New Shops/Businesses in Bray

Thargor · 17-02-2015 01:13PM

Where is it going to be? Permanent TSB was before my time...

murpho999 · 17-02-2015 02:16PM

zoobizoo wrote: »

I'd normally be against a coffee chain moving into the town considering how it might impact on local independents but in this case, I think it will bring more people to that area.

When it's busy, people will hopefully gravitate to the Bridge across the road.

It is far enough away (geographically and in terms of quality) from the great Italian coffee shops that the town has.

I don't think a customer of Gusto, Campo or Carpe Diem would go to Starbucks for coffee.

Finbees and Molloy's are the ones who should be worried IMHO.

I think it's a good addition, lots of people complain about Starbucks but they do their shops up nice and the coffee is fine so I'd say it will do well. Brings some jobs to the town.

zoobizoo · 17-02-2015 02:44PM

murpho999 wrote: »

I don't think a customer of Gusto, Campo or Carpe Diem would go to Starbucks for coffee.

Finbees and Molloy's are the ones who should be worried IMHO.

I think it's a good addition, lots of people complain about Starbucks but they do their shops up nice and the coffee is fine so I'd say it will do well. Brings some jobs to the town.

I certainly wouldn't move from Carpe or Gusto. Molloy's seem to have their own particular customer so I'd guess Finbees could be affected.

Annasopra · 17-02-2015 06:27PM

I thought starbucks was going into the old National Irish Bank on Quinsboro Road

murpho999 · 17-02-2015 07:44PM

Thargor wrote: »

Where is it going to be? Permanent TSB was before my time...

Don't get this.

Permanent TSB are on the Main Street and don't sell coffee!

Thargor · 17-02-2015 08:13PM

Oh sorry, meant Hibernian and Aviva, trying to picture where Starbucks will be...

gillymayb · 17-02-2015 08:45PM

Thargor wrote: »

Oh sorry, meant Hibernian and Aviva, trying to picture where Starbucks will be...

On the corner where Supervalu is. The side nearest the bridge.

contrary_mary · 17-02-2015 09:27PM

gillymayb wrote: »

On the corner where Supervalu is. The side nearest the bridge.

The Starbucks sign was up on the unit this morning. It will be interesting to see how it fares.

gillymayb · 17-02-2015 10:40PM

contrary_mary wrote: »

The Starbucks sign was up on the unit this morning. It will be interesting to see how it fares.

It will do well during the summer with students going in for the free wifi.

Annasopra · 18-02-2015 08:32AM

Whats going into the old NIB then?

geewiz · 18-02-2015 09:03AM

Hm. I was looking forward to a local Starbucks for more than a year now (typical IT guy working remotely) but since they took their time, I've made the Bridge Cafe my regular spot. It's a nice and friendly place. That it's now them being in the blast radius of Starbucks instead of the Finbees competition (if SBUX would have taken over the old KFC, for example) actually makes me feel bad.

murpho999 · 18-02-2015 02:11PM

geewiz wrote: »

Hm. I was looking forward to a local Starbucks for more than a year now (typical IT guy working remotely) but since they took their time, I've made the Bridge Cafe my regular spot. It's a nice and friendly place. That it's now them being in the blast radius of Starbucks instead of the Finbees competition (if SBUX would have taken over the old KFC, for example) actually makes me feel bad.

Another view point is that Starbucks attracts more people to that end of the town and discover The Bridge Cafe across the street!

keano_afc · 18-02-2015 03:26PM

Starbucks coffee is lukewarm and overrated. I wont be giving them any custom.

Tippex · 18-02-2015 04:03PM

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Whats going into the old NIB then?

I heard it is another chinese however I also heard from the same person that starbucks was going into City 2. So not overly reliable there....

zoobizoo · 18-02-2015 04:13PM

This is what is planned for the NIB building:

http://www.independent.ie/regionals/braypeople/news/old-nib-building-is-bought-by-developer-30504376.html

murpho999 · 18-02-2015 05:28PM

keano_afc wrote: »

Starbucks coffee is lukewarm and overrated. I wont be giving them any custom.

Always hear that complaint about their coffee.

Truth is that coffee should never be served boiling. Espresso machines don't boil water 100 degrees and it's never served boiling in Italy.

Insomnia is the worst chain for that and the coffee is too hot and therefore tastes awful.

contrary_mary · 18-02-2015 05:42PM

geewiz wrote: »

Hm. I was looking forward to a local Starbucks for more than a year now (typical IT guy working remotely) but since they took their time, I've made the Bridge Cafe my regular spot. It's a nice and friendly place. That it's now them being in the blast radius of Starbucks instead of the Finbees competition (if SBUX would have taken over the old KFC, for example) actually makes me feel bad.

Oh I really hope the Bridge won't be affected - it's such a nice place. It's a lot cheaper than starbucks too! It's a great place for going with babies and toddlers too with the little play area - I won't be abandoning it for starbucks anyway!

zoobizoo · 18-02-2015 06:48PM

Might check the Bridge out. Haven't been in that building since it was McCormacks having pints waiting for the coach to Cluseaus.

LEIN · 18-02-2015 08:45PM

keano_afc wrote: »

Starbucks coffee is lukewarm and overrated. I wont be giving them any custom.

It's a teenage girl coffee shop. Look at the one in Dundrum....

marty_crane · 18-02-2015 11:40PM

zoobizoo wrote: »

Might check the Bridge out. Haven't been in that building since it was McCormacks having pints waiting for the coach to Cluseaus.

Cluseau's!!:eek::eek:

You have no idea how old you've just made me feel

zoobizoo · 19-02-2015 12:37AM

marty_crane wrote: »

Cluseau's!!:eek::eek:

You have no idea how old you've just made me feel

And to think that people from Bray had to travel to Ashford to go to a night club....

Lawerence · 23-02-2015 02:10PM

Has anyone seen this free paper around Bray.

Its new since last year 2013 a year old or 13 months.

It went from Monthly- then April it went fortnightly and then October
it went weekly !!

Also started door to door , to give a great new impression

Suddenly it went back to fortnightly and no door to door , but it sells their advertising space as though its weekly, I put a cheap advert in this because it was good value. But got no response in arklow as nobody sees this paper.
does anyone know really whats going on , is it pretend .

zoobizoo · 23-02-2015 02:37PM

I still get it dropped into the house in Bray. It is a legitimate free newspaper.

North Wicklow Times goes from being printed every week to every two during the summer I think.

As for selling ad space based on it being weekly or bi-weekly, that won't affect the responses to an advert.

There are many reason why people won't respond to an ad.

zoobizoo · 23-02-2015 02:42PM

Is there a new cafe opening up behind McDonalds where the new agents was?

Cliffage · 23-02-2015 05:00PM

Lawerence wrote: »

Has anyone seen this free paper around Bray.

Its new since last year 2013 a year old or 13 months.

It went from Monthly- then April it went fortnightly and then October
it went weekly !!

Also started door to door , to give a great new impression

Suddenly it went back to fortnightly and no door to door , but it sells their advertising space as though its weekly, I put a cheap advert in this because it was good value. But got no response in arklow as nobody sees this paper.
does anyone know really whats going on , is it pretend .

Definitely a real paper, its usually at Tesco's in Bray and a few other supermarkets, they also hand it out at the DART station in Bray sometimes

murpho999 · 23-02-2015 05:19PM

zoobizoo wrote: »

Is there a new cafe opening up behind McDonalds where the new agents was?

Yep, walked by there Saturday and they were working on it. Saw the word 'Deli' somewhere.

Please be something decent and not just Paninis and sandwiches, and sausages under hot lamps.

insomniac86 · 24-02-2015 02:23PM

Gamestop is moving to the card shop beside Dubray books, also looks like Monica Peters on the main street is closing down too.

LEIN · 24-02-2015 07:26PM

Lawerence wrote: »

Has anyone seen this free paper around Bray.

Its new since last year 2013 a year old or 13 months.

It went from Monthly- then April it went fortnightly and then October
it went weekly !!

Also started door to door , to give a great new impression

Suddenly it went back to fortnightly and no door to door , but it sells their advertising space as though its weekly, I put a cheap advert in this because it was good value. But got no response in arklow as nobody sees this paper.
does anyone know really whats going on , is it pretend .

Gets posted through my letter box once a week in Greystones.

Antrim_Man · 24-02-2015 11:50PM

murpho999 wrote: »

Always hear that complaint about their coffee.

Truth is that coffee should never be served boiling. Espresso machines don't boil water 100 degrees and it's never served boiling in Italy.

Insomnia is the worst chain for that and the coffee is too hot and therefore tastes awful.

My favourite coffee of the lot, I have to go to Greytones or Cherrywood to get my fix

murpho999 · 25-02-2015 12:22AM

Antrim_Man wrote: »

My favourite coffee of the lot, I have to go to Greytones or Cherrywood to get my fix

May I ask why?

Have you never noticed that they coffee is boiling just like tea is?

Plenty of good places in Bray to get good coffee anyway.

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