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Ordered a TV, got two...
Not sure if this is the right place for this so apologies if not. I ordered a TV direct from one of the big manufacturers in February, with an expected delivery of the following friday. Long story short, the TV had apparently gone "missing" somewhere between the manufacturer and the delivery company and couldn't be traced.…
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Tesco cafeteria!!!
Today, whilst killing an hour before picking our daughter up, My chap and I decided to have a bite to eat at the Tesco cafetria in our area. All was going well,My chap ordered the food and drinks (service was very slap dash). Whilst eating my meal (only the second mouthful) I saw a nmassive big black hair, my hair is brown…
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Odeon gift vouchers and BOGOF - head office contact please
Anyone know how to contact odeon head office? I cant find their contact address anywhere! No email/nothing :( Want to make a complaint. They didnt want us to use our gift voucher with a BOGOF offer - even thought nothing in the ts and cs said you couldnt! :mad: Stood our ground mind and eventually they gave in, but we…
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PC World Laptop Problem????
I bought a E I Systems laptop for the daughter for Xmas. (Actually bought on 21/12/07). Whilst booting it up the other day a message came up saying that the "operating system cannot be found". I took it back to PC World (being only 3 months old) and the assistant had a play with it, then said that it would have to be sent…
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not happy with aol -not letting me log on to labrokes to collect winnings?
any one else having this problem? apparently (as per labrooks) aol have updated the servers due to the change in betting laws in the uk and as a result aol uk users cannot log into online bookies??
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Buy One Get One Free Ripoff
As I'm sure a lot of others do, I often look out for the Buy One Get One Free (BOGOF) offers in my local supermarket, in fact I often do my first glance down the isle for the red and yellow special offer stickers. This post is a warning about that as a bargain is not always what it seems! So off for a lovely walk in the…
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A little Morrisons moan...
Mum bought a gorgeous bunch of roses from Morrisons yesterday morning, by 1pm she had them in a vase in the living room and had added the flower food to the water. By 7pm every flower was dead. I have never known anything like it, so I checked the water etc and nothing is amiss. I even asked if she had washed the vase in…
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oyster card replacement
I have just had to order a replacement Oyster card for my DS as his stopped beeping when he used it on buses. I was asked why it wasn't working and had I damaged it and I said I thought I had put it through the washing machine once but other than that I had no idea why it would not work. As it was deemed to be my fault I…
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Car engine problem
May I seek advice on how to handle this situation please. A friend's 16 year old daughter bought her first car a 2003 reg £4000 Renault Clio in September 2007 in preparation for her 17th birthday in December, The vehicle was kept garaged for the 4 months and was started and given a short run weekly, On 22 December the car…
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Just take the damn car already
(Note: Apologises in advance if this is in the wrong place!! Spent a long time umming and erring over it!!) I am getting sick and tired of recieving notice that my car is going to be repossessed!! Just come and get it already!! I stopped the payment in November as I could no longer afford it, and the payments have gone to…
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belated big up to Sussex Fire / Police / Care services/ Grand Hotel Brighton
a neighbour had her flat set alight by some oik, about a week before Christmas, and had to get out sharpish- fire crew had already been called, and were there straight away to control the spread. luckily no one hurt, and jut one room damaged (burnt furniture, walls ceiling etc totally smoked out). anyways, cops and council…
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looped muzak in shops/resturants- how to get it banned?
all i want to do is go shopping (yes, men do shop!) in relative peace, with space to browse and look at the goods instead of being bumped into (currys, take note!), and also not have to put up with the god awful noise (some tone deaf folks may call it music..) that gets pumped around the shop.. burger king are latest…
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Halifax email scam
WARNING Keep receiving this email... which as I don't have a Halifax account is obviously a scam as it requires you to use a link to give your bank details. If you are a Halifax account holder DO NOT CLICK on the link. Dear valued Halifax ® Member , It has come to our attention that your account Billing Information records…
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Expired guarantee?
I purchased a fish tank from Pets at Home in October 2006. In June 2007 the light in the lid had broken and there was a very unpleasant hot smell. I took the lid of the tank back, and they replaced it for me. The same thing has happened again, the same problem, the same smell. I went back to Pets at Home and explained the…
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Banks again
I posted a rant a while ago about bad experiences at LloydsTSB and Barclays due to incompetence by staff. Grrr, here's another one. I wanted to transfer an ISA to Northern Rock so filled in the online form and sent it off. Got letter from former provider to say that transfer had been made. Then got a letter and another…
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Sky Billing for 4years ago!!
Hi, I hope this is the right forum - I have been trying to put it on the Consumer problem Forum but cant see where to open New Thread. (If you turn my house upside down I am sure the sky box would fall out) I pay my Sky account by Direct debit and always pay £21 which is my monthly bill. I have never used Box Office or…
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The Endowment con
10 years ago a I took out a £50 a month endowment with Sun Life of Canada, within the time period allowed I wrote and canceled, not liking the system were the first few hundred quid went in fees which had not been explained to me at point of sale. I was phoned back by the salesperson who sold me the package asking why I…
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Check your Virgin Media Direct Debits!!
Hi All, Sorry it's long - Virgin Media warning imminent!! :rotfl: My bank statement came this morning, everything looked normal but upon closer inspection, Virgin had taken £25 instead of the normal £18 for broadband. I had a look at last months statement, and sure enough, £25.45 instead of £18. Luckily it was only the…
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Empire stores
I received an email containing a discount code and buy now pay later offer. Admittedly I didn't fully read the T& C's properly :naughty: (my bad) which stated that clover leaf and sale items were excluded from the offer and placed an order for a Nintendo Wii, game an accessories. I looked in the help section and this is…
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Wickes :-(
I bought a new upvc door lock yesterday. It was packaged in induction sealed plastic. :rolleyes: Ok so to fit this lock (which is marked up as european) I have to remove it from its plastic packaging. Anyway its the wrong one about 20mm too short. Not a problem as I had to go back today to buy some more goods so I took the…
