Euro/Sterling Prices: It's a pity that the Government does not do something about the British shops who continue to display the sterling price but charge an overinflated euro rate.

They won't even allow us pay in sterling, yet they display the sterling price and refuse to give the correct exchage. It is gross overpricing – sterling is a long time down in value and still it is not passed on. – Jacinta O'Sullivan

Valentine’s Day

Bah. Bake a cake. Forget cards or crowded restaurants – cook dinner, make breakfast, do something nice to mark the day (this goes for both him and her, by the way) but leave the overpriced cliches for another day. – Fiona

Its a scam – buy a card, some fresh flowers in the supermarket, and a bottle of sparkling wine, and have a night in with a chick-flick DVD and a happy ending (€40.00 all-in). – Billy