Consumer Watch

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Deal of the Week

Anglo Irish Bank has beaten the competition yet again. Its new demand deposit rate of 5.5% is streets ahead of most banks. Some of the stingier and more shameless ones pay as little as 0.025% on these accounts!

Tip of the Week

If you are getting graphic design done or are printing business cards, T-shirts, flyers or posters, save your money and go to Reads. Money Talks saved a small fortune there recently. Although the company only has branches in Dublin, it offers next day nationwide service. Check out reads.ie for more details.

Bad Value of the Week

Last week a taxi driver tried to persuade us that going west, then north, west, north and then east is the same as going north! A few days later, another taxi driver tried the same trick…on the exact same route. There's only one thing for it: it's time to become a very exacting, and vocal, back-seat navigator!