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Contractor damaged Neighbours wall?
Hi folks, We are having our house rewired - it is a semi, whilst he was channeling the walls to put the wires though he has damaged my neighbours wall, the plaster is cracked and the skirting has come away from the wall. I am concerned about the stability of the wall & obviously repairing the damage to the neighbours…
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John Lewis 'Iris' Chairs
Hi, I bought six of these chairs a couple of years ago. They have been exposed to nothing other than average use yet the legs constanly splay, so we need to manually squeeze them back into position. I reckon we need to do this to each chair monthly. The nuts are getting harder to tighten too as the thread wears. Over…
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terrible soundproofing
Having purchased a two year old apartment we are shocked at the lack of soundproofing.We can hear switches being turned on and off,the people above using the toilet and shower and when we are in the living room we can hear them using pots and pans and cooking from there kitchen which is not directly above us.We can hear…
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E2Save Delivery
Order like the cheapest phone from them £4 comes with £10 airtime. Has anyone delt with this company before, as the last time i never got any airtime and had to wait weeks for a refund by cheque. Also placed the order on wednesday 6th on the checkout page it says the order will be delivered next day by 9PM so come thursday…
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Reclaiming delivery charges
All, I ordered a blu-ray player from Dabs before Christmas, and so to ensure that I received it a few days before Christmas, I paid extra to have it delivered on the 22nd December with next business day delivery. On the date of the expected delivery the local courier had loaded it into his van for delivery, but either due…
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leaking kettle
Hi everyone! I bought a kettle in either october or november from tesco. its a tall one with a clear plastic strip up the side to show how much water you have in it. Anyway i always noticed a bit of water on my work surface but i just put it down to the way i filled it up excetera! However this got worse and i noticed a…
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JD Sports refused to give me a refund
Hi all. I'm new to this forum, so please excuse me if I've posted this thread in the wrong section. So basically, I found myself in a bit of a pickle. About 2 weeks ago, I bought a pair of trainers from the JD Sports store in London, Borehamwood. However, I changed my mind and decided to return them. I took them back to…
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Pedestrian's group! Pavements and paths in icy weather
Hi folks - not sure if this is the best section but I've started a FB group to promote the interests of pedestrians in this snowy, icy weather and hopefully the message might get through to the P.T.B that it's not just roads and cars which need attending to! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=242539337329&ref=nf…
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Boots, half price gift not half price!
I went into Boots on boxing day as they had their usual sale on where all the Christmas stock is half the marked price. All the items are on shelves with the red signs above stating they are half price. I picked up a few items, including an own brand pedicure set, marked price £15, presumed it would be half price, as they…
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Help - Council Tax rights
Hi, I bought a house in Oct 09 and contacted the local council at the time to sort out my Council Tax. After receving nothing in the post, I contacted them again in Dec and their response was: "We still have a systems fault which isn't yet rectified so cannot bill you. We advise you keep the money aside and get back in…
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Returns on faulty products.
Hi there. Srry to bother people but I need advice on a few things and a freind sudgested asking here. I'm trying to clear up a bit of confusion regarding returns on faulty electrical goods. Namely an xbox 360 elite. I bought this console at the end of October from my local Tesco but it failed a couple of days ago with a…
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Ripped off by Website uggboots-australiaUK
My wife placed an order with UGGBootsAustraliaUK (Same site) The amount on the invoice was £72.99 The amount charged to the account (Visa Debit card) was £79.99. The Payment was processed via Patrasys.com. The site is now DOWN for maintenance. So it says! It appears to me that the site is a fake site, and I will be lucky…
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£30 M&S Trousers
Hi, As the title says it, how long should a pair of £30 trousers be expcted to last? I purchased some Travel trousers and they had to be returned because they started to split at the front just below the zipper, that was after a month, now they have started to split again. I have had them since Aug. So would they be…
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Extended Car Warranty
Hi all, Firstly many apologies if I have posted this in the wrong section, I couldnt see where else I could put it. I brought my car, a 2006 reg Toyota Yaris from the main dealer in Derby about 9 months ago. When buying the car, the sales person informed me that they were giving me an extra years warranty on the car, one…
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Faulty wallet - Secret Sales
Hi guys, I'd like a little advice on a faulty item, please. In September I ordered a Smith & Canova leather wallet from Secret Sales. Not sure exactly when it was received, but it shows on the site as being dispatched 30 September 2009. At the start of December, part of the pull tab bit snapped off the zip, making it…
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Hmv ipod touch faulty
hi - bought the ipod touch on sunday from HMV but it doesn't play videos. I still have the receipt and want a refund but HMV state I have to go to apple with an authorisation code and then they will give me an exchange or a credit note. I want a refund - can anyone advise as to my rights please.
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Verbail changes to Contract Period
Hi all, Edit(Sorry I Know I spelt Verbal incorrectly) I’am hoping you kind people can after some advice on changes to a contract termination period. I will try to be the point. I had a contract for child care in place for some 4 years. Last year when we changed childcare arrangements and stopped the nursery, we questioned…
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thought i had bought a netbook
i bought and paid for a netbook online from debenhams on 27 dec. they sent me an email yesterday saying that it had proved impossible to obtain further stocks and returned my money - the netbook is available in the high street but is a lot more expensive. is there anything i can do? i have now lost out as it is going to…
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Help Fraud Gym Membership
Hi, I am in a spot of bother with a certain gym. Basically I enquired about a membership on 22/12/2009, they called me on 23/12/2009 and said if you pay a joining fee today you get 6 weeks free but you are contracted to 12 months including this period. I agreed and said I would pay over the phone but view the gym when I…
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Tesco: not honouring our online order. Where do I stand?
Hi, To cut a long story short, I have been saving tesco clubcard points for two years in the hope that it would pay for my wedding champage. Tattinger was recently on a great offer in stores and online reduced to £22 a bottle. We wanted 12 bottles for the wedding and as such, each store we visited did not have enough…
