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Archives for March 2006

Nice one!
I emailed KP 2 days ago about my Hula Hoops because 2 of the bags in the multipack were open, not sealed properly and the crisps were everywhere. I've never mailed or complained about anything like this before, but came home from work earlier and found a letter with a £3 voucher in it apologising for my lack of/and stale…
Asked to reapply for existing Debenhams Storecard - have I been duped?
In Debenhams this afternoon whilst using my storecard (in order to participate in the cardholder’s event – I clear the balance immediately) today I was invited by the assistant to “reapply” for the card if I hadn’t used it for a while or did not have an outstanding balance. After my initial refusal, she added that I would…
dyson vacuum cleaners
hi can anyone give me some advice please. about my broken vacuum cleaner please .dyson will not repair it and my guarentee does not run out till the 4/4/06 all because i have lost my receipt.hope someone can point me in the right direction. thanks andy :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Virgin Active - taken over local Esporta
arrgghh!! blinking Virgin Active - lets see what reply i get!! took me ages to get the email address, so if anyone else has a problem with Virgin Active taking over they're local gym s.conlon@virginactive.co.uk *************************** Dear Sheralynne I understand you are expecting my email. I have been dealing with…
Business 'policies'/red tape and Mesh Computers
Bit of an ongoing saga with my pc. Been playing up for some time and after doing some digging (advice on here and physically opening machine) I discovered 2 of my fans were not working, so it seemed that the machine was overheating. Mesh arranged onsite repair with a company who only has 1 bloke who deals with this area…
Vistaprint Rewards ???
I recently purchased some free business cards from VistaPrint and have today received an email and I am getting a bit worried: You currently have a membership with VistaPrint Rewards, where you can get great savings at many of your favorite retailers and service providers such as Marks & Spencers, John Lewis, B&Q, Dixons…
Southern Rail ticket sales
I tried to order a monthly rail ticket from Southern Rail's website yesterday. After going through the whole process I get to the last page and enter my card details. The amount for the ticket is diplayed plus the total to be charged to my card (which is the same amount). Theres also a listing for postage and card fee,…
Ebay Phone Number.
Hi Does Anyone Have A Phone Number For Ebay, As I Have Now Sent Them More Than 10 Emails Relating To The Same Problem And Cannot Get Answers To The Questions I Am Asking. There Answers Range From Banal To Weird, They Cant Even Tell Me Who There Md Is Or There Address. I Know There Head Office Is In Richond-upon-thames But…
bon jovi gig wembley cancelled
bon jovi gig wembley cancelled and has now been moved to milton keynes
blockbuster :mad:
well i recently signed up for a blockbuster free trial we've received 9 dvds so far and ye none of them have been any newer than 5 years old we have a couple of new releases at the top of the list however never seem to get them and the dvds we do get are hardly playable!!! its a shame really as we would have been happy to…
merton council discrimination - have just fired off a complaint.
ive just spent 2 hours at the council waiting to see someone about re-housing (only got a one bed need a 2) only to be given a form and told to bring it back. i asked if she could fill the form out for me because of my hands and she said no as they dont fill out forms for anyone and theyre too busy. its disgraceful! my…
ClubOptique
I'm really impressed by ClubOptique's service. Placed an order for peroxide type contact lens solution as they were the best price for that product and also ordered a bottle of saline. They rang me the next day to say they were out of the the make of saline I wanted so would I mind of they sent along a different make,…
new virus coming...........
just received this from a mate;- PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS: You should be alert during the next days: Do not open any message with an attached filed called "Invitation" regardless of who sent it. It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which "burns" the whole hard disc C of your…
Credit card scam re Bidz.com
I received this email earlier today from Bidz.com. :eek: I'm a bit worried but think it is just a scam. I've not clicked the link. Can anyone advise if they have had the same please? even spellings are incorrect! Thanks Dear Bisz.com Client, we recently noticed one or more attempts to use your credit card information from…
Boots Rip me off
Went to boots on the 22/3/06 to get some Sure Cotton Fresh roll on, Lever Faberge have change it, and its not as good as their old product. Their new "SURE" has jumped up to £1.54 - £1.89 depending on where you shop. On my visit to Boots I was delighted to see the old style "SURE" on sale. I went to the checkout and to my…
Grr Grr Grr HSBC
We applied for a 0% credit card back in December...got a letter end of January asking for documentation. Sent it off and expected the card through soon...and waited...and waited..and paid interest on BT we wanted to transfer...and waited. Rang up...told to wait. Rang again...told to wait. Waited...got charged more…
blinking cash machines
has anyone else had problems changing their pin number? ive got a new account with abbey and changed my PIN on that card to the same as the one on my other abbey account. i also changed the PIN on my credit card as well to the same so at least i dont have to remember too many numbers. went to the cashpoint today and the…
Comet - never ever use them
My parents bought a new cooker but just after delivery we noticed it was scratched on one side very badly. Tried to ring them on an expensive 0870 number after 20 mins of waiting we were told we couldnt get connected tot he store - try tommorow as they are always busy We found other problems with the cooker - as the grill…
ADVICE PLEASE>>CREDIT CARD DETAILS STOLEN...SOMETHING VERY FISHY
Hi Found out from mbna tonight that someone tried to buy stuff for £70 on the internet the other day using my card details, the transaction was declined, even though they were first successful in a transaction for a pound! MBNA told me the name of the site and I was staggered to realise that I had been on the site for the…
Tesco messed up my order!
:mad: My shopping was half an hour late and I had 2 bags of someone elses shopping (I can only assume that someone else had 2 bags of mine because half of mine was missing!) Tesco said I can Keep the shopping I didn't order and refunded what they didn't send but I have no coffee milk or cerial for the morning and it's to…

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