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Ticketmaster
I recently purchases tickets from Ticketmaster. Added to the ticket price were a number of charges, including a delivery charge by secure post, that amounted to around £19. The tickets were being delivered by a separate company. The company sent me a letter asking me to arrange delivery - I called their 0870 number and…
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Dolland & Aitchson
Not sure the best place to post this. I need new glasses as my old ones are dropping to bits. It's 18 months since my last test, and although I don't feel like anything has changed, I thought I'd get my eyes tested just in case. I had an eye test at D&A which went ok. The optician said my eyes had changed slightly, so…
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One-TV no delivery no refund
I ordered a tv from one-tv and they took the money from my credit card account on 12-3-2006. Nothing arrived and on phoning the 0870 number it turns out to be a call centre with no contact with the company and all they say is they will make a note on your account. Now 2 months later with no tv and having asked for a refund…
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Joe Public and Free ads.
So I put an advert in the local free ads paper. AIWA CD player, separate, very gwo, model XC3000, black, programmable, random & other features, genuine sale, £25 ono. Just had a phone call. Him: Ello mate im phoning up about the CD player for sale Me: Yes its till for sale and how can I help Him: Is it a seperate Me: Yes…
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BT Yahoo Broadband upgrade problems.
Hiya...I am sooo annoyed at BT Yahoo Broadband. I took up their offer of a faster broadband speed on 10th May and was told that it would be activated by 17 May. Immediately after signing up my broadband connection disappeard. After making 15 calls to BT Yahoo broadband and each one promising to call me back but never did.…
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Fuming....
I have just realised what a decrepid bank N**west is.... I use my N**west account to buy stuff off the internet and I make sure I do not have too much money in the acccount just in case of fraud and stuff like that. I do not keep a big overdraft(only 200 bob or so) and I make sure that I keep within the limits and…
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Identity Frauad/theft - Date of Birth Details
Martin has, I believe, said in the past never never give out your date of birth as it is a dangerous thing to do in these days of ID frauad etc., so I never do. However, I am worried that to sign up on the British gas (house .co.uk) they ask for dob (I didn't) and this morning I get a reply from someone in Telco India…
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Panasonic Spares
Needed a replacement remote for my digital converter box. Looked at eBay and the cheapest I could find was 14.99 plus 2.50 P&P. Total price 17.49 Wondered how much with Panasonic so I rang them and was quoted 8.10 plus P&P .85 plus vat; a total of 10.52. Ordered it and it arrived within two days! Yes they do have an 0870…
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Royal Mail "MAILSORT" No Compensation!
I received items 4 days apart though dispatched same time, from HMV online and Royal Mail state: " I would also like to explain our compensation scheme for delayed mail covers First class and Second class letters, Standard Parcels and items sent by Special Delivery. Bulk mailings posted using our Mailsort and pre-paid…
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Post Office Instant Saver - Watch Out
The Pin and enterprise "secret" numbers come in an envelope with the sort code, account number and name of the account printed on the outside of the envelope so anyone can read it. No valid dates shown on card carrier or card. Account opened with Mr instead of Ms so-and-so so how did this get past their so called security…
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UK Passport service
An absolutely shoddy system. Renewing my passport online, I got a stage where I wanted to save my details, yet the option wasn't there at that stage, so closed the window (without completing the process fully). Did the process again when I had access to a printer at work and could therefore print out the relevant forms…
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River Island - returns
I bought a pair of shoes from River Island for £35 3 weeks ago and have worn them apx 3 times for 2-3 hours sitting yesterday i noticed they had started to come away from the sole - so today i took them back in the box with the receipt the girl kept me waiting at the counter with a huge queue whilst they asked about for…
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John Lennon Liverpool Airport
The clampers in the long stay parking,park out of the designated areas and they love to clamp you even though they have charged you for parking ,imagine returning from holiday ,the kids and bags,and finding a clamp,when you paid them £40 for the weeks parking.This is not moral .
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Daily Star & BVI
A couple of weeks ago the Daily Star ran a promotion whereby you sent a cheque for £1.89 to them and in turn you received a Scary Movie funniest moments DVD. This monring to my surprise I received a decent sized parcel and opened it to find the Scary movie trilogy boxset on DVD which retails at £29.99 and above, in the…
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mobile phone under warranty and manufacturers won't fix
HI ALL, I WAS BOUGHT A MOBILE PHONE AT CHRISTMAS A SONY ERICSSON Z520i, COSTING IN THE REGION OF £130, WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS IT STOPPED WORKING AS IT COULD NOT FIND ANY NETWORK. I WAS ADVISED BY THE O2 SHOP WHERE THE PHONE WAS PURCHASED, HAVING STILL GOT THE RECEIPT THAT IT WAS PROBABLY AN AERIAL PROBLEM AND TO SEND IT…
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GHD hair irons safety case result
don't really know where to put this. Put it in discussions, but don't think many people on here visit there often. For anyone who got faulty irons from GHD you might be interested to know http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0302.txt
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Amazing Bridal/Evening Wear Shop - dressed-2-impress-evening-wear.co.uk
My brothers fiancee has ordered her wedding dress from this online shop: https://www.dressed-2-impress-evening-wear.co.uk We are so impressed with the outstanding service and amazing prices! I would recommend everyone to check out this site. The dresses look fabulous and i'm sure she is going to look a million dollars.…
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Tesco DVD Rental
Hello, I posted this thread in General Discussion but it got no replies then I saw this board and thought it fitted better here. I did a free trial with the Tesco DVD Rental last March, ie. March 2005 and cancelled it at the end of my trial. I have just received a letter today saying that they have not received 1 of the…
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177% apr on £500 loan
Hi Just a quick post as im new here. i received a letter this morning offering a £50 to £500 loan with a typical apr of 177%, i just think this is ridiculous and really worrying. the company was called Provident personal Credit. im just wondering if there is a law against APR's that are this high. has anyone seen higher ?…
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Sreenselect Free Trial - Not so Free! Help!
This is the first thread I have posted so would really appreciate any suggestions and help! I'm a newbie, and took advantage of the £20.00 voucher and 3 week free trial offer from screenselect as detailed on one of the email tips. Got the voucher ok, but have had problems cancelling. Cancellation date was 10th May. I…
