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Recorded message - supermarket survey
I came home to find a message on answer machine. It was an automatic recording to the effect that I had 3 simple questions to answer. Did I do my main grocery shopping at Asda - press 1, Tesco - press 2, Sainsbury - press 3 (not sure of exact order). Obviously I'm not going to press any telephone buttons and then find I'm…
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Quidco and tracking
anyone else having recent problems with tracking in quidco. last month i had one problem with a validation which appears to be resolved at least for now. another transaction from about 2 weeks ago has not yet tracked and on raising a ticket quidco say to wait till 6 weeks--this was for insurance bit the bullet and went…
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CapQuest - OMG!!
Tonight, I've just had my 7th call in 2 weeks from a company called CapQuest. Until I looked them up on the internet tonight - I'd never heard of them before and had no idea who they were. In the previous 6 calls, someone from CapQuest would call and for "Security" would want me to tell them personal information (address,…
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Those plastic charity bags!
There was one on my doormat first thing yesterday morning, then another arrived about the same time as the junk mail. I removed them and dumped them in the bin. Yesterday afternoon, at about 3.30pm another one arrrived. Today, there was another this morning, which up to now I have ignored, but I just walked through the…
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Anyone had a call from Accident Investigation Bureau?
Just had a call from a man claiming to be from the Accident Investigation Bureau. When I told him no-one in my household has had an accident recently and I was not interested in any claims HE told ME to get lost and hung up before I had a chance to respond!! Anyone else had calls from this company? I googled them and found…
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VirginMedia, reliable as ever when calling for support....
I haven't had to call them for quite some time, so last night I thought it would make a refreshing change calling them to resolve a lack of internet connection)..... Call, 1, 2 & 3 : Navigate through 3 sets of menus, just to reach an unavailable/engaged tone. Call 4: On hold 25 mins, operator starts to take my details and…
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Amazon
I brought a printer direct from Amazon. I brought it mainly because it boasted automatic double sided printing. Anyway it arrived less than 12 hours after I ordered and found it didn't have automatic double sided printing! You have to do it manually. So I complained to Amazon by e-mail and within 20mins I had an e-mail…
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Fragrance direct-im impressed!
:beer:Just want to tell everyone how impressed i am with fragrance direct! If your like me - a bit wary of ordering from a site you've never ordered from before- then i can give this site the thumbs up;) I went through quidco to get cashback then used a code for 5% off. I clicked for the standard delivery up to 5 days and…
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Fragrance direct-im impressed!
:beer:Just want to tell everyone how impressed i am with fragrance direct! If your like me - a bit wary of ordering from a site you've never ordered from before- then i can give this site the thumbs up;) I went through quidco to get cashback then used a code for 5% off. I clicked for the standard delivery up to 5 days and…
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Car parking charges
I usually never park in town because I object to funding local councils with their exorbitant charges, but daughter drove me into Kingston town centre last week. The charges were 80p per half an hour, £1.80 per hour and £3.20 for two hours. All I had was one-pound coins so I put in £3 thinking it would give me either…
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Where there is a Will is there a way
to not be charged again?About 3 years ago I purchased a WILL from Legacy and Law.I have just received a letter from them saying that 'all wills should now be page numbered and signed by the Testator and Witnesses on each and every page',and to do this I need to send £60[which is what I originally paid anyway..Is this an…
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CashinmyPhone Warning!!!
I sent a nokia N95 8gb to them in the secure packaging they sent me and tonight I received an email saying my phone has been water damaged. I used that phone happily and without problem until the morning I sent it to them. As it was sent in secure packaging and it was definately working when I packaged it I can only…
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VENT: Nationwide Autocentres
Hi All, Back in August, I heard a rattling from my engine. I took my Vauxhall Corsa to Drive Vauxhall and it was identified as a slack Timing Chain that required replacement. I phone around and Nationwide came out the cheapest. I took the car to them in early September and they did the job and I paid up. The following day…
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Carphone Warehouse Miss Selling
So, within a day of registering with what I hoped would be a useful resource to post objections to questionable retail practices, namely by Carphone Warehouse, I have my post removed by the charming Gardianators of this site. Thanks to those posters who agreed that anyone knowingly miss selling anything should be named on…
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Argos delivered wrong item yet refuse to accept a return!!!!
I ordered this item from Argos online: http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500001801&langId=-1&searchTerms=2607360&Submit=GO+%3E When the item arrived it was completely different to the picture on the site in every way imaginable. It was not a case but a cheap zip-up bag with a…
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Boycott Jack Wills
They ignored our hereos! http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/gloucestershireheadlines/Fury-Poppy-Day-music-Cheltenham/article-1493819-detail/article.html Time to ignore them, whoever they are. (Skid Marks Sir Galahad 1982) And others
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Barclays Bank!!!
Just phoned them up because i've lost that stupid card reader for online banking and found out there's a £6 charge for a new one!! I never wanted the stupid thing in the first place so why should i have to pay out for a new one. I know its my fault for losing it, but they're so small its not hard to do. I wonder how much…
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HSBC Travel Insurance
We have free Travel Insurance through our First Direct account. In all my years, fortunately I have never had to make a claim. However we went to Bavaria in Spetember and both our cases were lost by KLM/Baggage handlers for 3 days. Staying in an apartment we had nothing but the clothes on our backs. Fortunately, I had…
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PC World selling second hand/demo as new?
I went in to a store today and was looking at a pc. I asked would the demo model ever come on sale at a reduced price - the answer astounded me. I was told it would be sold as new - with a full guarantee at the full price. I said that it wouldn't be new as it was switched on for months as a demo model - he said they did…
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Ann Summers Party Went Wrong
I am posting this on behalf of my wife.. Last night she had an Ann Summers party, im away with work. She invited a handful of people, who invited a handful of people. The party went well and the goods host left the house in a pretty drunk state. As the wife was clearing up, she noticed that some of the alcohol was missing…
