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Archives for June 2010

LLandudno area? Mind the Tesco cola!
Just thought I'd quickly share with you that Tesco value cola may be out of date in the Llandudno area. I had an order delivered (so I don't know the store name) and the cola was BBE sept 09. Not just the one either, we got 10 bottles of the stuff all the same, so if you're in the area then have a look before you buy/sign…
Hewlett Packard experience...be aware
Ordered a Printer from HP.Excellent delivery time BUT be aware of awful service with their technical support. I had some problems the day after receipt of the printer.Their 'technical support' is on an 0845 number and i spent about 3 hours on the phone and during this time i was cut off 4 times and even when i did get…
Asda Online Grocery Shopping Complaint
The worst ASDA online shopping experience to date? Quite Possibly!!:mad: I recently ordered an online grocery delivery which was due to arrive between 1700 and 1900. At 2000 that day i contacted ASDA to ask about the whereabouts of the delivery. I was told they would chase it up and call me back immediately. An hour and a…
Homecare Home Improvements
A representative of this company came to my gate (3 dogs in the garden, so he didn't venture in) on Sunday afternoon claiming to be from the local council, my reply was "It's not a council property". But he insisted in telling me that he had come to save me money and make my home more efficient, I told him as my husband…
How can Paypal advertise themselves as safer?
A few weeks ago a fraudulent attempt was made to take £650 out of my Paypal account. I have not used my Paypal account for months, so according to Paypal, I must have clicked on a link or something. I followed their guidelines and reported the fake transaction and changed my password. Despite my reporting of this, the £650…
Son not listed for exam - So Cross!!
I am so cross. My son took a day off work to go to college to take an exam.However, he could not take it because he had been missed from the list by the examiners. His tutor is finding out what went wrong and when he can take it etc and letting him know today(I hope!).Apart from the fact that he was geared up for the exam,…
Spear & Jackson Garden Tools - Big Praise
Just wanted to say massive thanks to Spear & Jackson garden tools for replacing my garden fork. I was doing some digging and one of the prongs snapped off - any way the fork mentioned a 10 year guarantee on it and I emailed them with pictures of the fork. They sent me a new one in the post without any quibbles or blaming…
Rpoints / Cashbackings gone bust ? (Seems they havent)
Have they gone bust the owner Richard has left ?? http://www.rpoints.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1210864&start=0 EDIT: Got my payment Ok today
Sunderland FC Massive Praise
I recently emailed many sports clubs and newspapers etc in the hope of them sending anything of value , merch etc that could be auctioned off to fund information leaflets for a cause I have set up named Skate4Cancer-UK Not sure if im allowed to post FB links in here so im sorry in advance but here goes…
John Lewis - Praise
Ordered a bunch of stuff on Saturday from the John Lewis sale online - selected the free delivery and was advised of delivery within 5 days. Sunday - get an email saying it's been sent, Monday morning it arrives by courier. Well packed and everything there. That's what I call speedy delivery..... Not many retailers who…
Shoppers Discount and Rewards scam still active
I made an online purchase recently with E Spares and found that they had shared my debit card details with Shoppers Discounts and Rewards who then took £10 from my bank account. I have tried to email them at the email address on their web site and it is undeliverable. I tried phoning but the automated number would not let…
Rip Off Vegetable Plants
I've just noticed that some seed companies are still selling carrot plug plants at the princely sum of up to £1.19 each!!! :mad: I just wanted to warn novice gardeners about these companies who are jumping on the Grow Your Own bandwagon and ripping people off. One plug plant = one carrot. A packet of seeds will cost you…
Dreamtrove - Personlaise badges - One to Avoid
I thought I'd share my shocking experience of a company called Dreamtrove who specialise in producing persoanlised badges, or so i thought! Its my hen night on the 10th July and I wanted to get everyone coming a badge with their name on it as lots of people won't know each other. I chose a company called Dreamtrove, all…
ALDI customer policy
i went shopping with my three children yesterday and my 5 yr old was bursting for the toilets. when i asked a member of staff if he could use the toilets i was told no, due to health and saftey and because thier belongings are in the back and i might steal them. I have just phoned their customer services??? to be told they…
Praise - Amazon
There's always too much 'Vent' and not enough 'Praise' on these boards, so what the hell here's my good experience! Ordered the complete ER collection series 1-15 on DVD from Amazon UK. Individual box sets from play.com are about £9.99 or so - I got the complete collection brand new no rip-off straight from Amazon for only…
Wonga.com
Flicking TV channels I just caught an incredibly irritating AD for this company and couldn't quite believe what I saw.. https://www.wonga.com/ 2689% APR?!!! Bloody hell. I think what shocked me more with that site was the option to pay your bills with just your customer number and seemingly a few clicks. How easy must that…
Companies that won't deal with women!
I'm in the market for some new patio doors. There was a stand in Ikea advertising doors, windows etc. so I arranged for them to call me about getting a quote. They rang me tonight - this is the gist of the conversation: "Will you & your partner be in tomorrow? If you have one, that is?" "Well, I am at work but I'll be back…
M&S store delivery selection
I recently placed an online order with M&S. I nearly checked out, having selected store delivery (so no delivery charge) and the requierd date. Then I remembered something else I wanted to add to my order, went back, added it and checked out. Meanwhile, the delivery option had defaulted back to home delivery, I hadn't…
Travel Republic - frustrating experience (apology now received!)
Noooooooo....I just wrote the whole saga and my computer timed out! In a nutshell: Booked a holiday (flight + transfers + AI accommodation) with Travel Republic. The next day no flights were available and they could not offer us an alternative. We agreed to 'cancel the whole thing' (their words) so far they have only…
blackpool 2 for 1 pleasure beach
Hi going to blackpool this weekend anyone know of any special offers on tickets,thanx

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