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Gift vouchers: It's high time this rip-off of voucher expiry was stopped. The retailers are already getting a good deal since they can earn interest on the money, so invalidating the vouchers is just beyond belief. Hopefully the EU will stop this. - Dave

High cost of data transfer:Part of the problem is that nearly all new mobile phones have data capabilities built in. When accessing a web- or internet-enabled service for the first time, your phone will just present you with a list of access points. Vodafone, which isn't the only culprit when it comes to data, will display four or five different access points. Each one is a different tariff, so unless you have signed up for a data package, you will be charged a huge rate. Also, beware of using your snazzy 3G phone abroad. Thirty seconds of data at high speed could cost over €50 when roaming fees are calculated. - Irish Whiskey

Digital TV rollout: It seems to me that this is a perfectly reasonable time to get rid of the licence fee. If you don't want to watch RTÉ then it is scrambled. As far as I can see there is very little offered on the TV channel that cannot be accessed on other channels anyway. Let them scramble. - Bollob

Cheap drills: I saw a programme on German TV last year and it was reviewing power tools and found that the cheap ones just didn't last when put to the test. So they are fine for pottering around but not for sustained/heavy use. - Des