Debenhams

I’m not a fan of clothes shopping, but Debenhams made it easy for me.
On a predefined mission, straight up to floor 1 & 2 and I find my quarry. Two bridesmaid dresses already short listed after some research online.
My preference of the two hit the jackpot. Job done.
Overall the department store is nice. The lifts are handy. The layout spacious and clean. The toilet facilities impressive to say the least.
One negative: the price of a coffee and muffin in the café (as I waited for the bride-​to-​be) was 5.40 EUR. Pricey, no? Maybe it’s just me.

Debenhams in town is quite good, however, comparing, I do find that some of the regional Debenhams are laid out better.
Good for the sales in Jan on fancy dresses!
They have a toy shop now where I had a quick browse and it definitely looked like it had a great range and lots of special offers in Jan too.

Really like Debenhams, buy the majority of my clothes here. I find the quality excellent.
There is always a sale of some description on, so there are good deals to be had.
Anything that can’t be purchased in store can be bought very easily on line and delivered to the store or your home within a matter of days. I’ve always found the online service extremely convenient. When you pick up your items, anything you’re not happy with can be returned there and then. I’ve always found the people working in the online delivery department very friendly and helpful.

Generally my go-​to place for clothing.
Good selection for all occasions. The sales are usually decent and I always manage to get a great bargain on something. In February I needed a coat to go to Canada with. I expected to find nothing, but went anyways. I got a heavy duty Maine coat that was originally 160 euros, for. drumroll please… 30 euros!!! It was red, not my first choice for color, but when heading to –45C, once doesn’t be too choosy about these things.
I’m a total John Rocha fan, because he actually makes clothing for those of us who have curvey bits.
Not the cheapest store in town, but generally decent quality.

I love coming in here and checking out new make up and perfume. The only problem I have with the store is the varying degree of the staff. Depending on which counter you go to you can get lovely staff or rude staff.

They claim a pair of pants I purchased online over a week ago was «despatched» [sic] 6 days ago, but no sign of it yet. «No problem», I thought, «I’ll just give them a call to see what’s going on». And then I saw that they’ve decided people should pay them for the privilege of sitting on hold by only having a 0818 number. This is appalling — I’m going to spend € 10 to sit on hold to find out where they sent the pants I bought?
If they offered IM support or prompt email responses that would help, but of course they don’t.

I love this store, it is big, bright, clean and has a great buzz inside. It has everything you could want under one roof and the staff are lovely. The beauty hall is fantastic, and there are always free samples, products or make-​overs to be had. They have a great show section, a Zara attached to it as well as a huge homeware section. They also have a really good lingerie section.

Love love love this store. They have so many special offers on lately such as 40% off, half price boots. The items are expensive but when you get such a discount, it works out so well. Open really late leading up to Christmas that you can shop during the week without having to spend half an hour battling up Henry street. The shop is laid out well and your bound to find something special.

Attention Female Unilocalers /​people with boobies only:
Went here last week with my sister in law to purchase a dress for a wedding. While there we decided to venture into what can only be descibed as undie & booby holder heaven. We were looking for something specific so went to the till only to be met by a sales assistant with a very poor attitude. She literally just pointed to the corner, zero interest & zero costimer service. The only thing she did have was a poor attitude. Anyway we went to the «corner» and picked up what we thought we needed (a bra with a clear back)…so we continued to the fitting room (still giving out)…
So out the puppies came and on went this THING! Miles too small (even though it was in the usual size she wears)…I asked a different sales assistant in the fitting room to have a look. THANKFULLY she was SO pleasant, SO helpful and actually would make any woman stannding in their semi brithday suit feel comfortable. Seemingly the sizes of the underwear in Debenhams differ to those in other large stores. She measured my sis and turns out her waist size was smaller and her bust size was actually 2 times bigger than what we had picked up *(which was recommended by the other «assistant»)…she came back with what can only be described as possibly the best fitting bra ive ever seen… AND it was good value too (27 euro)
Moral of the story… dont be put off by someone who cant be bothered to help… ask for further help and most of all… when buying booby holders… GET MEASURED.
THANKS to the lovely sales assistant who saved the day :)

It’s never a shop that I think of but I must say that they do really good sales both in store or on-​line. They are really good at offering cash back in store for returns purchased on-​line.
Every time I’m in store I have very fond memories of the old Roches Stores… unfortunately this stores doesn’t have the same friendly vibe that Roches had and certainly not the wide variety of items in stock!

We know Debenhams may be a little old fashioned but we just have to say that we always find the staff in this store really helpful and friendly. They go out of their way to help and actually look at you when they’re speaking to you. Always a pleasure to shop there.

this department store seems to be aimed at the over 50’s because i find the style of clothes a bit dowdy although they do have some sections at the back for younger (not teenage) ladies. i like looking at the lovely dresses all around the place on the mannequins although they never look as good on me! i’ve curves which the mannequins don’t have!
i feel that the girls on the perfume and makeup counters must be so bored because whenever i walk in they seem to be looking vacantly into space and never approach people which i guage must be their raison d’etre?
i miss the store Roches that used to be in this store and find Debenhams a bit pretensious and not half as friendly as Roches was.
i think its a bit lacking in charactor and depend on their regular sales to get people in the doors.

Debenhams is like the Macy’s of Dublin. It has a good selection of mens, kids, women’s clothes, evening dresses, lingerie, and home-​ware items.
The Good
~When stuff is on sales, it’s a STEAL! I saw bathroom towels on sale from 75 Euro down to 18 Euro, you can’t complain about that!
~Their evening dresses are great, and they have a La Senza in the lingerie section (I had bought some items at the La Senza on Grafton, and was able to return them to the counter in the Debenhams).
What Could be Better
~The staff can be very rude. I had home-​ware items that I could not pay for on the women’s floor, I had to go all the way up to the 4^th floor to pay for them. Annoying.
The Clinque rep was down right rude when I was there for bonus week, she kept changing the policy for me to receive the free bonus… first I could purchase any 2 items, then it was I had to purchase 2 skin care items, then it was I had to purchase at least 1 skin item. I was so feed up with the service, I told her I was going to complain to Clinque directly.

A Dior counter with staff, finally! Went to get a refil of powder and was looking for a slightly heavier coverage foundation. I was taken in hand by the girl at Dior who offered to do my make-​up. She spent loads of time going through things with me… in the end I stopped and said let me buy some stuff! So it was great to have the attention and the help in picking out the right foundation for the job. it’s pricey but I find the stuff is great for pale skin like mine. And having now used the stuff she recommended I know it was totally right for the purpose. thumbs up from me!

I miss Roches. It mightn’t have been a fashionista’s dream but it had character and better concessions than Debenhams has at the moment.
Okay, so there is Zara, but head upstairs to the women’s section and you are confronted by uninspiring brands such as Jane Norman and Dorothy Perkins, and is Rocha John Rocha ever going to come up with something new?
The cosmetics section tries hard but it hasn’t yet achieved the high end look that it obviously craves.

Debenham’s doesn’t have the reputation of Clerys or the massive selection of Arnott’s, but it’s a damn good department store if you ask me.
They’ve got all the standard sections: makeup, apparel for men, women and kids, home goods/​small electic and gifts. In terms of clothes they have a wide range of styles and prices, with sections geared towards teenagers and young women, mature ladies and working gals. Ditto for the guys.
The lingerie section here is excellent, and they have tons of bras that will support you way better than anything from Penney’s. This is also a great place to check out if you’re a bit bigger up top, as they have lots of styles that aren’t just standard ugly big-​boob-​bras.