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Parcel Please / UPS
I had to send a parcel to my father in France, and have used Parcel Please before, no complaints. This time around it was a dog crate that i no longer used and they are about to reveive their new puppy so i gave them mine. The crate was 15kg, and i got the original measurements wrong. 23 x 18 x 20 cm £12.50 + vat = £15.00…
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Bid tv are they just a big scam?
I placed my first ever order with bid tv via their website 2 weeks ago. The auctions were not all that simple to understand and there was also no way to keep track on your account as to what the heck you were currently bidding on you just bid and once youve left the page thats it unless you can trawl through the site and…
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Big Issue sellers & intimidation tactics.A rant!
Went up to Belfast today to do some business & parked my car on Great Victoria Street.When I went to the ticket machine,camped right next to it was a Eastern European (Albanian so I have been informed) woman selling the big issue. As soon as I went to the machine,the begging began & when I went to put the money into the…
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The Decking Firm
I recently (2 months ago) ordered some decking from 'the Decking Firm', part of 'AppleYard Ltd'. I had nothing but problems with them. They never delivered my decking, were impossible to get hold of, when they did answer, they took my order details and said they would call back in 15mins...then never did. They dont respond…
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Praise for Orange, I think!
I received a rather large mobile phone bill this month, due to some multimedia services messages received charged at £3 each that i simply did not sign up for! I remember receiving them but just assumed it was spam and ignored them, never thought I would be charged. Anyway I phoned Orange, they phoned the company that sent…
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Rip off at Spurs
This is an old complaint now, but I have just joined so I thought I'd mention it. Earlier this year I tried to buy tickets for a Tottenham Champions League home tie. I spend nearly an hour on two phones, going from the main switchboard to the ticket line which was always too busy to take my call and invited me to call back…
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Argos, Indesit and the washing machine
Moved to comsumer rights thanks
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Supercover Mobile Phone Insurance - warning!
My daughter insured her mobile with this company who were mentioned on MSE as providing cheap cover. The cover may well be cheap but if you think you'll ever need to actually make a claim then I'd think twice about using this company. Her phone was lost on 7th June. Since then we have spent numerous hours on the phone to a…
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Rant/Vent Whatever!
I just need to vent. Wolverhampton is a tiny city that has been mismanaged for decades. There are rail, bus and tram links which don't 'join up' and necessitate a route march across town to get the connection to carry on one's journey. Since last April we have had no bus station. It was shut down for rebuilding works…
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Duresta Praise
About 2 years ago we bought an expensive new Duresta sofa as my very slim husband was finding the old one uncomfortable. It took him some time to tell me the new sofa was as bad as the old one and I just blamed his lack of'bottom. After continuous nagging I finally decided to bite the bullet a couple of months ago and…
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Belamadena/ Torremolinos / Fuengirola Spain time share warning
Just a quick warning anyone holidaying in the three resorts, time share (RCI) people are out in force, they are offering free taxi ride there and back to Holiday Village. If you come across Annie (probably not her real name but she cant disguise her broad scouse accent) or any other tout promising free cable car rides/sea…
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Online Subscription Question
Hi everyone, this is my first post, so go easy on me... I am wondering about an experience I've recently had with an online subsciption. The subscription was handled entirely online and all went through fine. But when I went to cancel my account there was no online option for cancelling. To cancel you have to call their…
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NEXT - Ilford
Never again!!! Went last week to Next, Ilford Branch. When I came out I could have done with a lie down and a couple of headache tablets. It was pandemonium. The shop was heaving with families with buggies and double buggies, so everytime you turned round you nearly tripped over a buggy. Families were gathering inbetween…
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Aggrieved Jane Norman customer!!!
Having tried to spend £100 of gift vouchers my husband bought at xmas in Jane Norman, i was told I couldnt use them for sale goods, and I had to spend double the amount the worth of the voucher, ie£200. They already have my money!!! Surely this is a rip off and the administrators are not being fair to the customer-can I…
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heard of study house(kendal publishing)
Hi I got a letter today(name spelt wrong). It was from study house who say i have taken a course with them. They ask me to send an extra £50 as my course is due to finish, but, i can still finish it for an extra £50. Has anyone heard of them/got a letter like this. Also, any idea how they got the info? Only people i have…
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Warning - Fitness First Do Not Care!
I just wanted to have a rant about Fitness First. I have been paying for the whole of this year (2011) and have not been attending the gym. I had to have an op in Jan and was not able to exercise for some time. At no point did FF try and contact me to see why I was not using the gym, I know that I should not expect…
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Top marks to Tesco
Did what I normally never do and didnt check my receipt in store. My OH got some jeans, great bargain, I didnt see the price on them but he said they were only a tenner, brillinat, got home checked my receipt, they had charged £12.50. No price ticket on, but the barcode was. I sent the online contact us form to ask them to…
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lettin off steam
Someone i work with whose partner works in the civil service went on holiday today to Australia for 3 weeks and another 4 days in Dubai they are staying with someone who does the same sort of job for the british government in Brisbane who apparently openly admit to a champagne life style. Its also common knowledge that…
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Retro action figures/the who shop -blackpool-UPDATED
My daughter placed a pre order for a set of Dr Who figures , initially the wrong info was on the site re expected delivery , i logged on yesterday to see if there was any further info and its saying there are 4 of each in stock so i emailed asking where her order was , he replied saying they still werent in bloody stock !…
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anyone work late at a hotel?
just a vent really i work nights at a local hotel and even though i display a huge sign when were full on the front door i hate how i get people still banging on the door for ages asking for a room at 4.30AM !!!!! trouble is when im re stocking stuff or cleaning upstairs they bang and bang the door until it wakes customers…
