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Test and vote aaargggh help !!
I have a long running issue with The survey company test and vote(for those who arent familar with them you collect points by doing surveys which then gets converted into amazon vouchers), i ordered my first voucher for Amazon with them back in April and after waiting several weeks I contacted them and was advised that…
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Driving instructor disputes
Hello - long time board reader, first time poster! I need some help/advice. Have been having driving lessons with an independent instructor, paid in advance for 20 lessons. Instructor said he would book test for me so also paid him test fee. The service has been terrible, he turns up late, doesn't turn up at all and when…
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JJB - are they right?
Bought son a pair of football boots, metal studs, adidas something or other (they all look the same to me lol) they were £39.99 (on sale) and I paid with cash. The boots have a flap at the front which is fastened with elastic which goes under the boot (you men will know what I mean) The elastic frayed on one boot at one…
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Is this a scam?
Hi Not sure if I'm in the right thread, so sorry if not! I've just had a phone (land) message to arrange delivery of a radio (I haven't ordered one), giving a number to ring back. I rang to explain this, but there is just a voice message. It seemed very slow, and when I was told to get a pen to write down instructions, I…
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Hooray!! – “TV Phone-in prize shows may be forced off air by gambling laws”
At long last somebody, other than Ofcom, has taken an interest in taking to task and possibly regulating these obnoxious TV “Quiz” shows that seem to be invading the digital TV channels. I have long thought that it was immoral to have these type of shows where the caller is paying a premium rate of 60 – 75p a minute and…
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How To Complain
This service is FREE and independent, empowering you to get results: How often have you intended to complain about something but never got around to it? Well now you can easily and effectively: http://www.howtocomplain.co.uk/
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City Card Manchester- Top end discount card
Here is my hot tip for anybody living in the manchester area, get a city card! I bought mine about a month ago from https://www.citycardmanchester.co.uk for £38.50 for the year, and it has saved me double that back in one month.:A Here is my story about how I came about City Card I live in the now cosmpolitan and vibrant…
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3g mobile wont stop calling
Hi there, Over the last year I have countless call from 3g call centre in India. I have told them that I am not interested in another mobile phone told then to take me off their call list, tried to be nice and even told them to f off (which resulted in another call immediately telling me to mind my manners) They won't take…
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Is the shop assistant correct?
First time poster (long time reader of the site): hello everybody. I have just come back from curries and I would like your guys advice about what I was told by the "customer services" guy. Background: I bought a Liteon DVD + HDD recorder in November 2005 from Curries. It has recently stopped recording DVDs. I have called…
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lottery win (maybe )
i have received this e-mail. they are not asking for bank details just name and address. anybody else received anything like this. is it a con as i imagine it to be CONGRATULATIONS!!! The Management announce to you the draw number (# 131) of the UK National lottery Dream Number result Promotions in UK.Your email address…
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I've taken Comet to court - Sale of Goods Act
Not sure if this is the right board. I've taken Comet to court since they refused to repair my hi-fi free of charge or give me a refund under the Sale of Goods Act (laser of CD player faulty twice within 13 months). I've already received a copy of their defence and a hearing will probably be scheduled soon. Last Friday I…
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FOCUS Price match - whats the point *#@&$£!!!!!!!!
Excuse me a moment while I get this off my chest.... In the market for some solid wood bamboo flooring at the moment, been checking out the prices for ages not rushing into anything..... Noticed yesterday that Wickes have an extra 20% off making it £16.12 per pack from about £20 per pack. Focus do a "Price Promise" where…
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Card through the door?
Not so much a vent but still... Got a card through the door the other day to the occupier, bit weird, the address was hand written but the rest was "urgent call Sam" on 020 8901 7352 the sam bit was hand written the urgent bit was printed. It also had a stamp. Any ideas anyone?
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Motorola mobile phone - rubbish!!!
I have had mobile phones for the last 15 years+ and NEVER had a problem with any of them till now. The first half dozen were Nokia, then I changed to Samsung - all of them were faultless during each 12 month contract. For no reason I can fathom, I thought a change would be nice and in February of this year took delivery of…
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Why I hate PC World with a passion!
Okay, I know there is a recent thread on PC World already but I have so much to vent about I thought it best not to hijack that thread. Where to start with a company where there is so much wrong? There are many things you probably expect or have guessed about PC World. What I have to say is based on both previous…
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Book Club Scam
I returned off holidays at the begining of July to find a card among my mail saying that a delivery company had left a parcel for me in my front garden ninteen days earlier.( My front garden is six foot by eighteen foot and fully paved with a two foot high wall seperating it from the pavement). There was no parcel. I rang…
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Toshiba
OH's mother spent £560 on a Toshiba Satellite ProA60 for his birthday in January 2005. Over the last 3 or 4 months the graphics have been playing up and the graphics driver (?) crashes causing the screen to flicker and go to an unworkable low low resolution. Initially the problem would occur every few weeks, so OH put it…
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Pizza Express - won't book if under 7 people
My husband just rang and asked to book a table for 3 adults plus baby and he was told "we're booked out but it wouldn't matter anyway as we don't take bookings unless there are seven people". I know that most of the tables are for 2-4 people and I've never seen a group there. Hmmmm.
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pixdiscount
please beware this company! :mad: claiming 3 day developing or digital prints and enlargements, I paid over a month ago and heard nothing, sent several emails and not a word. Wasnt a lot of money but thats not the point, I spent ages uploading my images to 'their' album in order to order them, paid my money and not heard a…
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Lost train season ticket
I purchased an annual train (SW Trains) season ticket to London. Due to various moves and working away I managed to misplace it. I am now rarely going into London (haven't for 4 months) as I'm mostly working elsewhere so tried to get a refund. At the station they said I couldn't get a refund on a lost ticket but could get…
