Sir, - In recent days, I have noted the following rip-offs: £2 for a pint of tap water with blackcurrant cordial; 80p for a splash of orange cordial in a Ballygowan; 48p for a Mars bar; £1 for a 500ml bottle of Sprite in a newsagents.
I believe it's time to start questioning such prices so business owners don't take it for granted they can just continue to fleece customers for all they ban get. - Yours, etc.,
Denis Mahoney, The Steeples, Chapelizod, Dublin 20.