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Christmas Donation for the Homeless  2014 has been an extremely good year for Purchase.ie. For a pleasant change we managed to  easily exceed the lofty goals set for ourselves back in January and will now give something back by making a donation to a worthy cause. Purchase.ie is now 5 years old and we will …

Christmas Online Shopping Deadlines 2014 We are committed to ensuring our customers receive their parcels in the run up to Christmas on time and thankfully since we started trading in 2009 we have not let anybody down yet. In order to be safe we encourage you to order as early as possible. Here are some …

Water Charge Changes Announcement November  “It was only resting in my account” is one of the phrases the late Dermot Morgan became famous for in the hit 1990s sitcom Fr Ted. Your money will soon be resting in the account of Irish Water! Today (November 19th) Minister Alan Kelly addressed the Dail as the Irish …

Purchase.ie now offically part of the Kingdom  Purchase.ie was established five years ago this month and after much pondering over the past few months we have finally decided to relocate our business to a small village outside Tralee in Co Kerry called The Spa. Much trepidation about poor broadband speed has to date gladly proved …

Water Charges Four Adult Household  We have been doing detailed estimates on what water charges might be for quite a while now as the government, Irish Water and the Commission for Energy Regulation constantly move the goalposts. With the Taniste, Joan Burton announcing to the Dail on November 3rd that a family of four adults …

Response to accusation of using scare tactics and frightening people on Liveline Last Friday afternoon (Sept 19th 2014) I was asked to talk about our water charge estimations on the Joe Duffy Show on RTE Radio One. After the call was finished another caller (Mr Staunton from Ranelagh) called in and accused me of “using …

The real cost of water charges in Ireland  Back in May and before the local elections we put together a report on the likely cost of water for households based on the information to hand at the time from the Commission of Energy Regulation. At the time the assumption was that when meters are installed …

New Irish Products from Exitex Added to Range Since Purchase.ie was founded by in 2009 we have always tried to support Irish products where possible which can enable our customers to reduce bills and save money. We now have over 50 products listed in the dedicated Irish Product section on our website and are glad …

Water Charges Made Simple – How Much Will You Pay? The Commission for Energy Regulation are expected to confirm the cost per litre of water in Ireland in the Autumn but a common figure people are mentioning at present is 0.0022 euro per litre which is 2.20 euro for every 1,000 litres we use. Below …

New Dragons Den Products Now Available At Purchase.ie With a dedicated section on Purchase.ie for Irish products we are always glad to see new innovation being designed and developed in Ireland, particularly the types of invention which are disruptive to retailers and can help our customers to save money. Innovation also helps to create employment …