Comments on: THE LEGENDARY STARDUST COWBOY, c/o PARLIAMENT ST, DUBLIN

By: Conor McCabe

Conor McCabe — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:25:19 +0000

A lot of pricing has to do with the person in charge of the particular shop. Where you need to go for the bargains is further Northside - to Capel St, Dorset St, and Phibsboro.

By: Gar

Gar — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:05:40 +0000

On a recent trip to Dublin I visited three charity shope:- S.O.A.S. off Parliament Street (parish-related), Gorta and Barnardos (off the quays near Dublin Woollen Company). Gents shirts were priced at 5 euro in S.O.A.S and Gorta, but a whopping 12 euro each in Barnardos. What explains these class contradictions in the charity shop scene? You get a different class of person going to Oxfam near the Stephens Green shopping centre in Dublin, and War on Want shop in Belfast’s university district, of course.

By: Gar

Gar — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:22:24 +0000

I’m into classical music and always look for cheap buys in vinyl LPs (long-playing records to those of you who are uncouth) whenever I pop into second-hand charity shops. In the UK charity shops are more plentiful and fundraise for an amazing variety of causes. Belfast has a nice selectin of charity shops along Shaftesbury Avenue and Botanic. Some are very upmarket (they seem to get factory rejects in clothes) while others, like St. V de P in the Lower Ormeau, get their stock from the peer community and cater very much to the basic needs of that community. I find the War on Want shop in Botanic selling a range of Fair Trade goods as well as a good selection of quality reading material. It’s a pleasure to buy an interesting book at a cheap price, or to get a pair of leather shoes that fit. Those of us who held on to our record players really appreciate the cheapness of classical LPs and things. There are tape cassettes also in the charity shops, but I’ve stopped using them long ago. Incidentally, Belfast has a few interesting second-hand book places. Do your Christmas shopping there.

By: Conor McCabe

Conor McCabe — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:19:18 +0000

Cheers Sean. It’s about four or five years old now, on parliament street. Books, records, and DVDs only. No clothes. It’s pretty good. Almost every time I go in I pick something up.

By: Seán Báite

Seán Báite — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:05:45 +0000

Great find Conor - which reminds me, I must post up something I came across regarding Secondhand shops - as soon as I get a half-hour free. Never even noticed there was an Oxfam shop in Parliamant street.
Must get off jobhunting now, where’s that sawn-off shotgun gone again..