Pricewatch

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

Reader: ‘These price rises are completely unjustifiable and quite disgraceful’

Pricewatch: All eyes will be on Paschal Donohoe on budget day, the man with the big briefcase

Pricewatch: Student paid €1,000 online for property that didn’t exist - and she’s not alone

Every little helps when it comes to cutting energy costs, so here are some money-saving tips

Readers detail their experiences of dealing with complaints departments and hunting lost items

Pricewatch: Bagged salad appear to be our most commonly binned purchase, but there are ways to stop it from turning to mush

Pricewatch: Chef Conor Spacey’s campaign against waste aims to protect the environment as well as saving you money

Pricewatch: Ireland’s retailers have taken steps to remove the best before dates on some products in order to reduce food waste generated by shoppers

Spike in food prices look likely to be with us ‘for the rest of the year and into 2023 at the very least’

We’ve tried all of these tasty sauces and the home-produced variety are worth consideration

One reader says her bank branch is like a ghost town without even a manager; another experiences the exorbitant cost of roaming charges outside the EU

One customer spent more than 18 hours on hold waiting to speaking to someone

Pricewatch: AIB’s U-turn on cashless branches is just the latest episode in the industry’s fraying relationship with customers

Pricewatch: ‘On this occasion the customer experience fell short of our expectations,’ company says

Pricewatch: Lidl was the first Irish retailer to offer customers in-store recycling stations, the company says

Pricewatch: Another customer dismayed at VHI’s charges for upgrading MultiTrip insurance policy

Pricewatch: New market research highlighted how much we’ve changed in 30 years

From insulating the attic to eating more grains and switching energy providers to walking instead of driving

Pricewatch: Conor Pope counts the costs and savings of remote working over the pandemic

A selection of queries and complaints from readers

Value for Money: It is supposed to be super healthy but one brand is a long way from that

Value for Money: While a certain brand was definitely cheaper than we expected, it was also not as nice as we expected

Pricewatch: A report by polling firm Behaviour & Attitudes examines how we are coping, post-pandemic, with a world of inflation and uncertainty

Pricewatch: Switching gas, electricity, health insurance and mortgage providers isn’t hard and it will slash your annual outgoings

Pricewatch: A statement from the airline confirmed, in a somewhat aggressive tone, their rules

Value for Money: Own-brand version of excellent Cork-produced buffalo mozzarella shows how far some supermarkets have come

Pricewatch: Irish people will be spending more time in serious sun this year than at any time since 2019

Pricewatch: Imminent expiry date on a passport and the rules on the use of passport cards cause hassle

Value for Money: From cheap and tasty to pricey but with a perfect balance of sweet and salty

One reader highlights how the recent price hikes have impacted her annual holiday to Cork

Value for Money: When it comes to value and taste, here’s what you can expect from this staple

‘We could not understand how her appeals would have fallen on deaf ears given the nature of the problem’

Bank staff go the extra mile and couch makers show compassion in just some of the good news stories shared by Pricewatch readers

Spend It Better: Community-based social enterprises offer an affordable alternative to multi-national shops and websites where most of us spend much of our money

Now streaming is about to change, with adverts and higher charges on the way