Steps taken by Posters to avoid being ripped off

[Dios]

i hear educated people talking out of both sides of there mouths do they ever wonder why the working man holds them in such contempt

I'm not sure about contempt, but you certainly do seem to be saying that working men aren't educated.

[evercloserunion]

Buuuuurn...

[Dios]

Sobering words from the last time something like this happened...

Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.

[PhoenixIreland]

I'd buy more from the US if it wasn't for that dodgey protectionist "EU VAT" bill that follows a few weeks after you do.

[Ah Well]

Not exactly new this ..... but good to know about anyways.
I'm with Imagine and the Mother with Eircom .... she is an existing Eircom customer and pays line rental to them monthly which seems to be €25.61 ex Vat, whereas I'm a non Eircom type paying for line rental to my alt Telephone Provider which they pay for to Eircom in turn and mine is €20.96 ex Vat per month?

for that alone, I'd switch Telephone Provider .... will get the Mother swopped over later methinks.

[oceanclub]

Another example;

Family Member bought on ebay from the UK a few weeks back a brand new reasonably high spec Dell Laptop ... this came from an authorised Dell Reseller .... apparently it was simply returned because of not being to the exact specs the original buyer wanted .... It arrived here in a Dell Box with all the usual Dell packaging. It certainly was never used as the Screen still had the film over it, everything had the Dell packaging etc.

It cost €700 including postage. The same laptop here from Dell costs around €1000 ordering it on their Website and putting in the same required specs.

Dell themselves have an online Dell Outlet store which does the same; I got an XPS laptop worth €1100 for €700. The only downside is that you can't choose your exact configuration, but considering the savings it's a small price.

Find a Laptop, Desktop, Server, Printer, Software, Service or Monitor at Dell.

P.

[constitutionus]

well if were talking phone providers im with 3 for the mobile and its 5c text/picture message/ video message for me, dont actually ring anyone that much beside the chineese takeaway and the local chipper.

and the broadband is 4mb with smart. no line rental for life.

Eircom is a fecking ripp off so i'd advise anyone to root around for a new provider.

[merle haggard]

buy my fags by the carton in jonesboro . Nice chap lets me have them at cost price , save about £30 a week from that alone. Holiday in deepest scariest eastern europe as opposed to Kerry Dublin or donegal - permits me the odd luxury or 2 while abroad that a man of my cultural awareness is entitled to despite my lowly economic blue collar status. Avoid alcohol on most occasions bar the holidays and the odd slip off the wagon .
Dont buy consumerist crap at all , Still have a playstation 2 that the brother gave me years ago . Rob all my music and films online . Still dont answer the scary letters the tv license people keep sending me and just keep the curtains closed . Credit rating is so terrible i dont have to worry about a credit card as theyd never give me one even if they were drunk .
Haircut is still a shaved number 2 so no poncey fringes , gels etc required . Dont bother with designer bollix ( except the odd ben sherman or fred perry) , but retain a penchant for a nice stylish leather jacket or 3 . Preferably just a tad 70s retro . Which can be picked up quite cheaply still if one looks around .
Dont take drugs . Dont aspire to any form of ponciness of premier league slavishness . House rented at £60 a week . Save a feckin fortune .

[CitiZenJonredux]

Save €2.50 a year! Public libraries in Ireland do not charge a cent.

They bloomin' well do if they don't have the book you're looking for (50 cent to order from ILAC, Dublin), or for late returns. On the plus side they do provide free wireless broadband access to laptop owners which is awesome tho bandwidth is quite limited.

A hundred meters away on Moore street you can get 'imported' cigarettes from a 'freelance street seller' (just raise your eyebrows and she'll offer her wares big savings, poor selection.

Am a member of Demonoid* I havn’t been 'over-charged' for software, DVDs etc for about 5 years now. I've literally saved thousands.


*[SIZE="1"]the author/publisher in no way condones/espouses any illegality, impropriety or wrongdoing herein[/SIZE]

[diablo]

A lot of the avoiding rip-off suggestions seem to involve ripping off someone's legitimate business