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Not at all stressed
...but just a tiny little wee small vent.... Near to where I live is a dual carriageway with a 40mph speed limit and a new yellow speed (sorry, safety) camera at one end of it. Coming down the hill from a 50mph zone most drivers (I'd approximate 80%) dribble down at 30mph just because,I'd guess, 1) they are scared of the…
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Sainsbury Delivery Date
Having ordered online for a delivery on a certain date I am now bemused to get a text saying that my order (a lawnmower) will be delivered "on or before" that date - I was planning to stay in all day on the chosen date, not any time beforehand and find this less than useful - grrrr! :mad:
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Chipsaway
Hi, I used our local #chips away franchisee to do a fairly small paint repair job on my front bumper, and a more serious scratch on the rear quarter. The franchisee- Chris Constable came to my house and gave me a price for the job, I was happy with this and agreed to go ahead. He turned upon time, was smart and…
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Praise for Firebox.com!
I have bought a fair few things from Firebox.com over the last few years and have always been very happy with the sales and service. Recently I ordered a few things for my OH's birthday and got it delivered to my mum's house. She then came and visited me and took the box with her, but it got swiped as we had supper at the…
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Tesco Direct - a small warning
I'm sure you are all savy enough to know this... but Tesco Direct pulls a bit of a marketing "trick". They give a list of other suppliers and their prices - showing that tesco beats them. When the other supplier is actually cheaper they just don't list them on the page. e.g. http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.211-4989.aspx Tesco…
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Don't use match.com. Just.... don't!
I've had a bad run with match.com since I foolishly decided to go for a trial run with them. First I couldn't log in at all, then they removed the ability to stop the trial online, and now, when I ring their 24-hour freephone number to stop them charging me, I find that the service is in French, thus rendering it totally…
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BEWARE - R&C Rooflines
R&C ROOFLINES do roofing work calling door-to-door offering ther services around Lincolnshire/North Lincs/Yorkshire/Cleveland. They have a freephone number - 0800 858 9010 which is diverted to the mobile phone (07826 021 616) of someone calling himself R. Croke. Mr. Croke does not do jobs in the way that a professional…
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Virginmedia!!
Small rant alert!!! Had a second Virgin box installed in our bedroom last week, only, due to the fact that we have tiles on the exterior wall under the bedroom window, the engineer said he wasn't able to drill through them to install the box. He said our best option was to drill through the ceiling and up through the…
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Microsoft phone calls
My dad got a phone call yesterday from someone in India (his guess) who commented on his computer downloads. He asked him where he was from and he said "Microsoft" and then asked if my dad was near his computer and if he could turn it on. Now my dad has had me warning him about scams for a long time so he told the bloke…
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World of Power
Just to report excellent customer service from this company recently. Problems arose with the original delivery date, due to their being let down by their supplier. But once they became aware of what had happened they pulled out all the stops to get the item to me very rapidly indeed.
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Dabs alert!
BEWARE DABS ALERT! USING DABS WILL COST YOU! If something goes wrong - and a LOT does - then you will be waiting several weeks for resolution. THE SO CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE IS JOKE! WEEKS WILL PASS BEFORE A CREDIT NOTE IS ARRANGED. THEN WEEKS WILL PASS AS THEY SIT ON THE REFUND. A BT OWNED COMMUNICATION/CUSTOMER SERVICE…
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BT Having a Laugh?
Hi to all, Just fuming, my Mother In Law, in her mid-eighties, asked me to take a look at her phone bill, it was higher than usual! I thought, no problem, sure enough she had been having a long natter with an old pal down south, for about ninety minutes, whoops.................. I suggested she went onto an inclusive call…
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ICE plc travel money
Ordered currency from them Monday, did a direct bank transfer to them the same day. Phoned Wednesday to see where currency was. Was informed I would get a call back after 3.30pm, no one bothered to call me back. Today get an email informing me that my order is suspended as yet to receive payment! Incompetent jerks!
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NHS never pro-active with help
I dont know if this is the right place, but I am so angry, frustrated, confused (and a bit scared). My Dads in his 90's and going blind. He tries to hide the problem. When Mum was here that was easy to disguise, but since she died his little "secret" is out, and its becoming clear that he is virtually blind. No one has…
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Vent- Discount Cards
I have just visited a well known leisure store that has a discount card you have to buy and renew annually. This is to allow you access to "discounted" retail products in store and also to challenge their price match and a couple off no cost giveaways. What is the point when the their discount prices may be competitive…
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Sever allergic reaction to hairdye
3 weeks ago i died my hair using a well known hair brand i did the skin test 48 hours before and it was fine the evening after dying my hair my scalp started burning slightly within the week my scalp was weeping and my face has swelled up the last 3 weeks have been hell!! my face has swelled, burnt, swelled peeled, my eyes…
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Comet and HP vent - sold a PC that apparently wasn't for sale in this country.
I had a hell of a time when I bought a PC from Comet a month or so back. I spotted what appeared to be quite a good specced HP on their website for around £350. Unfortunately, there was none where I lived so I drove over to Stockport from Bolton, to pick it up. I collected it, set it up, and while it had 4GB in it, I…
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Address on the web - 192.com
I can assure that I don't routinely Google myself but I have just done so to see what's available to see about me and my family on the net. I am unpleasantly surprised to see my name, my husband's and my postcode for all to see on 192.com courtesy of the electoral register. The only good thing about it is that they have…
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Praise for Viator
Booked a Paris tour and Eiffel Tower entry via last minute.com, travelling with Viator. Unfortunately I meant to book the 13th august, as this was when I was in Paris. However on arriving at the departure point it was found I had booked the 20th august by mistake. The 20th was clearly labelled on my voucher and so accepted…
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Dvsl 0215276371
Had a call this morning from a person saying they where from DVSL, asking for a person who did not live at our address. Searched google and seems this is a scam going around so beware.
