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AOL worst experience of my life!
OMG! i had ordered the free laptop deal from aol with the carphone warehouse, never recieved a laptop or router. turned out when i called that the address they had was for a woman with the same name as me who lives in Devon, im 0141 and live in Glasgow!! evertime I phoned them they told me they could not verify my info as…
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Pixmania card payment validation
Hi Moneysavers I ordered a Tumble Dryer from the Pixmania website yesterday (and now the sun's come out so my washing is drying nicely on the line but that isn't my vent!). Today I have had an email from them saying: The team at PIXMANIA team would like to thank you for placing an order with us. You purchased your item by…
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Warranty Claim - Autoprotect (Reg Vardy)
Had strange problems with my car so took it to the dealer. Dealer phoned me at about 1pm on the day and said they'd investigated and that the brake disks had somehow become warped and needed replacing, and the warped disks had also knackered the brake pads. So I phoned the warranty companies 'claims line'. Could'nt get an…
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Need advice please......
Hope i am posting this in the right place. We brought a hoover from Argos in June this year its a VAX. The other week it broke :mad: . The brush height adjustment has packed up. OH took it back to Argos to get it sorted but they said it is nothing to do with them, we would have to ring the Vax helpline which is an 0870…
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Eyespa.com
This Company have been fantastic! I was given £100 in spa vouchers for Eyespa (from a fellow MSE'r Polo_Bint - lovely lady!) and decided to use them now. I searched the website for what I fancied & contacted Eyespa, which is where the excellent customer service came in. Once I'd identified a Spa, I emailed to check I could…
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Tesco and the dodgy hoover
Two Saturdays ago I bought a hoover from Tesco. Took it home and used it. Great bit of kit. Except for teh broken tools. Took it back on Tuesday last to exchange the tools for some from a different box. Was happy to keep the hoover as it was 34.97 and good for the money. They didn't have any in stock and couldn't confirm…
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topuptv 'free box' offer' - not so!
checking tonight's tv on my old freeview box, one programme (paul o grady i think) had an additional message, saying 'upgrade your freeview box and get a free very clever ditial box'.. call 0844 212 5050 for more.. intrigued, i gave them a ring, only to find its a sales pitch for topuptv / setanata subscription.. this was…
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bloody delivery drivers
allow me to vent. my sofas are due to arrive today between 8am and 2pm. still no sign of them, a call to dhd home delivery just now and ive been told theyve only just left the wimbledon depot and we will get them at about 5.30-6pm :mad: ive got 2 very young bored children, im not well with a stomach bug and would love a…
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Specsavers, unexpected cost
OH has been trialling contacts for a couple of months now, its been months as the 1st set didnt suit his eyes, nor did the next two pairs until they decided he was allergic to the material & got a different pair made out of something else, each time there was a waiting time of a week or two for the new ones to come in.…
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3 3G Three Contract Problems
Hi everyone, ok, really need some help and advice here as to what to do next, i will break what happens into easy bullet points: * Me & my girlfriend both on 3 contracts go on holiday in May this year - both our phones are stolen! :( (mine a 18month ending in jan09, the other 12month ending in Aug08) * We get home and ring…
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3 mobile phone overheating. Company won't help
Hi I posted something about this last week but I cannot find it, so apologies! I have a contract phone with 3 (three) which I took out last December. The phone overheats to the point that it actually starts to burn my ear, if I am on it for longer than a minute. It hasn't always been like this. Over a week ago, I phoned…
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Argos again
went to my local Argos yesterday and purchased a Philips grooming kit.QG3040. Got home and found that it had been resealed with sellotape and a sticker put on by one of their assistants. Knowing that Argos are good at putting out returned stock I took it back this morning. I was given a lame excuse about "they always have…
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A bit of a moan!
Just been to bank - Lloydstsb to pay in cheque for £5k, had to answer 20 questions: is is going into savings? Do I want it to go into savings? Where does it come from? What's it for? apparantly it should have been referred?! but there was no one there to refer it to! Though it was more difficult to get money out rather…
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Mystery shopper scam?
Just got this email.... Dear Applicant, We are a company that conduct surveys and evaluate other companies. We get hired to go to other peoples companies and act like customers in order to know how the staffs are handling their services in relation to their customers. once we have a contract to do so, you would be directed…
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Shopatron & Sparcousa
Hi all, just wanted to make everyone aware of the following 2 companies, Shopatron and SparcoUSA. Here's my story ... On 8th May 2008 my 14 year old son wanted to order a SPARCO T-shirt and did so through this company called Shopatron and I used my debit card for the transaction. From the date of order to the date of…
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Tesco's Direct saga!
Ordered expensive coffee machine and arranged delivery for two hour time slot on saturday and pai extra for this. Waited in for two hours but nothing arrived. Checked on internet site - told me that order was mislayed and that customer services would contact me shortly. No call after an hour so I phoned them and was told…
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COMET/GE CAPITAL faulty goods
I bought an electrical item at the weekend, returned it on the monday as it was faulty, store would not exchanged insisted it was not faulty. (no other reason I would have returned item or returned so quickly). I rejected the goods as they where faulty this was less than 24 hours after purchase. The finance company where…
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Davenport & Associates
I've got this letter throught from Davenport & Associates telling me that I've won £7,186,355(!!!) in a sweepstake and all I need to do to claim my prize is send them a cheque for £20! They are based in Canada and I have never entered a sweepstake based there. So, watch out for these guys. Also, I know you are supposed to…
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"Exposure Photographic" Competition???
I just got a call on my mobile which was unrecognisable (completely blank, no "unknown" or "witheld" number), it was a woman telling me I'd won a competition for a makeover and photoshoot down in London. Now, I entered a similar competition a while back so thought nothing of it. The lady went on to describe what the…
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Bought a hard drive, taken payment, but refuse to sell due to 'mispricing'.
Right, ordered a hard drive from a website. They took payment for the item, although are now saying the product is discontinued. However, I bought it for £30ish, and a few days ago, the price had gone up to £50ish. They are claiming that the original price was an error, even though they happily took that amount from my…
