Comments on: Ireland expensive, report finds http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/02/15/ireland-expensive-report-finds/ Just another irishtimes.com weblog Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:00:00 +0000 By: LButler http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/02/15/ireland-expensive-report-finds/#comment-2381 LButler Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:45:21 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/02/15/ireland-expensive-report-finds/#comment-2381 I think its the everyday things that are quite expensive. I just had the pleasure of a tuna toasted sandwich from O'Briens (take out - there are no seats at this outlet) which cost €5.70. The sandwich contained tuna, lettuce and cheese !!! The lady tried to charge me €6 but I felt she was mistaken as I said it not a shambo its a regular sandwich and then I was gived the new price with a 30 cent reduction !! I think its the everyday things that are quite expensive. I just had the pleasure of a tuna toasted sandwich from O’Briens (take out - there are no seats at this outlet) which cost €5.70. The sandwich contained tuna, lettuce and cheese !!! The lady tried to charge me €6 but I felt she was mistaken as I said it not a shambo its a regular sandwich and then I was gived the new price with a 30 cent reduction !!

]]> By: e gardiner http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/02/15/ireland-expensive-report-finds/#comment-2359 e gardiner Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:07:28 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/02/15/ireland-expensive-report-finds/#comment-2359 we would like to tour ireland but the cost of the ferry is so expensive. thecost of going to france is 68£ and then we have europe. but we still really fancy a visit but why surely it makes sense to get visitors sprnding their money we would like to tour ireland but the cost of the ferry is so expensive. thecost of going to france is 68£ and then we have europe. but we still really fancy a visit but why surely it makes sense to get visitors sprnding their money

]]> By: Justin Mason http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/02/15/ireland-expensive-report-finds/#comment-2343 Justin Mason Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:39:51 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/pricewatch/2008/02/15/ireland-expensive-report-finds/#comment-2343 If the government wants to increase confidence in e-commerce, they could do worse than to improve the reliability and reduce the price of parcel post services. That's been one of the main inhibitors, in my experience -- if shipping is prohibitively expensive, and half of your deliveries go missing or are delayed, it really puts one off the idea of online shopping. They could also do with shutting up the muppets who phone in every time there's a radio show on the subject, complaining that e-commerce is bad for Irish jobs (somehow). If the government wants to increase confidence in e-commerce, they could do worse than to improve the reliability and reduce the price of parcel post services. That’s been one of the main inhibitors, in my experience — if shipping is prohibitively expensive, and half of your deliveries go missing or are delayed, it really puts one off the idea of online shopping.

They could also do with shutting up the muppets who phone in every time there’s a radio show on the subject, complaining that e-commerce is bad for Irish jobs (somehow).

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