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Sign up to deal sites serving your holiday destination six weeks or so before you travel Cutting the cost of your summer holidays

If you want to save money, travel midweek, don’t hire a car, buy local deals in advance and plan ahead

An activist protests against working conditions at production sites used by the H&M clothing chain in Bangladesh in Berlin last summer. Photograph: Getty Images Do the clothes on our backs leave blood on our hands?

Consumers say they would be willing to pay more for ethically produced product but evidence shows resistance

Aer Lingus only accept one voucher per transaction Aer Lingus vouchers fail to fly for honeymoon couple

Your consumer queries answered

A nice little nest egg or a fowl way to save money

Is counting your chickens compatible with counting your pennies or is the hen run a road to ruin? Jill Nesbitt reports

UCD vets set debt collector on client in dispute over bill

Your consumer queries answered

A Dublin reader was left empty-handed when he tried to redeem a voucher for jewellery bought on the Living Social site Pricewatch: Readers’ queries

Conor Pope answers your consumer questions

If you can afford to pay your motor tax in one go you will save yourself over 10 per cent Paying by instalments is a poor alternative

Many businesses – and the tax man – charge a significant premium if you spread your payments out over the course of a year

Reader claims something rotten in Easter egg saga

You consumer queries answered

Value for Money Apple Juice

Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first Irish DVD release to carry the UltraViolet code One movie streaming service to rule them all?

UltraViolet has jumped into the digital entertainment arena, challenging Netflix’s dominance in Ireland, but will Irish viewers bask in its rays?

Better at complaining . . . worse at switching

Research reveals that while satisfaction with products and services has increased, we are less willing to switch utility provider or retailer

Your consumer queries answered

An eggsellent finish to a troubling chocolate story

Value for Money: Instant coffee

A hot tip to top up your retirement pension

Additional voluntary contributions can be like rocket fuel for a pension, yet few people are taking up the option

When Mart’s new Motorola Razr started acting up, the customer service from eMobile was far from satisfactory Maddening mixed messages from customer service

Reader dismayed at shop's reaction to problem with bill-pay mobile phone's scree

From making soup for a few cent to knocking thousands off your mortgage – now is the time to look at your spending. Photograph: Frank Miller Get back to basics with a financial spring clean

The turn of the year is a time when resolutions, financial and health, are made – and now is the time of year when most of them are broken

Weave yourself a money-saving web

The web has changed the world in countless ways. It has also made it easier to save money. Here are 10 of the best sites to help you cut costs

Fair brews: Coffee generally has a good fairtrade reputation, but what of our other daily household foodstuffs? Photograph: getty images Ethical shopping on the cheap
  • Consumer
  • Peter McGuire
  • March 18, 2013, 06:00

It is generally believed that buying ethical products is more expensive, but you’d be surprised which everyday products are socially responsible

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Sign up to deal sites serving your holiday destination six weeks or so before you travel Cutting the cost of your summer holidays
An activist protests against working conditions at production sites used by the H&M clothing chain in Bangladesh in Berlin last summer. Photograph: Getty Images Do the clothes on our backs leave blood on our hands?
Aer Lingus only accept one voucher per transaction Aer Lingus vouchers fail to fly for honeymoon couple