Barratts sale

Andromeda_111 · 26-01-2012 09:37PM #1

Really good sale in Barratts shoe shop at the moment. Bought 3 pairs of shoes for €21 :-) They were €150 in total pre sale! Lots of shoes from €7-€14!

okidoki987 · 26-01-2012 11:32PM

Haven't they gone bust?

vicwatson · 26-01-2012 11:34PM

Closing down sale?

Stheno · 27-01-2012 12:11AM

Yep in administration and some stores closing.

bfocusd · 27-01-2012 12:44AM

do you know which stores? like liffey valley, they square, around that area or town

Stereomaniac · 27-01-2012 12:47AM

Tell me it's nationwide? I could do with getting even more shoes. I am like Carrie Bradshaw.

Andromeda_111 · 27-01-2012 01:18AM

Stereomaniac wrote: »

Tell me it's nationwide? I could do with getting even more shoes. I am like Carrie Bradshaw.

I think it is, as they're in administration Deloittes is managing them and looks like they are just trying to get rid of stock. Sad for the staff if no one comes in to save them. Great bargains though! I bought shoes in Swords and in Grafton st.

OrangeDaisy · 27-01-2012 09:58AM

I bought a load of shoes the other day in the Mahon Point branch , the most expensive pair was €7!!!! I heard another customer ask when they were closing down and they said that they weren't closing down and they were bought out of administration?

Andromeda_111 · 28-01-2012 01:20AM

OrangeDaisy wrote: »

I bought a load of shoes the other day in the Mahon Point branch , the most expensive pair was €7!!!! I heard another customer ask when they were closing down and they said that they weren't closing down and they were bought out of administration?

Ah, glad to hear that. I won't feel so bad now when i go out tomorrow and buy another 7 pairs for less than €50 :-)

offaly1 · 28-01-2012 01:16PM

*grabs coat

off to town to buy tonnes of shoes for my already overflowing shoe press!!!

et101 · 28-01-2012 03:54PM

If I arrive into my house with another pair of shoes my husband will cry..... and when I think of it I really only wear a couple of pairs the rest of them get neglected!!!

Very glad to hear they were taken over for the staffs sake

28-01-2012 08:42PM

no size 8s in the place i went

Andromeda_111 · 28-01-2012 09:06PM

bluewolf wrote: »

no size 8s in the place i went

Are you near Grafton st? They definitely had size 8 there on Thursday.

maxer68 · 28-01-2012 09:26PM

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/business/9476615.Boss_warns_more_shops_could_go_after_buy_back/

There may be closures if lanlords don't do deals, but it has been bought out of administration by the original owner. And as I was in the trade in the UK and dealt with him personally, he eats sleeps and dring footwear and is a gentleman - so if anyone can bring Barratts back to the glory days its Michael Ziff himself.

lindtee · 29-01-2012 12:53AM

I went out to Mahon to get a few pairs of shoes for my boys and it was all rubbish that was under €10. Did I miss out on the good deals? Any decent brands were still quite expensive.

ShatterProof · 29-01-2012 03:17AM

are most of their shoes not just cheapo plastic that are ****e in any rain / heat ?

scudzilla · 29-01-2012 06:10AM

Just after Christmas i bought 2 pairs of Skechers from Henry Street Branch, got those shaper one's and a smart brown pair, both down from 140euro (overpriced at that) to 30euro a pair

maxer68 · 29-01-2012 11:51AM

ShatterProof wrote: »

are most of their shoes not just cheapo plastic that are ****e in any rain / heat ?

They'd be at the better end of the cheap market. A lot of the shoes would be leather uppers, but not great leather, but its all about what you need thm for / what you use them for. I have a €350 pair of Hogan shoes and I also have a €29.99 pair of Barratts - I expect the Hoigans to last for years and will be used on selected occasions, whereas the barratts shoes are more for pottering about in the garage/garden at the weekend.

dodzy · 29-01-2012 02:09PM

Nothing worth talking about in Blanchardstown SC yesterday, just in case anyone was thinking of making a trip specifically for footwear

mysteries1984 · 29-01-2012 04:42PM

I can pop into town on Tuesday evening and maybe have a quick look...anyone know if it's worth going to the Ilac Centre/Henry St/Grafton St branches?

et101 · 29-01-2012 04:54PM

Always found them pretty good for school shoes for the kids. Maybe not the most stylish shoes but not the worst either and not the worst quality

Paul Tergat · 29-01-2012 07:54PM

maxer68 wrote: »

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/business/9476615.Boss_warns_more_shops_could_go_after_buy_back/

There may be closures if lanlords don't do deals, but it has been bought out of administration by the original owner. And as I was in the trade in the UK and dealt with him personally, he eats sleeps and dring footwear and is a gentleman - so if anyone can bring Barratts back to the glory days its Michael Ziff himself.

Never thought Id see the day where my local paper is used on boards.

Andromeda_111 · 29-01-2012 09:01PM

The quality isn't what you'd call fantastic, they have cheaper brands than others and some aren't that bad. While I wouldn't have paid €55 for the shoes I bought I do find their own brand better quality. They are grand for work and casual wear imo.

They were selling caterpillar boots at half price too so it really depends what you are looking for.

Barratts sale

Comments