Argos

Argos is where you go when you are not sure who else might sell what you are looking for. They have a huge catalog. So much so that it really makes sense to just use their computers in the store to search for what you need. Although I have never tried it, you can also order something from home and then pick it up from the store. They always seem to have the things which I can not find any where else in the central Dublin area.
Coming from the US, I have never really seen anything quite like the concept which Argos offers. Basically, they sell little to no merchandise in the front of the store. Everything is in the back, no displays. You order what you want from the catalog or computers in the front and they pull it and have it ready for you in a few minutes. There is a disadvantage in that you can’t see and review the box, etc., however the staff have always been really friendly with my requests to have them pull the item so that I can review it before making a purchase.

It’s Argos! It’s handy, reasonably priced, and this one is in St. Stephen’s Green so you can pop in quite easily. I am a fan of the new automated tellers as you can get in and out relatively fast without any queuing!

I find Argos pricey and it’s another business that I try to avoid, unless I can’t find what I am looking for somewhere else.
The website is great for checking stock levels and reserving items for 24 hours.
The staff here are trained well and I usually find them polite and very helpful.

The hay day may be returning for these budget wholesale stores. What with the recession on and all that we’re gonna be looking for the best bargains, something Argos tries to do year in year out.
The store though is one of the worst things you must endure in order to try and get tat special something.
I don’t like the self service part, i dont like the paper all over the floor… the greasy plastic pages… the bubbly blueness of it… the clueless staff… and the ever suspicious guards who just wont stop staring at you.
I guess some will say its hassle free, but i think it’s worse when you are left to your own devices, i like to be sold things rather than buy things. just the way i am.
This store always seems like a bombshell hit it. and compared to my local Argos in Dun Laoghaire it is 10 times worse on the all the reasons i highlighted above.

Argos has lasted the years, hasn’t it? It’s cheap and cheerful. It’s like the Ikea we never had… Anyway, it’s great for the basics. You can shop online, with a catalogue or in the stores and gee by gum, it’s quick. They also have really unusual stuff. I got my granny a stool for gardening that you can turn over and kneel on when you’re weeding. Clever invention.
They do everything from jewellery to video games and everything you could possibly need for your home. If you’re looking for something on the cheap or that comes flat packed — Argos is your man.

It’s hard to go wrong with argos. They have pretty much everything in the world, under one roof.
Ok maybe not EVERYTHING in the world and as they have locations all over Ireland and England, they are scattered under many roofs. But when it comes to hardware, home ware, electrical and toys, it’s pretty hard to beat argos for their variety and amount of stock.
Rather than going in and buying your product off the shelf, you fill in a little slip, go to the pay counter and then go collect your item when it has been brought up from the stockroom/​warehouse. Pretty convenient, right?

I have a beard, therefore I have need of razors with multiple blade sizes. I’m also given, on occasion, to a nicely shorn head. Better still when it’s the same length all around. A pretty kickass look if I may say so myself.
Recently my old razor, of nearly ten years service, died. I was heartbroken and hairy, but didn’t want to fork out fifty quid for a new one. Instead, I went out and bought a cheap one for € 12 which broke down halfway through its first use-​leaving me looking like a mongo. The shop, which is now closed, refused to take it back. And the barber who fixed the mess charged € 12, taking us to a total of € 24.
Not happy, I caved and went to Argos. It was only after being blown away by the quality of my new blade that I remembered where the old one had been bought. The veteran, of ten years and no complaints, had also been from Argos.
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If ever you’re in town and you need to make a medium sized purchase — a small set of bookshelves, say, or a pair of headphones, pause for a few moments and ask yourself «Will Argos have it cheaper?»
And they generally will.
You’d often think of Argos for stuff like electricals and furniture, the big stuff, but they’re handy for the small stuff, too. Everyday things like batteries: Argos will sell them cheaper than anyone else.
Argos also sell a wide range of jewellery, which may possibly be nice, but Argos has such a low-​rent discount feel about the place that any item of jewellery purchased there will be resolutely shunned by the recipient. So if you are crass enough to purchase the wares of Argos’ jewellery department, don’t give it as a gift to a loved one.
Though, providing you’re really crass, you could always buy a cheap knock-​off in Argos and present it in a Weir & Sons bag. Betcha anything they’d never know the difference.