Yep. Thatâs exactly my thoughts on it.
The Leader trying to make something sensationalist out of it. Itâs a queue. Thereâs order to it and itâs not particularly long. The shop is open and if they want to spend money there , thatâs their prerogative.
What if theyâve work? Or they want to do it before bringing the kids to school? Or theyâd just rather go early in the day?
Yes mate. Iâm very offended
Why waste time queueing before a shop opens when you can just walk in when itâs open.
It isnât BT on Stephenâs Day. Iâm sure there are a few there at Pennyâs just for the âcraicâ or whatever but plenty in a different boat too
Because the bus from OâMalley or Raheen or Moyross or wherever may not coincide with the exact time of the shop opening
and you arenât very sensible
We need to let Julio free to do a vox pop on the queue
That English chap who thinks heâs Loius Theroux did one on newstalk. One woman was queueing because she had family coming home for Christmas and needed to buy 12 sets of pyjamas for some reason, another was queueing because she wanted to buy lashes, another said it was something to do etc etc
Lovely bit of niggle here. I presumed people queued outside these shops for the photo ops.
Do dunnes and Penneyâs not have online stores as well?
For the gram
Because I donât presume everyone else structures the 24 hours in their day the same way as I do . I donât know anything about the people in the queueâs circumstances or responsibilities.
My Mrs works in a shopping centre. On weekdays she finds that one of the busiest times of the day is after the school drop offs. Early/late openings will facilitate a more spread out custom throughout the day and keep queues smaller.
Penneys is not online.
In fairness, heâs a journalist. That could make headlines in the Leader.
Would imagine if a favourite âwetâ pub opened at midnight, thereâd be similar queues.
Clothes for children made by children 
Disposable clothes made by disposable people
Iâve huge issues with the ethical and environmental practices of somewhere like Penneys, as well as the notion of fast fashion, and donât shop there myself (perhaps Iâm in a more privileged position that I donât have to, or perhaps itâs because itâs because I donât buy much clothes. I buy decent garments, and wear them for years.)
However, theyâre not the only ones. A lot of more expensive brands also have dubious manufacturing practices, to put it mildly.