Has Penneys got expensive...And Dunnes got cheaper?

smileyxx · 01-10-2009 09:51PM #1

Is this just me?

01-10-2009 09:54PM

Yes!

Well expensive may be a bit of an exaggeration but they have gotten dearer. Dresses that used to be €13 are now 19. Tops that would have been 9 are 13 etc. They know they're still cheaper than most places so they're cashing in!

Dunnes are definitely cheaper, they have some fab dresses for €25. Savida is especially cheap.

Gauge · 01-10-2009 09:57PM

I was looking for a dress last week- got one in Dunnes for €13. Very impressed with the quality. They have lots of good stuff at the moment, I was there for ages going through the shoes and handbags!

lauralee28 · 01-10-2009 09:58PM

Dunnes definitly cheaper, got great jumpers/shirts for work, €5! And that wasn't on sale. Better quality too.

georgem25 · 01-10-2009 09:58PM

Winter coats are €35 in Pennys and were €30 in Dunnes - now reduced to €28 in Dunnes!

I still love Pennys but find myself buying more in Dunnes than ever before

Dravokivich · 01-10-2009 10:03PM

This just in regards to the womens section?

Mens jeans are usually reasonable cheap so i usually go to Dunnes for'em, never really look around much else there.

- Drav!

Larianne · 01-10-2009 10:51PM

Yeah, I noticed the Savida range in Dunnes has become really cheap! Tis great!

fifomania · 02-10-2009 09:54AM

Yep, noticed this too, Penney's are making their clothes more fashionable and in turn the prices seem to have went up, not out the window but still a tad dearer than they used to be. And dunnes have def come down in price too, and rightly so!

Kamili · 02-10-2009 10:11AM

I'm finding it harder to justify spending more in pennies to be honest and I find the sizes in dunnes a bit on the big side.
That siad, the quality in Dunnes seems a lot better and stuff is getting way cheaper so I am buying more, loving the jumpers at a fiver and the jeans at 9 euro!!

Some lovely dresses in Savida to, just not able to splash out much anymore!

phasers · 02-10-2009 10:42AM

I love Dunnes at the moment , especially for shoes and bags!

SissySpaced · 02-10-2009 02:58PM

I have to agree that Penneys is getting a bit steeper with the prices. Went in today and didn't buy anything... but then again it was my third time in there this week. Yes I have a problem ha!

There was a nice light checked shirt with a hood that caught my eye. It was €15 though. It would definitely have been under €10 last year.

My sister was telling me to look in dunnes but I have never found anything I like in it. She's bought loads there recently.

rororoyourboat · 02-10-2009 05:42PM

I actually saw a coat in Penney's that was €41! Yes, you're definitely right!

wmpdd3 · 02-10-2009 10:51PM

I noticed this about 3months ago when I went to find baby gros for my sisters child. I thought €7.50 for 3 was alot for penny's,
they were €5 for 3 in Dunnes and
€3 for 3 in Tesco (where I work)

Pennies seem to still be charging £sterling to Euro at the rate of 1.50.
Dunnes have the prices covered in yellow stickers but going by the usual underwear I buy,the rate it seams to be 1.30.
In tesco it's 1.15.

I do think people just expect Pennys to be cheapest and don't really look at the prices.

I would say the quality in Pennys has increased vastly in the last few years, but it is easy to go in and fill one of those net baskets and get a shock at the check out when it comes to €75! ( haven't done that in a while!)

Corruptedmorals · 02-10-2009 11:41PM

I work in Dunnes. Yes, everything's cheaper...a lot of stuff is halved. The price tags that the stock arrive in with are lower than they would have been before and then we all have to get out the yellow stickers on almost everything anyway (yellow sticker- new lower price..). Savida macs were €60+ last year, they're €30-35 now, the coats were €100 and now they've hovering around €50..you can get work shirts for €4 that used to be €12 at least. It's in homeware, mens and kids too...all of drapery but more obviously in ladieswear.

doctor evil · 03-10-2009 12:09AM

Which Dunnes in Dublin has the best selection of coats? My local one is a bit on the small side.

03-10-2009 08:29AM

Probably the Henry St or Stephens green ones if you're in the city. Then on the southside Cornellscourt or sandyford are pretty good.

BanzaiBk · 03-10-2009 08:38PM

I bought a pair of jeans recently in Dunnes for 9 euro. They fit me perfectly and are the right texture to be super casual. 9 euro!

YT · 03-10-2009 08:38PM

I thought it was just me thinking that!

wmpdd3 · 03-10-2009 10:28PM

The new prices in Dunnes are great but I haven't bought anything in my local one (waterford) in nearly a year, only thing I saw was the same underwear I bought last year.

What bargains have you guys picked up?

idontknowmyname · 04-10-2009 12:01PM

Yep I've definitely noticed that, I live in London and have find some things a little bit cheaper than Ireland but other things more expensive. Haven't had time to go to Dunnes the last few times I've been home but defo will go next time.
Oh and the Dunnes baby clothes are much better quality that Penneys!!

phasers · 04-10-2009 01:14PM

Dunnes baby stuff is way nicer than Penneys, Got my nephew a couple of tops in Penneys and they were really tight and shrunk in the wash. The Dunnes stuff is much cuter and feels nicer imo

CamillaRhodes · 04-10-2009 04:41PM

I wonder if maybe it's cos Penneys had to change suppliers, after all the controversy about them supposedly using child labour in sweatshops etc? If there's only a few euro in the difference but now they can guarantee that their clothes are not produced in such horrible conditions, then I'm more than happy for Penney's to jack their prices up a wee bit.

Dunno if this is the case, just speculation.

wmpdd3 · 04-10-2009 10:01PM

The way most value retailers function it's difficult to say where they get their stock.
It's usually made up of 50% last years best sellers reworked.

25% this seasons must have item, which they will source from their usual factories or on the by offering their business to who every can supply in the best time frame.

25% unmissable bargains of excess or cancelled stock from bulk suppliers where usually re-branding is done for free.

The actual label on a value / high street item can be immaterial until you reach brands at Warehouses level, where they would have exclusivity rules imposed on their suppliers.

Like most retailers, they will price their wares to what the market will bare, Pennys as far as I know have remained flat like for like, SS08 / SS09, so why reduce prices as other retailers have had to?

Certi Layla!! · 05-10-2009 02:55PM

:eek:i wouldnt usual have gone to dunnes because i thought it was dare but me and the girls went into the one in sligo the other... couldnt believe it gone very cheap! penneys diffently gone up in price jeans shoe the lot...not impressed penneys:eek:

prisciller · 06-10-2009 10:00PM

Totally disagree, I used to buy lots of work stuff in dunnes but recently have found it to have really bad quality clothes.
Pennys on the other hand has improved in my opinion.

carasbars · 07-10-2009 09:55AM

Penney's probably has gone up a little but I have to say - their stuff is definitely better quality than Dunnes. Their clothes feel way nicer too IMHO

nesbitt · 07-10-2009 05:18PM

I just got a really excellent black coat in Pennys for 35 euro.

I had tried on coats elsewhere ranging from 60 to 180 euro. The coat compared in quality/style/ and fit so well I sprinted up to the check out.

Sad I know but da budget is v tight just now and for the foreseeable future.

Agree with other posters that Savida in Dunnes is really excellent. I have a few items in my wardrobe from the range and they look boutique style quality items. Love their dresses at the moment but will have to wait...:)

suzie_q · 09-10-2009 01:32PM

My self and my friend went shopping yesterday we went to Dunne's and Penny's (amongst others) but bought the most in Penny's. Last year I bought a pair of ankle boots in black for €20 this year there €15. I do think that some prices have gone up slightly but the quality is much higher and more fashionable clothes at the moment. I bought the suit jackets that are in style now for €21 I thought it was a bit high but went into another shop and they were selling it for €91 :eek: , so paying €21 in Penny's doesn't seem so bad.

tanyaog2007 · 09-10-2009 04:28PM

got a feb savida dress in dunnes for 25 yo yos best 25 i ever spent

beauty101 · 13-10-2009 05:50PM

I've noticed this too. Penneys has definitely increased all of their prices. Everything in there seems to be €19 these days!?! Dunnes has had loads of price cuts in the clothing dept but the homeware and food is still the same

sunnyside · 13-10-2009 06:18PM

tanyaog2007 wrote: »

got a feb savida dress in dunnes for 25 yo yos best 25 i ever spent

Which dress did you get? I'm going to try on few Savida dresses next day I'm in town, I keep seeing them when I'm passing and they look good. Dresses in Penneys are usually €19 so Savida=bargain:)

Has Penneys got expensive...And Dunnes got cheaper?

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