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Vent: Santander (a common one I know)
Grrrr had to have a bit of a vent about Santander. I got tempted by the cashback offer. Got about £150 in total and so I switched. Been a bit of a nightmare since I moved, several times locked out of my online banking including a 6week period with no access, possible details stolen, constant marketing calls even though I…
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Fake goods on play.com
Hi there, Last week I purchased 10 different items (games & DVDs) from play.com all from different sellers. I have received all of the items and out of the 10, two have been fake/counterfeit. Firstly a sealed Disney DVD. The cover was littered with spelling mistakes including carpet spelt 'carpel' and Aladdin spelt…
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Samsung praise
Hi in this world of doom and gloom and bad service I am pleased to report excellent service from Samsung. Okay so I now realise that the fault with my telly, an LE40R74BD is a known fault due to a faulty capacitor and that they may be legally responsible, but the telly was over 5 years old and it was off to the tip when I…
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www.helppconline.com SCAM?!?!?!
These guys called me about an hour ago claiming that my computer had sent them an error message and that it needed action taking immediately. The woman with an Indian accent sounded like she was in a busy call centre. She said they needed to access my computer remotely and fix the problem. My dad had exactly the same phone…
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Praise: HMV Online
Just wanted to praise the very speedy delivery from HMV Ordered a Wii online from HMV on Friday morning, and chose standard delivery (2-5 days) as I didn't want to have to pay extra for express. 11:30 Saturday morning a man appears at my front door with a parcel - yep, it was the Wii. :T Nice to have such a good delivery…
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Advertising SCAM - National Group - JPC - Journal Group Production Company Limited
Hello Everyone,
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Faulty Zanussi Stainless Steel Hob.
Need some advice please. Purchased a Zanussi Stainless Steel hob beginning of April from Appliances online.Within a week of using it (and only cleaning it with a warm soapy cloth as advised)weird marks appeared all over the steel top. I rang Appliancesonline and was told to ring Zanussi who arranged for an engineer to…
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Difficulties requesting judgement on MCOL
Hello all, I started a claim on Money Claim Online on 6th June and this was sent to the two defendants on 7th June. The first defendant promptly responded with their defence, however the second defendant has not yet responded. I have been advised by the court that I am able to request judgement against the second defendant…
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cosmetics containing latex?
hey guys, looking for a bit of help please with cosmetics. Does anyone know if cosmetics that use ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF EXTRACT use the latex part of it? Thanks loads
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National express NOT TURE
The Claim: "National Express is selling one-way seats for £9 across England, Wales and Scotland, on ANY route when you travel before 30 September. However this does not apply to travel to airports, so the claim is not acutually correct. Quite annoyed..:mad:
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Vent:Store staff told me they would search me
Can anyone point me towards a summary of my rights please, from a reputable source? I entered a store today when as alarms went off. After a short conversation a member of staff told me "we will stop and search you when you leave" I told her that they would not! :mad: I left without any attempt to search me but would like…
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BG Homecare 400 cover
I received my renewal notice from British Gas on Friday and noticed they wanted increase the dd by £5.00 a month for my central heating cover etc. I phoned them and explained I would need to look elsewhere because of financial restraints. The advisor went away and checked with her manager and came back with a new figure…
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Mecca bingo website...
Just a rant - got an email saying there was £5 free in my account (hadn't used them since they changed their T&C's as I thought they were ridiculous) so used it up and won 2 lines - only a few quid but still money for nothing. Have gone to withdraw and after updating my debit card as the one they had expired it now refuses…
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I'm to young to buy a hat
Tried to buy a fasinator/hat from bhs on-line. Every time i tried to go through to the checkout i got this message My Basket Products, Hats Scarves & Sunglasses, Hats & Fascinators You are under the required legal age for this product, you must remove it from the basket to continue to the checkout. Very strange. It gave me…
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Ernest Jones - avoid for repairs
I took a watch to Ernest Jones in Manchester for a simple battery change. Was told it could be done the same day, paid, and collected it later. Some time later it stopped. I took it to a local watch repair firm who were horrified at what had been done to it. The repairs would be more than the worth of the watch. Ernest…
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Thompson & Morgan E-Coli Link (Alleged)
UK officials are investigating reports of a possible link between a UK seed firm and an E. coli outbreak in France. News agency AFP said 10 people have been affected by E. coli in Bordeaux. It is thought a number of them had eaten rocket and mustard vegetable sprouts, believed to have been grown from seeds sold by Thompson…
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Travelodge Hacking Attack
Travledge has had their customers' details hacked... http://email1.travelodge.co.uk/interface/external_view_email.php?O89091503871152002487346351122&myEmailId_=O89091503871152002487346351122 http://www2.travelodge.co.uk/protect_your_data/Customer_Letter.pdf?myEmailId_=O89091503871152002487346351122
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Anyone else received a "we want to scam you letter" in the post this morning
I received in my post this morning a letter very similar to that mentioned in this Times Newspaper article. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/consumer_affairs/article6682484.ece Has anyone else received a similar letter in their post today ? I am amused by the fact that the letter is addressed to the previous owner…
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Not charged for laptop?
I recently ordered a custom built laptop from Dell. When I ordered it, the money left my account. I haven't checked my card online until now and the money has now gone back into my account, I checked the tracking link today and they've confirmed it's been built and they're doing quality checks and installing what I asked…
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Is this site legit?
http://www.evisu.uk.com/ my son wants some jeans from this site but although at first it looks like the uk site for the Evisu brand, I cant find a address, return address and it only has a yahoo email address. Has anyone used it before or can someone have a look and tell me what they think? If it paid for my credit card…
