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Pricewatch Extra: Reader and her husband endure miserable trip, but who was to blame?

'My wife was standing at the desk with her mother’s urn in her arms pleading for some consideration to be shown given the circumstances. In the end, we had no choice but to pay'

It took repeated unanswered emails and phone calls and a visit to Allianz’s Dublin office for our reader to get the use of his car again

A reader’s belief he is entitled to some class of receipt is just one example of consumers believing they have rights they do not have

Pricewatch has been counting the pennies on your behalf for two decades. Here’s what we’ve learned

‘During the day, it will work and stay working ... until around 8pm. After that zilch,’ writes Peter from Greystones

Some mobile broadband packages are likely to increase by more than 5 per cent next year too

Changing booking for four-day stay on Fuerteventura turns into a nightmare

Rebuilding costs have spiralled in recent years, which means a huge number of Irish homes are now underinsured and yours could be among them

Ireland is already feeling the adverse effects of climate change, says a new report, but there are still ways we can be part of the solution

Everything you need to know about budgeting and being clever with cash for the next stage of your life — the third-level years

Pricewatch: ‘What value or tailored cover do insurance companies really offer people in their 80s and onwards?’

Adrienne paid nearly €70 for a Dublin-London flight, but it was cancelled during the pilots’ industrial action

Pricewatch: It resulted in stress, missed flights and expense but the airline’s ‘rude’ response was unforgiveable

Pricewatch: A reader called Brendan was none too happy when he contacted us to detail his dealings with his bank when looking for car finance

Bogus messages from broadband providers and hotel-booking websites are other tactics used by scammers

Fraudsters stole almost €100 million from Irish consumers last year – an increase of 16 per cent on 2022

Reader whose husband has dementia says she had to endure a lot of negative looks and comments alleging responsibility for delayed flight from Nice to Dublin

Upset at a boarding gate for three supporters planning to travel to Zurich for match

Retailers charging customers for paper bags are dressing it up as an environmental move

And an Aer Lingus passenger’s story highlights the importance of travel insurance even for short-haul trips

Parking, housing and TV costs have shot up, while debt, flying and food are far cheaper

A typical Irish household will spend close to €10,000 more in winter than in summer but there’s hope

The company offers cold comfort, asserting the transactions ‘cannot be considered unauthorised’

Three readers share their stories of headaches and heartaches encountered when using the online travel platform

‘I know it is David and Goliath,’ says reader who could not get her microbusiness website verified by Google

An Post says there is no evidence of ‘systemic issues or challenges’ with mail between the two countries but urges senders to always include return address

Every shelf and aisle is designed with you, and your wallet, in mind

A hard-to-explain difference in the prices of similar salad products across Irish supermarkets highlights why you should pay close attention to unit pricing

An AirTag tracker inserted with a card recorded its last location in a residential area near Heathrow airport

A read ‘foolishly’ took up an offer of €60 for work from people who called to his door and lived to regret it

The surgery had 12 staff on an ‘inconsistent and unreliable connection’ for months

Ireland is stuck in a ‘vibecession’, with people feeling worse off despite improving economic circumstances

Research highlights how common it is for us to wildly underestimate day-to-day expenditure while on holiday, with eating out a significant factor

‘I checked my bank and the payment went through. It is a bank transfer and not a direct debit’

The good news is the soaring prices of 2022 – and to a lesser extent 2023 – don’t look like they will be replicated this summer

Under EU rules the airline must offer a refund or a rerouting but it's not that simple in practice

Dublin couple told by mortgage lender their home was at risk over sum of €20.33 it claimed was owed

Irish Life refused small financial respite as child was 16 years old – and refused to pay towards accommodation unless it was for a B&B or a hotel, not an apartment

Pricewatch Extra: Readers offer their solutions - some sensible, some demented - to the problem of cashing small-amount US cheques