Sales Updates - Dundrum Shopping Centre

The mid-season sales are continuing and there are still some major bargains to be had as the last few pieces of clothing from the autumn/winter range are reduced even further to make way for new season stock.
Jane Norman in Dundrum Shopping Centre has some unbelievable bargains with up to 70 per cent off last season's range.
There's a wide range of party dresses for a little as €23 while more casual dresses are priced at just €9! The store has a pair of navy strappy heels for just €13 and a black pair of heels (an essential in every lady's wardrobe) for an amazing €16.
They also have full length summer dresses that are now just €17 and there's a huge range of discounted winter knits and tops. Of course, like with any sale, there are some damaged items but there are still several gems to be found. I know Jane Norman wouldn't be every woman's cup of tea but I definitely recommend a look.
Lipsy is boasting a welcoming sale with 50 per cent off selected items. There are tops for a low as €15 and party dresses for about €40. The place was swarming.
The House of Fraser department store, similar to Arnotts and Cleary's, is located in Dundrum shopping centre and has a wide variety of clothing lines including Mango, Biba, Whistles and Warehouse.
The store currently has several lines reduced to clear on a wide range of brands. Biba is offering customers 20 per cent off this season's stock and Whistles has a number of items reduced to half price. Warehouse is also worth a look with earrings and other jewellery for a bargain-busting €3. There are also skirts, trousers and tops from its winter range which have all been reduced.
Monsoon still has some winter sale items with some bargains to be had on skirts that were €78 and are now €29. Jackets are also half-price but the selection is limited.

Mid-Season Sale Information - The Latest Bargains

The mid-season sale is here. I've done some research about some of the cheapest buys out there at the moment, but hurry if you want to grab any of the bargains as the best pieces are selling out fast.
Oasis have a selected range of discounted items with some as low as €12 and €19. Awear, meanwhile, has a larger range of items including tops for €9, jeans for €15, half price wallets at €4.50 and sequinned jackets that were €75 and are now just €20!
Vero Moda has floral skirts, perfect for summer, for just €13. Clarks shoes also has a sale and is offering a range of footwear for as little as €25.
H&M, while not boasting a huge range of discounted items, has a little gem of a jacket for just €15. The 'Liam Gallagher' style jacket cuts off at the hip and is available in black, beige, army green, dusty pink and navy. It is a perfect casual style jacket for the summer that, in my opinion, will never go out of fashion. It's a steal at that price.

Penneys - a popular haunt for bargain shoppers

I spent a long time thinking about how to begin this blog. I eventually decided that a blog about bargain shopping should, at some point, contain a post on Penneys. So here we are.

The pros: the clothes are keenly priced, no matter how broke you are you can justify buying a top that costs under a tenner, the selection is vast, there’s a store located in most major towns in Ireland and you just never know what little gem you’ll find.

Penneys has in the past, usually in the pre-Christmas months of November and December, offered a cashmere cardigan and jumper range. I wore one cardigan so much it eventually developed holes in the sleeves and I still wear the other jumper on a regular basis. Pure luxury for a fraction of the price!

Dresses can be had for just €13 or less and shopping is made all the easier with accessories, shoes, underwear, jewellery and more under the one roof.

I have a black tuxedo jacket that gets regular positive comments and another mac-like satin black coat that has also gotten a few nods. Penneys, in a few words, simply cannot be ignored if you’re a true bargain shopper.

The cons: you will most likely see someone else wearing the same piece (this can be said of most high-street pieces, however), some of its pieces do not wash well, the shoes can be less than comfortable and it can sometimes be a trying shopping experience with lengthy queues and heaps of clothes to search through to find your size.

The main worries associated with the store can be “will I see someone else with it” and “will people think less of me if they know I bought it in Penneys”.

Some of you might tut-tut at such thoughts but I can assure you they’ve passed through most self-conscious shoppers minds.

Penneys is also ‘hit and miss’, as the saying goes. Sometimes I walk in and want to buy everything (at the moment their selection is very good) but at other times it can be a sigh-uttering and disappointing affair.

If you want to save some time, www.primark.ie, has “sneek peeks” of its ranges. However, you cannot purchase online.

The most amazing thing about the store is how cheaply it can offer products compared to other high-street stores.

At the moment there is a pair of flowery coloured/designed heels in store for about €20. Practically the same pair of shoes are currently in Dune for over €100.

The same thing happened just before Christmas with a pair of black ankle boots with a gold zip. €19 in Penneys but at least four times the price in another leading high street store.

Of course the issue of quality is important. But, as a regular cobbler-goer with all my TLC-needing high-heels, quality is something that is not dictated by price as much as it has been in the past.

“It doesn’t matter what you pay for shoes these days, the heels go on them all eventually,” the cobbler advised wisely during a recent visit.

But I digress, the message concerning Penneys is simple. It’s always worth a look.