How much for . . . getting a key cut?
Here . . .
Dublin: Able Locksmithing, Charlemont Street, €2.50; Dyno Locks, Capel Street 2.60; Devines Locksmiths, Rathfarnham, €2.50
Belfast: The Locksmith Shop, Castle Street, €2.63
Athlone: Harney Locksmiths, Irishtown, €2.50
Cork: Cuneen, Pope Quay, 3 Galway: Armour Locks, Eyre Square, €2.50
Kilkenny: Brett's, John Street €3.50
Limerick: Ryan's, Upper William Street, €2
Waterford: The Lock Shop, Blackfriars, €1.80
There . . .
Amsterdam: Eurokey, Spiegelgracht, €2.75
London: Erol Ismail, Camberwell, €3
New York: Universal Locksmiths, Manhattan, €4.13
Paris: Armand Dépannage, Rue de Vouille, €3.50
Prices are for a copy of a standard Yale key
Next week: golf club membership
What you've found . . .
Brian O'Reilly bought Zovirax cold sore cream (two-gramme tube) earlier this month in a pharmacy in Comillas, northern Spain for €2.75. He has since seen it in many pharmacies in Dublin for €8.87.
Another reader was quoted €45 (plus VAT and including delivery) for a box of 40 till-rolls, 44mm wide, on ordinary paper, by Retail Business Systems in Dublin. The reader finally bought his till-rolls from Business Supplies in Ballina, Co Mayo, for €19.36, including VAT and delivery. A spokesman for Retail Business Systems said he couldn't explain the huge price difference, and expressed surprise at the low price charged in Co Mayo.
If you notice a significant price increase or discrepancy, let us know by e-mailing pricewatch@irish-times.ie
