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Currys "Always Lowering Prices"
We've been monitoring the "in stock" status of a Belling cooker on Currys website for the last two and half weeks as they are the only people that stock the model we wanted. Each day I'd go onto the website morning, lunchtime, evening and before bed and type in our postcode to be informed "due to high demand this item is…
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Nationwide Autocentres
Hi I took my car (2002 Megane Convertible) in for major service into nationwide autocentres in cardiff and was told that there was fluid in the rear brake drums and that both pads and discs were below legal limit. I hvae since taken the car to an independent mechanic who has measured these and they are well above the legal…
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Passport Office.
Fast Passport Service. I sent my sons passport application away last monday 09/01 and the new one arrived back on the friday13/03. 5 Days. :T
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LOVEFILM - this makes me so mad !
The DVD rental website Lovefilm have removed the facility to cancel your subscription online, requiring instead you to phone an 0870 number and 'pay them' to allow you to cancel... why do businesses insist on using 0870 numbers ? Don't they realise its fast becoming the equivilent of publicly giving their customers 'the…
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Possible rant about Tetley's (NOT BEER!!!!!!)- am I justified??
Somerfield edit - sorry, it was Morrison's - have Tetley's fruit teas - the ones in the cylindrical tubs - BOGOF atm so I bought 2 :j When I got home I put them in a pile with my existing Green Tea. Then I noticed. The green tea has 25 bags in every packet. The new ones have only 20 bags. Is this just a fluke - did green…
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Comet!! Help and advice needed
I brought an orange SPV C550 pay as you go online from comet for £109.99 with a 512 meg storage card, however when it arrived i first noticed that they had over charged me and then upon closer inspection the phone only had a 128 meg card with it :mad: , so i phoned up comet (0870 number) and was on the phone for 45 minutes…
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Mothercare mislead me! What shall I do?
Hello everybody. Last year I was going for 3 months hollydays abroad. We was looking for light holiday pram. In the Mothercare catalogue it have stated that Quinny Zapp is smalest pram and cataloge showed weight 6 kg. So we have bought it. I have unpacked it day before the trip. And it seemed to me a bit heavier then 6 kg,…
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Highbury (Front, Home, Play, Gardens Monthly, XBM, P2 & others) Subscriber Warning
Highbury House the parent company of Highbury Entertainment & Highbury Lifestyle who publish the following magazines: Home Cinema Choice Woodworker Radio Control Models & Electronics Front The Real Homes Magazine Practical Woodworking Gardens Monthly Inspirations For Your Home Home What Video Widescreen Entertainment…
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Deagostini
Okay - let off steam here.... My OH subscribed to their 'War Movies DVD' collection last year, 1 every fortnight, £7.99 each. Yesterday I checked my bank account and saw that they had taken out £35.91 instead of the usual £15.98, so I phoned them up. First thing that annoyed me was that the person I spoke to was French -…
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Post Office Insurance website GGGRRRR!!
I read the report here about £50 cashback when taking out Car and House Insurance with the Post Office so as my car Insurance is due at the moment I thought I would give it a go along with getting a quote for the house Insurance... Twice I spent ages putting in all the details and then when I clicked the button to 'GET…
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Vodafone
Having problems with a 'cancelled' vodafone contract, I called the companyback in september to cancel, and they told me to write to a address telling them I wanted to cancel the contract, the irony of having to write to a telecommunications company in order to cancel a contract, thought nothing more of it, so went to…
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Historic Toys and Games
I ordered a wooden replica bow and arrow from https://www.historictoys.co.uk on Monday as part of my panto costume. It cost £7.20 and £3.00 for delivery. The site stated that the item should be sent within 48 hours but that I should expect to wait ten days for delivery. I was so excited when a big post van arrived this…
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McDonalds Drive Thru
I know McDonalds are crap anyway but they annoyed me and i need to moan. Couldn't be bothered to cook so went Mcdonalds. Used 2 vouchers from their new promo, anyway, first of all got overcharged, complained to the manager then got the amount they had overcharged back. Got half way home then realised that hadn't given me a…
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studio says
got my statement from studio recently and it said my account is overdue so they have charged me £20 admin charge and £1 service charge. i emailed them - as you can never get though on the phone - anyway 6 days later they replied and told me as i hadn't paid by the due date they had every right to charge me. fair enough…
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Screen Select; Anyone Else Trapped?
As regular viewer here cannot believe I have been caught out. Went for FREE trial 20 Dec ending 19 Jan so cancelled 16 Jan but they STILL sent out dvd 16 Jan and demanded return by 18 Jan (2 days early than trial end) or would be charged £9.99. Final dvd returned 18 Jan. Realising would be charged anyway decided to reverse…
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Thank you Sainsbury's
I recently bought some wine from Sainsbury's, putting it into one of those carriers. In the time it took to walk from my car to my house (a few metres) the box completely failed and I ended up with a couple of broken bottles of (cheap) wine. Irritating. I emailed their customer services, they got back to me a few days…
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9ct gold ring
husband bought me a new ring for christmas and i do like it and i chose it myself....anyway it was in the window as 9ct cubic z but last night i only noticed that the shoulders and the claw that holds the stone looks silver....i cant wear silver and wondered why my finger was itchy all the time.... could someone give me…
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No goods no refund from 247 electrical
Has anybody had dealings with this company? I placed an order over Christmas which had not been dispatched by the 11/01 as agreed. I cancelled the order on 12/01 and have still not recieved either my refund or confirmation that my order has been cancelled. I have emailed them several time with no response. Everytime I try…
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Exactly what is La Redoute's definition of 7 -10 days.
I recently placed an order for some clothes with my catalogue La redoute. I am going on a day out, and I needed some jeans as my old ones are past wearing. I am going on Saturday. I ordered them on 9th Jan 2006 and was told my order should be with me in 7-10 days. Now, going from my other catalogue, they usually take about…
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Parking Fine (previous occupant) & enforcement -The Occupier
Hey dont you think it would be a good idea if there was a consumer complaints forum on this site to indicate where big organisations are really doing you down? Anyway I will start off with my first post which relates to Westminster City Council. The previous occupant of my flat received a parking fine which I inadvertently…
