Saturday 16 November, 2024

This Dublin book shop has a very polite approach to advertising

They don’t want to put you out, but if you want to buy some books for a good price, you can do it in here.

IN A WORLD where so many things are screaming for your attention, this university book shop has decided to relax and go with the flow.

Student Sean Defoe spotted this sign in the DCU branch of Hodges Figgis. So polite. So unobtrusive.

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“Quite decent”, you say? Don’t mind if we do.

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Valerie Loftus

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This Dublin book shop has a very polite approach to advertising

So Debenhams are offering a rather unconventional new service>

This photo of an Irish guy in Sierra Leone is making people laugh around the world>