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Washing Machine saga
I ordered a washing machine Hotpoint WF321G from https://www.pickaproduct.co.uk on 7 January and was told it would be delivered on 17 Jan. It turned up but it was badly damaged so I refused it. They said as compensation they would upgrade it to the next model which was the WF541G and it would be delivered today. It turned…
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Faulty sofa 18 months after purchase
Purchased two sofas of the same type 18 months ago from Harveys - a 2 seater and a 3 seater. The 2 seater remains 100% comfortable but recently the 3 seater has lost much of its firmness and is less and less comfy to sit on. Contacted Harveys head office who weren't interested and referred me back to the store. Store…
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Orange....No service for a week now!!
I don't know if it's only in my building, but I have not been able to phone or text out or receive calls or messages from my phone network since last thursday even though the network coverage shows all bars on the display, its so annoying and inconvenient, it's since the severe storm and think that an orange mast must have…
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a tale of an overgrown hedge
about 8/9 months ago (maybe a bit more) i complained to the council about an overgrown hedge outside a neighbouring property because if i wanted to walk past i have to wheel the pram into the road as it was so overgrown. someone sent a letter, i presume, and the hedge got cut but nt to standarsd that i have recently found…
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Are people generally stupid without realising it?
Thought I might start a discussion (not sure if this is the right place so if not then fell free to move it) Does anyone notice that some people are generally stupid when it comes to dealing with goods and services? I'm sure many of us dealing in customer service will notice the huge amount of poor requests they have to…
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Sky + plus rip off
Got sky plus installed a few months ago. Upgraded my package to movies over the christmas hols and copied a fair few films on the sky plus box to watch later. I cancelled the movie subscription this month as I really only wanted them to watch over christmas and new year. Tried to watch a pre-recorded film from sky movies…
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Tescos Internet shopping
Is it me as the unluckiest internet shopper ever, or do others find they are calling EVERY week due to really short (1 day) shelf lives, split packs, substitutes costing double, notes not being read?:mad: Interested to hear your views.
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Naturally Active - skincare products
Delivered my order in 3 days and packaged with such care, just like a birthday gift. It was pleasure to open.
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WARNING: 7dayshop.co.uk website is unsecure.
It is 7.15 p.m. on Wednesday 24th January. In the last five minutes, I have just had two texts and a call to my mobile from total strangers warning me that all my details are visibile on 7dayshop.co.uk. They are selling 1gb MicroSD cards for £7.99 each so I ordered a couple for my phone, creating an account in the process.…
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London & Country
What an excellent outfit! Made numerous 'phone calls to ask advice about mortgages in general, getting back when I had learnt a bit more about what I wanted. Their first suggestion was "Get onto your present mortgage provider to see what they will offer you". When I had that information they took my details and contacted…
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additions direct award notification?
Anyone else receive this? Got mine through the post today, the letter reads: The awards are pretty pants, they are £15, £50, £100, £1000 and £1500. All I need to to do sign and send off in the supplied envelope, is there any point in doing this. I imagine it will be some £15 off £1500000 spend or something similar. Or some…
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DVLA - charged twice for tax disc
This is a serious rant and a warning to all motorists... At the end of December my partner decided to renew her car tax using the supposedly new "convenient" online system from the DVLA. It all seemed to go smoothly and the tax disc arrived in the post within a couple of days, until my partner checked her online banking a…
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Harry Potter Box Set from Tesco Problems
Is anyone else having problems obtaining a refund on the postage for this item. It clearly stated on my deal of the day email free delivery but Tesco wont honour it they say I ordered it through the entertainment site so am liable for postage. I told them I ordered it direct through the email link. I know it is only £1.64…
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Holiday autos complaint advice pls
Hiya Am in the process of writing a letter to above company following some awful service from the above company. Brief overview: Phoned co as needed a hire car for a few days. They found me a little car, thru mainstream csr rental place based at local hotel. Booted up there in taxi to find that car rental no longer based…
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McDonals apple pie with ice cream rip off!
I know its nothing BIG but guessing a rip off's a rip off. Its £1.29. Not only is the apple pie a third of the size of a normal apple pie (they small ones in red are the ones to be given with the ice creams) but its got a third if not less of the apple from the original green one. This is major cost-cutting by this…
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EBUYER! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
If you ever feel the urge to spend a few hundred quid with ebuyer, DON'T BOTHER! We wanted to order a new hard drive and two mice. When we checked the prices, ebuyer came out the cheapest, plus I could go through quidco. :T Here's what happened next... We placed the order on boyfriend's account. We wanted the parcel…
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Calling all Renault Clio Owners, Serious Warning
23 January 2007 In April 2006, Watchdog investigated a potentially fatal problem with the bonnet safety catch on the Renault Clio. Without warning, bonnets were opening while the car was moving, obscuring the driver's vision and cracking the windscreen. At the time, Renault told us it didn't believe there was a common…
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Passport Office
Credit where its due.I sent off for a new passport on Frid 19th Jan and recieved new passport today.Fantastic service.:j
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New Honda Car - Major Problem - Advice Needed
Hi folks, I have a friend who purchased a brand new Honda car approx 5 months ago. From day one the car has shown to have incredibly heavy steering even though the car is meant to have power steering. The phrase "driving a tank" has been used to describe the nature of the car. As a result of this issue (given that it is a…
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Crappy de-icer
" SPRAY....LIFTS ICE AWAY FAST!" No it does not. Don't buy RHINO brand de-icer. It does not work. I sprayed it on my windscreen yesterday and it just froze to the ice already there..... Concentrated my !!!
