I wrote here last time (Consumer Protection Legislation – gift voucher proposals not worth the effort) out about my initial thoughts on the proposed consumer rights legislation put forward by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mr. Richard Bruton, TD in May 2015. As I said in that article, I’m not 100% convinced that the gift voucher proposals have any worthwhile merit apart from their headline grabbing capacity. These headlines are from around the time of the original announcement back then: …
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In my summary blog post recently (Consumer Protection Legislation – some good but some pointless changes proposed) about the May 2015 announcement of some extensive changes to consumer rights legislation …
Back in May 2015, some extensive changes to consumer protection rights legislation were announced by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mr. Richard Bruton, TD. Given the usual legislative delays …
Run, as fast as you can, into your nearest HMV and spend them all. Get rid of them as quickly as you can. If you still have HMV vouchers, you’re …
I’ve noticed a large number of stores have been advertising their Christmas clubs already – we’re only just into November. While a Christmas club may sound all nice and positive …
One of the more popular pages on this site is my constantly updated feature on reasons not to get involved in using gift vouchers – you can see the latest …
Before Christmas last year, I wrote an article that got a lot of attention called “5 Reasons not to give Vouchers this Christmas“. That post was subsequently updated to become …
We’ve written many times that as much as possible you shouldn’t be giving companies interest free loans in the form of buying gift vouchers from them. A couple of weeks …
This article was in the Irish Independent last week. It details how a Dell employee who will soon lose his job is about to lose his wedding reception deposit paid …
Irish News of the World February 1st, 2009 Diarmuid MacShane Don’t give away your money for nothing ValueIreland.com has always advised that you should avoid buying vouchers as gifts. By …
You’ll see these leaflets being pushed more and more inside Dunnes Stores outlets these days. It’s likely that lots of people will be attracted to them, particularly as you can …