tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14828216.post2031610776196578264..comments2024-03-08T09:48:28.911+00:00Comments on Despod's photo and comment blog.: National Consumer Agency - a toothless quangoDeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524374694146832327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14828216.post-56824377633476394392007-10-02T08:56:00.000+01:002007-10-02T08:56:00.000+01:00Well they certainly don't appear to be on our side...Well they certainly don't appear to be on our side.Deshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524374694146832327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14828216.post-87838976119580919752007-09-26T21:12:00.000+01:002007-09-26T21:12:00.000+01:00Pro-Business indeed.....€1.60 for a dash and this ...Pro-Business indeed.....€1.60 for a dash and this is the reply i got...<BR/><BR/>Dear Mr ******<BR/><BR/>Thank you for contacting the National Consumer Agency (NCA) with your query and please accept our apologies for the delay in responding to you.<BR/><BR/>According to your email you feel that a particular bar charges an excessive amount for dashes of cordial.<BR/><BR/>For a considerable number of years now it has been settled policy that maximum prices are not set for either goods or services. This effectively means that there is no price control in Ireland and apart from certain limited areas where price display orders are in force. Government policy in relation to prices is one of encouragement of competition; price transparency; and the promotion of greater price awareness among consumers.......... http://www.achgohairithe.com/?p=376<BR/><BR/>They seem not to play ball at all...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14828216.post-59706275637671170402007-09-25T16:37:00.000+01:002007-09-25T16:37:00.000+01:00@Mr T - they do seem to be proc-business rather th...@Mr T - they do seem to be proc-business rather than pro-consumer. Unfortunately the consumer doesn't have the same lobbing skills.<BR/><BR/>@GammaGoblin - that would certainly solve the problem in double-quick time !Deshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524374694146832327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14828216.post-16531467614473308002007-09-25T13:58:00.000+01:002007-09-25T13:58:00.000+01:00Did you not see the Tesco adds on tv? It's Tesco's...Did you not see the Tesco adds on tv? It's Tesco's new price plan. All unpriced items are free. "Every little helps!"gammagoblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100143137222957254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14828216.post-44380258560625809982007-09-25T08:43:00.000+01:002007-09-25T08:43:00.000+01:00They also have a canned response for the 3 mobile ...They also have a canned response for the 3 mobile broadband debacle, where they say to proceed through the small claims court - rather than compiling a list of complaints and tackling the poor service that is being received by customers that sign up for a supposed broadband connection. (allot more on the topic @ http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055115306)Mr Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15017591117315409342noreply@blogger.com