-
Parcelforce 'Clearance fee'
I've recently ordered an item of computer diagnostic equipment from a manufacturer's website in the USA as it seemed cheaper than buying it from a UK reseller. I did the dollar to Sterling conversion, add VAT and it came out about £13 cheaper overall (£135+VAT including delivery versus £175.99 inc. VAT). However, when I…
-
118 118
my doctors surgery isnt open on a thursday afternoon/evening but their answer machines given the number for nhs direct. and its wrong. i will inform them. so, as i had a screaming unwell baby on my lap and the computer wasnt on i called 118 118 out of desperation. conversation as follows : me ; can i have the number for…
-
HMV.co.uk service: aaaaagggghhhhhh!!!!!!!!
Gotta share before I explode!! Placed three separate orders through HMV.co.uk. After the third, they emailed me saying they'd had a problem with my credit card and I'd need to phone them to give them alternative card details. Tried to phone them on five or six separate occasions at different times of day and ended up on…
-
Ann summers, anyone else had problems with party organisers?
I went to an ann summers party a friend had organised in a pub in September I placed an order and paid £20.00 for bra. It was arranged that the Party organiser would drop our order off at my friend's house as the bar was closing for the season. (it was a sea side resort) When the order was delivered my bra wasn't there and…
-
samsung e 900 gratton offer
hi has anybody recieved letters from gratton advising they will not honour the samsung e 900 pink ones for £99.00 ,there is a thread in grab it i believe. can we do anything about this. are they justified by advising they will not honour the misprice?
-
QVC Lost parcel - item Out of Stock - what can I do?
Evening all! Not quite sure where we stand on this one so would love some help. A couple of weeks ago there was a great Craft Today Special Value on Qvc so I got Dad to buy it for Christmas. It sold out a little later so we were lucky to get it. It was sent out by QVC to a courier the next day but it never arrived to us…
-
UKGamingExperts.com- anyone dealt with them?
Hi I wasn't sure where to post this so thought here was the best place. Had a bit of an experience with them where after :o I had ordered this http://www.ukgamingexperts.com/bloackbusterspecialofferID853653DSLITE.html I then read this, http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=320843&highlight=ukgamingexperts…
-
Strange automated phone msg from Nationwide - is this for real??
Twice today I have answered the phone to an automated msg from Nationwide Msg is for 2 people and asks me to press any key to continue (I have not done this) They then give a valid Nationwide number to call if any concerns - FlexAccount payment helpline 0845 600 5707. Is this real? Is this how Nationwide chase unpaid…
-
WH Smith Magazine subscriptions Arrrrrgh!!!!
I subscribed for a magazine through WH Smith website on 10 October 2006, and my dad ordered two magazines a day later. We thought it was a good deal - half price for 6 months, then free to cancel whenever. We were told that the magazines could take between 6-8 weeks to arrive depending on when they were published. So we…
-
Royal Mail - Won't pay me compensation for lost parcel.
About a month or so ago I sent an XBox 360 game, Pro Evolution Soccer that sold on ebay for £33. However, this did not turn up so I had to refund the buyer their money, plus a bit extra due to me spending my Paypal funds and not being able to offer them a straight refund, therefore having to pay fees to cover their fees. I…
-
Cancelling gym membership before end of contract
Hello all, My wife and I joined a gym back in around May 2006 and signed up for 12 months. It does stipulate that you must sign up for 12 months but says there are exceptions say for example if you moved where you were not within 10 miles radius of their nearest gym. We have not been able to visit the gym for a couple of…
-
Tesco Petrol Clubpoints
Hi, i have just been informed that you dont get clubcard points unless its at a tesco store dedicated petrol station, people like myself whos been going to the express stores dont get points. I've written to complain but this is a major con in my opinion, they say its because they are esso stations but not after they have…
-
maternity ward
I recently 5mths ago had a big baby 10lb 11oz:eek: but they sent my baby home with a broken collar bone which i only found out 5 days after he was born as his arm just flopped down his side. (i think casualty done something about it a couple of weeks ago) The procedure they used is called the McRoberts (the baby gets stuck…
-
H Samuels
Hi My husband brought me a necklace and bracelet set for my 30th birthday in October, less than 3 weeks later both broke within two days of each other. I took them back to my local store with the receipt to see what could be done as they had hardly been worn. They were sent off to their quality control department and i was…
-
Tesco and the SOGA
I'll try to keep this short... I bought a 15" LCD TV from Tesco for £189.97 which just stopped working for no apparent reason 14 months after purchase. I've written to Tesco, stating that I do not think the 14 months is a reasonable amount of time for a TV costing that much to last, and asked them to refund, repair or…
-
PARCELS2GO (Avoid at all costs)
What a nightmare this company are, please everybody out there avoid them at all costs. I ordered a collection of two parcels for delivery, they were going to two different addresses, I Double labelled these up for the courier to collect the next day, which he did. (these were ebay sales by the way). Two days later one of…
-
Help-Anyone heard of KRUZSHUZ....Are they a SCAM
https://www.cruzshuzeu.com Hi there Have any of you heard of this company. We found them on the internet and have paid via paypal for a pair of heelies type boots. Since we ordered them, my husband has heard that they are a scam site. It's early days I know as we only ordered them on Sunday 3rd but we are worried that we…
-
Grrrrrr 101cd.com
i placed an order with them recently after emailing first to check that the cd would DEFINITELY arrive before xmas as its a present for my boyfriend - sounds a bit cautious i know but after presents (which i paid extra delivery prices on so that they WOULD arrive on time) i ordered last year (from a different online…
-
SKY - is there a cooling off period?
I decided to order sky and found quite a good deal as a CD-wow customer. The deal they were offering until the end of November, was half price monthly subscription and £35.00 of CD-wow vouchers. I placed my order online and even chose my installation date for the following Monday. Didnt receive a visit on the Monday so I…
-
Poxy Pixmania
https://www.freewebs.com/poxypixmania Sign here - 1000 petitions will be sent to ISIS once they've been signed - hopefully it should shut down these guys for good. :beer: Please take the time to visit this site and sign the guestbook, to let the world know that this company is terrible and not worth bothering with! Thanks!
