About Us
PRICEWISE SUPERSTORE first opened its doors in Downpatrick over 33 years ago in July 1990. In February 2018 the store underwent a major refurbishment and rebranding. The new name PRICEWISE SCHOOLSTORE was added to emphasise and recognise their reputation has a leading school wear supplier for schools in Downpatrick and neighbouring towns in County Down. Proprietor Siobhan McGeown King and the store manageress Patsy McDowell together have vast experience in school wear and offer a friendly and professional service enabling parents and children alike to feel comfortable while getting fitted for school uniforms.
PRICEWISE SCHOOLSTORE on the first floor are official stockists for 30 schools in County Down to include Nursery, Primary, Secondary and Grammar schools. A strong relationship with these schools ensures that PRICEWISE SCHOOLSTORE supply only the best quality garments that have been approved by the schools. The store owner Siobhan said "We have children who have been coming in with their parents to get their school uniforms since beginning nursery school and they are now at secondary or grammar school. We are also now seeing the next generation of children coming in to the store for uniforms. Our staff offer a warm and friendly welcome to customers and we have built a reputation as a leading supplier of school uniforms for schools in Downpatrick, Crossgar, Ballynahinch, Castlewellan, Ardglass and neighbouring towns in County Down”. Siobhan added "We also stock school uniforms throughout the entire year. Our school club enables customers to spread the cost of uniforms over a period to ease the effects on the spend. So, remember that a small deposit secures any item in store. This year we reinvested in our store with a major refurbishment along with a rebranding to provide our customers with a new fresh, modern and comfortable shopping experience. We hope you like what we have done.”
PRICEWISE SCHOOL STORE has been selected as official stockists of Assumption Grammar, Ballynahinch and this adds to the schools they currently stock. These include St Mary’s High School, St Patricks Grammar, Down High School and De La Salle in Downpatrick along with St Malachys High School, Castlewellan, St Colmicille’s Crossgar and St Colman’s High and Sixth Form College, Ballynahinch.
Siobhan commented, “We have been official stockists for Knockevin Special School in Downpatrick and Dundrum for many years and we are delighted to continue our relationship with the school, parents and pupils and we will continue to offer a good level of customer service throughout the year. This year saw Knockevin Special School introduce a new logo. We have a full selection of the new logo sweatshirts and polo shirts in stock.
Manageress Patsy McDowell said “Other primary schools that we are official stockists of include St Patrick’s Primary Saul and within Downpatrick town we are stockists for Our Lady and St Patricks, Bunscoil Mhuire agus Padraig, Downpatrick Primary, St Colmcilles Primary and St Brigid’s Primary. Further afield we cater for pupils of St Mary’s Primary and Killyleagh Integrated along with St Nicholas’ Ardglass, St Joseph’s Primary Crossgar and St Mary’s Primary Dunsford. So why not call in and check out the special offers we have instore where we have a range of trousers, skirts, pinafores, school shoes, plimsoles and schoolbags, PE gear such as track bottoms, skinny bottoms and socks and tights. We really are a one stop shop for all school uniform needs. We are always happy to help”.