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Shopping

Dublin Marks & Spencers Rip Off

May 10, 2009

My other half decided today that my old T shirts needed replaced and suggested with an iron will that I go with her shopping to find some that don’t look like I have been wearing them for ten years. So off we went to Marks today in Liffey Valley.  I picked up a few T [...]

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The History of Glass

January 5, 2009

Glass is naturally formed when certain types of rocks melt as a result of high-temperatures such as volcanic eruptions, lightning strikes or the impact of meteorites, and then cools and solidify rapidly. According to Roman historians they became aware of the existence of glass accidentally in the region of Syria around 5000 BC.  This short [...]

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What is Medical Tourism?

October 21, 2008

One of the things about my job is you get to know a little bit a loads of things.  For instance the phrase “medical tourism” – well I had not come across it before a few short weeks ago.  And the definition for you and me – simply going on holiday and combining that with [...]

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Shopping in Dublin

August 1, 2008

Henry Street is located just off O’Connell Street (Dublin’s main thoroughfare) right in the heart of the city. If heading north on O’Connell Street, just take a left at ‘The Spire’ and you’re there! Henry Street is definitely the place to go if you want to shop ’til you drop, as it’s literally overflowing with [...]

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O2 iPhone Rip-Off

July 31, 2008

My first data rooming bill will be coming to me shortly for my new iphone and it amounts to 201 Euro! Resolved – see bottom Bloody hell – before I went on holiday I checked with them that I could add a data pack – yes no problem I was told €10 for 10MB – [...]

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Niche On-line Shopping

April 3, 2008

Shopping online is starting to look more and more attractive to me as retail outlets cater more for the clothes I want and can send it on time. I found this web site while browsing today that sells western wear. I think it is just great to see all the niches start to fill with [...]

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Marks & Spencer Dublin

December 12, 2007

Marks & Spencer Dublin is not for me. It used to be, so what the hell has happened? I wonder if it is me or the fault of Marks & Spencer. I buy some stuff from there – formal stuff really all their casual stuff now seems to be made for someone in their sixties [...]

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Ikea Dublin

December 11, 2007

Ikea Dublin – afraid not folks, for a change our friends north of that line called a boarder get the chance first for something new. Don’t blame Ikea – blame the draconian protectionist laws here in the South of Ireland. Not being a native of these shores I quite happily point out its faults to [...]

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Coffee and Cigarettes

June 1, 2007

I really have no idea what was going through my head the last time I bought coffee in Tesco.  I made the ultimate mistake of buying Tesco coffee – it is crap.  Not very descriptive, it is bitter, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth – but it has one redeeming factor – I [...]

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Halfords, Liffey Valley, Dublin

April 17, 2007

God I get so pissed off at some shops when I feel like they are just trying to cheat me. Halfords in Liffey Valley Dublin are the one today – but this is not something that is just confined to them. I go in and find what I want, wait in the queue to pay [...]

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