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Office Space Fraud?
Hi I'm new to this and apologise if this is in the wrong forum post! I am a young person who decided to try out an office space from Regus...for a three month contract and see whether it was worth it etc. Putting down 2 months deposit and one months rent to start off with, anyway, I decided not to continue and moved out…
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What should we ask Staples to do?
My friend purchased a laptop from Staples last week. This evening, my husband went to her house to help her set it up as she was struggling to get it up and running. She needed it urgently to do some research for a new job she is taking on in 10 days time, so obviously not bein able to use the laptop properly has "cost"…
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Yet another Comet story!
A few months ago I bought an Indesit Cooker from an on-line electrical store (not Comet). Unbeknown to me at the time, the cooker actually came from Comet. The cooker was part of a new kitchen build and somewhere in the process one of the handles broke and this is where the story begins. 1. Ring Comet to explain that I…
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Wrongful trading? Fraud? Or normal trading activity prior to liquidation???
I placed an order for goods from Diamond Bathrooms over the internet (they have a showroom in Dudley and had been recommended on this site) on the 2nd August, I had put all the items in my basket over the weekend and when I tried to add another item on the Monday it would not update and just said "Catalogue Suspended" I…
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Refused instore promotion at Boots
Hi, could anyone advise if I have any claim on the following. I have tonight been to a boots store and purchased a 50ml Armani code perfume, mainly because there is a poster up saying buy any 50ml armani fragrance and get a free armani leather bag. When we got it to the till we were refused the bag because they said the…
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ASDA battery acid in eye!
i was looking for some advice in terms of what compensation i can demand/ expect from ASDA... i bought some shopping online, including two packs of AAA Zinc Chloride ASDA Smartprice batteries (6 per pack) it says on the back of pack that best used in low capacity appliances such as remotes, calculators etc. I bought them…
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Royal mail recorded Delivery delivered but no signature.
Hi, If royal mail deliver a parcel but don't show parcel delivered and no signature on their web site. They have charged me for a service I did not receive. Am I entitled to refund of the recorded payment or the whole postage? Their forms don't have this option to claim. Any suggestions as we have a load of parcels not…
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letter of creidit
Can anybody advise whats the go . Basically seen something (usually to good to be true) from china.beeing the overlycautious person I am I want to find out ho safe my money will be if paying by letter of credit. Seems from hat I have read it's obviously safer than,bank transfer , moneygram and good ol western (dissapear…
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DFS has delivered my sofa the wrong way round
Hi all, I have just took delivery off a corner sofa from DFS. My problem is is that we ordered a left hand facing chaise but now the sofa has come we have received a left hand facing arm. The paperwork we signed says LHF "i presume left hand facing". Now i looked on the website and some corner sofas say left hand facing…
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second fault on a brand new washing machine help!
i bought a new washing machine in april 2010 it was fixed under guarentee three wks ago. yest it started to do the same thing again. i phoned up and yes yet again the engineer is coming out to replace the part but im not satisfied as it has gone wrong twice in four months what happens when the years guarentee runs out ill…
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Virgin Media
Firstly, I'm not sure if this is the right place for this so please feel free to move it if needed. We moved in to a new flat 6 weeks ago, and found that we were in a cable area so we had no choice and had to go for Virgin Media. We signed up on the internet 5 weeks ago, and after waiting for 2 weeks of nothing happening,…
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My TV is on the blink....
Hi, I bought a Technika Tv from Morrisons about a year ago and now its started flickering. I found manual so can contact support, but I cannot find the receipt Manual does state that I need to keep packaging well that is the first thing I get rid off.. Anyway I did remember I had to fill in a form with my postcode at…
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Bird escapes from bird cage?! - advice pls
Hey, I bought a budgie recently together with a bird cage from a local pet shop. The bird cage was recommended to me as appropriate for the budgie. I arrived at home yesterday after leaving the bird to herself for a day and the bird wasn't in the cage. Everything was locked but there was no bird. Eventually I found the…
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Comet *sigh*
Hi, Can anybody tell me what constitutes a reasonable amount of time for the life of a laptop ? I ask because after 20 months trouble free existence our HP laptop stubbornly refuses to boot up, I have run it past the IT chaps at work and they cannot find what may be causing the problem and so have diagnosed a chronic…
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Refused money back
I recently purchased a set of roof bars from Halfords and they were fitted by the Halfords representative (£19.99 for the 'privelege'). After driving on the motorway for the first time since the bars were fitted it was clear that a terrible high picthced whistle was evident after 60 mph (unbearable noise). The Halfords…
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M&S - refund after 2 years cos didn't hit my bank a/c?
Hi This is a total long shot. My OH thinks I don't stand a chance:rotfl: However, I am looking at my receipts and bank statements (having to do a huge catch up from 2008 - I know I left it a long time!) I found out that though in June 2008, M&S issued a refund receipt for some items, the refund didn't hit my bank account…
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Homebase!!!! GGRRRRR
Hi, I have just bought 12 doors via the homebase website over this bank holiday weekend. The website promotes a 15% discount on all products during this weekend and this is over and above any discounts already available, all you have to do is enter discount15 at the checkout page. The doors I purchased were listed as…
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Annual Credit Report took money -and delivered nothing in return
Last summer I signed up to Annual Credit Report and paid for premium membership at £4.97 a year so I could see my full credit score. It seemed a good choice as I had previously had a free trial from Experian which is something you can't repeat (if you try you will just get charged). In July this year, I was charged £4.97…
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Reclaim Direct Debit Charges
Hi We have been paying over 12 months of charges for swimming lessons by direct debit. We informed the leisure centre my son wouldn't be attending but don't have any evidence of this. Can I claim back the money? What if the leisure centre say they have no recoed of us cancelling the lessons and it is our word against…
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My builder went bankrupt
We just found out the our builder has gone bankrupt, taking with him about £5000 of our money. His lads waited till we were out and came and grabbed their tools, but they have left the scaffolding up. Can I legally sell it to recover some of the money he owes us?
