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virgin active again......
Hi, I aware there are some old threads on Virgin active, although slightly different from my situation. I joined at the time Esporta, It was a friends/family membership which I joined with my neighbour who was already a member. Myself and her mother joined as additionally members on her account. I gave notice in July and…
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Can LA Fitness cancel a membership offer once it's started?
I cancelled my LA Fitness membership a few months ago having been a member for several years. 2 months ago I received a text on my mobile phone from them offering me to rejoin for £31.49 per month. I called and found out there was also a £35 're-joining fee'. I told the manager there that if they waived the rejoining fee…
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new kitchen nightmare!!!!
Hi, Hoping somebody can give me some advise. We had a new kithchen and appliances fitted last week by a small local company. We are happy with the kitchen however upon using the hob for the 1st time last saturday it blew all the electrics in the house, my oh checked the obvious, fuse, plug ect but couldn't find anything…
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Faulty MacBook Pro SuperDrive.
Hi, I posted this in another thread but never got a response regarding it so thought I would create a new thread. My MacBook Pro is two years old come this November. The SuperDrive (CD Rom to non Mac users) has been fussy at reading DVDs since day one. Having researched the issue on the Internet the concensus was it was…
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Wren Kitchens - My Review
UPDATE 29/03/13: Since posting this I received a phone call on the 22nd Feb 13 (2 years after I sent an e-mail of complaint). The call was from Wren Kitchens who wanted to come and look at my kitchen. They came, they saw and they have now rectified all faults and installed new additions and I now have a beautiful kitchen…
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Extended Warranty Repair Timescale
Hi Can anyone give me some advise regarding extended warranty repairs. I booked a laptop in for repair with comet using the extended warranty that a paid £100 for due to the screen being broken (Accidental Damage). To cut a long story short due to an error by the store the laptop was kept in the store for 4 weeks before…
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Railings damaged during soil delivery
Hi, I had some railings broken when soil was being delivered by a company called Springbridge Direct. It was delivered by a truck with a crane but, because of park cars, the bulk bag of soil weighing a tonne would only reach as far as the pavement, the driver suggested that he lift it over the height of the railings and I…
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HELP!!! Prepaid Card Company Has Taken My Money
Hi Guys, Im new to this website can anyone please help me out. I was looking to get a prepaid mastercard as i cant get one with the bank due to my previous history. So i went online shopping for the best provider and deal and i came across blue sky prepaid master cards. I purchesed one from their website and when it came…
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Dangerous product - BBC Watchdog?
Hi All, My first post, so I hope it's in the right place! Was wondering what you guys think would be the best way to publicise this? All I can think of is BBC Watchdog. I bought my mum a pair of wireless headphones from a big name brand. The first pair just broke for no reason. The new pair (for which I had to pay extra…
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When is a closed account really closed?
Hi Just wondered if someone could answer me the question of when is a closed account really closed?? I closed my account with La Redoute last November and in May this year it was reopened by them when some policy by 08000 (?????) renewed. They agree they closed the account but when this policy renewed the account then…
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T-Mobile-iphone4 fault
I have posted this in mobile phone forum but have ben advised to post here. Thanks to those who have already commented. Hi all Hope someone can help... Bought an iphone4 off T-Mobile 30th July 2010 on a 2 year contract. Over the last few weeks the "home" button is becoming unresponsive. I went into the apple store and was…
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Returning something to Tesco after 28 days.
If I purchased an item from Tesco on the 4th of May but I only made aware of an issue with the product last night and my purchase has this issue where do I stand with returning the item for a swap or refund? The manufacturer has know about the issue since day 1 but I don't know if they acknowledged it as a fault or if they…
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Misleading Hotel Website
I have recently returned from a trip around europe with a friend, our first destination was Amsterdam - which turned into a nightmare. A reservation was made via website worldby for the Tulip Inn (Zoetermeer Centre) on the date July 27th check out July 29th (Itinerary number 65536551). We booked the hotel in the good faith…
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Advice with faulty sofa bed
Sorry in advance if I ramble but I need some advice please My parents bought a leather sofa bed from a large store in January of this year. It was delivered in March and straight away they notticed that when you sat on the sofa you tend to slip forward and the cushions don't sit correctly on the frame. They contacted the…
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foreign object in food, help
Ive no idea if im posting this in right place so apologies for that. Im looking for some advice. My mother purchased a bag of Haribo marshmallows for my daughter roughly 2 weeks ago, she cant remember which shop between 2 she got them from. Anyway last night when my partner took the bag out the cupboard he noticed a dead…
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Car hit by Truck tyre...
My car was hit by a truck tyre after it had a blow out. There's a small dent on the roof, lots of scratches to the roof and drivers side of the car. I was told by my insurance company today that the Haulage company are not admitting liability, as they weren't to know the tyre was going to blow. As a result, if I want to…
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help! advice on deposits
I have booked the function room for a party next year however i am horrified after reading on a local news website that the place may be closed down due to underage drinking and drug use. Does anyone have any idea if i can legally have a refund on my deposit as i definately do not wish to have this at the venue anymore =(
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Advice - think i've been scammed.
We use internet sites to find holiday homes and book direct with owners, we tend to do this 2 / 3 times a year and have never had a problem. In June we did the same and booked a caravan for the wifes parents in the UK. After making contact, speaking on the phone we made payment via internet banking with the balance about…
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Want a refund on DD account that is in credit
Returned some contact lenses to opticians putting account £93 in credit but company have continued to take out monthly payments. After phone call asking for a refund of credit I was told it's not company policy. They did offer gift vouchers for glasses that I don't wish to buy or suspend DD for a number of months. Can I…
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Unwanted phone calls from various charities
I'm constantly receiving phone calls from the likes of the RSPCA, RSPB, Cancer research, at least twice a week taking in turns, thanking me for my support and asking for a direct debit of £3/month and it's becoming a nuisance :( It's not that I don't want to help. I would help if I could. I'm unemployed, in debt and a…
