Rip-off Ireland: why it pays to complain

ALMOST two years after the introduction of the euro, prices seem to keep going up — a few cent here, a few cent there.

People mumble and gripe and wonder what they can do, but hardly anyone seems to take up the issue with shops and suppliers.

I went to a shop recently to get a roll of film. A 24-exposure roll of Fuji Superia was priced at €5.32, but I noticed the same roll next to it with 24 exposures, plus 12 free. Obviously, this represented better value, so I took it.