Reading matters

Recently, in the Galway branch of Easons, Dolores Gillan bought The Irish Times, Le Figaro and a magazine called Point de Vue . She was charged €2 for Le Figaro , the price marked on the newspaper as the price for Ireland, but paid €4.33 for Point de Vue which, she says, sells in France for €2, and has an Irish price tag of €3.60. “When I queried why I was being charged 73 cent more than the marked price, I was told it was VAT. This is rubbish and I feel that every time we purchase a magazine which is not produced in Ireland we are being ripped off. Needless to say, I will not be purchasing Point de Vue from Easons again.”