The Milton Keynes Money Savers Thread - Mark Four

karenmay33 · 4 March 2009 at 9:14PM

cheapscate wrote: »

What I would like to see is Primark move into the old Co-op in Bletchley.

i would like a primark to move into zavvy or woolworths in mk shopping centre

liz_bartun · 7 March 2009 at 2:29AM

:T Brilliant! I've won 2 free passes to Buddha Blue.

redslm · 9 March 2009 at 2:08PM

Hellooo I'm new here! Just wanted to say thanks for the meal or no meal game lol.. I won some garlic bread at Pizza Hut! Am going to keep trying (not that I'm greedy haha!) for something else!

redslm · 10 March 2009 at 9:18AM

:rotfl: lol I have won 3 sets of garlic bread, as has my husband and 3 friends! better than nothing though!

liz_bartun · 10 March 2009 at 11:39PM

If you receive a letter with return address, Matters Consulting Ltd, Cheltenham - return it to sender.

I had a letter from Matters Consulting Ltd, t/a Survey UK, based in Cheltenham today. It was a piece of paper saying, "Congratulations this number (a hand written number) has drawn one of the gifts donated by local business. Total value of gifts exceed £32,500". Thought it was a bit odd but as I'd done a couple of surveys recently, perhaps it was something to do with that. Anyway, I rang the number (01908) and my "gift" turned out to be a years membership of the gym in the Agora Centre in Wolverton worth £750!!! (What gym charges £62.50/month for single membership?) The beauty of it was, to take advantage of this "gift" I needed to pay £3.81/week :eek:. Something didn't quite add up :rotfl: so I declined my "gift". It was then suggested to me, if I had a friend who was more interested in keeping fit :mad: I could pass the voucher on to them.

If you get one of these I'd suggest don't open - just return to sender.

indiegirl_2 · 11 March 2009 at 11:56AM

I've just been (this morning, in fact... the joys of a day off of work) and had my eyebrows threaded. It took me a while to find somewhere in MK that did it, but boy, I'm glad that I have.

I went to the Beauty Clinic based in Bourton Mill Health Club at Shenley (the old Dolphin Splashdown to us old-timers!). Bhavna runs the clinic out of three small rooms upstairs, and I was a bit wary, a) of what I presumed would be an expensive trip, and b) having it done!

I needn't have worried - Bhavna is lovely, and the threading wasn't as bad as I thought. She was very helpful, offering advice and suggestions not only about threading but about my skincare in general (and for Mothering Sunday which is on its way!). It was quick - not *too* painless and I was out in 15mins. All for the bargain of £6. There was no high pressure sales, no "oh, whilst you're here, have you considered..." - it was very relaxed and I didn't come away feeling guilty for not booking more treatments there and then.

Anyway, following my visit I thought I'd make you aware of her presence, and her website (sounds like I'm promoting it, but I'm not trying to!); Beauty Clinic MK. Her latest price list is on there and she also told me to keep an eye on the website as she's not sure what's happening with Bourton Mill and whether she'll stay there or not. I hope for our sake she stays in MK!

LameWolf · 11 March 2009 at 12:34PM

liz_bartun wrote: »

If you receive a letter with return address, Matters Consulting Ltd, Cheltenham - return it to sender.

I had a letter from Matters Consulting Ltd, t/a Survey UK, based in Cheltenham today. It was a piece of paper saying, "Congratulations this number (a hand written number) has drawn one of the gifts donated by local business. Total value of gifts exceed £32,500". Thought it was a bit odd but as I'd done a couple of surveys recently, perhaps it was something to do with that. Anyway, I rang the number (01908) and my "gift" turned out to be a years membership of the gym in the Agora Centre in Wolverton worth £750!!! (What gym charges £62.50/month for single membership?) The beauty of it was, to take advantage of this "gift" I needed to pay £3.81/week :eek:. Something didn't quite add up :rotfl: so I declined my "gift". It was then suggested to me, if I had a friend who was more interested in keeping fit :mad: I could pass the voucher on to them.

If you get one of these I'd suggest don't open - just return to sender.

Oh dear, they're still at it. This bunch raised their ugly heads a while ago, when we were still on MK Part 3 thread. Thanks for the heads-up, people new to the thread won't have seen the previous warnings.

gaz_jones · 12 March 2009 at 9:46AM

I received one of those letters about 2 weeks ago now. Realised it was obviously a load of tosh and threw it away. Glad I didn't bother calling now

gaz_jones · 12 March 2009 at 9:54AM

ruth_campbell wrote: »

[FONT=&quot]Hi Milton Keynes people![/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]This is wicked...check out this cool new game for the Theatre District in Milton Keynes. You win something free every time – I’ve won a free meal at Zizzi and drinks at TGI Friday.That’s my weekend sorted! Pass it on if you want to save money and want something for free. [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Visit [/FONT][FONT=&quot]www.theatre-district-competition.co.uk[/FONT]

Just a hint, it doesn't check/use your email address so you could use [EMAIL="123@fake.com"]123@fake.com[/EMAIL] for instance. I'll give you a hint though, i've already used that one LOL

SarahCL_2 · 16 March 2009 at 2:02PM

We booked a bouncy castle from this company for our son's 2nd birthday. I was well organised and had a confirmation e-mail with all details correct by the 1st Feb ready for a party on the third weekend in March. But on the day, the castle never arrived!

We called the company about 20 minutes into the party and the person who answered took my number and promised to get someone to call me back (my number was also on the booking form) but no-one ever did. I know I didn't miss thier call cause my phone was in my back pocket on vibrate all day and there were no missed calls.

We had a nice time because I had organised some other activities but if I'd have been relying on the bouncy castle then it would have been a very borning party indeed.

These people could have ruined our party and might ruin yours - AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!

The Milton Keynes Money Savers Thread - Mark Four

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