Tag Archives: prices

Is Bosch on the way out?

Posted on April 28, 2026 by James

This article is aimed at four groups of people.  1) University lecturers (especially in engineering) or other trainers of engineers, 2) those who run businesses that create appliances and other machines (including cars) and 3) anyone who cares about not … Continue reading →

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Deceptive pricing at Mega Image

Posted on April 17, 2026 by James

When it comes to pricing, no supermarket (in Cluj) is perfect.  At Auchan, we’ve seen old labels with old prices left up. I remember working at a DIY shop in Britain, where my boss told me the importance of pricing … Continue reading →

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Are toilets and houses overpriced in Cluj?

Posted on February 11, 2026 by James

Here we are in 2026.  According to Monitorul (perhaps our favorite newspaper at the moment), the average resident of Cluj spends over half his salary on rent. Average advertised rent prices for a flat in the most expensive parts of … Continue reading →

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Scam ATMs are in Cluj

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Fatca Pop

The famous Euronet ATM machines, featured on “The Honest Guide” of Prague, have been spotted in a mall in Cluj.  Areound the same time we found that machine, police saw someone wanted for murder in France.    Fortunately, police picked … Continue reading →

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Cluj and Tallinn

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Fatca Pop

Romania recently claimed the world’s fastest Internet speeds.  Estonia also likes to see itself on the forefront of tech. Cluj is the tech hub for Romania, making house prices unreachable.  There was a joke, after Elon Musk bought Twitter, that … Continue reading →

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CTP Cluj, one of the easiest bus payments in Europe.

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Fatca Pop

In the old days, if you wanted to buy a ticket on a bus, you paid the driver. Or, you bought a ticket at a bus stop and validated it. Then technology gave us more options.  These were fully implemented … Continue reading →

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Price rise at Cluj Airport

Posted on August 1, 2023 by James

We all know that things are more expensive at the airport, but seven euros for a box of chocolates? Yes, we heard that is the case.  Not a specific brand of chocolates, not a box, just a bar with Dracula … Continue reading →

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Dog saves family from hybrid fire

Posted on June 17, 2023 by eReporter

A dog saved his family from a fire that destroyed their 135 thousand euro (that is right, euro not lei) BMW in Dumbrăvița (3 1/2 hours southwest of Cluj) Adevărul reports. The fire broke out in the garage between 11 … Continue reading →

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Overcrowding to become illegal

Posted on February 20, 2023 by eReporter

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.  She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do.  Well, if that shoe is in Romania, some of them will have to move. You might have seen the … Continue reading →

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Some things are more expensive in Cluj

Posted on January 19, 2023 by eReporter

On 18th January 2023, Jurnalul, one of Romania’s top newspapers, dedicated its front page to how food is becoming more expensive in Romania than in Western Europe. Romanian phrase of the day, mai scump decât în, More expensive than in… … Continue reading →

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