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Archives for April 2009

Buy it Direct, are they legit?
has anyone traded with these people before?
Global Payment Services Inc Scam Letter
I have not seen anything about this scam but I just got this letter from Global Payment Services Inc saying that I am a winner of a whole $1. However if I send them $39 I will get it converted to $1,000. I think I will reply to them that if they convert it into sterling I will take them up on their offer :rolleyes: The…
"Conservatory blinds 4 less" - has anyone used these people before?
Hi, Looking into buying some conservatory blinds, and these people have given me a quotation. Just wondered if anyone had good, bad or indifferent service from them?
O2 - Losing faith!
This relates to the Apple Store thread I've just posted. Upgraded to an Apple iPhone in Jan, however, the volume botton dropped off at the weekend! Rang O2 who didn't want to know, they said it was wear and tear and wouldn't touch it, they didn't even offer me a rapair at my own expense! Luckily, I took it to Apple and…
Apple Store - Leicester
Would just like to say that the Apple Store in Leicester has great customer service! All of them do by the sounds of things but heres my experience. Upgraded to an iPhone on O2 in Jan, the volume button fell off at the weekend. Rang O2 who told me it was wear and tear and wouldn't do a thing to help me! Rang Apple and…
Curry's chief executive
I need to contact Curry's regarding some very shoddy service my elderly neighbour has received this week. I would like to write directly to the chief executive does anyone have a name and an address I could use (snail mail or email- I don't mind).
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk - Thumbs up!
Recently brought an adapter from this company for my Acer Aspire Laptop last Wednesday, I never paid for the £15 next day delivery I chose the 3-4 working days one and it arrived promptly at 7am Friday morning :j I wasn't expecting it until this week to be honest! I was really impressed. Just thought I'll recommend it,…
New SKY Scam
Just to warn all SKY subscribers of a potential Scam being initiated by SKY REPAIR SERVICES UK Ltd. SKY REPAIR SERVICES UK Ltd.would appear to be a legitimate company who provide local repair services for SKY boxes. They are not approved by SKY and despite their name are in no way affiliated to SKY. They also appear to…
virgin media
After years of terrible service from Virgin media we decided enough was enough and gave them notice we were leaving. We then get a call from retentions asking us to reconsider, promising we would have no more issues with them. Now our bills have always been high as we have 2 phone lines, tv, and broadband. All are paid…
parcel2go couriers, avoid, avoid...
parcel2go, courier services, if you value your items sent by courier avoid parcel2go I booked a courier, a framed photo, the smashed it and delivered to a random address in norfolk, I booked to have it delivered to lincoln! they are not interested in offering any explanation or compensation or even delivering the item to…
UK2 Scammers - Review
I'm taking time to post this as a warning to anyone thinking of using uk2.net in the future. My problem started when I was checking my bank statement and noticed that UK2 had taken money my account. It turned out that they had taken it upon themselves to charge for a service contract without permission and without warning…
&^%$£@! student loans company
One statement a year (might be every two) Information is out of date by a year when you do get it. They send out a new 'online' repayment portal which will help you calculate an up to date balance. So I log in, it asks me what my balance is, what payments I've made so it can tell me what I owe. Isn't that what a…
Costco great customer service
:T Went into COSTCO at the weekend to really to check when we bought our microwave from them that stopped working, i though we had only bought it a couple of years ago. They checked their records and said we bought it April 2004. The customer service person said hang on i'll speak with the manager, then came back and said…
Warning - inkprices.com!
I ordered some paper from ink prices.com on Saturday. Needed the paper urgently for tomorrow, and paid an extra £15+vat for next day delivery. Their website said the order would be processed monday and sent Tuesday. Well Tuesday came - and no paper. Decided to ring them after I'd had no reply to my email. Gave the man i…
A large raspberry to iflorest.co.uk
For anyone planning to order flowers on-line - don't use this company if you want them delivered on time! On 19th April, I ordered a bouquet of flowers and some chocolates from iflorest.co.uk to be delivered to my friend for her 40th birthday which was yesterday (Monday 27th April). The website stated that they didn't…
Whirlpool 'fine'
Our Whirlpool fridge was insured under Domestic and General. The fridge was written off and DG has offered a new fridge from Whirlpool but we are being charged a 71GBP delivery charge for the replacement faulty unit. D&G say this is a Whirlpool charge. Surely we should not be out of pocket in any way for replacing a faulty…
co-op company policy?
i very rarely go in our local co-op but as i needed milk and a tin of beans and was passing i went in. got me milk and beans and popped them on the roof of the buggy. was immediately swooped on by the security guard who told me company policy i must have a basket. i told him i rarely come in the store and would remember if…
Ordered chair - item not turned up, what to do next?
I ordered an office chair from an online office furniture retailer on Sunday 19th April. I paid with a Visa credit card. I immediately got confirmation from Worldpay that my payment had been received but no 'confirmation of order' email from the retailer themselves. I emailed the retailer using their online form but after…
Flippin banks!!!!!
:mad: Not like me to vent but this is ridiculous. We've come to the end of a three year agreement on our car, it is one where you have the option to either buy or return it. As it's in good condition, always been serviced etc, we decided to buy it as the price is very good. Anyhoo, that is fine, hubby spoke to the finance…
reclaiming money from a car trae center?
hi guys not sure if anyone can help me here but heres my issue. i recently bought a car from a trade center, when buying it i knoticed that there was not a full 12 months MOT as advertised, i then started to leave not wanting the car any more. the dealer then said that if i brought it back to them they could MOT it and…

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