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Today's Fresh Blogs...| SayNoTo1890.com - New Value Ireland Website Launched |
| Published: September 4, 2007, 6:27 pm |
| Tags: Phone Call Costs, Ripoff Ireland, Callsave, Locall |
| let us know at info@valueireland.com. |
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| Expensive way to watch rugby in the RDS |
| Published: September 19, 2007, 4:27 pm |
| Tags: Eddie Hobbs, Rds, You Your Money, Ripoff Ireland, Rugby |
| this Friday coming for the Ireland v France match? 75 for 3 beers, a burger and to watch the match on a big screen.Much as I've tried, I really can't see the benefit of paying such an amount of money to watch a game on tv.You'd have to reckon that the price will put so many people off that the promised "stadium atmosphere" will probably mean |
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| Highly Recommended - new RTE RipOff (Ireland) Programme |
| Published: September 24, 2007, 3:48 pm |
| Tags: Rte, Ripoff Ireland, Www Saynoto1890 Com |
| as per a reader of Value Ireland, don't call their 0818 number. This is one of the numbers that may cost you more than you think as per our www.saynoto1890.com website. RTE, or Vision Independent Productions - help us poor consumers save money - give us a regular 01 number to call you on. |
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| 1,372,200 Irish consumers overcharged by 111,743,000 |
| Published: September 24, 2007, 3:16 pm |
| Tags: Aib, Ripoff Ireland, Banks, Overcharging, Esb |
| In 3 years, that's the sum total of the cost and scale of overcharging admitted by Irish business. You should check out the details on our website where we detail every overcharging confession.Just to show the sort of companies involved, check out the table here. How many of these companies do you deal with on a regular basis? How often do you |
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| Where are all the consumer websites gone? |
| Published: October 9, 2007, 5:51 pm |
| Tags: Consumer Affairs, Ripoff Ireland, Consumer Websites |
| updated since 2006.2003 - ripoffireland.org - Site was set as a "Guide to Rip Off Ireland", the site had a very active forum for some time. The site also had some very useful sections with links to cheap websites but inside and outside of Ireland. The site is no longer operational - it has been saying that it is being redeveloped for some time |
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| Why "Rip Off Ireland" will always survive |
| Published: October 15, 2007, 3:58 pm |
| Tags: Dual Pricing, Ripoff Ireland, Dunnes Stores, Marks Spencer |
| subscribe to the "Rip Off Ireland" club. To my mind, certain things are expensive and there isn't a whole lot of value for money to be had in Ireland at the moment, but we're not always being ripped off - we do know the price of things before we buy them. It's our choice to buy or not.However, taking the generally accepted line, there are two |
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| AIB confirms further theft of money from their customers |
| Published: October 20, 2007, 10:48 am |
| Tags: Aib, National Consumer Agency, Ripoff Ireland, Financial Regulator, Overcharging |
| the true scale of "Rip Off Ireland" yet where are the National Consumer Agency or the Financial Regulator when it comes to addressing this theft from Irish consumers? |
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| The Hidden Side of Expensive Ireland |
| Published: October 22, 2007, 4:07 pm |
| Tags: Credit Card Surcharges, Dual Pricing, Ripoff Ireland, Irish Times |
| There's a good article in todays Pricewatch from Conor Pope in the Irish Times - his blog version is here. Though, I'd disagree with his description of the charges he describes as "rip-offs" - all the charges Conor refers to are relatively clear and openly described prior to purchase.We might not like the dual charges, the handling fees and |
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| ESB have to pay back money they stole from customers |
| Published: October 28, 2007, 3:07 pm |
| Tags: Ripoff Ireland, Overcharging, Esb, Cer, Sunday Independent |
| This story in todays Sunday Independent shows a positive side for one of our many (mostly useless) Irish regulators.The story says that following a complaint from the newspaper, the energy regulator CER, has ordered the ESB to repay the money it stole from consumers via their overcharging scam for customers who have their bills estimated.The story |
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| Another bank stealing money from their customers, again |
| Published: November 19, 2007, 5:18 pm |
| Tags: Ripoff Ireland, Www Valueireland Com, Overcharging, Ulster Bank |
| read further here on Value Ireland for a full breakdown. |
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| Now, where was I - back after a hectic week at work |
| Published: November 19, 2007, 5:15 pm |
| Tags: Rte, Ripoff Ireland, Highly Recommended |
| It's been a mad week out in the real world, trying to earn a living. I have a few blogs where I've been keeping the information in the background, so I hope to get through these over the next couple of days.One question though - has anyone been watching the new RTE programme, Highly Recommended? It's been on now for the past two Sunday evenings, |
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| Check your change on Dublin Bus |
| Published: December 18, 2007, 4:08 pm |
| Tags: Check Your Change, Ripoff Ireland, Dublin Bus |
| of our more popular Value Ireland Tips pages is that giving some hints and advice on checking your change. It may seem like such a simple thing, but the reaction we've received particularly with regards to the section on things to watch out for has been extraordinary since we first published the article.Dublin Bus don't provide you |
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| Where does "supply and demand" end and "rip off prices" begin? |
| Published: February 14, 2008, 3:52 pm |
| Tags: Dermott Jewell, Ripoff Ireland, Supply And Demand, Irish Independent |
| the Consumer Association of Ireland. Mr. Jewell was today quoted in an Irish Independent article referring to the cost of roses for Valentines Day - reported doubling in price compared to every other day.Faced with the issue of retailers increasing their prices, Mr.Jewell responded "The distributors put it back to the growers and there is a bit |
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| Another consumer website bites the dust |
| Published: March 17, 2008, 4:33 pm |
| Tags: Consumer Affairs, National Consumer Agency, Consumer Association Of Ireland, Ripoff Ireland, Consumer Websites |
| the Consumer Association of Ireland fill the gap. |
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| Taxi Drivers - Boo Hoo!!! Just do your job!! |
| Published: April 9, 2008, 8:35 pm |
| Tags: Taxis, Jobs, Rantings, Little Known Facts, Something To Think About, Humourarse, On The Box, On The Road, Customer Service, Ripoff Ireland |
| do your job!! Value Ireland BlogAt the end of the pier, turn left Head RamblesSee 0 more posts on this topic: Taxi Drivers, Why, Today i Fell, Remain Considerate, Pilot MostKeywords: taxi drivers, taxi, drivers, why, MONTH04, youre dozy, today i fell, remain considerate, pilot most, love whingeing, |
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