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Archives for November 2007

Is This A Scam
I RECIEVED A LETTER FROM CALL4CASH TO SAY I HAVE BEEN SELECTED AND ENTERED INTO OUR CALL CASH UNCLAIMED PIZE DRAW WELL DONE AND CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE BEEN ALCATED ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AWARS £15.000 CASH,A MINI COOPER,£5,000 CASH, AD SO ON UNTILL THE LEAST I COULD WIN IS £100 CASH ,THEY HAVE GIVEN ME APERSONALL CODE AND…
Anyone received invoice for unknown Domain/Hosting
About two week ago I received an invoice for about £10 from a company in London for a Domain. I emailed them and they said I had reserved a domain name, which I have never done and I told them so and they said they would put it in the hands of their collecting company. Today I received another fictitious invoice for £250…
City Link
I have been waiting for a Christmas tree (real one) to be delivered. No sign of it. City link tried to deliver today..what? with an invisible van and invisible delivery bloke? So annoyed, there is no way the tree will be much good on Monday. I have 4 very disappointed kids who were hoping to decorate a tree for the…
Gas Alliance
We are having the metal pipes in our area changed to plastic and as a result the whole area is in an absolute mess. Prior to their arrival they sent a letter explaining what they were going to do and that if they damaged anything they would fix it. They did some work on the footpath at the bottom of my drive and knocked…
Taskers help
Hi this is my first post so hi!:j Just wanted some advice please! I ordered a dining table from Taskers on Sept 9th. I was told delivery would be in 4-6wks(this is also written on the receipt) since then, i have been on the phone constantly getting fobbed off saying it'll be here soon,at the beginning of November i was…
sky
im sorry if this in the wrong place but i need a little bit of help i rang up to cancel my sky on the 27 of october this year and gave my 30 days notice so everything was ok untill i got a letter today saying beacuse i have 1 day left on my contract and i ended my contract early (omg 1 day :eek:) that they are charging me…
Sky Hd
How annoying is it when your paying for sky HD and when you want to watch a film that is available in HD, the channel says:"there is a technical problem with this channel, please try again later", yet the normal channel works fine. Im insensed with this, im paying for HD and thats what i expect to get. Anyone else…
paypal nightmare, HELP ME!!??
:mad: i AM HAVING AN ABSOLOUTE NIGHTMARE WITH PAYPAL, THEY HAVE FROZEN MY ACCOUNT AND DONT SEEM TO WANT TO UN-FREEZE MY MONEY!!! i HAVE SPENT A FORTUNE ON PHONE CALLS, HOURS WRITING E-MAILS AND UP-LOADING THE 'PROOF' THAT IM NOT A FRAUDSTER AND STILL NOTHING! IN FACT, SINCE A RATHER BAD TEMPERED PHONECALL, THEY WONT EVEN…
BT the company from hell
I am just at the end of my tether with BT, so much so that after last night's performance I just felt like slashing my wrists or bawling my eyes out!!! Basically what happened is this: I had a BT line with them for over a year with no problems and with voice, and broadband coming from Virgin Media. After I left Virgin and…
Quidco, does anyone ever get paid?
Quidco earn from people using the site but do they ever pay out to users? (Standby for 100's of satisfied users!) I used Quidco last year for my home insurance via Barclays. The offer was for £125 cashback. It was never paid! This year, being a bit silly, I used Quidco again and bought home insurance from Prudential. Yep,…
Dodgy website offering Wiis etc?
I just seen an advert in todays Sun for a company called https://www.cheaper4you.com They are advertising Wiis, iPhones, Playstaions etc, some at bargain prices. Checking up with Companies House, they were incorporated on 24th October this year and operated from a rented office suite. The web address was registered to…
Boots 3 for 2 Offer
I've just been to 2 fairly large local Boots branches just outside Bristol, looking for 3 specific items (Crepe Gift Set, Herb Gift Set & Tea Gift Set), which my daughter wants to buy as Christmas presents. She has also tried the Bath branch and online. None have all three in stock, and the two branches I tried only had 1…
Charged FOUR times in famous toyshop
Two weeks ago I went shopping in a famous toyshop in London's Regent Street using my debit card. The assistant on the till did not know how to work the till properly and called a supervisor who equally had no idea how the till worked. She also told me that the debit card machine did not produce slips for the transactions…
Black Horse Finance
Edinburgh office have just been so helpful in supporting me through my job loss and I just wish I could pay them back quicker. Thanks John and Ewan
Warning: Tesco Mobiles
I made the mistake of buying a Tesco mobile from their website. Seemed like a good deal but it broke in a week. Samsung's fault not Tesco's. After several phone calls they sent the envelope for me to return it. 2 weeks on, no refund. I spent over an hour on the phone being passed from department to department to people…
terminating vodafone contract - it's just wrong!!!
Just moved this from the Telephone forum... Apologies if this has been covered before, but why is it that Vodafone makes customers jump through hoops to cancel their contract (in writing, 30 days notice), but if their customers want to upgrade they can do it on the phone instantaneously? It's just a nasty way of getting…
Tesco Club Card Deals
This year has not been a good year. I have been in and out of hospital most of the year and unable to go on holiday. I was therefore delighted to be told that I can now fly (with the help of an aeroplane of course). I have saved my club card vouchers all year. I have about £94 worth. I found the holiday I wanted and sent…
Police let me down
Sorry not sure where else to put this . Just want some advice please , i sacked someone for poor work and they arrived at my door with another male booting in my door trying to get in and also shouting abuse. They broke door locks which is going to cost over £200 to get fixed. Police arrived quickly but to late to catch…
Warning about Comet - open those sealed boxes
Did you know that if you purchase something, like an ipod, in a sealed box, for a present and when it’s opened it is scratched Comet (i.e. Durham branch and Head Office) will not give a replacement. When I say scratches I mean very bad scratches. I am obviously taking this further but am annoyed that I am being made out to…
How do I find a Managing Directors name?
Is there a free website that lists MDs, CEOs etc. names? I went on the Companies House site but it just gives the company name and address. Other websites want you to pay as far as I can see. As you might guess I want to address a complaint to the top man........ Thanks

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