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Reduced-to-clear items can be a beacon of MoneySaving when it comes to your grocery shop, but just how regularly do you seek out the yellow sticker goods when ambling down the aisles? Vote in the poll then share your thoughts in the thread.
A good breakfast sets the tone for the day ahead so when you pop some bread in the toaster, you want it to come out just right. One MoneySaver is on a quest to find the ultimate toaster that doesn't produce a disappointingly uneven result. Read on for more about that and a selection from the rest of this week's MSE Forum…
Lots of online retailers offer free delivery if you spend over a certain amount, and there are invariably times when your basket is a little shy of qualifying. What tends to be your response? Is the prospect of free delivery enough of a carrot to get you to buy more stuff? Vote in the poll then share your thoughts in the…
Do you know if Fuse Energy is part of the Warm Home Discount Scheme? I'm on the lookout for a new fixed-rate electricity contract since my tracker deal with Octopus just finished. I'm hoping to find a supplier that offers this scheme, or maybe there are other companies out there with solid fixed contracts?
Asking other MSErs that use Boots - do your Advantage Card points allocations make sense? Its supposed to be a straightforward calculation but I am tired of calling Boots to revise this. To be fair, they do adjust when they realise the error but recently I had an interaction that was the equivalent of "the Advantage card…
I am pursuing legal action and a tribunal appeal against my council for multiple issues. As part of this I made a SAR request for copies of all communications and records they had on my account. This included a bundle of empty tiff files that handnt been uploaded properly. I email them to explain they are empty (0kb,…
I'm after advice please. We have had some work done at our house which included taking 2 load bearing walls down, installing steels, installing a new kitchen etc. We went with a builder who dealt with everything and sent an email quote for the work split into 4 parts to be paid in stages. Stripping out old kitchen, taking…
Hi all, I’d appreciate some advice before I submit an appeal against a private parking charge - I'm not new to this and have contested many tickets in the past, I've read the Newbie thread. The PCN alleges "Out of marked bay.” The car was parked for around 16 minutes in an area of the car park next to a betting shop. This…
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