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Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

The chicken donner is my Zaytoon go to…unreal

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Originally posted by Artie Ziff Artie Ziff wrote:

Originally posted by Newryrep Newryrep wrote:

Bloody hell lunch  is a sandwich outs Tesco a bag of crisps and a wispa 

That post made me picture Victor Meldrew eating a soggy sandwich on a park bench in the rain

You must have met Newryrep then. 
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Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

A lot of the food and drinks you buy now are getting smaller.

Things I’ve noticed recently

Frank and honest lattes - cup nowhere near fills now and the cups are also smaller
Wham bars 
Had a KFC last week for first time in ages and the size of the burgers was a joke 
Fulfil protein bars, I forget the name of them

Also the price of deli counter food is ridiculous 

Brutal coffee, far too watery.
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Protein bars, chocolate bars and crisps have gone from 55g to 42g and the prices have gone up.

Got a batter sausage last week and it was half the size it use to be Thumbs Down
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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Protein bars, chocolate bars and crisps have gone from 55g to 42g and the prices have gone up.

Got a batter sausage last week and it was half the size it use to be Thumbs Down

Was it known as the scientist on the menu. 
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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Protein bars, chocolate bars and crisps have gone from 55g to 42g and the prices have gone up.

Got a batter sausage last week and it was half the size it use to be Thumbs Down

Maybe your hands are getting fatter.
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Gas bill in the door. It's double the same period from last year with no extra usage. Can imagine that will bring hardship to a lot of people.
 
I was coming to the end of a dual contract with electric ireland and by agreeing to allow them monitor my smart meter (why wouldn't you?) They've extended the 26% dual fuel contract discount for another 12 months. The usual switching discounts are a lot smaller now than before, so this is a worthwhile saving
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Originally posted by Saint Tom Saint Tom wrote:

Paid €17 for a meal in zaytoon at lunch time yesterday. Gone are the days of lunch in town for about a tenner.
Think they got bought out by Pressup Group a few years back, added about 6 euro onto the price of everything
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Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by Saint Tom Saint Tom wrote:

Paid €17 for a meal in zaytoon at lunch time yesterday. Gone are the days of lunch in town for about a tenner.
Think they got bought out by Pressup Group a few years back, added about 6 euro onto the price of everything
Just had a nosy at that pressup group. They own some amount of brands. There will soon be nothing independent left. No mention of Zaytoon though.



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Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by Saint Tom Saint Tom wrote:

Paid €17 for a meal in zaytoon at lunch time yesterday. Gone are the days of lunch in town for about a tenner.
Think they got bought out by Pressup Group a few years back, added about 6 euro onto the price of everything
Just had a nosy at that pressup group. They own some amount of brands. There will soon be nothing independent left. No mention of Zaytoon though.

yeah can’t see anything about it online. I Definitely heard it at some stage but might be wrong
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Nah PU have nothing to do with Zaytoon. We do a lot of work for them. They have a huge portfolio but not Zaytoon
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Does anyone know what the penalties are for paying a lump sum off a fixed rate mortgage?

Going by the calculator, the lump sum I pay will almost be 100% saved on the interest I won't have to pay, so unless the penalties are outrageous, it seems like a no brainer.

Edit: To add, it is BOI


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You're better going to ask the bank in advance. They use some formula but it's impossible to understand!! 
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Yea I saw a convoluted formula on the PTSB site Confused I think I'll give them a shout and see what it works out at
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Depends how long you are fixed for etc but a lot of the time it's not too bad. But have your ducks in a row before you pull the trigger anyway. Good luck  
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Originally posted by counterlock counterlock wrote:

Does anyone know what the penalties are for paying a lump sum off a fixed rate mortgage?

Going by the calculator, the lump sum I pay will almost be 100% saved on the interest I won't have to pay, so unless the penalties are outrageous, it seems like a no brainer.

Edit: To add, it is BOI

They'll tell you in a few mins on the phone. 

Cheapest money you'll ever get though, could be better investing the money in something that returns a better interest than what you'd pay on the mortgage? 
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I paid a lump sum off my mortgage. Called them before and they said no charge but could change bla bla bla. Letter came in the door charge of €66.
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Gas bill in Oct 20th - Dec 20th

A cool €580 
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