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Asda/Walmart online clothing
Just passing on my experience of using the Asda clothing website. I bought 3 school shirts for my daughter, which were delivered on time, but they had enclosed one shirt that was the wrong size. I called the number on the delivery ticket and was put through to a call centre based in South Africa. They gave me a freepost…
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Hiring private caravan at Butlins Minehead for next 3 weeks - Beware !!!
Just come back from Butlins Minehead for the weekend. We actually hired a private caravan on the butlins site. Got there and found out that most of the normal butlins facilities werent available because theres a Spring Harvest religious festival going on there for the next three weeks. This means theres no entertainment,…
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www.run-rabbit-runs.co.uk BANKRUPT
Ordered a run from this company for my guinea pigs a few weeks ago. It didn't arrive when it should, loads of excuses from the seller. I got this email this am: 'Due to unforeseen circumstances our business run-rabbit-runs is in the process of going bankrupt we have tried to do everything we possibly can to sort this but…
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T-Mobile credit check.. Didnt replace £2
£2 aint that much of a big deal. However when T-Mobile credit checked me for a contract i ordered online they took the £2 and didnt replace it back in the account. I Took a contract with vodafone instead so it didnt really matter. However they didnt replace the money!!! :mad: !
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freecycle rant
Hi Why are half the people that ask for things you offer on freecycle (or freegle) so grateful and thankful and really do appreciate it and then the other half are just rude. Put a 28inch tv on and people just say 'ill take it' like it is there right, they seems to forget the please and thank yous. I reply and then nothing…
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Adult abuse
Didn't know where to put this so apologies.If you knew of a 19 year old girl that was punched,slapped and humiliated by her "father" and her stepmother condoned it who would you go to for help,she won't go to the police at all,so who can help.She is absolutely petrified of them.
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Specsavers Rant
Having varifocal lenses I was very interested in the earlier thread about Specsaver lenses and when I had my eyes tested by them I asked about the hoya lenses. My frames are comfortable and good so thought it would be cheaper to have them in my frames but the cost was £198. If I bought a new frame for £69 the price of…
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Sky/Royal Mail Vent
I am seriously annoyed with both of these companies!! I ordered Sky through one of their sales blokes in my local shopping centre. The first sky viewing card never turned up so we ordered another one, thankfully that one showed up. I've called Sky to find out where the other one is and they cant find it. Once we got the…
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Poundland - check your receipt!
The various offers e.g 3 for £1 are not always marked on the shelf beside the item. When you get to the till sometimes the sa will tell you the offer/ sometimes not. Example - i go to till with one packet of sweets, the sa says those sweets are 3 for £1. So i go and get two more packets. However not every sa will tell you.…
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Tesco direct - furniture delivery aaargh!!!
:mad: I ordered online via Tesco direct on 30th March a large reclining sofa and chair. I received confirmation of the order and money went off debit card. I then received a text yesterday saying delivery between 11 and 1 today, so duly got rid of my old furniture to make way for the new. Delivery driver rang me just after…
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watch out for idownload stream website
What a con this website is. Do not subscribe to a £2 membership in the pages and pages of terms and conditions they add additional programmes that you have not asked for by 'default' and then charge your credit card £72!!!! :mad: And the original thing I went on there for was gone when I had the subscription. The company…
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Abbey/Santander Rant
I've been with Abbey for 20 years and never had any problems up till the takeover by Santander. But recent screw-ups have been so bad that I've really had enough :mad: The Saga: With a week to go before moving house I popped into my nearest Abbey (10 miles away) with ID and submited a change of address form. The next day I…
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Avoid Halfords bikes and DHL at ALL COSTS!
I bought a bike from Halfords to find that there were parts missing. I took it to the local shop and the guy was absolutely useless. I phoned up customer services and they said they would arrange DHL to pick up the bike. I took a day off work because DHL were meant to come between 9am and 5pm. DHL didn't arrive. Phoned up…
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Pay Monthly On Orange
Not sure if this has been mentioned in the past but if you are on Pay Monthly on Orange make sure you don't receive a delivery report - They charge 1p per delivery report. I found that out after my first proper bill - the worst bit was my phone had the receive delivery report set up automatically!
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Warning on Childsplaymodels
If you're thinking of signing up your offspring to a model agency beware of Childsplaymodels, based in Beckenham. You're charged £250 for a set of photos with a promise they will be included in their 'catalogue' which is sent to numerous companies. There is no promoting your child and one year later we have heard…
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ASDA complaint.......
I am just back from Asda and absolutely disgustd at how some members of the staff feel they have the right to rip me off and then patrionise me!!! The following is a copy of the email I have mailed to asda CS, but is there any other email adds that would get me a response. I've tried phoning the manager of the Perth…
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Oyster complaint for charging for not taking a journey
Sent to them by post: Friday 2nd April 2010 Oyster Card Services 55 Broadway London SW1H 0BD To whom it may concern, Re: Oyster charge for non-journey, card no. XXXXXXX On Tuesday 16th March I 'touched in' at Dollis Hill station at 06:42, and on discovering severe delays on the Jubilee line, 'touched out' at 06:44. I was…
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Why dont they give the right electricity/gas information
For a simple concept to compare price of electricity they never tell the truth Just we need to compare the how much they charge per KW(1000w) for the first x units and if it is more than that how much per hour for kw. very simple chart that will do all the comparison rather asking about how much you spend for month and all…
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Refused Alcohol from Tesco
Hi all I produced my full driving licence at my local Tesco; however they refused to sell it to me. This is despite me showing my proper ID and I’m actually 21 I've produced a complaint letter and was wondering if anyone would mind tinkering with it to make it sound better? English and complaining isn’t my strong point.…
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Parcelforce Inconvenience.
Arrrghhhh! Parcelforce are terrible. I missed a parcel. They put a card put through the door saying they had taken my parcel to some random post office on the outskirts of the city which will take me a 40 minute walk to go collect it. On their website it says "If the first attempt is unsuccessful, we will leave you a card…
