Have you ever….. September 6, 2010

 

The sunglasses in black are to be known as 'the beloved sunglasses' from know on

Have you ever bought something that, regardless of how cheap it was, you would be devastated if you broke/lost it? Well I have!! At the start of the summer, I picked up a gorgeous pair of sunglasses (the glasses above in black) for the bargain price of 3 euro in Dunnes.

Never had I owned a pair of sunglasses that suited my face so well. Of course, I didn’t have the foresight to pick up a second (or third or fourth) pair at the time, and so when the arm of my beloved sunglasses broke, I was devastated!!!

It wasn’t until then that I realised how much I LOVED these glasses. I repaired the arm of the sunglasses with super glue to act as a temporary measure, until I could pick up a new pair but….you’ve guessed it-I couldn’t find any replacement, no matter how many Dunnes Stores I looked in.

After the arm snapping for the second time (and super glue barely keeping my precious sunglasses in one piece) I realised that I might just have to accept defeat

On my last search in a Dunnes I was passing, they were having a sale on sunglasses and I picked up these beauties.

Dotty about Dunnes…. July 24, 2010

I am a major fan of Dunnes-I think they are as cheap as Penny’s but find the clothes are much better quality. I also love that they do other lines, such as Savida and Gallery that are slightly more expensive that their main line but the clothes are stylish and really great quality. Their Savida line is a particular favourite of mine.

I have noticed that Dorothy Perkins and Dunnes sometimes stock the exact same items-I was in Dorothy Perkins recently and saw a really cute sundress with butterflies on it, for around the 60 euro mark .That was a little too much for me to pay, at the time but I thought to myself that I would wait till it came down in their sale. A week later, I saw the exact same dress for 35 euro in Dunnes! This isn’t the first time that I’ve see the exact same items in both stores, with Dunnes always being much cheaper than Dorothy Perkins. So if you like shopping in Dorothy Perkins, have a look in Dunnes Stores to see if they have an item you like for a cheaper price before buying .

Anyway……I was out shopping early this morning and nabbed myself this lovely cropped cardi in Dunnes Stores.  I had just nipped in looking for one specific item (which I didn’t end up getting as they didn’t have it), and was on my way out the door when this cardigan caught me eye on the Savida sale rale. I went over for a look, and found that it was only left in one size (mine ) and was reduced from 25 euro to 5 euro.  

It is a lovely knitted cream cropped cardigan with cute navy polka dots all over. It has elbow length sleeves with ruching on them also. It is great quality, and would look fantastic with a dark pair of jeans, and a plain navy or white tee underneath. It was such a bargain-especially as I know I am going to wear it loads.