1 day, 3 day and 7 day tickets

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This is not a rant about the lack of 5 day tickets. It is much, much pettier than that.

Owing to the bank holiday I did not purchase my usual 7 day ticket for 14 euro. Instead I purchased a 3 day ticket on Tuesday and a 1 day ticket on Friday. So let's talk numbers.

Day returns cost 2.80 (5 * 2.80 = 14) so it is not worth buying 7 day ticket unless using it for at least 5 days - way to encourage passengers to buy weekly tickets, Irish Rail. But, as I said at the beginning, that is not my point.

A three day ticket costs 8.60. I'll admit my brain misfired doing that sum thinking "oh, 3 * 2.80 = 8.60". Of course, my brain was wrong and only realised it when it was too late. 3 x 2.80 is 8.40.

I'm not crying over 20 cent. I'm just wondering, do IE enjoy queues at ticket offices and TVMs every day? Do they have a comedian in charge of setting the fares?

PS Okay, I was lying. I want my 20 cent back.