Pricewatch

Pricewatch: Reader is frustrated by promises of special offers that fail to materialise

Pricewatch: How accidentally transferring cash to the wrong account turned into an epic ordeal for an unfortunate customer

Pricewatch: Mobile phones have sounded the death knell of many items we will never use again

Pricewatch: Woman who assumed she was covered for hospital under new insurance policy complained to ombudsman

Pricewatch: Bank customer complained to Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman

There were some eye-opening cases investigated by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman last year

Shrinkflation comes on top of price increases faced by consumers which have seen the cost of groceries climb by over 15 per cent in the last 12 months, according to figures from retail analysts Kantar

Company says the increase is to cover cost rises and investment

Pricewatch: A delivery of expensive tea that came all the way from China also arrived with a VAT bill despite tea being zero-rated for VAT by Revenue

An unfamiliar number flashes up on my phone and I press record. Listen to the conversation below

This week we hear from two readers who have both had difficulties with the airline recently

Pricewatch: Try booking a flight 6-8 weeks before you travel, and buy travel insurance at the same time

Pricewatch: Covid turned many people off notes, coins and ATMs but there are many democratic and inclusive reasons why physical cash should continue to have currency

Pricewatch: The live chat with the help desk was genuine, the phone call and ‘verification’ request were fake

Q&A: Government reliefs were worth about €1,400 net over the last 12 months to a typical Irish household. It would be a very brave government that would pull them in one go

AA warns of price hike as cost of motor fuel remains steady across country since start of 2023

Pricewatch: Young student followed a link sent to her in a text message

Pricewatch: criminals have become much more adept at conning people out of their cash using a variety of scams

In addition to parking charges, there’s a monthly ‘service charge’ of 99 cent for each vehicle added to the Parking Tag account

Pricewatch: Some €350 million punts remain unaccounted for 21 years after the euro’s introduction but the Central Bank’s money rescuers are standing by to convert your old money

Pricewatch: Also this week, postal problems and the price of a pint jumping overnight

Pricewatch: Almost from the get go, a family journey from Belfast to New Zealand descended into an epic ‘fiasco’ involving Aer Lingus

Pricewatch: Shop around, ask questions and do your homework are just some of the moves that can put money back in your pocket

Pricewatch: Bord Bia research finds the cost-of-living crisis has largely replaced Covid as the single greatest concern for consumers

Pricewatch: We thought we might suggest resolutions you can make that should improve your financial position over the year ahead

Pricewatch: The City Bin Co, the Green Chair Shop in Sneem, Lehane’s garage in Cork and Ryanair all go above and beyond for their customers

Pricewatch: Much of the talk at the birth of 2022 was of the post-pandemic party the nation would have. But then reality turned out to have different plans for us

Pricewatch: You can still shop online from a lot of Irish sites but you will need to get your skates on

Pricewatch: The companies that went beyond the call of duty for their customers this year

And how to have a waste free more environmentally friendly but fun festive season

Pricewatch: Figuring out your festive outlay isn’t the most pleasant task, so we’ve done it for you to get some idea of what the likely tally will be - and how much worse it is than last year

Pricewatch: Ordering anything from a non-EU country brings with it the risk of all sorts of hidden extra costs, so think twice before you buy

Pricewatch: Everything you need to know about a most modern sales window in 23 questions

Pricewatch: We may be on a ‘highway to climate hell’, but we can still do our bit to live more sustainably – and save money

The price of everything is rising and our readers continue to be let down

Pricewatch: One of the few weapons consumers have in the face of rising prices is the ability to take their business elsewhere

Credit unions, pharmacies and supermarkets perform well in annual CXi survey, while Eir, Free Now, AIB, Facebook and HSE do less well

Pricewatch: Many cards quietly rack up information on you like where you live, what credit cards you use and how much you are likely to drink next weekend

Pricewatch: As utility costs rise, readers’ queries turn to disappearing discounts, smart meters and finding the best value for money

Consumer stories of anger and frustration, plus a rare letter of praise