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Project Pricey: 16 ways a hard Brexit would hit Irish pockets
The effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal would have serious consequences here
Faulty goods: know the difference between a warranty and the law
Two queries illustrate the limits of warranties and the intricacies of mistaken prices
Not all butter tastes the same
Give your toast the butter it deserves, with a little help from Pricewatch
Dunnes targets millennials with low-maintenance gardens
Coffee and plants? Diarmuid Gavin is on board with the new ‘experiential retailing’
Is Ireland a better place to live now than 20 years ago?
Our poll suggests a big majority believe things better now than they once were
How I got rid of Sky and saved thousands of euros
‘In blissful ignorance €60 spirited itself out of our bank account and into Sky’s every month’
Are you paying over the odds for your TV package?
You can make big savings by ditching pricey subscriptions in favour of other options
Pricewatch: Irish retailer refusing to refund postage fee for returned item
Under EU law, consumers are entitled to a full refund which includes the cost of delivery
Top tips for new college students
Pricewatch: Don’t smoke, get on your bike, track your spending and learn how to cook
Pricewatch: Readers’ complaints about Aer Lingus are flying in
When the airline is good, it is very good, but when things go wrong . . . that’s another story
Fifteen consumer charges we love to hate
Readers fume at paying €2 for a pint of blackcurrant while ticket service fees get on our wick
Pricewatch: Time for 24/7 Ireland, consumers say
Demand for out-of-hours services rising as more work outside nine to five, survey finds
Finding tuna that you don’t need to drown in mayonnaise
Pricewatch: From the ‘weirdly spongy’ to the ‘wonderfully firm and meaty’
Reader frustrated with Vodafone as mother left without functioning phone
Pricewatch: Woman says firm’s customer service was worst she’s ever experienced
Emerging Irish artists using Spotify to find new audiences
Streaming service has its flaws but it also allows artists to reach new markets
Sky’s the limit: Customer foiled as he tries to cancel broadband contract
Pricewatch: ‘Sky’s Hotel California policy’ taxes one man’s patience to the limit
Eighteen ways to save money this summer
Pricewatch: Make the most of the season without spending a fortune
Hiring a car on holidays? Here’s how to avoid getting ripped off
The car hire game can be fraught – don’t get caught out by unscrupulous practices
Salad cream: Looking for the best value (not the healthiest)
A retro taste cames flooding back as we try the big brands and budget efforts
Would-be first-time buyer left frustrated by experience with BoI
Woman says she lost two properties and is gaining a reputation as an unreliable buyer
Frustration and fury: reader paid for parking but still got clamped
Reader used Park by Text but clampers say she got the location wrong
Do monthly cinema subscriptions actually save you money?
Pricewatch undertakes year-long investigation into cost of annual cinema tickets
Big day, wedding budget – splashing the cash on marriage
Pricewatch: Irish couples spend an average of €25,000 on their royal occasion
Two Sky customers ask: where's our free telly?
Readers were unaware of ‘claim’ emails that needed to be activated to get televisions
Car insurance quote retracted for confusing reasons
‘I genuinely feel that the AA are being unnecessarily difficult,’ reader complains
Family forced to cancel holiday blame Ryanair for directing them to wrong queue
Pricewatch: Family say they were told to buy new tickets after making complaint
Irish families turn junk food into staples of shopping basket
Pricewatch: Average Irish family spends a fifth of its food budget on ‘treats’
Bank of Ireland app fails to show balance in real time
Your consumer queries answered: ‘I discovered I was €455.87 overdrawn’
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