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Very Aggressive Phone Call
About half an hour ago the phone rang and on the other end was a young-sounding man saying that he was from the Anglo American Asset Corporation and that I had previously entered an online competition to win £5,000 in shares. When I told him I had never entered this competition and had he ever heard of the TPS he turned…
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New Twist On The Spanish Lottery Scam
The Spanish Lottery Scam has been around for years, but BBC Three Counties Radio have just featured a new twist on this scam. Instead of just receiving a letter or email saying you have won millions of pounds, even though you have never bought a ticket, now the scam is in two parts. The first part actually asks you to buy…
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Sky Upgrade
Been with sky 15 years plus have everything full package always have, just called in to enquire about upgrading to Sky HD all they would offer me was free installation.!! im disgusted anyone else upgraded recently to HD?
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shopacheck...is this right?
Ive received 3 letters from Shopacheck addressed to two different people who I don't even know. I rang shopacheck to tell them that these persons dont live at this address. They said they would sort it only to receive another letter addressed to a person I don't know. I have rang them to complain and they said it was a…
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Parking fine - ticket flipped over
I got a Parking Ticket over the weekend :mad: , I bought a ticket from the machine, there was no sticky back, so I placed it on the Dashboard , the OH then decided that both of our twins needed a nappy change and perfomed the rapid change operation on the drivers seat. I assume that during this time the ticket flipped over…
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Comet order with Quidco - payment declined
Ordered an item - ok had already decided it was the one I wanted and was only available from Comet and seemed good value. Spent £249.95, did not use any kind of discount code, went via quidco which tracked at £8.75 but the payment was declined by Comet. And yes, I did pay, complete the purchase and have redeived the item.…
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Little Chef, Nr Oxford
Called in for lunch the other day with Mrs Fruitcake at the Little Chef on the A420 near Oxford. Four youngsters taking it in turns to "meet and greet", cook, clean, and wait tables. All very polite, articulate, friendly, and helpful. The place was spotless, as soon as someone left the table, it was cleared and cleaned.…
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NHS Direct
a few weeks ago I had to call NHS direct for some medical advice, I called them up and i got the usual automated switchboard but then hey presto i was through to a nice lady who took my problems and my contact telephone number, the lady said that it could take up to 3 hours for the nurse to get back in contact with me. i…
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teletubby bubble toy - aargh!
My parents found an offer somewhere on the money saving site (can't find it now but it is here somewhere!) for a bubble toy that works with your dvd player to bring a teletubby game to your children and I'd just like to say - it's APPALLING. I have just spent an hour trying to set the wretched thing up and it is now packed…
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Help Needed.vibe Fm Win A Phone For A Year
I have posted this in the comps section, but I guess thats the wrong palce. In April/May this year Vibefm (east anglia radio station) were running a daily comp and giving away 50 phones complete with a 12 month contract on T mobile with 500 inc minutes and 200 inc texts worth £35 a month. I won one of these phones and it…
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IKEA charges
Hi Everyone , this is my first post so not sure if it has come up before but if so -accept apologies . I am very angry with the charges IKEA have made for late payment . I think they should advertise that they make a charge of £20 for late payment . Is this a common late charge for store cards.
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gfk
Hi hope this is in the best place for this. I've just been contacted, by phone, (on a Sunday!) by GFK survey, say they are working for BT. They started to ask questions about what electronic equipment I own, pc etc, and is it at home or work. I stopped them as I suddenly thought that they could be anyone sizing the place…
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cotton traders quality
I bought a pair of trainer type shoes back in may which have hardly been worn yet the soles have worn through,both heels have collapsed,and they soak water up like a sponge!!:eek: I emailed to complain because they were supposed to be good quality:p ?? at a reduced price and the only reply I,ve had is an automated reply…
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Natures cures--guernsey
Anyone else had trouble with this lot??:mad: --I ordered some pills from them 3rd week of october,they took my money by debit card on 1/11,and I've had nowt since!! I've emailed 3 times and all I got back was an acknowlegement number . Just the one, for 3 emails at different times. Since then I've phoned 5 times and all I…
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anyone heard of 'ConsumerSavingCentre.co.uk'?
New to forum so hello to all you moneysavers, great to join you all finally. Ive just received email notification from ConsumerSaving.co.uk advising me Ive won a 'free laptop' (yeah right). Of course, being that theres no such thing as a free lunch Im extremely dubious. The terms are that you have to take up 2 of a list of…
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where can I report this
I have just received this email, can anyone tell me somewhere that it can be reported. From :jacob david Abidjan, Ivory Coast (jacobdavid480@yahoo.co.jp) APPEAL FOR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE. Dear , Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your name and contact from our country…
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image on dixons site doesnt match model
Hi Some advice please. Bought a dishwasher from dixons website. The model delivered which is the same model number quoted on the site, does not match the image on the site. (I choose this one as the handle matches my cooker). Do i have any grounds for replacement, etc. Thanks Peter
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Haslam Homes
Not sure if this is the right place for this but It might serve as a warning for anyone thinking of buying a New house from Haslam Homes. I am unfortunate enough to be living in a road adjacent to a new Haslam Homes building site. OMG it's hell on on earth round here at the moment. For the last 8 months we've had to put up…
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I have been charged for my order from Empire stores
i put in the voucher and checked that the price was zero before submitting. but i got my parcel today with an amount! anyone else had the same?
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PC World - Collect@Store, Gift Vouchers
Bit of a minor rant on two points - 1 PC World voucher have a clause on them that they are only valid for 6mths yet they don't give a expiry date on the voucher, how do you know when they become invalid 2 Collect@Store, used this service for the first time today - yesterday I order my items, on the site it states they will…
