It’s a little while ago, but I loved these tips from the Harvard Business Review on how not to complain. In the [...]
Consumer Rights
Fianna Fail & Consumer Protection – “more image than reality”
In recent days, the chairman of the Consumers Association of Ireland, James Doorley, has been critical of the proposal by the Department [...]
Readers E-mail – Is this a scam website? What can I do?
This e-mail came through from a ValueIreland.com reader recently. For the moment, Iām going to blank out the company name as I [...]
Business owners – know when to give up on customers?
I wrote on Monday about how to complain effectively as a consumer when we’re dealing with a business that we feel has [...]
What are my rights when my computer software isn’t working?
This e-mail came through from a ValueIreland.com reader who had some computer problems. Hi,i bought a computer from the store 7 months [...]
Make your Manky nominations for shoddy Irish products and services
Recently, I wrote about the Australian Consumer Choice Shonky awards. In the absence of anything similar here in Ireland, I thought we [...]
Make your Manky nominations for shoddy Irish products and services
Yesterday, I wrote about the Australian Consumer Choice Shonky awards. In the absence of anything similar here in Ireland, I thought we [...]
Australian Consumer Organisation awards “Shonkys” for substandard products
Every year, the Australian consumer organisation, Consumer Choice, awards what they call their Shonky Awards. A Shonky is awarded to companies who [...]
O2 Grafton Street – 60 minutes for a 10 minute transaction
Recently, I spent nearly an hour in one of the infamous O2 stores on Grafton Street in Dublin. My Nokia E51 had [...]
What’s the “Consumer Consultative Panel” doing these days?
Short answer – not a whole lot. During the course of the meltdown in the Irish banking system last year and the [...]
