walton's georges st closing/moving to blanch (1 Viewer)

[JohnnyRaz]

end of an era, I remember when this was all just fields etc...

soon to be replaced by a cafe/bar selling cocktails served from cats arses or something no doubt.

waltons nostalgia inserted below..

 

[ann post]

Have they ever had a local artists music vibe in there, like selling records and stuff?

 

[hugh]

That's a shame. I don't think it was the best music shop around but good to have it there nonetheless. Will the music school be gone too then?

The branch in Blanch is actually pretty good by the way.

 

[hermie]

Yeah think a lot more people go in there for the school rather than the shop these days

Pretty shitty though, Geoge's st will be just coffee shops and hairdressers soon

 

[ernesto]

Had a few shit experiences with them in George’s st in my early 20s. Haven’t stepped foot back inside since.
Been out to he one in Blanch and they were pretty Sound and happy to get me out of a pickle

 

[JohnnyRaz]

with one or two notable exceptions they've were a bit poor on the customer service. I've bought osme big items off the old fred st store, but only oddments (strings etc) from georges st.

i will always have happy memories of calling in there on pissy wet Saturday day trips from portlaoise as a teenager to play 'across the universe' on the gibson 12-string they had in the acoustic room.

 

[rettucs]

that's the glen hansard shop?

 

[Anthony]

Could see this coming. Soon anything that can be bought online will cease to be sold in shops. Leaving city centres with nothing but food/drink outlets and apartment buildings. I saw this recently in Toronto and London. Pity.
Anyway, waltons. I met Niko McBrain in the Fredrick St Waltons. I've been in the Blanch one more times than the george's street one in the last few years. It is a decent shop.

What is the sale like?

 

[Space]

The school is staying where it is on George's Street.

 

[egg_]

Judging by the number of clothes shops they're not gonna be disappearing anytime soon @Anthony

 

[Burgerbarbaby]

I was on the receiving end of pretty bone-headed rudeness in there a couple of times, the first time I thought I had misheard, so next time I needed something I went back, and got the same. I was scouting around for my current drumkit for about a year, and against my better judgement went in there for a browse once. I was looking at a nice Premier kit and the guy came over to me, and - unbidden - said "I don't think you can afford this one". Genuinely. Fuck them, fuck their shop and good riddance. This was one of those shops that needed for some reason to have drums in the window but never put any thought into how they worked or how to sell them.
I went straight across to Music Maker and bought my dearly beloved Tama Starclassic with the fistful of wedge I had in my pocket. Still boils my piss when I think of it...I COULDN'T afford it, but I had the money, and had made a decision to spend it. The last thing I needed was some no-mark fuckwit ruining my day like that. Off out to the sticks with yiz.

 

[chris d]

Wasn't a shop conducive to buying gear. But it was at least a place for young 'uns to go look at guitars on a saturday afternoon.

Don't suppose they are planning on selling off tab books on the cheap?

 

[chris d]

Soon anything that can be bought online will cease to be sold in shops. Leaving city centres with nothing but food/drink outlets and apartment buildings.

I tried to replace a few lost CDs from Tower at the weekend. Out of 4, I couldn't find one. Had to go the amazon route.

Brendan Benson - Lapalco. 72p
Weezer - The Blue Album £1.32
SP - Siamese Dream. £1.79
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. £5.32

 

[sleepy]

I was on the receiving end of pretty bone-headed rudeness in there a couple of times, the first time I thought I had misheard, so next time I needed something I went back, and got the same. I was scouting around for my current drumkit for about a year, and against my better judgement went in there for a browse once. I was looking at a nice Premier kit and the guy came over to me, and - unbidden - said "I don't think you can afford this one". Genuinely. Fuck them, fuck their shop and good riddance. This was one of those shops that needed for some reason to have drums in the window but never put any thought into how they worked or how to sell them.
I went straight across to Music Maker and bought my dearly beloved Tama Starclassic with the fistful of wedge I had in my pocket. Still boils my piss when I think of it...I COULDN'T afford it, but I had the money, and had made a decision to spend it. The last thing I needed was some no-mark fuckwit ruining my day like that. Off out to the sticks with yiz.

Have to say I'd be in the same boat as yourself. Found the customer service in there fairly shite and the staff really rude at times.

Having said that, they seem to be dead sound in the Blanch one. And it's a 10 minute walk from where I work now. Score!

 

[ann post]

I was on the receiving end of pretty bone-headed rudeness in there a couple of times, the first time I thought I had misheard, so next time I needed something I went back, and got the same. I was scouting around for my current drumkit for about a year, and against my better judgement went in there for a browse once. I was looking at a nice Premier kit and the guy came over to me, and - unbidden - said "I don't think you can afford this one". Genuinely. Fuck them, fuck their shop and good riddance. This was one of those shops that needed for some reason to have drums in the window but never put any thought into how they worked or how to sell them.
I went straight across to Music Maker and bought my dearly beloved Tama Starclassic with the fistful of wedge I had in my pocket. Still boils my piss when I think of it...I COULDN'T afford it, but I had the money, and had made a decision to spend it. The last thing I needed was some no-mark fuckwit ruining my day like that. Off out to the sticks with yiz.

Kinda imagine there's a certain institutionalization with music stores. going from a person who likes music to person who has to see 80 people come through the door a day and repeat the same process. You could forget entirely what you are selling and what i means to a person who doesn't have your job and pulled all kind of hours just to have this day where they get the tools the want to express themselves in a way which suits them. You could just see everyone as another fucking pleb interrupting the nice showroom you spent the morning building.

Jesus I'm bitter, but i'm certainly moving to a point in life where if you aren't playing music at ground level you can get the fuck out of the rest of the industry, compliments of me telling you to fuck off.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

at least we still have godwins on capel st.

the moderately successful indie band of the dublin music shop scene (to expand ann posts comment to an analogy)

 

[therealjohnny]

at least we still have godwins on capel st.

the moderately successful indie band of the dublin music shop scene (to expand ann posts comment to an analogy)

I did Nazi that coming

 

[chris d]

in-store sale started last friday.

 

[Burgerbarbaby]

Me last night. Came on to read the Mark E Smith stuff, stayed for the rantz.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Had a look at the sale list. Wouldn't feel I was missing out on any killer deals. Pretty much 10 and 20 % off for the sale items.