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Archives for May 2004

Lloyds TSB
Hi, I've never posted before but had to tell someone about the bad experience my girlfriend has just had with Lloyds TSB. She moved a few months ago and didn't change her address with Lloyds. She had an old account which was £500 overdrawn and, as she never used it any more, she completely forgot about it. She got her mail…
Pornography
Thats probably got everyones attention! I'm sick of it and had to vent my spleen somewhere... How comes I keep getting it sent to me via e-mail! These companies who supply the stuff make me sick, particularly those who dress up their e-mails as something that looks important! >:( Glad I got that off my chest....if you want…
be careful if delvry guy wants to use phone
luckily Id come across this scam before a few days ago a guy in a plain white van knocked here with a parcel, now then I was in the garden and had watched him try to deliver the same parcel next door. so I naturally assumed that he was asking me to take it in no, he said " Mrs JOhnson?" "no" i replied oh he says oh well I…
Selling cars via 'www.automatch.info'
Advertising my father's car through AutoTrader has only seemed to attract numerous canvassing callers from other 'auto selling firms'. One of these is at http://www.automatch.info who couple this line of business through their 'Dial for a loan' business advertised on ITV and Sky and in supermarkets [apparently]. They…
Police
something well scarey just happened to me, may not sound much but it seemed like it to me, and i think i need to just offload it - if no one minds! live in not the nicest area in the world and in flat on my own and someone rings the doorbell. obviously not gonna answer at after half twelve at night (have had ppl come round…
Clarkes shoes
Bought some Clarkes shoes for my toddler about 3 months ago, which he's been wearing almost every day, had no problem with them until this week when some of the stitching came undone. They were also quite scuffed (climbing frames!). Took him back to the store to get him some new shoes, told the assistant about the…
Looking a fool!!
After stating that i used the National Express quite happily on: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Travel;action=display;num=1084333583;start=0#2 I found today that a ticket is £2 more expensive using a discount card. So i have sent a complaint entitled "some discount". I know, I should be polite…
lloyds/tsb
Son had phone stolen but was covered by select banking with lloyds/tsb Phoned details in, hey presto, new phone delivered to door ,no probs ;D ;D ;D Phone from carphone warehouse and courier .....rang the bell ;D ;D ;Dresult ;)
BEWARE: www.Sweetcollect.co.uk
got an email from this site saying if I joined I would get sent a free bag of skittles. filled in the loads of crap you need to do (took ages,,signing up for other services) and then replied to my confirmation email. They then told me that part of the joining procedure is to recommend 3 friends and them actually joining!…
Liddl carrier bags
apart from the fact that at 3p they are a rip off has anyone noticed they are getting smaller and smaller I know I should take my own, I always forget but im starting to remember as I hate being made a mug of also the trolleys there are now like chariots takes me all my time to push and empty one let alone a full one
direct debit
Watch your utility direct debits, I recently checked my mother-in-laws and found her gas was14months in credit phone 10months and electricity 13 months in credit I reclaimed over £750 for her and she doesn"t have to pay anything for 3 months.
Halifax
My boyfriend has been duped by the Halifax (without me knowing, otherwise he'd have never have been stung). He has - sorry had - a small amount of money in a savings account with them. Due to the amount of money he had it was suggested that he opened a "Saver Reward" account as it had a "very competitive" rate of interest.…
Currys
I have had some incredible service from Currys. I bought a Sanyo vacuum cleaner from Currys online in February and when I tried to use it it made funny noises. I called Currys online and they told me to either book to have the courier come back and collect it for an exchange or take it to my local store who would change…

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