Penneys

It’s H&M and over-​priced junk. No one in Dublin wears anything else and they look awful. I’m a 39 year old woman and would prefer when I have no clothing due to lost luggage to not have to shop at Tarts R Us.

I know Penney’s has a reputation (unorganised, cheap quality, etc) but I can definitely appreciate it! We don’t have Penney’s/Primark in the states, although I think I heard that one is opening up in NY. So for me, it’s nice to find such cheap prices for fairly decent clothes, shoes, and household items. Penney’s is fine for basics– t-​shirts, jeans– and also for one-​off items that stand out a bit (I once got a black and grey furry coat for 15 euro). Not sure I would lunge for their makeup, but I’ve tried their line of fake eyelashes for Halloween before. They sell the same items at each store, but I’d probably prefer the Dundrum branch to this one, as it’s currently undergoing construction and it’s always packed to the brim.

This Penneys has gotten the revamp it deserves, FINALLY!!! I am so happy to be able to hop off the bus on O’Connell Street, pop into Penneys and pick up whatever essentials or random things I fancy. They have completely rearranged the store and it’s honestly a million times better now and definitely in a much more presentable state for a shop on O’Connell Street.
Homewares are now located upstairs instead of in the basement, and there is a couch area across from the changing rooms at the back of the store for people to take a little rest which is a really nice and sophisticated addition, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a seating area in any Penneys store besides at the shoes.
Great area, same up to date stock as Mary Street store and saves you having to tip off down there if you’re in a rush.

Tellement moins de monde que chez Primark ici, quel bonheur! Et vu que c’est ouvert le dimanche aussi, je vous dis pas le pied de pouvoir prendre votre temps, de voir où vous marchez et de pouvoir essayer à votre aise! Bref, le pied!

One of my favorite retailers! Certainly not for footwear, jeans or coats but I always buy their jumpers, shirts, t-​shirts, hoodies and some beauty products.
Quality in Penneys certainly improved with years, what I like about this store is that their clothes’ turnover is so fast, so many items you wouldn’t find anywhere else, their stock buyer knows exactly what consumer wants.
It’s worth watching out for good stuff there, I got me a soft thin knit jumper the other for EUR 7!

Décrit comme LE Penney’s d’excellence à Dublin, on s’ attendait à un magasin de malades sur 3 ou 4 étages mais on a vite déchanté et compris… C’est la première boutique de la chaîné (Primark) qui a ouvert. La base de tout. Le berceau de la marque en clair.
Du coup, la boutique à bien 7 ou 8 ans et cela se ressent partout. Au sol, au niveau de la structure, de l’éclairage,… tout est cheap et basique comme au lancement de la marque… Le succès grandissant a fait que désormais, les boutiques qui ouvrent un peu partout en Europe sont beaucoup plus étudiées et designs. Malheureusement pour le Penney’s d’O’Connell Street, je recommande plutôt celui de Mary Street: tellement plus grand, plus cool, plus propre et mieux fourni!

I need to say that I occasionally pop into Penneys for a few bits and pieces, like Colgate toothbrush (€ 1), facial wipers, vest, or socks. I wouldn’t be mad buying any other stuff. You can buy whatever you want, but I don’t think they will last long, or you will probably see so many other people wearing the same as you.
Try to void weekends as it gets very busy, unless you are a very patient person and don’t mind being hit by baby buggies, they are everywhere.

Ok, mixed feelings about this place. First off, I love Penneys. Half my wardrobe is from there so no marks off about that. This location is also perfect, right near everything and easy to get to. The only thing that I dislike about this location is shopping here on the weekends. It gets busy, like BUSY busy. It will be people packed in like a night club, long queues, and looks a bit like it does at Christmas every weekend. If you prepare yourself for that before arrival though and plan extra time for fighting the masses you will be fine.

Lorsque vous venez à Dublin, prévoyez une valise légère ! Car si vous vous arrêtez par Penney’s (le nom Irlandais de Primark), né comptez pas repartir les mains vides !
Étonnamment pas trop plein un samedi après-​midi, l’accueil y était quasi-​inexistant mais ce n’est vraiment pas ce qu’on vient y chercher. Des prix défiant toutes concurrences pour des basiques incontournables, voilà ce qu’on y trouve !
Je conseille vraiment l’étage du haut auquel on trouve tout type de chaussures: des tennis colorés tendances aux ballerines et sandales en passant par les bottines, tout y est ! On se doute qu’avec des prix entre 3 et 10 € les chaussures né tiendront pas plus d’une saison mais qu’importe car on repart en s’etant fait plaisir et sans faire trop de mal à son porte-​monnaie…

A great shop but it can get crowded depending on when you’re there. I’m normally there when I get into Dublin too early. I find it odd that people wait outside for it to open but apparently it’s normal. Their selection is normally good but they could work on sizing options.

If I lived in Ireland, my entire wardrobe would be from Penneys. They are cheap and constantly changing (it’s just a bit difficult to justify when you think about where the clothes are coming from and why they can afford to sell them so cheaply…)

Penneys, c’est le nom irlandais de la chaîné de magasins plus connus sous le nom de Primark.
Niveau accueil, c’est conforme à tous les grands magasins de ce type: bruyant, lumière néons et foule.
Par contre, ici les prix défient toute concurrence. Idéal pour racheter quelques basiques et pourquoi pas un peu de superflu aussi. ;)
Soyons clair, il né s’agit pas de vêtements éthiques, on s’en doute bien, mais mon porte monnaie apprécie, surtout qu’en France 90% des boutiques né sont pas plus éthiques mais les tarifs sont bien plus élevés, donc bon voilà, je suis pas forcément fière de moi, mais une fois de temps, né soyons pas hypocrites, ça fait plaisir aussi de né pas se ruiner pour acheter un pull.

This penneys is simply a total array of chaos and colours as clothes, shoes, hats, scarves and much more jostle for space. Then there are the shop visitors of which there are many. I do like the odd shopping trip but i don’t like sharing my personal space with so many people. But i realise that the store like it this way as the more people there are buying € 2 hair accessories or € 3 packets of underwear mean for big profits. God help it though if you want to try something on as the queues are so long and anyway when you get into the changing rooms your purchase may just fall apart! Made as they seem to be by little hands penney’s clothes lack any real quality but people seem not to be bothered by that fact. sell, sell, sell is Penneys forte. And how many times have you heard someone say to a compliment about looking good in say, dress/​necklace/​shoes ‘ah penneys!’. Me i prefer not to look like a penneys shopper but i have to admit to having the odd garment in my overstuffed wardrobe.

My God this place is awful! What ever overcame me to come in on a Saturday, I will never know!
Jam packed, stuff everywhere, p*ssed off and frazzled staff, and queues for EVERYTHING.
This review though is in particular reference to the rigmarole (that is surely the only word for it) that I went through to try on some clothes.
As usual with Penneys, I had 10 items to try on when I got to the changing room. You can bring a maximum of six items into the cubicles with you, so I left the four outside, with the intents of swapping four other items over for them — as is the system in any fitting room across the world.
Can you see where this is going???
I tried on my six items, then walked out to the assistant to swap the four items I didn’t want for the four items I hadn’t yet tried on. She told me to do this, that I would have to go back into the fitting room, put my own clothes on, gather all my stuff, go back to the end of the queue, take my extra four items with me, queue up again, just to try on the four items I already had in my hands. I queried why this was. She told me it was ‘policy’ when it was busy. Surely though, me having to go into the cubicle, get re-​dressed, get all my stuff, queue up again, and go through the whole process again, is actually slowing everything down? If I could just go and try on the four items ALREADY in my hands, in the fitting room I was ALREADY in, I could be finished in five minutes?! She blankly looked at me in a ‘Computer Says No’ type fashion and said ‘It’s Policy’.
This whole process was in a word, ludicrous. I didn’t get to try on the extra four items, despite the fact I had them in my hand and had all my stuff in the fitting room. So I didn’t get to buy anything at all, as the queue was a good 10 people long. I felt like I was treated like a criminal in all honesty, like as if it was privilege to be shopping or buying there.
Pull your socks up Penneys (pun intended!) — shocking way to treat your customers.

Both times I’ve moved to Ireland this was my first stop after getting the key to my apartment. They have cheap bedding and housing items downstairs (perfect for temporary residents or broke students). Also, there are clothes and shoes here. I was happy with the jacket I bought here and for the price it lasted me a long while. It’s not the biggest Penneys I’ve ever been in but it’s sizable enough.
For Americans, this is not JC Penney’s…it’s way, way cheaper.

Great penny’s all ways find. Something. In here and the only place I know that sell men’s face masks that pell off

One star or two? Oh Penneys I hate everything about you but you are so useful in an emergency! (Two it is). Cheapy cheap clothes and shoes that fall to pieces on the second wear can be picked up here in a (broken) heartbeat. If you get soaked, puked on, need new knickers (hm), or, basically have a clothes problem that needs fixed immediately, this is the place to go. A whole new outfit can be yours for less than € 20. If you’re not at that moment concerned about the child labour involved, or the fact that the clothes here are a complete waste of money, then fine. If, at that moment, it doesn’t matter that they stock virtually nothing smaller than size 14, or larger than 16, that all your new buttons will fall off and the soles fall off your new shoes, again, go for it…
Going to Penney’s is like going to some class of zoo. The clothes are thrown about all over the floor and trampled on, the changing rooms are a junkie-​breeding tip, the staff are rude and useless, and the general clientele is the dregs of Dublin. Sometimes, it’s so bad it’s funny. Only when needs must!

Oh sigh. Penney’s…you had me at 5 euros for genuine suede shoes. Every time I come over from Canada to visit the in-​laws I drag my (very unhappy) husband to Penney’s for some cheap shopping. Like he says… you can go in with 100 euros and come out with a whole new wardrobe. The clothes are cute and fairly on par with what’s in fashion. True, you do get what you pay for. The clothes are not only cheap in price, but also cheap in quality. But really, you can’t go wrong paying 10 euros for a cute shirt to wear out and 7 euros for a stylish bag to boot. My fellow Canadian friends that have been to Ireland still remember their (cheap!) shopping sprees at Penney’s.

In your face Arnotts! Went to Penneys today to see if I could pick up a bargain on wraps for the bridesmaids dresses. Not only did they have them, but they were easy to find. And just 3 euro each. I got one for each of us in 2 different colours, just in case I remember the colour wrong… it still only cost 24 euro which is less than the price of one that we were offered in the place we bought the dresses.
I don’t know why I didn’t just go to Penneys first!

The other day I was admiring the last pair of 2 euro size six shiny sequinned shoes in Penneys when it was rudely yanked out of my hands by a middle-​aged women who thought she had more right to the cinderella slippers than me.
Ummm, ok then. If you want them that badly, they’re yours! Truth is, I was only going to wear them for an evening, so it would have been money down the drain for me anyway (a whole 2 euros!!)
Penneys is fab if you’re going to a dress up party — make it a bit of a competition between you and your friends — who can get the most outrageous/​bad-​taste/​horrible/​80s outfit for less than a tenner. Put a time limit on it and you’ve got the Penneys version of the Amazing Race (Penneys staff would just love this I can tell you now!)
I often shop here because it’s so damn cheap, and there are ALWAYS specials on. I once picked up a really cute skirt, originally priced at 17 euro, for 3 euro. The first time I wore it a very sophisticated woman asked me whether it was a Vivienne Westwood! Wow, go Penneys!
Great shop for all your basics. Don’t expect them to last a lifetime, because Penneys is like a rebound boyfriend — great fun at the time, but ultimately it’s not going to stick around now, is it???

Penneys is a lifesaver. How many times have I gone to this shop in need of something cheap in a pinch? I don’t know because I’ve lost count. It probably happens once every two weeks!
There are two Penneys in the city centre: one on O’Connell and one on Henry Street. The second one is better than the first and should be your number 1 stop if you need black trousers and a black shirt for work (insert shout-​out to all bar and wait staff!). It’s also a great place to buy the necessities such as socks, underwear and shoes. Often these items go for a fiver.
At these low prices, you shouldn’t expect high fashion. The styles, cuts and colours are pretty generic, but the classic look can go a long way. You might also have trouble finding your size if you are smaller than a size 12. Small sizes go quickly so, petite ladies, if you see something you like, buy it before the girl next to you does!
Do expect a very messy shop filled with pushy women, screaming children and scared men. The place is truly a zoo on the weekends.

Penneys is fab for cheap clothes but just a word of warning, check the stitching and any zips or buttons before you buy as they are always fraying, falling off or coming apart on me, but then again, with Penney’s you get what you pay for!

From Bangladesh to Vietnam, children the world over are toiling ceaselessly in order to ensure that Penneys’ customers are turned out in the latest in sweatshop chic.
I’m not sure how it is ethical or even possible to buy the cotton, make the t-​shirt, ship it half the way around the world, pay for overheads like rent and staff but sell the t-​shirt for just € 3 and still make a profit, but then hey, I’m not an economist, but if I am going on holidays I’ll definitely swing by and stock up.
For years exclusively the preserve of old ladies, Primark’s clothing has lately developed a bit of following amongst fashionistas, because it is (a)cheap and (b)looks like it could almost possibly be from Topshop or H&M. In so far as I’m aware of, the Penneys on O’Connell St is the only one in the city centre, and as such is usually jammers. Whenever I do go to Penneys, I try to get out of there in 20 minutes or under, as any longer than that I would succumb to the invariable heat that such a large scrum of people generates.
Particularly good if you want to buy shorts (I’m wearing a pair right now).

I think when I left Ireland sales must have gone significantly down at Penney’s… I’m sure it severely impacted their revenues.
A company of highly questionable ethics, when I can buy cute stilettos for E9 or a cute dress for E13. They knock off a lot of designer brands, the quality is inconsistent, some things I have had a couple years, some fall apart immediately. But they have nice styles in store to it makes it a bit less dear to keep up to date.
Queue is typically major, try the tills downstairs or at the back by the lingerie.

Penneys tiene algo que hace que todo el mundo salga de allí con media tienda bajo el brazo. Los precios son increíbles, la calidad de la ropa no es para tirar cohetes pero en cuestión de complementos está muy bien. Siempre que voy a Dublín arraso.

Gran centro comercial, todo muy barato, en España y el Inglaterra es Prymark
La calidad no es muy buena

La calidad de la ropa no es buena pero por el precio que tiene a mi me saca de mucho apuros.
Sobretodo en temas de pendientes, collares, accesorios
Luego he comprado cosas para casa, zapatos, algo de ropa interior
Basicamente todo, pero no esperes gran calidad, es un rollo zara pero cutrillo

Es una gran cadena de tiendas en Dublin, que pertenece a Primark (hay algunas en España). Hay varias tiendas por toda la ciudad y se caracterizan por tener de todo (ropa, cosméticos, hogar) y a muy bajo precio (aunque la calidad tampoco es muy buena).
Es una tienda muy popular en la ciudad por vender muchas cosas muy baratas; bolsos a 10 €, cremas a 1 €, etc. Los turistas (sobre todo los españoles) salen de la tienda con grandes bolsas ya que realmente merece la pena comprar algunas cosas que en otras tiendas se puede encontrar al doble. Además, tiene una muy buena situación en una de las principales calles de Dublin.