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Discussion List
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Halifax One Card
Hi, I received my Halifax One Card this morning. I only applied because of the 9 months interest free period on balances and transfers. The start date on my account is listed as the 19th March. I didn't get the card until the 29th so they are trying to take 10 days off me. I have complained to a very nice person in…
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Express Delivery Rip Off
Have you paid extra for postage to ensure express delivery and not recieved the goods or they are not delivered on time. I have decided to name and shame and at the same time warn others of the dirty deeds of some of these companies. SVP.CO.UK suppliers of blank DVDS, CDS etc. I paid £4.99 1-2 day delivery on the 23 March…
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EBAY/PAYPAL SCAM
Ebay / paypal fraud The scam is as follows The fraudster opens a paypal and ebay account using a fake address . they then sell non-existent goods on ebay (usually for a very competitive price ) and only accept Paypal as payment . the money received from this sale is then used as payment for items such as mobile phone top…
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Junk Mail
ANYONE READING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME:This thread started out as a complaint about chain letters and how they could be posted without a stamp, it then turned more into comments on junk mail and what to do about it, hence the thread title and topic content change.********************** My daughter received a chain letter…
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liz earle
I have ordered skincare products from https://www.lizearle.com a few times now and an very impressed with the customer service. All items are wrapped in tissue paper and with each order I have received a free sample from the range. If you need to return anything in the order they send you a freepost label. A bottle of…
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First Direct
I have to give a thumbs up to First Direct who, for no particular reason apart from me asking (in a jovial way), reduced my Gold card interest rate from 13.9 to 0.00 for 6 months, for purchases and transfers. Not at all bad.
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Text Message con....DO NOT REPLY
I have just received the following text message; You are being contacted by our dating service by someone you know! To find out who it is, call from a landline 090 5000 1139 Po box 45W2TG150P (wonder what that will net them in premium rates) Obviously have no intention of ringing it. Perhaps coincidental, have never…