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Long-time Forumites will have seen tales of retailers clamping down on customers they feel have made too many returns. How often do you find yourself returning goods you've bought online? Do you only return things that are clearly broken or not up to scratch? Or are you happy to send something back if you've changed your…
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Trying to do more digging on how to do this. I don't learn too well with text on a screen but can follow a video better. I found a write up & it lost me but then I found a video & once I saw it I think it's basically the same thing. So I get that you get 2 piggy backs, you expose the wiring of one & crimp in to the other.…
Just before Christmas my car was in a designated parking space and a drunk driver crashed into it. In fact she crashed into several cars and shunted them all together. The police came and hauled her off My insurance paid for a hire car and for my car to be repaired. So far so good The problem is the defendants insurance…
Sorry for the vague title but not sure how to meaningfully title it otherwise Parents are both well and living Their will is spilt equally between 3 children One child lives abroad, Terrible with money and fiscally irresponsible and will not do anything remotely admin wise. When the time comes for the will to be…
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Hi All, I am looking for some advice, I'll be talking to Payplan and/or National Debtline too, but figured it couldn't hurt to ask here as well. Here is my situation: I have about £20,000 worth of debt, Credit cards, loans, store cards, you name it. I got into this situation after my wife became ill and was unable to work,…
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