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Catalogue problem
I have been a customer of Kays catalogue for about 10 years. I havent bought anything for almost a year although I still have the catalogue and recieve regular details of special offers etc. I also had almost £75 in commision which I kept on the account with the idea of putting it towards a larger purchase. I have just…
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Grrr! What's wrong with banks these days?
Or should I say 'what's right with them?' :mad: Today was the day I decided to start keeping my money in a sock under the bed! We've had the banking day from hell! Today, we tried to open an account for DS with the Halifax. I'd checked with the branch to see what we'd need to open it and was told 'come in whenever you can…
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council rent office
or whatever they call themselves. as i dont return to work from extended m/l / sick leave until 20 sept. i have been paying £300 a month rent in dribs and drabs (which is what we always pay, which is over the odds of what we should pay each month anyway (used to keep us in credit until i got no pay and we used the £500…
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Studio Cards
:mad: I hate Studio Cards, just received one of their flippin catalogues, oh stupid me I see something I quite like.... Try typing product code into website. Item not found! Try typing product description.....Item not found! Ring Customer Services, spend 10 minutes at 7p a minute to a Call Centre in India........idiot…
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Asda
My partner did the weekly shop in a busy Asda this morning which is stressful enough with an 2 children, the youngest being only 16 weeks old. She thought the bill of £222 was a bit on the high side, it's usually around the £125 mark, with another £75 spent in Sainsburys. There were some exceptional items such as…
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Beneficial Finance
for some reason once upon a time i had a personal loan with the above, and promptly paid it off, with alot of difficulity! however, thinking as its all paid off, they wont contact me again. but having moved out of my old house a month ago, i was shocked to pop back to my parents, to collect my post, and find they have sent…
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WHSmiths
I looked on their internet site for a globe. I found one- perfect. £8.99 + £2.99 P&P = £11.98 total price. As I was going into town the next day, I thought I'd leave it- save the P&P and get it direct from the store. In store the same globe was £14.99. I asked the manager about this, and she confirmed that the internet…
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Dr Martins. CLoggs Grr
I am livid with rage. My boy goes through shoes like no tomorrow so I thought that I would get him a pair of Dr Martins to see if they lasted any longer and hence cost me less in the long run. I ordered the off cloggs.co.uk for £39.95 :eek: thinking, "it will be worth it in the long run". The arrived today with a sticker…
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Essential Oils Direct
I sent off for various essential oils and 2 days later they arrived with a free pack of Lavender incense cones AND a beautiful soapstone incense holder. How nice was that! :T Here's the link: http://www.essentialoilsdirect.co.uk/ They're currently closed 'til 11th September.
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"I am not trying to sell you anything"
aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh if I get another call offering to tell me about the latest interest rates or asking if I want more clients or just wanting to tell me something out the goodness of their beebing hearts I will scream....................................why would I want to know? why would I want a quote? why do I need…
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Orange is not your friend
Ee By Gum.....Some mobile companies could really do with a slap. Just recently bought a mobile from Mobile7, the contract is with Orange. It's one of those free for 12 months by redemption things. These things are difficult enough in themselves without the phone company being pains. When I bought the phone I set up a…
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Free Grolsch glasses
Sent off on Thursday for 3 free grolsch glasses (collect ringpulls), and just been delivered today. That is a top service.:beer:
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The Post Office!!!!!! AAAArgh!
really neeed to vent real bad!!!! Well I went to town today cos I needed to get some envelopes for a couple of packages that I was sending, I also needed to send a mobile phone back. Sooo, I went to the post office and it was HEAVING! I packaged everything up appropriately and got in the BIG queue. 20 minutes later it was…
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Tesco Credit Card
I am absolutely fuming with my credit card provider. I have held a Tesco Platinum card for 4 years now and have never had any problems with it. I collect the clubcard points with it and use it for family days out which is a bonus. I spend a reasonable amount each month and very rarely come under £2,000 per month and pay it…
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Oliveal - Anyone ever had refunds from this company?
I returned an order to this company on 18th August and just wonder if anyone else has and if the money has been refunded?
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Help - Nick Jnr Book Club
I have just received from the above 4 books and backpack. I have an invoice for £8.48. I don't know what to do next as I no longer can find the thread telling me what to do. The kids are going mad for them and I don't know whether we can keep them or not - if anybody knows of this post please help I was just about to…
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Harvey's Furniture Nightmare
They have to be the worst company I have ever dealt with - and I've dealt with some rubbish in my time! Ordered a dining room suite and paid in full (first major mistake) on 2nd January. Promised delivery in 8 weeks - took them 15. Item was damaged - compained and promised a replacement in 2 weeks. 2 weeks later no…
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ebuyer
all, just to let you know that ebuyer is currently struggling with their finances. they have refused to release their finances to their lenders, because of which several lenbders have reduced the amount theyu are willing to lend. on top of this they have iu belive not submitted their accounts for audit. i'll keep you up to…
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Orange
Do they still have British based call centres? If so, when are they open? I got my first Orange bill which has itemised billing on that I did not request but costs £1.50, plus some free trial MMS messages etc., so I phoned to sort it out this afternoon. I keep getting through to Asian sounding people who don't understand…
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Consumer Problems
If you have problems with traders this is an excellent place to start. The 4th section headed "If You Are In Dispute" has template letters. Have a look very useful information. http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/callist.cgi
