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  • fermi
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  • roddydogs
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    They should be prosecuted for their dreadful ageist advert, as they would be if it targeted certain other minority groups. Portraying old people as stupid & "Ga Ga"
  • Treadmill
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    Wonga ads get everywhere, I don't think there is a free iPhone app that doesn't have them.
  • lovinituk wrote: »
    The guy they had in from Wonga was well out of his depth! Stuttering and repeating the same things, was very amusing watching him squirm :D
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    Although I've never required the need to use Wonga, or been affected by any payments out of my account *touch wood*, I can truly sympathise with people who have.

    I'm glad that this company who classes itself as a 'responsible lender' but prays on vulnerable people and charges hideous interest rates have been investigated by Watchdog and I believe that this investigation is well and truly long overdue.

    I hope that the people affected by incorrect and scandalous charges are refunded immediately, along with the terrifying amount of interest Wonga charge, after all; that's what he agree'd.
  • LeeB1988 wrote: »
    I think even Ann was shocked when he agreed to refund plus the massive interest for victims of fraud lol

    Anne Robinson's interview style is terrible. I know she wants to be forceful with her guests, but it's completely counter-productive.

    The interview is for the interviewee to be heard, yet Anne seems to just go down the "me me me" approach. At the end of the interview, nobody is any the wiser.

    If she actually allowed her guests to answer the questions put to them, then these interviews might serve a purpose. Instead, she seems to think that it is her personal responsibility to berate whichever PR junior has been sent along to Television Centre.
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  • Apples2
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    I wonder how many genuine borrowers are going to try the "it wasn't me" card?

    About time the "I've had my card stolen so cancelled it" was replaced.
  • robpw2
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    @WongaGillian anne robinson reading wonga contracts before #bbcwatchdog pic.twitter.com/BGHRWmrz


    its humourous to me not sure they will like it


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  • MrSilk
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    robpw2 wrote: »
    @WongaGillian anne robinson reading wonga contracts before #bbcwatchdog pic.twitter.com/BGHRWmrz


    its humourous to me not sure they will like it

    Seems that Anne has put a spanner in the works and now they have a HUGE grudge against someone who is only doing their job and speaking on behalf of all the innocent vulnerably people they have shafted... Says a lot about the company though doesn't it.
  • lovinituk
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    MrSilk wrote: »
    Seems that Anne has put a spanner in the works and now they have a HUGE grudge against someone who is only doing their job and speaking on behalf of all the innocent vulnerably people they have shafted... Says a lot about the company though doesn't it.
    You do realise it was the poster above who posted the caption on Twitter and not Wonga, don't you?
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