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B&Q non existent Makita 18v offer
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/templates/content_lookup.jsp?content=/special_offers/special_offers.jsp&noleftnav=true&menu=specialoffers Scroll to the bottom of the page Makita 18vCombi Drill Phoned up B&Q after trying to buy this on line. I was passed from pillar to post by customer service............. It turns out the…
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LLOYDS TSB - T & C help!!!!!!
Dear All I have a bit of a complicated situation with Lloyds. Have had a joint account with my ex husband I think about 5 to 6 years ago. When I separated (and ultimately divorced) the account was overdrawn about £4000. I had no direct contact with the bank for a number of years I was unwell after the separation and the…
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Bright house
Hiya all, Im new here and was hoping if possible for a bit of advice?!!lol I was claiming benefits when I went to brighthouse for my sofa,washing machine and tumble drier. Iam now working!!(yay) I originally got the sofa on a monday and told them that monday was my best day to pay,no problem.about 3 months later my washing…
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Beating VAT increase?
I am looking at buying a new kitchen and am wondering what the situation is regarding the VAT increase in the New Year. I am thinking of ordering the goods & paying the deposit before the New Year, however the balance would be paid & the goods delivered after January. Would I have to pay the new rate of VAT on the balance,…
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mobile phone problems
My son has a problem with his mobile that his dad bought for him for Christmas, he would like to know where he stands now.. http://forum.o2.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=50927 original phone was repaired (or tried to) 2 or 3 times, a known fault, o2 decided to replace phone and now this one is behaving in the same way. Can he ask…
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Furniture shop refuses to change order
Hello all, i would be grateful for any advice: I bought a bookshelf from a furniture shop 7 days ago which had an estimated delivery time of 12 weeks. I went to the shop today thinking that i would be able to cancel the bookshelf and instead order a larger (and more expensive) version of the same bookshelf. Instead, i was…
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Argos refuse refund - help appreciated thx
Hi My parents wanted a gazebo from Argos. As they don't drive, I took my mum in my car to their local Argos about 3 weeks ago when I was visiting with my kids (we live 200 miles away). We bought a gazebo and when I returned back to my home they tried it out. It was bigger than they had thought and too flimsy on a windy…
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Trouble in store?
Contacted Asda and still no reply to my query. So, has any one else encountered this? You go to checkout (online) and put in which card you want to pay with/then enter security code from the card. Only on this occasion I entered a code from a different card (different number) and it still accepted payment:eek::eek::eek: Is…
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Uncle Ben's (not for the soft of stomach)
Hi all, Purchased an Uncle Ben's Egg Fried Rice sachet on the way home from work today, put it in the microwave and opened the sachet to be greeted with what's in the photos below. It's obviously disgusting, and I'm not even sure I know what it is, but does anybody have any thoughts/experiences as to how to deal with this?…
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Sky should never have installed the dish!
I signed up with Sky's all three packages in winter when the there was no leaves on a very very large tree from my neighbours garden that blocks my entire house, front, back and even the chimney. After two months the leaves grew and the TV signal started to dissappear. On the 4th engineer visit, he concluded that "there is…
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Argos help
Hello This week I bought online from argos, a much needed cooker, I only paid £179.99 but being a single mum I had to get the best price. Just hours after I paid online they added a £30 off code to the cooker, I was abit anoyed and wrote to them expressing my anoyance which now I understand that life! So I recieved my…
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Bike broken within a week. How should I deal with this?
Ds got a new bike last Sunday and already the chain has come off 5 or 6 times and the wheel has slightly buckled. Ds is a plodder and rides a bike a bit like an old man so it certainly hasn't been mistreated. Now, this is the problem. DH took the bike back to Halfords this morning and they replaced the buckled wheel from…
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Parcel delivered but I did not receive it!
Looking for a wee bit of advice here. I ordered something from next a few weeks ago. I was away on holiday last week and came home yesterday to find an e-mail from next on Tuesday informing me my parcel was on it's way. Problem is I have never received nor was there any cards through the door. Went to their tracking…
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Section 75 for used car
Hi all I'd be hugely grateful if anyone could offer me some advice. Just over a month ago, we purchased a 5 year old XC90 from a non-volvo dealership. Everything has been fine until last week when we started to get various fault codes coming up and now the delightful thing will start but not move. Its off to our local…
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Flight cheaters
I used a company called flighthunters.co.uk whom also trade under seabreeze holidays ltd based in greenford. I enquired about a flight to singapore. The agent quoted me £640 and told me it would be £50 to hold the flight. I asked if I changed my mind would I get my money back, I was told yes. I gave my email address and…
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Mail I haven't asked for
Hi guys, sorry if I've posted in the wrong place.. My mum is receiving loads of mail for me at her house even though I haven't lived there for 3 years, this has been happening for the past 4 or 5 months now, I'm getting loads of sim cards, loads of things I've apparantly signed up for (the one that came yesterday was that…
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Door lock broken outside of warranty
hi spent many months reading posts, learnt a lot and saved a little money as well. lBut time to ask a question Had a new porch fitted about 3 years ago, the company who did it are large, advertise in all the local papers (full page) each week and we used them on a personnel recommendation. The only thing is they do not…
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Price change
I've just brought something off ebuyer and now see the price has dropped by £20. The item hasn't been shipped yet. Can I demand the new price, or should I cancel the order, then re-order?
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Bank complaint
Hi, I need some advice. I have been with my bank, Alliance and Leicester, for some years. They have now been taken over by Santandare. Last week I discovered that since this happened my monthly statements have been sent to the incorrect address. I received one of my statements through the post last week, it had been opened…
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I have been scammed - Iphone on Gumtree
Ok Well, I have been scammed of 290 for an Iphone I know I am never going to receive, which I had bought for someone I had checked things out as it was on Gumtree, and I know its got no safety precations, but I chcked with the guy for his name, paypal address, email address, he even gave me an address but its clear its a…
