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  • #32
    Captain Red Beard
    Registered Users Posts: 871 ✭✭✭Captain Red Beard


    JWaterford wrote: »
    This letter was sent to the Waterford Council from homesavers. It sounds like other shops use the same type of planning permission as Homesavers. https://waterford-news.ie/2020/11/24/read-extraordinary-letter-from-homesavers-to-waterford-city-county-council-ceo/

    I started reading that letter but as soon as it got to the part where he mentioned where he hails from I started reading it in an accent. My brain betrayed me, I couldn't stop myself no sir. Thank you, come again.


  • #33
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,797 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    fcuking hell, whos running this business, and more importantly, who let them out of the creche?


  • #34
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    What the actual feck?! and how did this letter escape into the wild?


  • #35
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,026 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    What the actual feck?! and how did this latter escape into the wild?

    Unbelievably it was emailed to a local journalist by Homesavers themselves.


  • #36
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Thus making themselves look even less professional and competent than was already the case


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  • #37
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,797 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Aquos76 wrote: »
    Unbelievably it was emailed to a local journalist by Homesavers themselves.

    jesus, thats mad, i cant really see mr maniar getting planning permission now, and to be honest, i think his staff might be better off, jesus thats some weird twist


  • #38
    enniscorthy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,046 ✭✭✭enniscorthy


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    jesus, thats mad, i cant really see mr maniar getting planning permission now, and to be honest, i think his staff might be better off, jesus thats some weird twist


    he a great lad i know him personally from my creative writing group all i say waterford city council want be ashamed them self


  • #39
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,797 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    enniscorthy wrote: »
    he a great lad i know him personally from my creative writing group all i say waterford city council want be ashamed them self

    im sorry, but my maniar broke the planning rules, he might be a sound lad, but....theres an element of naivety there, actually many many elements of naivety, wcc were spot on the shut this down, and i think it might be also for mr maniars benefit also


  • #40
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users Posts: 10,667 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    JWaterford wrote: »
    This letter was sent to the Waterford Council from homesavers. It sounds like other shops use the same type of planning permission as Homesavers. https://waterford-news.ie/2020/11/24/read-extraordinary-letter-from-homesavers-to-waterford-city-county-council-ceo/

    What a pity party!

    Coming all the way from India creating jobs in Ireland. Should have gone the whole hog and said WCC were racist against him...

    The aggressive expansion in Waterford going from 1 to 4 stores in a short space of time is strange and not been repeated elsewhere. Secondly I wonder if all the other stores are in compliance with planning laws.

    WCC had the same issue with Starbucks and I am sure warned them well in advance of the injunction.

    127 jobs translates into 100+ under 20 hour a week jobs so the social media outrage is a joke and I suspect its what motivated them making the letter public.


  • #41
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,797 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    What a pity party!

    Coming all the way from India creating jobs in Ireland. Should have gone the whole hog and said WCC were racist against him...

    The aggressive expansion in Waterford going from 1 to 4 stores in a short space of time is strange and not been repeated elsewhere. Secondly I wonder if all the other stores are in compliance with planning laws.

    WCC had the same issue with Starbucks and I am sure warned them well in advance of the injection.

    wheres he getting his legal advice?


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  • #42
    smellyoldboot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭smellyoldboot


    JWaterford wrote: »
    This letter was sent to the Waterford Council from homesavers. It sounds like other shops use the same type of planning permission as Homesavers. https://waterford-news.ie/2020/11/24/read-extraordinary-letter-from-homesavers-to-waterford-city-county-council-ceo/
    Jesus I couldn't make it even half way through. Rambling, poorly constructed nonsense, appalling use of English and grammar. You could actually tell what country yer man was from before he said it which is an awful thing really but there you go. lol


  • #43
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    enniscorthy wrote: »
    he a great lad i know him personally from my creative writing group all i say waterford city council want be ashamed them self

    He's good at the oul creative writing alright!


  • #44
    smellyoldboot
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭smellyoldboot


    enniscorthy wrote: »
    he a great lad i know him personally from my creative writing group all i say waterford city council want be ashamed them self

    I think you both have excellent cases to sue whoever is running that class/group.


  • #45
    AUDI20
    Registered Users Posts: 293 ✭✭AUDI20


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    wheres he getting his legal advice?

    From the internet would be my guess!!


  • #46
    Quigs Snr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,130 ✭✭✭Quigs Snr


    Wow. That letter is bizarre. It is written in a style similar to the one my uncle - who I didn't realise was the king of Nigeria - wrote me just this very morning about helping him get 33 million dollars out of the country.

    What did he hope to achieve by sending that in the first place, let alone leak it to a local paper. His best chance was having your people, meet my people and if this brown paper bag happens to fall into your bag then we say no more about it. I don't know how they can have so many stores in Ireland and not understand how it works here.


  • #47
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,797 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Quigs Snr wrote: »
    Wow. That letter is bizarre. It is written in a style similar to the one my uncle - who I didn't realise was the king of Nigeria - wrote me just this very morning about helping him get 33 million dollars out of the country.

    What did he hope to achieve by sending that in the first place, let alone leak it to a local paper. His best chance was having your people, meet my people and if this brown paper bag happens to fall into your bag then we say no more about it. I don't know how they can have so many stores in Ireland and not understand how it works here.

    we re clearly related, but i wouldnt be putting much hope into that cnut, im after sending him a fortune, and fcuk all hes sent back to me

    tis nuts alright


  • #48
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,026 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    Why does Apu suddenly come into my mind :)

    DBDC32-E7-6019-4525-B9-B0-BABCFF3-F7083.jpg


  • #49
    Micky Bluenips
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭Micky Bluenips


    enniscorthy wrote: »
    he a great lad i know him personally from my creative writing group all i say waterford city council want be ashamed them self

    He should be ashamed of himself trying to pull a stroke and then playing the sympathy card. He took on those people not the council. There has to be planning rules. If he had done it right before opening none of the jobs would be in jeopardy. He didn't think the council would have the balls to close him up. It's his own fault.


  • #50
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Aquos76 wrote: »
    Why does Apu suddenly come into my mind :)

    DBDC32-E7-6019-4525-B9-B0-BABCFF3-F7083.jpg

    Well I'm glad it's a mod who made the implicit stereotypical link!!! :)


  • #51
    batman75
    Registered Users Posts: 560 ✭✭✭batman75


    Are homesavers like Mr Price?


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  • #52
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,026 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Well I'm glad it's a mod who made the implicit stereotypical link!!! :)

    A bit of lighthearted fun is all, both are in the retail sector :) If it offends anyone then they can use the report button I’m sure.


  • #53
    spaceCreated
    Registered Users Posts: 382 ✭✭spaceCreated


    JWaterford wrote: »
    This letter was sent to the Waterford Council from homesavers. It sounds like other shops use the same type of planning permission as Homesavers. https://waterford-news.ie/2020/11/24/read-extraordinary-letter-from-homesavers-to-waterford-city-county-council-ceo/

    “WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY”…….I remember these words from the Star wars Movie, words spoken by Yoda – the wisest person in the star Wars Movie.


    This man is a fraud!


  • #54
    DLS_75
    Registered Users Posts: 188 ✭✭DLS_75


    spaceCreated wrote: »
    “WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY”…….I remember these words from the Star wars Movie, words spoken by Yoda – the wisest person in the star Wars Movie.


    This man is a fraud!

    Was it not from Spider-Man


  • #55
    Quigs Snr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,130 ✭✭✭Quigs Snr


    batman75 wrote: »
    Are homesavers like Mr Price?

    Almost identical. Just more expensive from what I could tell on my one incursion in there.


  • #56
    friendlyfun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,215 ✭✭✭friendlyfun


    He even managed a yoga reference in that one. Utterly bizarre letter. It was more of an incoherent rant.


  • #57
    Darc19
    Registered Users Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭Darc19


    Google Mr Naeem Maniar

    You will find he spouts a lot of hot air with his claims and projections.

    People say "what about the jobs" - most are part time and paid as low as possible (under €8 for the younger staff), short shifts and generally unattractive working conditions.

    Then it takes business from other stores who have to let people go, so rarely a net gain.


    Mr Price is another that flouts the planning laws as does dealz in some locations.


  • #58
    davyboy1975
    Registered Users Posts: 781 ✭✭✭davyboy1975


    Couldnt even spell dungarvan right 😜


  • #59
    beazee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,343 ✭✭✭beazee


    Seems the owner is a repeat offender
    Homesavers and its owner Naeem Maniar have previous form in the "don’t ask for permission, ask for forgiveness instead" attitude towards the rule with a warning notice being issued to them relating to an “unauthorised development” in Ennis and they were previously hit with enforcement notices for potentially operating developments without permission in Tallaght and Limerick.

    Local Councillor Eddie Mulligan who has been contacted by many other worried staff members, said that Homesavers management have not “done their workers any favours”.
    Homesavers knew that they didn’t have the appropriate planning to open, but felt that they could do what they liked.”

    The current planning for the Homesavers stores is “retail warehouse”, which means that they can sell large bulky items. This is not the appropriate planning however for Homesavers who sell everything from clothing to groceries and almost everything in between.

    A judge in a case against the owner in the UK noted that Mr Maniar's evidence gave the sense that he "is not a reliable witness".
    It seems the fault here lies firmly with the company trying to pull a fast one. WC&CC can't just turn a blind eye to breaches of planning
    https://www.facebook.com/WaterfordCityandCounty/posts/2768714950055831

    Whose quote is it?
    Churchill's? Yoda's? Spiderman's uncle?


  • #60
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 28,797 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    beazee wrote: »
    Seems the owner is a repeat offender

    if hes owed any back payments, he should be paid in old 500 and 1000 rupee notes, for wasting everyones time, cheeky little fcuker


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  • #61
    friendlyfun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,215 ✭✭✭friendlyfun


    Almost exactly a year ago he tried the exact same thing in Limerick.

    https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/arid-30958708.html


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