Baby formula: I regularly purchase Cow Gate Growing Up Milk drink which usually costs €8.49 for a 900g container in the Drogheda branch of Boots.

It varies from €8.99 in Dunnes to €12.49 in Supervalu. Today I was unimpressed to find that Boots are now charging €9.49 for the 900g container, an increase of almost 12 per cent. To make matters worse they were also advertising a special offer of two 900g containers for €18, which at €9 each is still 51 cent or 6 per cent more expensive than the previous price! The price in Dunnes is still €8.99 which makes them now cheaper than the "special offer" in Boots. John Lernihan

The price of perfume

I have just come back from Lourdes, in which airport I saw Kelly Caleche eau de toilette selling at two for €55. In Brown Thomas you have to pay €70 for a 50ml bottle. Why are Hermes charging the Irish perfume lovers so much? E White