Monthly Archives: December 2006

I suppose I was warned!!!

On Sunday, with my girlfriend, I met with a long time friend and his wife for a “coffee” in the Dundrum shopping [...]

Investigative Journalism

Does such a thing exist any more? I had a conversation earlier today with a lady on this very subject. It came [...]

Hodges Figgis Customer Service

Speaking of shopping, I was in Hodges Figgis last Friday. I was just looking for a quick tour guide for Belfast (which [...]

Season of Good Will? Bah Humbug!

In the past week, in 4 different shops and restaurants, I’ve been short changed, or over charged on my purchases. I can’t [...]

PriceWatch in the Irish Times – no longer free online

So much for value for money, or not as the case may be. Early on in this blog I gave PriceWatch in [...]

Price Rises will cost businesses customers

I started working in the centre of Dublin in June of this year. It was a new experience for me, having mostly [...]

Update on Dublin Bus ticket refunds

In November I mentioned that I’d only just realised that the Dublin Bus ticket refunds that I’d been keeping were technically valueless [...]

Press Release from MIJAG

Insurance Companies profits soar thanks to the setting up of the PIAB while the motoring public get the crumbs. Insurance company profits [...]