Eight Things You Know If You Hit Dublin For ‘Culchie Shopping’ On The 8th

For everyone outside of Dublin, the 8th of December is a magical time of the year when we hit the ‘big shmoke’.

No Black Friday deal could compare to the magic of Dublin on the 8th of December for us culchies.

And if you’ve ever made your way to Dublin for the culchie shopping you’ll know these eight things.

1. Having no idea what to do about change for the bus

While people in Dublin know to have €2.85 ready before the bus arrives or wisely own a Leap Card, us culchies do not.

You’re mammy will take out her purse as she gets on the bus, and will try to hand the bus driver a €20 note.

Or they will just start counting out one-cent coins…

2. The magic of Brown Thomas

We don’t have anything to rival Brown Thomas in our neck of the woods and we’re not able to handle it.

We’ll go in just to go to the toilets, because they’re fair fancy!

3. We can’t handle the crowds of people

If you come from a town with like five people, you certainly won’t be used to the crowds on O’Connell Street.

And with everyone up from the country, it’s even worse than usual!

4. Your arms are ready to fall off by the time you get home

Not to be dramatic but we’ve probably bought something from every single shop from Grafton Street to O’Connell Street.

And by six o’clock our arms are killing us. They are literally ready to fall off.

Who needs the gym when you can go shopping?!

5. The fierce cold

It may be cold at home but nothing will ever bet the coldness of Dublin in December.

You’re in and out of shops which are absolutely roasting but the wind would go through you outside.

Honestly, we think that Dublin in December may be colder than Siberia!

6. Going through every rack in BOTH Penneys

There’s not one Penneys in Dublin city centre, there are TWO! Two Penneys to go through!

And go through them we do! We hit every single rack in that shop, on the hunt for a bargain!

7. You have to get all your essentials in Debenhams

 Debenhams is the old reliable shop that you have to go into for all your Christmas needs.

From toys to makeup, it’s got something for the whole family. And sure don’t they have lovely Christmas decorations as well.

You have to drag Mammy out of here!

8. Queuing for Supermacs

So every culchie is in Dublin so where else would ya go except Supermacs?

And of course, there’s a queue but we can’t say no to a Supermacs now, can we!