**SHOCKING CUSTOMER SERVICE FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF MY MOTHER**…read more My mother Barbara Coughlan died last month on July 3rd, 2024. Mam was a frequent shopper at Lisa Baker in Lucan. Mam had bipolar and had the odd bout of mania where she would spend a lot of money in one go. It's safe to say blew all of her inheritance (£100k+) when her own mother died in 1998 at Lisa Bakers. The manager of Lisa Baker attended her reposing at Cunninghams in Lucan on the 8th of July. I was told 'if I there were any tags on anything to bring them back to the shop'. I expressed my appreciation and informed her that we would give the shop a shout out in the eulogy the following day of the funeral which my brother Conor honoured. Unsurprisingly, Lisa Baker and all her staff attended the funeral and paid their condolences. I went on to tell my father, step mother and siblings about the kind gesture of bringing bag tagged items. We all agreed it was a decent gesture and entirely fair considering her support of the business over the years. On Friday, August 17th I went back to Lisa Bakers with various items with tags on. I brought my best friend with me as something in my gut was telling me they would not be happy that I was returning with 3 bags of items. I can only describe that what took place was a pincer movement of the two staff in the shop (the blonde manager and a brunette member of staff) I was immediately told that she had never said that to me. I naturally went into shock - the implication was that I was lying. I asked if they were calling me a liar and was responded to with silence and knowing looks between the two. All I heard on a loop was they could not honour the tags as the stock could be old stock and that they could never make that kind of promise to anyone as they would not have the authority. At no point in time did they ask to look in the bags or even check what I had brought with me! The straw that broke the camels back was that I was then told in a patronising tone that my mother 'wouldn't want this'. It was said in a disparaging tone implying that I was letting myself and mam down. They said they had always treated my mother with kindness and she had treated them with kindness. All I can say is that there was zero kindness shown to me. Quite the opposite. They could have easily taken me to one side and handled the situation so differently. In the end I walked off as the two colleagues were going around in circles implying I was a liar and I said they should be ashamed of themselves and they were disgusting human beings. I stand by this. In retrospect - the funeral was a PR exercise for Lisa Baker and a good chance to plug the shop. The words at the reposing were fake lip service. They probably didn't expect mam to have any clothes with tags on. Or expected maybe one or two items to be returned. Whatever transpired - I'm writing this review because I feel duty bound to call out appalling customer service. I'm a business owner myself of 7.5 years and pride myself on my honesty, communication, integrity, connection and kindness. The staff at Lisa Baker deserve to be reprimanded for how they treated me and I suggest they get updated customer service training. Mam was literally a 'cash cow'. The funeral has passed and they've been given a nod in the eulogy at mass and online with RIP ie and they're washing their hands. I'm giving 1 star for the products as it's not possible to give 0 and hope that this review helps others.

There are many New Looks in Dublin and in Ireland, but my favourite would have to be in The Liffey…read moreValley Shopping Centre as it is the biggest store. I love the clothes in New Look and the shoes, they are always really trendy and fashionable but really cheap and good value.

I love this New Look! Over two floors, this store boasts a…read morelarge range of clothing and accessories for women and men alike. You could walk into this store and come out with hundreds of different outfits, you are just that spoilt for choice! All priced affordably compared to their competitors, New Look provides beautiful fashion items for its customers without having to feel too bad! It stocks all of the different sections that New Look has to offer, including Maternity, Inspire, Kids and Baby etc. The staff in this store are usually helpful, but sometimes don't offer to check the stock room or another store for you to check for a certain item if you need it. A fantastic store to visit when shopping in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre!

This place is an institution in Celbridge. If you're looking for a nice shirt or tie or sock or…read moresome type of 'Dad' type present, Stuart's is your one stop shop. The stock is mainly classic style, but all good quality and not bad price considering it's a small town drapery store! Gwan the Stuart's Man Store!

This is a little boutique in Leixlip village. Parking is on road, nearby. Leixlip parking is paid…read moreMon to Fri 10am to 4pm. First impressions of this shop is that there is excellent selection and range but you are tempted to go through the racks to find your size, as you might anywhere. However you do need the help of the shop assistant as they keep a lot of their selection in the back or, in some cases only have one of that size, which can be annoying. The shop assistant was so rude on the day I was there. She wanted to tell us that everything was pretty and was clearly just hunting for a sale. When she didn't like something so much, rather than be honest, she'd just stay quiet or ask if you liked it. Her style was definitely at odds with my own and rather than accept that and just help with sizes, she got very snippy with me. Ordinarily, I'd mark a business down to one or two for this type of service. However, I did think the selection was good and the shop was quite roomy. Plus, she may have been having a bad day! The actual clothes for the most part are pitched at women 50+ yet there are a few gems in the occasion dresses for the younger punter. The sizes are very small fitting. You'll have to be prepared to move up the range. It seemed to range from 6-16 with a mix in also of S-L. You'll be actively encouraged by the staff to head up the road to the seamstress to get adjustments made. The accessories selection is sparse. Interestingly, they had some great coats and wraps and throw tops, great, I thought in particular for covering arms. Take a deep breath and exercise diplomacy when you go in here and I think you'll find a gem!

I was passing this shop so many times decided to go in eventually …read more I was amazed with range and quality of clothes. I've ended up with good few dresses . I'll be regular customer now

For Americans: this is similar to a small Target back home. Okay selection of low-moderately priced…read moreclothing in case you've forgotten something back home. The service people are very nice and helpful. As a bonus, there's a small supermarket with a tiny prepared food section.

If you want really good coffee to take away, try Maynooth Dunnes food counter. They make excellent…read morecappuccinos for €1 !

This is a little boutique in Leixlip village. Parking is on road, nearby. Leixlip parking is paid…read moreMon to Fri 10am to 4pm. I'd just had an experience in another boutique down the road so was expecting a similar frosty level of customer service, well I was shocked when the lady was so nice that even when I left at the end without a purchase that she was thanking me for coming in. I'll definitely be back, stock is refreshed fortnightly. They go for some out there bright colours here but the quality of the dresses are very good. Very similar brands are stocked here as some other botiques but I thought the range was much better. This may be because they have so much stock. This was my only negative on this shop. There's just so many dresses packed in and it is quite a dark shop it's hard to pick out what you really want. On the other side of this though, you can take as much as you want into the dressing room and there's plenty of light outside the rooms, albeit the changing area itself is a bit small. The sizes are consistent and true to normal sizes and for the most part are 8-16 rather than S-P. The accessories range is great, including fascinators and bags.