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Bought a coffee in Heuston Station at the weekend before boarding my train. €5.60 (yes, that is ridiculous I know but it had a syrup etc). So far, so non-eventful.

Anyway, checking my banking app today and duly note my coffee purchase of €5.60 in my credit card pending, with a time stamp for 14:35 the day I purchased it. Then I also noticed that there was an entry for a €20.00 payment also in pending for 14:37 the same day - no payee / receiver details. My brain was totally fried by this as I literally did not use the card from the time I bought the coffee until later that evening when I reached my destination. Nor did I purchase anything, anywhere that day for €20. Or in the days either side of it. Plus, having paid for the coffee at 14:35, I would still have been waiting for it at 14:37 - and not using the card.

Ruled out absolutely everything, including account fees, subscriptions etc.., and was convinced I had been scammed some way (although it seemed unlikely). Bank customer support lines were closed so last ditch attempt to understand, I decided to stick the issue into AI to see if it might come up with some ideas. The first thing it suggested was that there may have been a glitch in the machine and my card was somehow still up on the system as the operative payment card when the person behind me paid for their order. Apparently it can happen in a busy shop, although it's unusual. Sure enough, I then remembered the lady after me had bought two small boxes of chocolates that were a tenner each. So that was my €20! I hope they enjoy them anyway 😆

Anyone ever have something like this happen?

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My, admittedly notionsy and with a syrup, coffee that I usually get when I am physically in the office has gone up by a full €1 over the weekend - €4.90 to €5.90. I am slightly annoyed over it as I feel that is a bit of a big whack to be adding on in one go. I usually always left some kind of a tip too.

I have a few options - stop buying it, change my order to something cheaper, or reduce the amount of times I get it. Going to a different place is not really in the equation as it's the only place that does good coffee near me. I suppose I could also just suck up the extra euro but it feels too much to me. There is a small kitchen in work but the equipment is grubby and I like leaving the office for a stroll anyway.

Actually surprised by how cross I am over €1, it was obviously my tipping point!

Anyone else have similar?

If your parents are retired, do they manage okay on their pensions? Did they really have to cut back on their lifestyle? Both my parents are retired now but we don't really talk about their finances.

I work with a woman who gives her parents about €100 a week as they struggle a bit with their pension (she doesn't live with them or anything).