Anyone else noticing retailer's hikeing prices?

Scruff

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We all knew that some would, but have any of the rest of ye noticed you're being charged quite a bit more in the ast few days in some places? besides pubs that is.

For instance my usual lunch (soup and filled roll) used cost me €4.51 (£3.55) and now costs €5.10 (£4.02) a hike of 13% :eek:

and this morning, being a bit hung over, i bought a 500ml bottle of Lucozade Sport and forked over €2.51 (£1.98). when i realised what i was after paying as i was drinking it i nearly chocked!
The most i ever paid was £1.50 (€1.90) in a small news agents in Black rock and never went back. the most i used ever pay was £1.29 (€1.64) A BLEEDIN 42% increase!!:eek: :mad:

And what the hell good is this pathtic "Name and Shame Punishment" going to do????

Sweet F.A.

:mad:

Rant over.

billy the squid

To hell with the Consumer affairs people name and shame policy its not doing any good

Here in Limerick I have noticed the price hikes too

Before December 31st a taxi ride from the south of the city to the north cost £5 €6.35 now it costs 6.50

and get this if your going to a bank to convert your punts to euros they are rounding anything less than a penny i.e. .6 or.6 of a cent they are rounding the difference DOWN

I have also seen a local chippy charge 83c for cans of coke when they used to be 60p i thought 60p was equal to 76c

GoneShootin

<rant>
yep, happend 2nite at SHELL in Mitchelstown, went in for 2 bags of tatos and a pack of halls.

came out with change that did not match what it would have been post euro conversion. i realise petrol stations are generally more expensive than norm but this was an abvious as the tellers inability to deal with the changeover
</rant>

Victor

In the last 2 months:

Dublin Bus -
Night Link gone up to €4.00/€6.00 from €3.81/€5.08
7 day Rambler gone up from €14.98 to €16.50
ordinary fares have gone down slightly

dnc (sorry Gary) -
basic off-peak internet access gone up to €2.60 from €2.54
bar of chocolate gone up to €0.60 from €0.51 (originally under-priced)
some other products have gone down in price

Bewleys
did not display menu prices - prices appeared to be higher at the till

Taxis
€1.03 added to all fares pre-Christmas until meters are corrected

Bridge tolls
a car on the Westlink has gone up to €1.30 from €1.27
apparently all other tolls were rounded down

Irish Independent
the daily paper has gone up to €1.40 from €1.27

ntl
Basic Dublin package has gone up to €15.50 from €11.58
In the last 2 months:

Dublin Bus -
Night Link gone up to €4.00/€6.00 from €3.81/€5.08
7 day Rambler gone up from €14.98 to €16.50
ordinary fares have gone down slightly

dnc (sorry Gary) -
basic off-peak internet access gone up to €2.60 from €2.54
bar of chocolate gone up to €0.60 from €0.51 (originally under-priced)
some other products have gone down in price

Bewleys
did not display menu prices - prices appeared to be higher at the till

Taxis
€1.03 added to all fares pre-Christmas until meters are converted

Bridge tolls
a car on the Westlink has gone up to €1.30 from €1.27
apparently all other tolls were rounded down

Irish Independent
the daily paper has gone up to €1.40 from €1.27 [n](correction - this only applies on Saturday. The weekday paper stays at €1.27. Great, a paper with two different prices)[/b]

ntl
Basic Dublin package has gone up to €15.50 from €11.58

Lennoxschips

I wouldn't be too shocked if prices go up by a few cents or so, because retailers often adjust their prices according to inflation on January 1 anyway. And as we know, Ireland has one of the highest inflation rates in the EU thanks to Charlie McCreepy. If you want to see some price stability, then when June comes around vote the corrupt FF muppets out of power.

But some of the other price hikes, as in the NTL one described above, are indeed shocking.

mike65

I hav'nt spotted any hikes but I have saved a few bob
becasue of the €uro. My van wash is 35 cent less than it "should" be and The Munster Express is 2 cent cheaper than it would be
if bought with old money.

Mike.

Lenny

I'm noticing prices are going up now.. quite a lot of them.

Stephen

Bus Eireann and the national lottery have rounded DOWN their prices. Cigarettes appear to have been rounded up after the budget, with a pack of 20 cancersticks costing bang on 5 euros now (unless you smoke B+H, €5.05).

SantaHoe

Originally posted by Stephen
Cigarettes appear to have been rounded up after the budget, with a pack of 20 cancersticks costing bang on 5 euros now (unless you smoke B+H, €5.05).

FS, that's just typical... I smoke Bennies. :rolleyes:

I also heard on the gerry ryan show, that penny sweets are now 2¢

daveirl

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meglome

In DNC we adjusted our prices some up and some down to make it easier for change. We have never had to deal with 2p's and pennies so we did the same with the Euro and rounded everything to multiples of 5 cent. (No offence taken Victor)

But I noticed that the Jelly Bean machine had the price changed from 20p to 50cent, almost double the original price. So we tested to see if you got any more Jelly beans and on average you got 2 more. So for a laugh I rang the company that supplies them and told the guy what I thought of their little price hike. Long and short of it is I told the guy to take them back cause they where basically just ripping everyone off. I know it's stupid little thing but if everyone objects to all the price hikes something might be done about it.

SantaHoe

Originally posted by meglome
I know it's stupid little thing but if everyone objects to all the price hikes something might be done about it.

That's the spirit

Victor

Originally posted by daveirl
Personally I've not had this experience in fact I'm making a profit for example clubbing last night:
Entry: Was: €3.81 [£3] Now: €3.50 [£2.76] - 24p
Cloakroom: Was: €1.27 [£1] Now: €1 [£0.79] - 21p
Beer: Was: €2.54 [£2] Now: €2.50 [£1.97] - 3p
Vodka: Was: €2.22 [£1.75] Now: €2.00 [£1.58] - 17p

Hmmm, makes me wonder .... haven't you been overcharged all along then?

Originally posted by daveirl
BTW Remember VAT went up on Janurary 1 so divide old price by 120 and multiply by 121 to get new price! so I even saved more when that is taken into account

VAT is not going up until the 1 March 2001. The Plastic Bag Levy (15c per bag?) is due in February (15th?)

Victor

Originally posted by meglome
(No offence taken Victor)

Had to be fair to NTR and Dublin Bus.

Lucifer

the toll brige on the M50 did a very smart rip off

the price for a car was £0.80

they added vat (20%) and it went up to £0.96 so they rounded it to £1

then they converted it to Euro £1 - €1.27 and rounded up again to €1.30



so it was £0.96 with vat, and in Euro that is €1.22 which should be rounded to €1.20

so they are making an extra 10c per car by taking advantage of the rounding up twice

daveirl

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Bard

Originally posted by daveirl


I wouldn't call £2 for a pint being overcharged!!!

Where the heck was that you went out to, daveirl? Those prices are shockingly... cheap!

Lucifer

Daveirl, you say you went to a club and that was the price for a pint, i know a football club that charges that, not a nite club

i'd say you would get a pint of coke in a nite club for £2, thats about it

Bard

and I thought our prices were good! :rolleyes:

heh...

Couch Potato

Originally posted by Lucifer.POD
the toll brige on the M50 did a very smart rip off

the price for a car was £0.80

they added vat (20%) and it went up to £0.96 so they rounded it to £1

then they converted it to Euro £1 - €1.27 and rounded up again to €1.30



so it was £0.96 with vat, and in Euro that is €1.22 which should be rounded to €1.20

so they are making an extra 10c per car by taking advantage of the rounding up twice

They still accept £1 coins - I would hold on to these for as long as possible !!! - saving 3c per toll !!!

dccarm

They still accept £1 coins - I would hold on to these for as long as possible !!! - saving 3c per toll !!!

Really though, could you be bothered?

decob

Originally posted by Victor
In the last 2 months:

Irish Independent
the daily paper has gone up to €1.40 from €1.27

Daily indo is still €1.27 (£1)
Sat Indo is now €1.40 (£1.10) - went up about 3/4wks ago
and the sunday indo is €1.65 (£1.30)

Victor

Originally posted by decob
Originally posted by Victor
Irish Independent
the daily paper has gone up to €1.40 from €1.27
Daily indo is still €1.27 (£1)
Sat Indo is now €1.40 (£1.10) - went up about 3/4wks ago
and the sunday indo is €1.65 (£1.30)

My apologies - I was basing my information on what the newsagent told me.

chernobyl

packet of chewing gum cost me 55Euro, that must be a hike.


[edit]i should ofcourse have stated "cent"[/edit], still seems hiked to me.

Victor

Originally posted by chernobyl
packet of chewing gum cost me 55Euro, that must be a hike.
[edit]i should ofcourse have stated "cent"[/edit], still seems hiked to me.

Yeah, I was asked for 650 Euro for my lunch the other day.

billy the squid

well following complaints they fixed the coke machine at work it now charges 75 cents for a can.

so there is light at the end of the tunnel

still €6.50 for taxi fare though

thegills

These people make me sick.
They are the ones currently advertising on the radio about not taking advantage of the Euro changeover whilst also asking you to 'stop messing around with all that change and opt for a prepaid ticket'.
In short, no retailer is going to be out of pocket after the Euro changeover and garages are the worst. When petrol prices are increased the garages do it immediately and when petrol prices are reduced - well have you ever seen a garage reduce its prices ??:mad:

Stephen

Yes actually, petrol prices had been falling on an almost weekly basis before the budget. In statoil anyway.

They've dropped a few since since then as well.

I notice the vending machines in college here are charging €1.10 for a 500ml bottle - that should only cost €1.08. 75c for a can.

They also have big stickers saying that 1 and 2 euro coins will be rejected when the use correct change light is on. Makes no sense to me, €1 + 10c = correct change :mad:

Dr. Loon

Originally posted by Stephen
Yes actually, petrol prices had been falling on an almost weekly basis before the budget. In statoil anyway.


I notice the vending machines in college here are charging €1.10 for a 500ml bottle - that should only cost €1.08. 75c for a can.

:eek: Holy Christ!!! Overcharging by 2c.... you should contact the ombudsman...

Stephen

weh weh weh :rolleyes:

EL_Diablo

packet of chewing gum cost me 55Euro, that must be a hike.

Jesus! Going from like 30p to 55 EURO! Thats a 1000% increase. j/k. but yeah i've noticed a lot of places rounding up instead of down. And the Jelly Bean machine is gone from DNC? dont know if I can ever go in there again.

Yoda

Originally posted by Victor


Yeah, I was asked for 650 Euro for my lunch the other day.

This is in part because of the errors which have been made with regard to the use of the natural plurals, euros and cents, in the English language. People have to learn to say "six euros and fifty cents" which has the same rhythm as "six dollars and fifty cents" does. The habit is hard for us to take on because we are used to a monosyllabic currency name and the deletion of the "and" ("six pounds fifty"). But in my view only "six euros and fifty cents" or simply "six fifty" will serve.

Victor

Sorry. It was enunciated as "six hundred and fifty euros".