How much does it cost here? And there?
Here . . .
Dublin: Byrne's Garden Centre, Sandycove, €279; B&Q Warehouse, Liffey Valley, €252; Atlantic Homecare, Blanchardstown, €329
Athlone: Woodie's, N6 Centre, €329
Belfast: B&Q Warehouse, Boucher Road, €301
Carlow: Arboretum Garden Centre, Leighlinbridge, €359
Cork: Carewswood Garden Centre & Restaurant, Castlemartyr, €279
Limerick: McGills, Castleconnell, €299
Wicklow: Blessington Lakes Garden Centre, €299
There . . .
London: Homebase, Finchley Road, €325
New York: Kmart, Queens, 242
Paris: Carrefour, 350
Stockholm: Ahlens City, Klarabergsgatan, €370
Prices are for mid-range, 10 kilowatt-15 kilowatt heaters
Next week: driving lessons
What you've found . . .
A reader looking for a blind for a house in Co Kerry was surprised by variations in prices for Velux products. He started at the local hardware store, which quoted him 107. Then he tried the Velux Ireland website (www.velux.ie), which offered it for 77.68, including delivery, a saving of more than 25 per cent. Next he checked Velux's Belgian site (www.velux.be), where he found the blind for €51.20, again including delivery.
He points out that buying the blind locally, in Co Kerry, would have cost more than twice as much as buying it from the Belgian website. "Who is making the killing here?" he asks. "I'd prefer to let the sun in than be ripped off to quite this extent." But for the Belgian site's Belgium-only delivery policy, "hardware merchants in Ireland would be singing a very different tune".
If you notice a significant price increase or discrepancy, let us know by e-mailing pricewatch@irish-times.ie
