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Comet refund policy?
i have bought a 14inch flat screen tele from Comet last week for my brother at university. however, the accommodation he lives in have no reception at all and i have forced to return the product. the TV has only been plugged in once try to get reception. took the tele boxed with all original bits but been refused for a…
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Olympic holidays - is this letter too harsh?
What do you think? I should go for it? Olympic Holidays c/o Interaction Worldwide Ltd 1 Torrington Park North Finchley London N12 9SU Dear Sir or Madam My partner and I have just returned from an Olympic holiday at the Alefki Apartments in Kavos, Corfu. On the outbound flight, we were informed that the pilot was unable to…
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Warning Bent Dealing
From the Desk of: :rotfl: Mr. Jacob Marks :rotfl: No 10 Amadu bello way :rotfl: Victoria Isiland Lagos, Nigeria :rotfl: Telephone:234-803-7140026 :rotfl: Dear Thanh, Good Day With warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and I hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might…
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HELP!: Bank deducts wrong amount for issued cheque
I was horrified (more from the principle than from the financial discrepency) to find that my bank deducted (and apparently paid out) the wrong amount for a cheque that I had issued. The cheque was distinctly made out in the amount of XX.00 "only" and the amoun taken out was for XX.48 . Albeit not a huge difference, BUT…
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247electrical
The company I work for placed an order for a fridge and microwave on the 23rd of August 2005. It's now the 27th of September - we have received neither and have had to queue for ages on the phone to get any information. Details are Placed order on 18th August. Money for both items was taken from our credit card on the…
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Lowest on the web aka Evesham. Please Help!
Lowest on the web aka Evesham. I bought a 30” LCD TV from them last week, due to having to move and dump my old broken TV it took me two days to get it in place and working. I then noticed that the picture was way to bright and couldn’t be adjusted I sent two emails both of which have been ignored. Their phone support cost…
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Credit agreements
OK just to recap here all is well Remember that the Law gives you no coling of period unless You sign it at home or at YOUR place of work AND you have discussed the credit in person face to face.thats the law Its not fair i know but i have learned that if you do want to change your mind then you have to depend on somebody…
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Local Council refuse collection
We have recently been given 2 bins from our local council. A brown bin, for waste food, garden waste and cardboard etc. A black bin, for non recyclable waste. These are collected on alternative weeks. Yesterday it was collection day of our non recyclable waste! In 2 weeks, we have 2 extra bags, which would not fit inside…
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Asda Shopping Online Nightmare
Always used Tesco online but recently got a 10.00 off voucher for asda so gave it a go, ordered on the tuesday and the earliest delivery was Saturday evening, fine by me even though I really needed it before but that was not my complaint, when it actually arrive which was on time there was half my thing undeliverable as…
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waiting in for tradesmen
This is only a little vent, a pet hate of mine, waiting in for tradesmen. I am sitting here twiddling my thumbs waiting for an upholsterer from Argos to come and inspect my 5 month old sofas which are faulty. I've waited nearly a month for them to find the time to call and I have an appointment 'before 12'. I did ask…
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Phishing
I get an email almost every day with the subject line Re[..], in the brackets is always a number and the sender is always a person's name. I just delete these without opening but what concerns me is that the email address that they are sent to is not always MY address, it is part of it but not always the full correct email…
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Can sainsburys do this?
I went in to sainsburys yesterday afternoon with my boyfriend and we went to look at the toys with my daughter. We saw a Baby born doll which had a sticker on saying £5. I thought it was to good to be try, as the shelf label said £32.00. We went to the checkout after shopping and were referred with doll, to customer…
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Wanadoo/Freeserve - cant update my website and they cant help
I just have to let out some steam! A long time ago - probably 5 or 10 years since I made a website with Freeserve for my Mums holiday cottage business. I never tried to update it until the last month or so when I have not managed it at all. It was with Freeserve before they merged or were bought out by Wanadoo. I thought…
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Royal Mail Redirection
My husband went into the main post office in Hythe on 12th October to arrange our mail redirection for 6 weeks starting from 20th October. 22nd October and we are still getting our mail delivered to our home address, not my parents. So I rang up and they only received the instruction on the 21st!!!!! Sure enough a letter…
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Public Domain Profit Plan - scam?
I've received an email offering a 'Public Domain Profit Plan' information package about how to make money out of public domain works (books, music etc.). They want £67 for the package, supposed 30-day money-back guarantee. Sounds too good to be true, so probably is? Does anyone have any experience of this sort of thing -…
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advice re: out of date food purchase
Popped into a Tesco Express tonight and bought some beef jerky with other items. Got home opened the jerky and tried it, it seemed ok, then checked the pack and the date was best before 17th May 2005. Just wondering what should i do next?
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college course rip off!
not sure if this is the right place to post this... could do with some advice really ive just paid £220 for a beauty therapy course at my local college. its 3 hrs a week for under a year. on the first day they told me i had to pay £54 for a uniform and £57 for a make-up kit. this had never been conveyed previously! i…
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Wallis charity charm bracelets on eBay
These limited edition bracelets were sold at Wallis for £15 each with all money going to Cancer Research. Now that they have sold out, greedy people are selling them on eBay for a HUGE profit. I think this is disgusting. I had a look, and about 95% of the sellers do not mention any intention to donate a percentage of the…
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Be aware of.......247Electrical.co.uk
I bought a Fridge from them online last Friday 16th Sept. they debited my CC right away told me I would get it in 3 days paid £9.99 del. I rang them twice yesterday[Thursday] and sent two emails as fridge still not here. They said by email and phone they have chased it up and I would get it today well it never came.Their…
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The Post Office. can they get any greedier... yes they can.....
I posted this on the eBay board but thought I would come and have a moan here as well - will also post this on the small business board as this effects everyone in business and will have a serious knock on effect for the small business trader like myself. :mad: Well, I have received a leaflet that outlines the new charges…
