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Challenging banks, charges etc....
the following website has be drawn to my attention: http://www.penaltycharges.co.uk/ It relates to bank charges and the like. i have not looked at it yet, but the referrer is well respected and I trust him. Certainly worth a look. (apologies if in the wrong forum area!)
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Parcel Delivery
I placed an order with Woolworths, it arrived a day earlier than stated which wasn't a problem apart from what was done with the parcels. It was pouring with rain, and they were left on the steps at the rear of my house which is in public view and fully accessible to anyone (especially as the delivery guy took the bolts…
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British Gas Homecare 400
So moved house in July and took homecare cover with us, telesales suggested upgrading to full cover. The difference in price was small so did that. Last week the ballcock on the tank in the loft went and water pouring out of the loft overflow; fixed within 4 hours. Today the toilet handle broke away in my hand. Phoned…
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Loteria Primitiva Scam
Today I received a letter from Spain saying that I had won on a lottery.........:j If anybody else receives one dont send your details, IT IS A SCAM to steal your identity. You have been warned.
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Bravissimo
I would just like to share my experience of Bravissimo customer service which has just been first rate. I ordered some bras from their website over a week ago, and according to the email I got and the fact that my card had been debited, my order was despatched last Thursday. On Wednesday when I still hadn't recieved…
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BCA (World Books) give this a go!
Anyone having trouble with one of the book clubs under BCA could try what I have had to do, and it seems to have worked. BCA are members of the Direct Marketing Association (https://www.dma.org.uk) and if you go to this website you can make a complaint via email/letter, phone etc about them. They will then investigate it…
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Dont Use E2save
I was promised £21.00 chequeback within 2 months provided i didnt cancel. 2 months has passed, I called up and am told "i have requested this for you now, it normally takes 30 days but we have a backlog and it is now 50) iF YOU GET THE SAME DEAL ELSEWHERE DONT USE THEM. P.s If you buy a carphone !!!!!house clearance phone,…
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home data processing...scam or not?
Hi, Ive been looking for ways to earn money from home and came across this: https://www.homeprocess.biz and wondered if it's a scam. Having fallen foul of a couple of scams in the past I'm now very wary, particularly when they don't reveal what you will be doing and ask for money upfront. I've gone as far as requesting…
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Currys Digital
Bought a TV on the 8th was told I would only have to wait a couple of days for it to be delivered. It's now the 19th and they have no idea as to when I'll get it. When I was buying at the time they also tried to charge me £1499 for a TV package thats was priced £1399, saying that it was a misprice on the ticket. The sales…
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Driving test and MOT to cost more
I am absolutely sick to death of a government (or its departments) which are constantly raising their costs on 'monopoly' items such as passports, driving tests and MOT ABOVE INFLATION In the last few weeks the passport has increased by 29% http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5210042.stm and now The maximum MoT fee will increase…
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Farepak - Bonusbonds
Hi I've posted this on another thread as well but for those of you who purchased the Bonusbond vouchers via Farepak, you may be interested in the following email I had from Bonusbond "If you have recently ordered vouchers or are planning to order vouchers from Farepak, we are very sorry, but I’m afraid we cannot help you.…
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The Elephant Chinese buffet, Durham
Yesterday a group of us and 2 small children (both just a year old) went to The Elephant restaurant in Durham for lunch. The food was ok (all you can eat Chinese buffet) but the service we received was appalling. When we entered we were told that the 2 young children could eat for free as long as they didn't eat noodles,…
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bulldog/pipex broadband
my brother john has bulldog broadbank theyve just hit him with a 350 quid bill and cut him off because they forgot to take the money out of his bank account even though they did it twice at 2 different times. he wants to complaint and get some of it written of. how does he do this and what are his chances. hes paid 50 quid…
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Monsooon Website Misprice - they didnt honour it
My hubby placed an order for me the other day and whilst doing so he came across some lampshades (shades only) for £0.01. Being silly as he is he put a whole load in his basket to see if they would go through. He put in 8. I have just had an email from Monsoon saying they are cancelling them and they have refunded me my…
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The price of Ink Cartridges
Can anybody please tell me why it costs so much to buy new Ink Cartridges for my HP printer... I have tried having them refilled and found that they ran out again after a few weeks I tried buying cheap Tesco ones and they never had in the exact ones I needed so I had to go buy the HP ones and its cost me twice the price I…
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plasmatv4free UK operation
It is not free you have to buy stuff from other companies and get referrals. Suggest you read carefully ALL the terms and conditions and their privacy policy - it seems to give them carte blanche to pass your details on to anyone. PlasmaTV4Free.co.uk EDIT Just spotted program requirements link - hidden towards bottom of…
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Talk Talk Broadband
I signed up for Talk Talk's phone service and broadband on an 18 month contract, even though I could not get the broadband service for free because mine is not one of the "unbundled" exchanges. But at £10 a month it was still going to be cheaper than BT. The change to Talk Talk phone happened immediately in Jun 06, but the…
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TEL 0180-5002682 BAAR What is this?
I just wondered if "TEL 0180-5002682 BAAR" means anything to anyone else out there. I am presuming it is a telephone number. It appears on a credit card statement.
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Faulty camera from Play.com!
Hi, I bought a Casio digital camera from play.com on the 27/07/2005. great little camera, but after a few months the lense stopped working. We left it for a while, but I emailed Play.com, and they promptly emailed me and said 'we advise you to contact Casio who will arrange a repair'. We did this, and they repaired it,…
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Electric Shavers only last TWO Years
Someone mentioned this elsewhere but the more I think about it the more my blood boils. I bought a Braun which began to lose its charge until around two years old would not work at all. I tried to get it repaired but the cost was so high that it just wasn't worth it. The problem is that the rechargeable battery does not…
