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ITV HD - Coverage dropped - Missed England Goal!
:mad: Some fat fingered muppet must have hit the ad break button as all of a sudden the annoying cars playing football ad came up, it then goes black, I then flick over to normal ITV and I'm watching the replay of the goal! :mad: And all we get is a weak "apologies for the interuption" from Adrian Charles. :mad:…
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Carling "Home Draught" pump
Hi all, Bought one of these new Carling Home Draught pumps from Morrisons, who were doing a trial price. All seems fine, apart from the beer is flat. And it tastes horrible when its flat. I followed all the instructions etc, but this just seems to be one of those gimmicks.... it costs less to buy it in the cans, and at…
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Vent re Webhost4Life.com
I've been with Webhost4life as my site host since 2006 and suddenly they were bought out and were migrating my site (I found this out after the event, when the site disappeared) It's now been over a week that my website's been down. Tech support aren't saying why, it's affecting a lot of people/sites, there's no real…
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Really high Car insurance prices!!!
I dont know if anyone has any theories about this. Its time for me to renew my car insurance but my renewal has risen by over £200!!!!! There is no change from my last renewal except I have an extra year for no claims bonus. Previously I have been involved in an accident and have some points for speeding but these were…
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World Cup
OK, not a vent about the World Cup... Watched 2 games. What can be done about these darn horns? Sounds like 3 million bumble bees buzzing around. Reckon BBC/ITV will find a way to drown it out with white noise?
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Can Ikea charge for tap water???
Just wanted to rant.... I've just got back from Ikea in Milton Keynes with my 9 yr old DD and my mum... DD wanted a hot dog (advertised with chips and a soft drink for £1.50) (I know... I know.... it's our own fault for buying a hot dog)... DD doesn't drink fizzy drinks (doesn't like them) and asked for water instead.…
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Argos :mad: I hate you so much right now.
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Praise: Whipsnead Zoo - Membership dept.
I had my purse stolen yesterday :mad: and it had my life in it... including my Whipsnead annual passes (birthday present for me and my son) something I would not normally have! only had them in my purse as used them for half term. I was all ready to argue my case for replacements - but explaining to the first telephone…
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intolerable sound quality ITV world cup coverage
Well I am not an official football fan but turned on the telly after a spot of mowing, happenstance flipped to a football match on ITV. Wow the soundtrack sounds worse than a fly infested wheelie bin. Is that what is called entertainment atmosphere? Intolerable drone, yikes.. Can anybody explain what is the pleasure of…
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Venting - people usually in shops
But it has happened in library too. Simple, i am shopping, someone whether it is a old pensioner or a young mom will walk right where i am, and plainly stand in front of me so i can not see. I have had this for years, and yesterday i snapped, there i was in Netto looking at the bargains reduced part in the fridge, i was…
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Solicitor grounds for complaint?
To cut a long story short in Feb 2008 I contact my solicitor regarding some land. Quite a long winded job between estate agents, new owners etc, however this was resolved and it was proven that we now have the rights to the land and it's a matter of having the land transferred to our deeds via land registry. Our solicitor…
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Virgo Healthcare Nottingham - on Watchdog
Terrifying report by Rogue Traders Matt Allwright on today's Watchdog about this company pressure selling to the elderly. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2010/06/rogue_virgo.html Heres a summary: Previously known as ABM Mobility, Nottingham Trading Standards received 300 complaints about them and took out an injunction…
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Praise for UK2Abroad
Just wanted to relay my experience so far with UK2Abroad (who Martin recommends in one of his articles about using your mobile abroad). I was trying to buy a Global SIM and credit through their website, but it didn't go through, so I contacted them and had a call back from Alistair. He took me through the payment over the…
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Door 2 Door Sales
One of the most irritating things about where I live is the amount of cold call door 2 door sales we get on our close , we surely must get 3 a week all the time knock knock , if its not for "better" gas its for "better" electricity , if its not "faster" broadband its "faster" tv , then comes the betterware then the…
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Portsmouth Trading Company Warning!!!
I received a leaflet through my letterbox today from this company. The offer cash for gold, silver, old coins, watches, medals etc. I cheked out the address on their leaflet (Albert Road, Suthsea) and found they did occupy those premises there for a few months around 15 years ago! As I live some 300 miles from Southsea I…
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Times Subscription increases
Has any existing Times subscriber like me realised how significantly the price has moved over the past years? I paid £3.00 a week in 2005/6, £3.25pw in 2006/7, £4 in 2007/8, £4.50 in 2008/9, £5 in 2009/10 and now it is increasing to £6! This represents a doubling in 5 years. :( Appreciate it is still 25% cheaper than the…
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Tesco - where do I stand?
Could a mod delete this please, I've posted on the wrong board, sorry to be a pain!
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CEX Mega rant - Slow dispatch, poor customer services
I ordered a phone from CEX on Monday at about 17:30. CEX claim that they usually dispatch orders within 24 hours. My order is still in the "Stock Picking Complete" stage. Now I'll admit that I am far less patient than the average person. Nonetheless, in my opinion saying that orders are usually dispatched within 24 hours…
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ramenkid
Beware this op,he posts links to unsafe sites.
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Virgin Holiday Contact Details
We have just had the holiday from Hell in St Lucia with Virgin. I complained in the resort and filled in a complaints form but i now intend to take it as high up as I can. I would appreciate any contact details - I have the generic address for complaints but I really want a name of someone high up in the complaints…