Houstons

What a frigging waste of good real estate, prime baby prime! Sitting on the corner of the Main street in Banbridge, this place should be HOT HOT HOT! But guess what… its NOT NOT NOT.
Badly stocked and staff that have that unique blank stare that takes years of practise to perfect, I happened to be passing one day and went in looking for soft top socks for an elderly relative, having slight experience in shopping for older folk I realise that its useless asking a sales assistant under the age of 50 for any help, unless you want a pair of ill fitting jeans or thong underpants. Anyway, this morsel of a sales woman approached me and I told her what I wanted…‘soft top socks please’ …eh? Bed socks? she asked? No I replied, soft top socks, for diabetics etc. ohhhh she said, men’s socks? At this stage I knew I was flogging a dead horse and I said no, SOFT TOP SOCKS!!! look around you I said, the average age of shopper was 60, chances are some of them might have use for such an item someday. I left her staring blankly at the £9.95 umbrellas and went on my way.
I got them in Newry the following day, in any colour I wanted.
Houstons is a bit like a cross between Grace Brothers and Step-​toes yard. All a mish mash of things stuck here and there. not well designed or indeed stocked, they should be more informed of the undergarment requirements of elderly ladies, God knows Banbridge is packed full of them!