Cullens Corner Shop

I am converted. When I first moved into the neighborhood I didn’t see the appeal at all. The store is small, cramped, and generally unappealing. But you can’t appreciate the value of your local convenience store until you rely on that convenience. It has saved me on so many rainy nights that now I just cannot bring myself to say anything bad about it.

Shops like Cullens are becoming as rare in the city as non-​rainy days. Shoppers tend to go for the all-​in-​one supermarket chains when in a hurry and even though there are just about as many steps to Cullens and Spar from my house, I usually go for the latter. It’s mostly because Spar has a better selection and its usually cheaper. But, although I very rarely count on Cullens for my food supplies, I would be sad to see the shop close its doors. It’s good to know Cullens is just around the corner and that even though the competition is brutal they manage to hang in there. Also, its nice to have it right next to Corrigans, if you need some snacks to go with your pint or a paper to read while you wait for your beer-​buddies.

Cullens is really only handy if you live in the area and you’ve realised at the last minute you’ve forgotten something but that’s about it.
The selection isn’t overwhelming and the prices somehow always seem to be about 10% higher than other newsagents. Though oddly they do have a large selection of plastic children’s toys so if you’re looking for something cheap to entertain the kids so you can watch the match then have a stop in here.