to look forward to for time off work and more relaxed days in the office in the run up.

I'd say I'd find it irritating if I'd kids though and I felt shops were pressurising me as a parent.

Cookie_Monster · 24-10-2008 01:21PM

Role on Dec 26th I say

KnifeWRENCH · 24-10-2008 01:32PM

The run up to Christmas comes earlier every year. It's unfortunate, but when one shop puts up their stock everyone else has to follow suit. Ideally shops would wait at least until mid-November.

Having said all that, I do love Christmas! So it doesn't annoy me as much as it annoys others.

Acacia · 24-10-2008 01:33PM

I don't know what the mad rush is, tbh. I'm going to sound like an auld one now, but I remember when I was young, Christmas decorations and music didn't start up until about a month or six weeks before Christmas at the earliest. And certainly not before Halloween! It's ridiculous, and I think it ruins a lot of the excitement for kids, as they won't know what they're meant to be celebrating, Christmas or Halloween.

*sigh* it was so much better back in my day! :pac:

As for the staff, it must be really annoying having to work all those extra hours. I know they would get extra money but, still, Christmas isn't much fun if you're working until 9 or 10 at night on Christmas Eve and on St.Stephen's Day as well. Why should they only get to spend the minimum amout of time with their families at Christmas? I feel really sorry for them, tbh.

astrofool · 24-10-2008 01:55PM

Christmas is f*cking great, the earlier the better

afatbollix · 24-10-2008 02:42PM

Acacia wrote: »

As for the staff, it must be really annoying having to work all those extra hours. I know they would get extra money but, still, Christmas isn't much fun if you're working until 9 or 10 at night on Christmas Eve and on St.Stephen's Day as well. Why should they only get to spend the minimum amout of time with their families at Christmas? I feel really sorry for them, tbh.

ive to work all christmas week 12 hour shifts during the night

:( and i dont think i get paid any more :mad::mad::(

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