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Kent Reliance Building Society fat cats
I am a member of the Kent Reliance Building Society and yesterday I received its annual report and voting papers for the AGM:- Profit 2008 :£8.9m Profit 2009 :£1.7m (down 81%) Chief Executive's pay 2008: £481000 Chief Executive's pay 2009: £535000 (up 11%) Is anyone else getting an 11% pay rise this year? Most are lucky to…
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British Gas GRRRRRR
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Assembly instructions for toys..ARGHH
I have just spent the best part of 3 hours trying to assemble a push along car for my 4 month baby and made a right hash of it.actually most of that time was spent trying to unassemble the stupid thing as ive put a bit in the wrong place and it wont come out.tried my best to follow instructions but there were some very…
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digital camera - crazy cameras
Hi all, ive got myself in a ruddy mess! i ordered a camera intended for the wifes xmas pressie from a website called crazy cameras, and then got panicked when i recieved a phone call from a chap with a questionable american accent asking to confirm my credit card details... .....anyway after a quick google search (which i…
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Asda Deliveries in the snow..
which i think isnt going to happen..just some questions if anyone can help.. Weve got our big chrimbo shop due tomorrow morning and im sure its not going to happen with the amont of snow we have in our village in N Lincs at the mo.. So is it a case of they cancel the slot and thats it..or do they pick the order and give…
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Log burner/multifuel stove installers
If you're thinking of getting a wood burner/multifuel stove, be very careful who you use to install it. I used a HETAS registered outfit back in July and they still haven't sent the paperwork to HETAS, nor did they install the data plate, and they were no help whatsoever when a problem developed with the stove. Luckily,…
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Warning Mobile Phone Scam
I got sent a text from this company https://www.uk@w2mobile.com tele no 08706091795,ive never heard of the company,when i opened the text a Mr Bean xmas film started downloading onto my phone.I tried to stop this but couldnt and it cost me £4.50.O2 gave me £3.00 back.Just a warning to all.
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Praise for Smallprint Jewellery - Birmingham
I have just received an order for fingerprint jewellery made by a Smallprint Franchise in Birmingham and wanted to tell people how happy I am with the service and the items. Sadly, my son passed away aged 7 three weeks ago and I desperately wanted something I could keep to remember him. I saw the website for this jewellery…
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Royal redelivery 7am-6pm?
This might be the wrong section Ordered something on amazon, it came, didnt realise would be recorded delivery..packet small enough to fit but sent back to depot which is miles away. Arranged redelivery for today...and am still waiting Checked out the website says can come upto 6pm...which I think is unlikely..would really…
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warmsure cover complaint
hi all, i took out the boiler cover with homeserve that contracts out to warmsure. i recently had (and still have) a problem with my boiler. just wanted to post the complaint letter i have sent in detailing the farce of a service i received from them. bear with me it is a little long :-) Dear Pinocchio I hope you don't…
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bt phone books dumped!!!!!
The other morning hundreds of phone books have appeared on the estate where I live. They are in the plastic wrappers in bundles, they are dumped by bin areas and randomly around the estate. They are not phone books for this area, they are for a another area, thats about 20-30 miles away. I assume that someone was meant to…
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Asda last chance for delivery "oh no it isn't"!!
APOLOGIES FOR POSTING THIS FIRST IN 'DISCUSSIONS' I meant to put it in here.... Last dates for delivery for xmas, said my asda email. Not wanting to miss it, I booked my slot, just two left, monday afternoon slots so I chose one of them, and re-arranged the plans for that day. Took about 20 mins to select and buy from my…
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Quidco Warning
Please forgive me if I have placed this in the wrong place, this is the only forum I read I first heard of Quidco via this forum and have since made MANY purchases via them, it apears I always get paid the tiny amounts but the large payments always end up with me raising queries and basically pleading for my cashback My…
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Debanhams Rant
Recently purchased some sunglasses from Debanhams which after two weeks use abroad became faulty (polarised film between lens has bubbled - very obvious/ unsightly) I sent an email (as i ordered on line) and they suggested i return to a store. I returned to the store with receipt and salesman immediately said he couldnt do…
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My BT problems and solutions!
Hi I'm the Fearsome Pirate and I wanted to share my experiences with BT. In March, I wanted to quit talktalk because my connection kept getting cut off. I was unhappy with their service so I decided to switch to BT. I thought their unlimited internet was a great deal and you get loads of extras like digital vault and free…
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Good deal on new mobile from Dialaphone
My old mobile packed up recently & the search for a replacement began - what is important to me mainly is the price not just a low price but value for money I searched & found what I think is a good buy. The Nokia 6303 on Orange 49.95 courtesy of Dial a Phone plus free delivery too! OK it may not suit everyone but for me a…
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Praise for Norwich and Peterborough
Thought I take the unusual step of praising my building society/mortgage provider. Not real reason, just that I've spoken to them recently and they were very professional on the phone. Made me realise that in the 10 or so occasions over 6 years that I've called them, I've never had less than excellent service. And that…
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more non-sense from amazon and city-link
An update from an earlier post. I ordered a train-set from Amazon to be delivered by city-link. Who delivered it to some random guy I don't know. This is how I should run courier service, I wouldn't need any staff. I could just give the parcels to people on the street and say there are delivered. Well Amazon contacted…
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I despair!
Met a friend in a shop who was looking at cheap halogen heaters. What do you think? he asked, will it be any good when the gas central heating goes off when there is a power failure? Rob
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Praise for the shop assistants
I really feel for the poor SA's at this time of year. I have seen such rude and greedy behaviour from shoppers, and many seem to think they can take out their frustrations on the sales staff. The VAST majority do a cracking job, and are so friendly if you are polite. I'd like to say a bit thank you to all the SA's out…
