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Creation Finance - Beware!
Morning all I have a store card for MK One (which I pay off every month but periodically get offers / vouchers etc. so is worth keeping). The card is administered by Creation Finance and today I have received a letter from them, at the bottom of which is a cheque, made out to me, for £700.00. On reading the small print it…
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help/advice needed for dealing with workman
Last year I bought a metal galvanised shed. It needed a concret base and, as I haven;t a cluehow to do one I looked around for a builder. My daughter's friend's mum suggested her partner, a landscapae gardener - apparantly he frequently erects sheds as part of his work. The garden is a mess so it seemed like a good idea to…
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Festival Tickets and Distance Sales Regulations
Hi, Being the idiot that I am, I ordered tickets for Reading festival instead of for Leeds. Do I have a right of cancelletion under Distance Sales Regulations or any other regulation? Otherwise I'm down a few hundred quid (unless I flog them on eBay).
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sky having a moan
hi sorry if this in the wrong place a few weeks ago i emailed sky to ask the if it was possible to have sky even though i dont have credit cards or debit cards , they told me this was possible i would have to pay over the counter with a charge of 4.00 extra and i would have to pay six months in advance .... so a few days…
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Student Bank Accounts:(
They encourage students with free overdrafts to build up a debt. They are so headstrong and they don't listen to anyone - the banks are taking advantage of students by encouraging them to get into debt. Agreed overdrafts are fine if given to people with a responsible attitude. I am sure there are loads of responsible…
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CSL-sale of good act?
Friend of mine bought a 3 piece suite Jan 2006 from a CSL. In the march, the seam unstiched and they sent someone round straight away to repair it-fantastic!,until July when it happened again-sent someone again repaired it,happened AGAIN in November and they explained they werent happy and they wanted it replacing. They…
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Bought Ford Focus three weeks of hell!
Hi, I decided to buy a ford focus from a local dagenham ford motor dealer, i got what i thought was a good deal. 4 year old car, 34k on clock full service history warranty, mot ,tax etc. 3 days after getting the car the engine light went on, i called the guy and he said he would put me through to servicing who couldn't…
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Juicybrains....:mad:
Is anyone else having problems with juicybrain? I took part in their text messaging survey/quiz thing yesterday. I was told in advance that all texts were free. This morning I get a text saying sorry, we charged everyone by mistake. Not only did they offer to pay less than the text messaging cost on my tarriff but they…
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British Gas coming to cut off OAP's
Hey all, My in-laws, both OAPs, are having serious problems with British Gas (BG) and it has now got to the stage where they have a letter stating they are coming to disconnect them next week!!! OK.........Last year they sold up and moved home, they were with BG. They moved into their new home and continued with BG.…
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How supermarkets rip you off!!
You probably know most of their tricks but thought this article may interest some of you, if you haven't read it already. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=440864&in_page_id=1879&in_a_source=
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natwest customer service bwahahahahaha
ok here goes, i`ve been a natwest customer for my whole 29 yrs on this planet, and i have never had so muck BS in my life from them, it all stared about a month ago after i asked for my bank statements for the inland revenue and to claim my charges back, since then they have screwed me over to many times to mention them…
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Powerhouse warranty cashback, anyone succeeded?
To summarise, (the whole story is here), we bought a dishwasher with a cashback warranty (if you don't use it) from Powerhouse in 1998 but never received any documentation (i.e. a form to register the cashback or T&Cs). I had lots of communication with them over the years but they kept to the point that the T&Cs (the ones…
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TOLD OFF BY HSBC FOR USING 0800 Number
Oh my god, i'm livid. I just called up HSBC to pay off a credit card in full. I called 0800 130 130, a number published on their website. Initially i was told by someone i could do this on that line, and i was put on hold. After ten minutes of their hold music i could take no more, and re-dialled. I was then connected to a…
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Problem with virgin
does anyone have an address for a senior member of the virgin media group, iv tried googling for it but turned up nothing, ive found a site and it lists an email address for stephen birch but im not sure if its the cheif exec of virgin or even if its real
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Food prices at the new Wembley Stadium
I have just returned from a community day at Wembley stadium and I would advise anyone who will be going there to eat and drink before you get there. the prices of their food and drink is absolutely scandalous!! A cheesburger is £5, hotdog £4, a packet of crisps £1.50:eek: and a chocolate bar 90p. Drinks are even worse a…
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Subway - KNIFE in sandwich!
OH's cousin found a knife in her sandwich the other day! She went back and complained but didn't even get an apology, just a couple of vouchers (and tbh if it was me I would never go there again). She's got the papers coming on Monday though.
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www.waltersphotovideo.co.uk
I found a discounted external flash for my new camera at this site after a google search. My order was acknowledged immediately and I was sent the tracking number within 30 minutes of ordering. Flash arrived next day. Excellent service and I highly recommend.
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Part time vacancy scam?
Ive recently put my cv on monster's website and have had a few interesting emails about jobs i might be interested in, but upon opening my email i was greeted with a job...not an interview, a job if you can call it that, it involves me tranfering monies to there regional affiliated departments....for which i get a 6% cut…
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Reclaiming money cross-border through small claims - Advice Please
Hello. firstly I'm sorry if this is in the wrong place. I would be grateful if anyone could advise me on this. I have decided to make a claim to the Small Claims Court after all attempts to recover money from the now bust Savastore (Owned by Watford Electronics, now Globally Limited) have failed. I have both written to…
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Royal Mail "Damaged" birthday card - MISSING VOUCHERS - HELP!!
Hi all... Hope someone can help... It is my birthday on Sunday and I have just come home to find a birthday card from my Aunt... it was in a plastic bag from Royal Mail saying sorry it had come open by mistake - it has obviously been opened by hand... it gives a number to call if their is anything missing... DOH! £50 of…
