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Praise, Vent & Warnings sticky
Please keep in mind the MSE Forum rules, notably that: * We cannot accept active calls to boycott organisations. * If a post is reported to the Forum Team as being defamatory, we’ll follow a legal process set out in Section 5 of the Defamation Act 2013. 📢 Here are some threads from this board which you might useful: *…
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Tv licence has gone up!
My tv licence has gone up to £15. This is around 8% by my maths.
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Companies House aiding fraudsters
Firstly, let me say that this falls into the area of an irritant rather than something that might be financially damaging. Nevertheless I've got a bee in my bonnet about it now, so it's going to get sorted one way or the other. Over the course of the past 2.5 weeks two fake companies, registered to persons having Chinese…
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Barking dogs/Aggressive neighbours
Hello everyone, I just wanted to put this out there and ask for your advice/opinion. I have lived in my home for 8 years and so far have had three different neighbours since moving in. I’m not perfect in any way shape or form and when my son lived at home he would play his music loud and I always asked the neighbours if it…
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Postcode lottery - Price Rise
Just a warning for those that play the postcode lottery. It’s gone up by £2 a ticket to £12.
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Unhealthy relationship with money? beating myself up over expenses :(
Long story short, I ALWAYS BEAT MYSELF UP whenever I have an unexpected bill, and 'punish myself' when something happens. I found out yesterday a replacement car key for me is £470, it is a smart key, keyless go. I am really upset about this, and am thinking of ways to cut things out of my life to the value of £470 until…
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Fake Martin Lewis Ads
Hi! This is the discussion thread for the Fake Martin Lewis Ads guide. Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. Thanks folks,
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"Complete savings"...scam??
I recently went online to book some airport parking. Somehow, during the process I managed to "sign up" to Completesavings??? Not sure how this happened, as at no time was I advised of an ongoing monthly fee. Luckily I got a message from my bank telling me I had signed up for this. I managed to log in to my "account" and…
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Praise for excellent customer service Argos (Graeme)
Delighted with excellent customer service - Argos Click and Collect at Kingsgate Retail Park. I was concerned about how I would get from the store collection point to where I could get a taxi home with my new microwave. I spoke to Graeme on the 'phone and he very kindly suggested that I should ask for him by name and he…
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Appliances Direct - When It Gets It Wrong, It Blames You, The Customer
Appliance Direct – My Worst Nightmare Realised Appliances Direct failed to fulfil my original delivery. On its second attempt to
fulfil the original delivery it duplicated items. It has failed twice to collect the duplicate items - despite
me agreeing dates and timeslots. It has been a shambles from the start with numerous…
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Price Increase Vent
Hi Everyone, I just need a good vent and thought someone here may sympathise! Spotted a great deal on some 'ex display' garden furniture on a website I'd never heard of. They were also offering a free parasol with all orders until 16th May. Not wanting to throw £399 down the drain, I looked at some reviews and they were…
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Warning!!! Re: Screwfix Free Stanley Toolkit offer (Scam email)
I received an email with the heading showing Screwfix Free Stanley tookit, being curious because I have received free items from Screwfix if I have not used them for a while in the past. I went through a mini (very basic) survey and then it says £2 postage applies. I wonder how many people read the smallprint at the bottom…
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EDF Fiddle
Be careful everybody, check your bills. I was encouraged by EDF to swap Tarrifs early to stay with them and they would not enforce the early exit sees. My bill arrived plus £300 fees dispite the fact that they are keeping me on the old tarrif until the end of the month which completes the existing contract anyway.
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Giving away stuff for free - timewasters !!!!!
Had 5 very large (3ft x 2ft) patio slabs to give away last weekend. Thought if someone else wanted them and it'd save me paying someone to take them. I'm sure some people see FREE and want whatever it is....... I put in the advert in big letters - THESE ARE VERY HEAVY. YOU WILL NEED TO PICK THEM AND LOAD THEM YOURSELF…
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Go Outdoors scam site
This fake Go Outdoors site is on social media offering Go Outdoors products at silly prices
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Scam Inheritance letter from Hong Kong
Hi folks, Like most people I have got many Scam telephone calls in the past, but was a bit unnerved and surprised today to actually receive an inheritance Scam letter from Hong Kong, the usual kind of scam where a relative with the same surname has died leaving nine million. Obviously its going straight into the bin, but…
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PayPal Authorised Transaction Fraud
Hi, this is a bit long-winded but the crux of it is... Beware of PayPal. They appear to be unfit for purpose and offer zero protection against fraud. Having disputed 2 very odd, high value transactions (identical £336.14 payments only 4 mins apart) from Gamer2Gamer (a site I don't have an acc with) PayPal have shown…
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Barclays Bank - Fraud Team. Thank you!
We were
victims of a scam. It was related to the
renovation of a property. I was completely
taken in by the continual excuses the scammer made. I gave an ultimatum which the scammer
ignored. I then called my bank – hoping it might be able to recover funds but
also to highlight this scammer to them. I held little hope that…
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Who is higher in the medical field.
Hi, I feel really dim asking this (accept it is definitely a school day for me) and appreciate my ask could be closed as medical so trying without giving the back story but I had noted a shift in GP’s saying we’re primary care and hospitals are the NHS. If a GP puts you on an urgent pathway to be seen can the hospital…
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asda no open tills
Just went shopping at asda but when I tried to find an open check out lane, all were closed, was just after 8.30pm so no where near closing time. Asked if they could open a till as I had a very full trolley full of food but just got a grunt and told to use the self scan area So just left shop discarding shopping. Probably…
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Dynamic pricing for online service? (Broadband)
Hi, Recently I've found out that Virgin Media has dynamic pricing for their broadband service (not sure for other services) based on your post code.So for example, if you live in London you'll be paying more for your broadband than the people who live outside London. I'm not sure if this is only Virgin Media doing or…