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Conor Pope's Pricewatch column
PTSB customer given the runaround trying to access virtual money
Mark was left exasperated by the amount of time and effort it took him to push his bank into resolving what seemed like a simple problem
I was wrongly told a dress was vintage - so asked for a refund. Then the row started
Under consumer law, goods have to be fit for purpose and as advertised
‘Aer Lingus ghosted me’: Overbooking, a vanishing reservation and ‘zero communication’
One passenger was denied boarding due to overbooking, while another had issue rebooking flights after technical problem
Rathwood Garden Furniture: Some customers are starting to run out of patience
Pricewatch has received correspondence from dozens of customers who continue to experience difficulties dealing with the company
The cost of Christmas 2025: Why this will be one of the most expensive festive seasons yet
With no cost-of-living supports, this is shaping up to be one of the most expensive festive seasons ever. We totted it all up
Cash is all but dead: How to navigate the complex world of virtual money
Primary objective of the digital euro, for example, is to offer people across the European Union a virtual wallet
Who still uses cash and what do they use it for?
‘I have started using cash as often as possible as ... I really think that all digital money is a very bad thing’
Our home energy retrofit caused ‘untold stress and left us in a perilous financial position’
A grant applicant had to question whether the hassle he had in dealing with the SEAI was worth the funds he received
‘I really thought he loved me’: The woman who lost €291,000 in a romance scam
Cautionary tale of woman left with huge debts after being targeted by man she connected with on dating website
Chicken breasts that were €5 now cost over €12: Ireland’s soaring prices since 2021
In advance of Budget 2026, Conor Pope calculates how prices have climbed since 2021
‘Aer Lingus cancelled the wrong flights.’ Then came ‘extremely poor customer service’
One person says they spoke to 11 people from airline over four days seeking resolution
The trouble started for our reader after switching from Eir to Vodafone
Pricewatch: Anne’s request for cancellation ‘was not enough to warrant’ it, says telecoms company
Clothes waste: How to be part of the solution, not the problem
Buying clothing second-hand or renting an outfit instead of buying new makes sense for both the planet and your pocket
How to be better at keeping your clothes alive for longer
Top tips to keep your favourite wardrobe items looking and feeling great
The shocking waste in the clothes we wear
With clothes consumption spiking across the developed world, new rules to tackle the resulting environmental damage are long overdue
Reactions to Re-turn: From ‘it adds car journeys’ to ‘an incentive for people to litter less’
One person’s frustrating waste of time is another person’s way to earn a few bob from cleaning up the neighbourhood
‘How do we make less money?’ Re-turn continues to break records with cash it actively doesn’t want
The Deposit Return Scheme has seen more than 1.8 billion containers, bottles and cans recycled since starting
Restaurants adding VAT after the fact in breach of the law
Reader ‘taken aback’ to find tax added separately when paying at end of meal
Eir refuses to refund 91-year-old for a service her family says was cancelled a decade ago
Utility has marked complaint taken by customer’s daughter as closed
We may just have found the most expensive egg in Ireland
Avoca is at the centre of two readers’ price complaints
Student money: An A-Z of college saving and spending
Tips on how to budget as a student and make the most of deals, offers and discounts at college
Laya Healthcare customer left baffled by company’s explanation of insurance price hikes
Health Information Authority encourages people to shop around and consider increasing hospital excesses on policies
Tesla refuses Dublin customer €500 referral discount despite assurances
Elon Musk’s EV company points to small print in denying John the discount he was twice told he was entitled to
More than €4,000 vanishes from account after Airtricity issues huge bill over incorrect reading
Spending months trying to retrieve funds would most likely tip us all over the edge - but contact by Pricewatch here produces swift results
Unwelcome car-hire experiences might prove enlightening for intending travellers
One reader less than pleased when hire firm refused to accept printed, not embossed, credit card
Ryanair: ‘We don’t have time to waste with stupid follow-up questions from your readers’
The airline says under-16s now need to be accompanied by an adult when flying. Readers say it’s not that simple
Back to school costs: 20 ways to reduce the burden
Despite years of positive noises from government - and some positive moves - the financial burden of getting kids back to school continues to rise. But there are ways to ease that burden
‘I was delighted with the big, happy head on him’: Stories of soundness restoring readers’ faith in humanity
From Ryanair and Decathlon to Stena and Dublin Bus, here are some happy-ending tales of sound customer service
How to make a customer complaint: The consumer rights you have, and the ones you don’t
Awareness of what protections you have as a consumer, but also of when the law isn’t on your side, can ultimately benefit your blood pressure
Ryanair’s changed policy on minors leaves children’s travel plans up in the air
When it comes to accompanying children, a 16- or 17-year-old is no longer an adult
‘The worst customer service experience of my life’: Tales of Aer Lingus travel trouble
More readers have been dismayed by poor Aer Lingus customer care
From ‘LID-ill or LEED-ill?’ to bargain canoes: 25 lessons from Lidl’s 25 years in Ireland
We used to sneer, but the German discounter came into its own after the economic crash
Would you want to be woken for an in-flight meal of rubbery pasta?
The world is split into those who prefer to be woken and those who’d rather slumber
A sleeping passenger goes hungry on an Aer Lingus flight across the Atlantic
“maybe they are hoping I will die before they have to respond”
After being scammed out of €1,850, finding a human to speak to in Revolut proved impossible
‘It feels like the system is built to exhaust people into giving up’
‘When do new rental rules take effect?’ ‘Can I be asked to move out now?’ Your tenant and landlord questions answered
We recently invited readers to submit queries on incoming rental changes. Here’s a selection of them, with our responses
‘I fell ill days before my €1,200 holiday. We got €130 back’
A couple could not go on their first mini break without their children in 20 years due to illness
An Aer Lingus passenger’s 26-hour trek home, and eventual refund
Being stuck at Newcastle airport in an uncomfortably hot aircraft was the least of Gerry’s worries
‘I paid Three and Sky for broadband services but got neither’
Caoimhe’s landlord put the kibosh on her initial broadband installation plans
Airtricity account moves from arrears to credit to arrears to credit and back to arrears again
Pricewatch receives another story of smart metres going awry
‘You can now carry your shopping if you spend €50-€60. That’s absolutely crazy’
Shrinkflation, the perception that real inflation is way ahead of official figures and unhealthy food being the most discounted are among readers’ complaints
Ireland’s grocery prices are still soaring. How can that be?
The cost-of-living crisis is still being felt painfully in the weekly shop, yet the consumer protection watchdog has found no evidence of price gouging
Sky Television ‘seems happy to take advantage’ of my trusting, elderly aunt
Pricewatch receives two similar stories connected to Sky Television involving older people
Where in the world is the freezer a school bought from Currys?
Delivery driver ‘called our school caretaker’ to arrange imminent delivery which never arrived
Is Currys in line for the worst customer care story of 2025?
Three rounds of repairs failed to fix a flashing and flickering laptop screen
Summer holiday checklist - 25 ways to ‘save not spend’ in the days ahead
A small amount of preparation and financial forward thinking will stand you well as you prepare for your getaway this year
‘I’ve paid Eir €3,000 more than I needed to, can I get a refund?’
The price of being switched to an out-of-contract rate when your deal term ends can be high
How one reader was scammed through an offer of a lavish birthday hamper
Scammers replicated website of cosmetics retailer Rituals and sent email offering free birthday gift
An Aer Lingus customer trying to get €530 she is owed by airline: ‘I feel like I’m losing my mind’
Transaction would not go through on the Aer Lingus website, so the customer did it over the phone instead
Is the Tesco self-scan being policed more ruthlessly?
Galway Tesco customer says she had 87 items in her shopping trolley unpacked and re-scanned by staff
‘I am really disappointed in how Aer Lingus treats customers when things go wrong’
Some things airlines can’t control, but how they handle situations is well within their control
‘Disrespectful’: Reader annoyed by Panda’s response to ‘unannounced’ bin plan change
Long-time Panda customer was on a pay-by-weight plan — until he discovered he’d been moved to a monthly charge without notice
An Ikea case study: A reader’s extractor hood stopped working. This is what he did next
Andy first contacted Ikea in January, but a resolution seemed further away than ever – until Pricewatch stepped in
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