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Stop the Clock and passport - still incredibly expensive!
I signed up for the Stop the Clock and Vodafone Passport a few months ago, thinking it would save me some money, as I go abroad quite regularly with my work, however it isn't as cheap as I expected. Although it only costs about 63p to make a phone call from Spain (not bad), who talks for an hour? If your only calling home…
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Savoy Grill - honesty is the best policy
I was lucky enough to be taken to the Savoy Grill for a birthday treat. We were having the pre-theatre menu which is £30 a head. We had a fantastic meal with amazing service and the bill was presented swiftly at the end of the meal to allow us to get away to our theatre performance. The bill seemed really fantastic value…
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NTL Non Direct Debit Payment Charges
Firstly thank you for providing somewhere where I can vent my :mad: annoyance about NTL introducting charges for people who do not pay by direct debit - I have found it difficult to find anywhere 'official' to complain to! NTL have recently started charging me £4 per month for not paying by direct debit. When I first…
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Tesco Stella Artois/Fosters lager multi-buy
A warning for anyone interested in taking up this (good value) multi-buy. The offer should be: Any 3 boxes of either 20 x 284ml bottles of Stella Artois (normally £9.98) 20 x 440ml cans of Fosters (normally £9.98) for £20. This is a good promotion, as Sainsbury's are doing 2 of the Stella boxes for £20 at the moment which…
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Mushrooms and my local supermarket! RANT
I have a choice of one supermarket. Like many others who are not car owners, choice for shopping is limited! I tend not to do weekly shopping, more of a day to day stuff. However I have noticed over the years that this shop is turning more and more into the lcoal convenience store. There is a big 'on the edge of town'…
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how to ask for compensation
hi i need to write a letter to company as they have totally ballsed up my order, 1. gave me a delivery date and then night before called to say they dont deliver on that day(later found out to be untrue). 2. delivered item on another day but wrong item 3. were to delivere correct item on another specific date , did not…
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Tiger Tiger in Newcastle upon Tyne, advice needed
Firstly we live in Northern Ireland, and in September this year I think it was, my wife booked a room there for my daughters 21st. She was told the room needed a deposit of £200 which she could cover using her credit card, my wife did this and was told as soon as the bar takings exceeded £200 the room would be free and…
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Talk Talk
i have been a talk talk customer for a couple of years now. Despite a lot of problems initially re connection of home telephone billing problems and length of time taken by customer services to answer calls I have been a happy customer until recently. My caller display was cut off by accident on 13/11 despite numerous…
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I want one of those
WARNING I WANT ONE OF THOSE ARE NOT DELIVERING ON TIME. ORDERED ITEM SUNDAY 10TH STANTARD DEL STILL HAS NOT ARRIVED EVEN THOUGH i HAD NO PROBS WITH OTHER COMPANIES SO IT'S NOT THE POST. ORDERED ANOTHER THURS (SAME ITEM AS NEEDED TODAY) PAID £6.00 NEXT DAY DEL GUARANTEED BEFORE 6.00 NEXT DAY.STILL HAS NOT ARRIVED. Sorry to…
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lovely honest neighbour
I live in a block of flats and had one of our neighbours knock on the door asking if we'd lost something (we hadn't realised we had) and said his girlfriends had found my OH's ipod in the staiway and cos it had some pics of the kids on it he knew it was his and he had came to hand it back, we thanked him a lot. do u think…
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Tesco, is this right?
Today we bought some fresh salmon from tesco, dh asked the man if it had any bones and was informed it was already boned meaning no bones, we gave our daughter some for tea and she found a bone and choked on it and now hates fish, tesco offered us a ten pound gift voucher, is this enough or should we ask for more, the fish…
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Warning ! Supermarket Chaos Expected
1. I have noticed that next week ASDA Tesco Sainsburys are keeping their stores open 24 Hours - normally Xmas week they close Midnight/ open 6AM to allow shelves to be re-stocked without customers getting in the way and slowing down the process ! Several years ago they tried this and end result was huge checkout Q (…
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New Twist To An Old Scam
Received this today in my inbox :- Valued Customer, You have been selected by the Cooperative bank online department to take part in our quick and easy 5 question survey. In return we will instantly credit 10 GPB to your account for your valued time. Helping us better understand how our customer's feel benefits everyone.…
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Amazon - Not in time for Christmas!
I ordered some Mopods and other items (yes, including the Helmans book and Thrifty Ways for Modern Days book) on 7th December. Checking my order today I found that the MoPods will not now be delivered until after Christmas! They were in stock when I odered them! Items not yet dispatched: Delivery estimate: 17 Jan 2007 - 2…
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orange broadband
got a new mobile phone off orange and got free broadband with it ,hence the reason i cancelled ntl. i had to pay ntl another months money as orange delayed sending out livebox,orange agreed to refund me as long as i sent a copy of bank statement to them which i did,after nearly 3 months of phone calls and emails i am still…
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Problem with 'The Geomag Store'
Just to let anyone that is considering buying Geomag from 'The Geomag Store' website (thegeomagstore.com) that they may have a problem with delivery. I ordered goods on 18 November, the money was taken off my credit card immediately and I have received nothing. No replies to emails from the proprietor. Caveat emptor!
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What's going cheap.com
Had a few problems with a recent order, but a phonecall to them and everything was sorted in a friendly and efficient manner. Well done M at What'sgoingcheap.com - it is so good when a company has pleasant and helpful staff.
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Duck Website
https://www.duck.co.uk Two weeks ago, I ordered an electric guitar kit for LD from this website using a discount voucher won in their Hook a Duck game. Hadn't arrived so today phoned to find out where it was. Its out of stock at their suppliers and they didn't think to let me know this!! I've cancelled the order as Father…
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grrrr!! anyone ordered a NINTENDO Wii from studio 24 online or via catalogue?
:mad: i really hope not cos despite your 'track order' will say due to dispatch 15/12/06 if you e-mail them to double check you're likely to get a reply to say that they CAN'T SATISFY ORDER UNTIL FEBRUARY 07!! To say i'm fuming is an understatement especially as my youngest (aged 5) still believes in the fat man in the red…
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M&S Oxford Street
I bought a few bits from their 3 for 2 Christmas shop and also bought two books. I knew the pressies were three for two so I asked the assistant whether the til would pick up the third present or a book as the free item so she scanned the presents (£39.50, £15 and £15) and told me the third £15 would be free - great stuff!…
