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Archives for October 2005

CURRYS (Mastercare)
our 6mth old tumble dryer would not heat up, called currys, mastercare man deployed, honestly 5 mins the problem was sorted, 2 new thermostats and jobs a good un. even left us the box for the bits so when the warranty runs out and it pack in again (more than likley knowing my luck) i can get somemore and fit 'em myself.…
Help needed regarding goods not ordered
today i arrived home to fina two packages had been left with my neighbour! it turns out they are from a well known online reatiler and their contents sre worth £2500 I HAVE NOT ORDERED THESE, OR EVEN ENQUIRED ABOUT THESE PRODUCTS OR PAID FOR THEM, BUT THEY ARE IN MY NAME! i need help with regards to the ownership of these.…
Debenhams Sale - Website?
sorry if this is the wrong place, but i am trying to get on the ~Debenhams website, and its almost impossible.... finally got on and wanted to order a food processor - £72.50 inc delivery - cheeky charging delivery - but my gift card is only for £50 (gifts from work re having baby) and i cannot use 2 cards! am soooooo…
Is This A Scam?
Today I received a letter from a company called W. Anderson attaching four scratch cards giving me the opportunity to win some wonderful prizes. I am always very sceptical about things like this and normally bin them immediately. As expected, I won a prize on three of the four scratch cards!! However, one prize is for…
M&S - I've found a pube in my pud!!!!
Please help, last night I found a rather repulsive thick black (pube looking)hair in an M&s summer berry cheescake. URGH, I here you all reply, yes it made me and my husband, who had eaten the remainder of the pud after a meal feel quite nauseous. So I decided to ring M&S Meadowhall food hall where the pudding was…
W H Smiths web site price
Oh heck Just bought the new nigel slater book from smiths for £20. Then I see it on smiths web site for £12.50 AAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH :mad:
Instore Price Label Error
Hiya, just wondering if anyone can help with what is I am sure an old chestnut and must surely be on a FAQ somewhere, if only I could find it. :confused: major high street store clothing. They price all items with an individal lable with a preprinted barcode, various ref numbers and price. in their sale, new reduced prices…
Estee Lauder compliment
I went to the Estee Lauder Brow Bar located in Selfridges B'ham. The assistant was really lovely and not at all pretentious. I sent a compliment to Estee Lauder and they sent me free cosmetics through the post. I was overjoyed as I had genuinely been pleased by the service and did not expect anything by sending the…
Parcel couriers......aghhhhh!!!!!
Just got home and noticed a 'We have tried to deliver card' in my porch.... with 'left in bin' written on it. My wheelie bin had just been emptied this morning and the lazy sod of a delivery driver had dropped my parcel in it!! As you can imagine, it was covered in 7 kinds of ****... and I had to turn the bin on its side…
Play.com DVD-R sent !!!
Just a warning, I ordered a dvd from play.com and was sent a copy :eek: The dvd was not sealed and instead of receiving an original dvd it contained a printable dvdr. I have emailed them and returned the dvd for a full refund, but I am extremely annoyed and will not be using them again :mad: :mad:
Flaming doctors surgeries
I got to get this off my chest. Today I had an appointment to see the nurse for a check-up as my asthma is getting worse of recent months. The appointment was at 1 pm. I waited there until 1.25pm and couldn't wait any longer as I had a dentist appointment just across the road at 1.30pm. I noticed when I went to surgery the…
First Aid Cream burnt my sons hand!!!!
Need some advice-I am worried sick. My 3yr old staved his fingers on Fri afternoon after a fall. When putting on a bandage to protect his hand from further knocks he asked me to put on the "magic cream"(antiseptic cream) contained in the kit. I checked the expiry date and instruction and put a little on his fingers to…
Amazon mail - is it a spoof ?
I am a seller on Ebay and get requests all the time for me to update my detils bothm from Ebay and Paypal, but today I have received one from Amazon saying tht they are introducing a new account veritifcation procedure and asking me to click on a link to update my details. I assume this is a spoof mail so haven't done…
Royal Mail Lost Parcel
On Friday, I came home from work to find a "sorry you were out" card on the doormat. It didn't say what type of package it was, only that it had been taken back to the delivery office. I called in on Saturday morning, but there was nothing under our name on the shelf. The lad checked the special and recorded delivery…
Littlewoods Even More
Oh wow, where to start.... Saw this bed I wanted on Littlewoods even more, online, ordered bed and waited (new customer to them). Order rejected as I did not have enough credit, here I'll pay by card I say, fine order accepted they say, oh no, wait a mo, order rejected they say. By this point I had spoke to them several…
really annoyed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hi there all, i am so annoyed at the mo, ive just opened yesterdays mail and a letter from barclays to tell me that they have charged me £10 for being 18p over my overdraft limit!!! no wonder im in debt with their silly high charges. Anybody agree?????
royal mail - 'standard parcels' service
why do royal mail offer this service? why not just incorporate this into a signed for service? my mate sold 4 laptops and he insured all 4 for £500 each.... and all 4 havent beenm delviered? so obviosu the buyers are pulling a fast one? meaning he will be out of pocket for at least £2k even though he will get the…
dell delivery
Ordered a computer for my daughters birthday and It was to be delivered on her birthday. They were unable to confirm wether it would be a morning or afternoon delivery slot so I waited in all day. Apart from going to pick up from school for 10 mins and I left a note. Delivery was between 8am and 6pm. Yes you guessed it was…
Blood from stone! Bargain crazy!
Bought a Table and chairs of Bargain Crazy..23rd Sep, Money came out around 26/27th, 2 weeks later no show! 3 weeks later no show, 3 phone calls promised to phone me back 3 times, failed to phone me back! I canceled the order a week ago with great difficulty, they said they'd phone within 48hrs to let me know it had been…
Faulty Boots from Clarkes (and their poor service)
Hi Folks, Basically I was wondering if someone can give me guidance on the next step here. Bought a nice pair of leather boots for work in the Clarkes sale in the spring. Nice solid ankle high leather boots with a heel, but a solid stacked heel (not a teeny stiletto). Wore the boots for about two months then summer came…

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