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Non-Irish banks and eir
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Non-Irish banks and eir

I was on the phone earlier to the telecoms operator eir to change something related to do with my mobile phone contract, and for some reason they requested that I give them my payment details again. I gave them my details – both the 16 digit number from my debit card and the IBAN for […]

13th April 201810th May 2018Direct Debits, Eir, Mobile Phones, N26, SEPA
Lack of price transparency in veterinary care
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Lack of price transparency in veterinary care

Think of the last time you took your cat or dog to the vet. Did you know what it was going to cost before you went? Did you shop around? Caring for a much-loved family pet can be very expensive. The ITV program Pets: The True Cost – Tonight was on last night, and revealed […]

6th April 201810th May 2018Pet Insurance, Pets, Vets
Free Revolut cards in Ireland
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Free Revolut cards in Ireland

I just got an email from Revolut to say that they're offering the next 10,000 to sign up in Ireland a free prepaid Mastercard.  It's apparently to celebrate Revolut opening an office in Ireland. And instead of the usual €6 fee to order the first card on the account, they are going to wave this […]

6th October 201710th May 2018Affiliate Links, Revolut
Disputing fraudulent transactions with N26 bank
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Disputing fraudulent transactions with N26 bank

I had the unfortunate experience in the last few days of my N26 card being cloned, and a whole bunch of fraudulent transactions cleared out my balance. The first I realised that something was wrong was a series of transaction notifications late on Saturday night. And when I checked the N26 app on my phone […]

27th September 20171st August 2018Affiliate Links, Banks, Chargebacks, Fraud, N26, Problems
VAT rates on Amazon
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VAT rates on Amazon

I live in Ireland but often buy things from Amazon in the UK. I sometimes use services like Parcel Motel or AddressPal to buy items that won't deliver to Ireland. But it's also worth considering using these services to make a saving on VAT as well. Amazon applies the VAT rate at checkout on goods […]

25th August 201710th May 2018AddressPal, Amazon, Parcel Motel, Shopping, VAT
Review of An Post AddressPal
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Review of An Post AddressPal

Last year An Post launched their AddressPal service to compete with the likes of Parcel Motel who offer a virtual delivery address in the UK. They recently upgraded the service to add a virtual delivery address in the USA, to allow people to shop for goods that are not generally available in Europe. After signing […]

12th July 201710th May 2018AddressPal, An Post, Couriers, Parcel Motel
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About

This blog is written by Richard Bloomfield who lives in Dublin, Ireland. I write about stuff that interests me - technology, singing, cycling, and a myriad of other topics.

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Elsewhere

  • Richard Bloomfield – Product Owner
  • Big Ride – Transport cycling in Dublin

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Five random posts

  • Mothering Sunday (2018)
  • Migrating my WordPress blog to SiteGround (2018)
  • How to sing Psalms using Anglican Chant (2018)
  • I’m ready for my close-up (2018)
  • BIKE.IO (2018)

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