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NEXT - non delivery of wine gift
first post and i'm hoping this is in the right place, apologies if not i placed an order on 7.12.07 with next, for 2 cases of wine to be delivered to separate addresses as gifts on 21.12.07. i spoke to one of the recipients today and he never got his wine:eek: . i rang next and they checked and whilst the other case had…
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Grrr Lloyds TSB
Recently, or should that be FINALLY paid off student loan in full after about 4 years of saving every penny. Student Loans people advised me to call bank to authorise payment coming out. I did, but Lloyds said I needen't have bothered, everything would be OK. Student Loans people called me back next day saying transaction…
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Pets At Home
Bought a gerbil cage without realising that it was an attachment to the bigger system. When I tried to set it up, there was a hole in one side (where a tube attachment should go). Went to take it back, there was a huge queue, woman at the counter saw me, asked if it was a return, then shouted for a colleague, who took me…
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Lastminute Dodgy Advertising tactics!!
I have tried 3 times in as many days to book a holiday on Lastminute and each time i have been contacted by them after the booking and told the holiday was no longer available at that price!! Yet they were still adverised on the site (and still are!!) on one it was a cruise where I paid extra for an outside cabin and when…
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flippin MnS!!!
I ordered 5 things in the sale at the stroke of midnight get an email today saying they are all out of stock bar one thing- i go onto the website to find it is all showing as instock but obviously dont want to reorder as id have to pay more PnP sp i give them a ring! The lady then tells me that all of the stuff on the site…
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Sale issue re:discounts
Seeing as this hasn't happened to me before, I thought i'd see if it has happened to anyone else this year! When I went sale shopping yesterday, twice in two different well known stores, I was charged full price for sale items, and had to queue up again to get my money back. This honestly hasn't happened to me in the…
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Out of date food sold at Tesco - WWYD?
I've heard you're supposed to report out of date products being sold to Trading Standards... but that can result in a massive fine, and I'm sure it was just a mistake. But I bought yoghurt this morning for the kids to have with their breakfast, it was reduced, and got home and realised it was out of date! I rung the store…
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Debt collectors attach debts to other people if they cant find the original person
Intrim Injustia and Westcott services are examples of collectors who have done this. If they can not find the owner of the debt, they attach the debt to somebody at the address....when the debtors may have moved years ago. They research the names. Or they attach the debt to someone of the same name at a different address.…
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Credit Checks
Yes, Ive got bad credit. One year of my life I went crazy on the plastic and then had a change of circumstances, which now means although all Im ever doing is paying, I have the worst credit rating. Why does the government not step in to help us??? In terms of anything monetary Im worse than a prisoner, I cant apply for a…
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Ebay Automatic Payment
Why can big companies get away with daylight robbery and the banks just act like fools stating...well we are just a third party in this, you must have made an agreement or something! It is that easy to rob people! lol the security of chip and pin and passwords. The Ebay sends you a polite ebay on Dec 27th, we have tried to…
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Abbey- Bank account Closure!
Abbey suspiciousy closed my bank account without any letter or repayment of any funds I had in there. I noticed my online banking was down, so I thought I'd wait until the account was back online. Then I noticed I had no statements. Then I noticed my card expired that month. I has not used my account for approx 2/3 months…
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Abbey systems down!
Im soooo glad theres somewhere to vent as little details, that banks think people overlook and think oh well, I'll just pay it to avoid the hassle must make them millions and destroys the lives of those valuing their every last 12p! Here goes: Abbeys IT systems keep going down. Ring the call centre: I would like to help…
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Messed about by Reid Furniture - What are my rights?
Back in oct I placed an order at Reid Furniture for a 3+2 seater sofa, a bedroom set and 2 coffee tables and paid a deposit of £200. I was told delivery was going to be middle of december which was ideal since i have people coming over for christmas. Anyway, come the start of december, i keep chasing the local store up…
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Virgin Media
Hi All, I not long signed up to Virgin Media as I have just moved into a new flat. From day one I have had nothing but problems. The day of my instalation the problems started.Its very long so Im going to cut the story short. The day of the instalation was due the engineer turned up to say he could not do it as he was not…
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Amazon and their delivery
This is not so much an vent its querying how accurate amazon delivery systme is ? a few months ago a driver knocked at my door with a parcel from amazon. it was my address but another persons name ???? i thought it was kind of a one off untill when in the post office today someone was handing a large box over the counter…
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Xmas Presents Broken Already! (& Other Problem Products!)
Feel like a post christmas moan?.. Get it off your chest here! :D I'm not actually writing about a christmas present that has broken already, although I know a lot (from other forums) of you have said yours have, what are they? Lets name these shoddily made goods so others can be warned! What I'm complaining about is GEL…
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clearancebuys.co.uk
Bought some cast iron cookwear from clearancebuys.co.uk recently for far less than was being charged elsewhere. The item was delivered free (amazing considering the weight!) via UPS next day. I am very impressed with the price, item quality, speed of delivery and customer service from this site. I have to admit I was a…
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Vinopolis Inflexibility
We received two tasting school tickets (@£59 each) on the same Xmas same day we announced my wife is pregnant. They have to be used by June and the baby's due in August. She can't use them and despite my charm, pleas and irritation they have point blank refused to refund or extend the period we can use them by more than…
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Hacked Amazon account
Hi Late on Saturday night I checked my emails and found a confirmation of an order from Amazon.com. Seeing as I have only ever shopped with Amazon.co.uk I was a bit suprised, and was then appalled to see that someone had used my account to order $700 worth of G&B watches which were to be delivered to the Ivory Coast. I…
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Tesco not selling alcohol
I imagine there's a huge Tescos complaint thread, and i imagine this issues been raised before as i saw it in a local paper once it's just never happened to me until now. Was in town shopping with a friend, popped into the Tesco Metro to pick up some whiskey. The woman said i couldn't be sold it unless the person with me…
