A good article here in the Irish Examiner by Paul Kelly about how consumers can end up spending more money when making [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2007
ODCE – Another useless government agency
At the moment, a couple of government agencies (the National Consumer Agency (NCA) and the Office of Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE)) [...]
Too posh for Lidl and Aldi
In the past I’ve written about what I see to be certain Irish peoples attitudes towards shopping in Aldi and Lidl. One [...]
You and Your Money Expo, with Eddie Hobbs
We’ve been asked by the publishers of the You and Your Money magazine to let you know about their Expo coming up [...]
NTL customer service, again
Earlier this month, I wrote about my positive experiences with the NTL customer service. I was reading somewhere since (but I can’t [...]
Can we Irish drive a hard bargain?
There’s an interesting article here from todays Irish Times about the unwillingness of Irish consumers to haggle. Presumably this follows on from [...]
ESB – on the side of the consumer?
Anyone notice this little piece of propaganda from the ESB in the past week. According to this article here in the Irish [...]
Test drive anyone?
My sister was recently out looking to buy a new car. She pretty much knew what kind of car she wanted, and [...]
Tips on getting cheaper home insurance
While I was away on holidays, the Irish Independent published an article entitled “Top tips to make sure you get a bargain” [...]
Minister Martin is asking the bleeding obvious
Apparently, according to this article in the Evening Echo the minister is seeking our thoughts (we, the public) on the way concerts [...]
