XPO

Horrible experience here. I wanted to get glass fitted for a frame I had gotten at IKEA. I was there trying to give them business, and this older gentleman (presumably the owner) proceeded to give me a lecture about child slave labour and basically why I was an idiot for buying anything from IKEA. Now… I understand that small businesses have had a rough go, especially during this economic down-​turn, but this man was basically a walking/​talking billboard for why I shouldn’t give him business.
If someone comes into your shop and tries to give you business, especially during times of economic difficulty, why would you give them a negative and uncomfortable experience? Why would make them want to walk out? You’re trying to make money. IKEA is trying to make money too, and they do a great job of it, because they give their customers a great experience as well as a quality product. That’s why I’m going back to IKEA and no… I don’t feel guilty that I’m supporting child slave labour… because I don’t think that IKEA, despite being a massive corporation, has child slaves manufacturing their goods.
Best of luck small business frame man, you’re going to need it!

I went into this shop this morning looking to spend 150 EUR for the custom framing of two prints, which was impossible to me given the terrible service. The women (or shall I say wagon) couldn’t have been more unfriendly and unhelpful. It was like I was asking her a huge favour to inform me of the price of a frame. When I eventually gave up, she seemed more than happy not to have to deal with a customer anymore. I’m never setting foot in there again!

Expensive for framing but worth it if you want an excellent job done. If I have something really important that I want framed, I come here. Great advice on colour and style for the picture to be framed. Like I said, pricey, but worth it.

XPO is on a long list one-​stop rip-​off shops that sell predictable posters of movie icons being iconic in movies. The shop over-​flows onto Liffey Street, with the usual pictures of Audrey, De Niro et al (Pacino, ha!)
I remember being a teenager, thereby very susceptible to the lure of movie posters, and going in for a look-​see. Everything is substantially over priced and, unless you live in Captain Americas, a picture of Steve McQueen will always look naff when you get it home.
They do stock framed negatives from some famous movies, which may make a good gift for any film anorak you know. I don’t know if they’re supposed to be genuine, I can’t imagine they are though. I know times are tight, but I don’t imagine MGM are chopping up the ‘Scar Face’ reels and flogging them off quite yet.
And going by a different name online — ‘Xprint’ — they do all the everyday printing services and a few fancier services too.

XPO isn’t really as impressive as it seems from the outside of the shop. Most of the prints here are really just glorified, overpriced posters that if unframed would only be a quarter of the price.
The up side is that you can get some really cool stuff that’s unavailable anywhere else. They have a poster of Heath Ledger’s Joker that’s famous to regular passers by of Liffey street as well as the odd cool movie stills print.

XPO on Liffey Street gets a lot of interested gawkers but I’m not sure how much business it makes. Lured by the nicely framed art outside, I have wandered in here on numerous occasions but I have never purchased anything because the prices are steep and the man who works here is unfriendly.
There is no problem with the merchandise. The shop has some iconic prints such as Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause and Marilyn Monroe pouting a sexy pose. It also sells posters of famous paintings and pictures of capital cities.
Besides selling art, this business also does framing and puts personal photos on canvas. According to the testimonials online, previous customers were pleased with these services. Maybe I should give XPO another try.