Lush and rip-off Ireland

I'm so sick of being fleeced in the Republic of Ireland. Almost everything I buy here seems vastly overpriced in comparison with the UK and other countries in Europe, and I'm not earning more than similarly qualified people elsewhere. Today was typical. I'm fond of Lush cosmetics and today treated myself to the 500g bottle of Daddy-O shampoo. I felt a slight reluctance on the part of my wallet to open when she named the price: an eye-watering €23.50, but I handed over my money and left. Out of curiosity I checked Lush's UK site to find out what the same bottle would have cost had I the good fortune not to live in this ridiculously overpriced country. The answer? €14.78 at today's exchange rate. That's 2/3 the Irish price.