Deposit return scheme (recycling)

I think you should probably start going to a different shop if they're that ignorant, rude and criminal. Tesco, Dunnes, Aldi, Lidl, Eurospar - any shops I've been in definitely didn't up their prices before today "in preparation for the new scheme", so you should have plenty of choice to vote with your wallet and boycott these kind of fringe operators. It sounds like you were unlucky enough to get caught out badly at the Euro changeover; you shouldn't let it happen to you again.

Why does the drink container have to be 'undamaged'? Or, another way, what is an acceptable level of damage in order to get a refund?

A cynic might say it's another way for the government to scam the customer.

I know it's only day one, but it just seems strange to me.

There should be a prize for the first boardsie to successfully attempt it. The golden can.

BoardsBottler set out to his local RVM an hour ago, but there's no word from him.

I'm hoping everything's ok

Except none of that happened.

Just more easily disproven bullshít 👍️

hello boards.ie readers, i'm back

Sad to say that i did'nt get the pleasure of using the machine or even buying a single can/bottle. Was utter madness, pure chaos and pandemonium, the place was a nightmare!

it took just over 11 minutes trying to get in the door alone (there was lots of people outside lined up) it gave me some PTSD flashbacks to the Covid days. After i finally got in there was so many people screaming/shouting and banging into eachother, all pushing up at the machine and blocking the path. i just wanted to go in and buy a bottle first, could not even get past the machine there was that many people. BIG MISTAKE PUTTING THE MACHINE JUST AFTER THE DOOR! there was 5 workers holding them back, and so much noise, pushing and shoving. Some people even had phones out recording the whole ordeal, so i would keep an eye out for posts about this on youtube or facebook or whatever social media the youth are using these days.

After another 15 minutes, a manager-like looking worker with a cap came out from around the back of the side part, and stood up on some box thing or step ladder with a microphone telling people to please disperse, sadly to say he followed up with announcing the shop is being temporarily closed until further notice, and that everyone must leave for "unseen health and safety reasons that have recently occurred" whatever that means.

i just wanted to buy a bottle, have a look, and see the machine. What an ordeal, i have a splitting migraine from all of that. i never got to make it past the machine/entrance.

So, no dual pricing just fleecing while they can.

sad but predictable.

Bought from SuperValu

Especially ones that live in a different universe, and make things up off the hoof.

Tesco are giving store credit vouchers when you return the bottles. How is that fair you give them cash as a deposit and don't have an option to get cash back.Or at least load it onto the loyalty card.

Sick and tired of getting store credits gonna be going to the till with me little 50 cent off paper slip begging them to accept it? Rubbish.

Can you? Does it mean a lemgthy queue at customer service for cash or will it be given at a till?

I bought in bulk last night but not to save a trip to the RVM.

It was to save the hassle of the bedding in phase of retailers old stock versus new stock and if we would be charged the levy on January stock.

Been around long enough to know Ireland does implementation on a wing and a prayer and as retailers were quiet about this, I assumed that prices may change overnight on existing stock. Retailers were out of pocket buying the machines, so they were always going to look for ways to recoup costs asap.

I admit, I have little faith in the honesty of some in our great little nation.

Lots of them have had bottles shoved down them over the last few months, so they’re probably jammed. My local Lidl is in an internal mall with lax security, teenagers have been shoving bottles in there since December, signs blocking the chutes torn off etc.

You don't think this type of behaviour will continue?