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My stoves cooker
I have had my cooker for about 3 years and the knobs have started to melt, the silver around them has peeled off and when the grill is on the knobs get so hot I have to use the tea towel to turn it off. Is there anything I can do about this? I donno if I have posted in the right place but wanted some advice thanks :o
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Credit Report "Incorrect Information"
Hi There, Apologies if this doesn't appear in the correct part of the forum, this seemed the closest ... so here goes. Everything was fine and dandy with myself, according to my checkmyfile credit reports, 2 of the 3 agencies (Equifax & Call Credit) had me in the high 900's, and Experian at 568 ... (I still don't know if…
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help needed please
hi everyone I have recieved a home shopping order from asda today :mad: which most of the fresh products are dated display 29th march :( also fresh meat has been put in bags with cleaning products thats bust. I have contacted them and was told they were not resending these out again and a manger would ring me back from the…
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Seen it all now
I work part time in the music and video department (important) but was off this day. I was standing in an aisle looking at cheap DVDs when a couple of chavs came up with 3 expensive DVDs, all the same, and put them in the display for £2 DVDs. They then picked one of them and then went in the direction of the checkouts. Me…
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Need consumer advice
I bought a new washing machine from Comet 18 months ago, the door seal neeed replacing 3 times duriing the 12 month warranty period, and now the same fault has developed again for the 4th time- identical problem each time. I don't have extended warranty cover and Comet tell me I now have to pay for repair. Do I have any…
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HP admit Printer is not working properly
Hi guys I'm guessing this is probably a lost cause but if anyone has any handy tips or info on how to get round this I'll be happy to hear them. Bought a HP Printer about 3 years ago. It's only a basic thing does printing and scanning. Has always worked fine until I changed the ink cartridge (not for the first time…
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Is the "Price You See, The Price You Pay?"
Hi, Today I went to a well known supermarket for my weekly shop. While I was at the Newspapers/Magazines I noticed that there was a ticket/label infront of a couple of the Magazines (Economist/NewScientist) with the name of the magazine and a price. i.e. £1.00 Economist and then another with £2.70 NewScientist I thought…
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Stan james bookies
I should have had a credit of £185.00 in my bank account from stan james,my bank account shows they have taken it out instead of putting it in.I have phoned the bank and stan james twice and the bank is saying stan james have debited my account and stan james is saying they have credited it.Meanwhile i am £185 down,what do…
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Urgent - need sound consumer advise...
Electrician just came to fit our new built in oven, it doesn't fit in the hole. The hole is the right size, but when the council re-built our kitchen, they left electrical trunking, mains sockets, and the gas mains right bang smack in the middle of the wall, where the oven is supposed to go........:( How do I go about…
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Lastminute.com is a NO NO!
I found some cheap flights online at lastminute.com last week and proceeded to book the tickets - entering my personal details, filling in this and that and finally clicking the 'Buy Now' button, except, what happens? BOOKING SYSTEM (flamin') ERROR. Great. So I had to call up their contact number or helpline (if you can…
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House fire due to lamp!
Hi, I'm looking for some advice from anyone who would know or have been in similar situations etc... Basically I had quite a bad house fire on Saturday night from a lamp I bought on the Friday night... The story goes I bought the lamp as I live in quiet a rough area and set it up on a timer to come on for a few hours till…
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Any Rights on Made to Measure Curtains?
hello, I am a (very!) long time lurker, but have only just had need to sign up - this is my first post, so please be gentle! I have searched but can't find anything on this. I am asking this on behalf of my mum, who ordered some made to measure curtains in December, and still does not what she ordered. Have tried to do…
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bluetooth headset refund
Hi i bought a bluetooth headset to use for playstation 3, pc and mobile ...from maplins today... just as i was about to pay (by card) i asked if i could return the product if it didnt like it or it didnt work well....for a refund... the lady said that due to hygiene reasons, they would not refund the product and the best…
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Delivery issues...
Hi all, i wonder if anyone knows where i'd stand regarding the following and a subsequent claim for consequential loss? I ordered items online on Weds 24th March, as my order exceeded £100 i was given free delivery although i ordered after the cut-off point for std next day delivery and had to wait until Friday 26th. I was…
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CCJ against Sky Subscribers and still can't get my money
I have got a County Court Judgement against Sky TV for nearly £3,000 as they consistantly overcharged me and refused to refund my money. I therefore took them to court and got the CCJ. However, even though I now have this they have refused to give me my money (ignoring letters etc) and the court bailiffs cannot gain entry…
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wanting to cancel virgin
can anyone tell me if i have to pay a cancellation fee if i leave virgin media due to bad service? i had broadband tv and phone with them since may 09, i moved house and was hoping for a quick easy change over, but in the area where i have moved to doesnt have fibre optic cables so virgin put me on to sky for my tv bt…
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Faulty netbook, no receipt, please help
I bought a netbook from Argos a couple of days ago, and since then it has become apparent the thing is faulty: numerous connection problems with the internet and constant BSOD's. The problems I have returning the product are: 1) I paid cash and have lost the receipt, therefore no proof of purchase. 2) I purchased the…
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who do i complain to?
I bought a gas cooker from argos. it was delivered 11th March, fitted 13th March. i used the oven twice and on Friday 19th March it wouldnt work. Had to throw out the food i was trying to cook. goods not fit for the purpose. phoned argos on saturday who put me through to service engineers. they said the earliest they could…
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Argos Confusion
Argos have 1 product in 3 different brochures, all at different prices :rotfl: The product is a garden table and 8 chairs - product number 652/3385 1 is online stating the 1/2 price offer ends 30/03/10 2 is a brochure stating the 1/2 price offer ends 20/04/10 3 is a new brochure stating only 1/3 price offer 24/03/10 -…
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TravelRepublic...Nightmare Weekend, Views & Advice Welcomed
I'll try not to rant on too much on this one so I'll keep it short and sweet. Booked up in Edinburgh for a weekend short stay with TravelRepublic, who I've used many times before and they've been fine. Advertised hotel was a 3 star with a 2pm check in but we'd been told we could leave our luggage at the hotel and explore…