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London Marathon 2012
Didn't make the ballot for it however, I don't think Virgin have a right to keep my entry fee:mad: I was told by one of the Virgin staff that I had ticked the box and donated my entry fee something I do not remember doing. I said can I have my money back but was told because of this it is highly unlikely, she went on; if…
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Almost scammed - angry with myself!
Had a phone call this morning, just as I was getting ready for work, from a guy who knew my name and address, and said he was from sky extended warranties. He asked if I still had the sky+ box, and said my warranty is due to expire, and he could renew it for me for £73 I think. Now, my daughter had a problem with her sky…
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Where is my order VERY?
I ordered an item from my catalogue in late August, i got a phone call on Monday to say the item was ready for delivery and would be delivered on Wed. I asked if i could have Fri instead and was told it would come between 11.15 and 3.15. I have waited in all day and the item has not turned up, i have tracked it and at…
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Annoyed - will read (hunt) the small print next time. (no free book for me)
Went to collect the new Lee Child book from (high street chain book shop retailer) today. Got the Lee Child book :j but annoyed because the free book I was meant to get is out of stock. Actually it was out of stock when I pre-ordered (and thats when I should have received it - not today as I was led to believe). I don't…
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AndyPad Warning! Unliscened use of Andriod Marketplace!
http://www.andypad.co.uk/default.aspx If your looking for a cheap tablet for kids for christmas, don't buy this! It's well worth reading this article, http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/30/andypad-pro-review/ and reading the comments, whilst it looks nice the CEO is reported as saying Google arent going to care he's using…
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Another rail price rant
Wanting to visit a friend who lives 40 miles out of London. Nice and simple - myself and partner will head up on a Friday night, and either come back late that evening or stay over and return the following day. I've no desire to take my car, as it would be through London at rush-hour. And no need either, as I would be…
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Excellent customer service from M&S
Bought a bare root climbing rose from them in April,and a week later a bush rose. Followed instructions to the letter, (soak for 24 hrs etc. ) Bush rose is beautiful, no sign of life on the climber, dead as a dodo. Sods law, couldn't find the bill. Was in Marks, Widnes, today and just for curiosity thought i would ask…
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Praise : Sainsbury's
I had a £10 voucher off an order of £50 with Sainsbury's, so I decided to try them last week. The time slot I booked was 10-11am, and it turned up at 10 on the dot. Then, to say thanks, they sent me another 3 £10 off codes. The food arrived in perfect condition, everything I'd ordered (no subs!) and the driver was…
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tesco bank beware
In june I opened an account and deposited a large amount at tesco bank. They said they would be sending a certificate of deposit and a pin for web access, almost four months later neither have arrived. The last letter from them weeks ago said in '5 working days'. I have even emailed the CEO mr Benny but no reply. I could…
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Vent - Lost sale in Jessops
Mrs C wants a new camera to replace the one which gave up the ghost on holiday. Looked into Jessops to look a Nikon s2500 point and shoot. I asked the sales droid if I could recharge from a phone charger - can I see the USB socket please. Threw him completely. Will my D40 charger work? Blank look. He then tried sell me: A…
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wolf steam mop.
Hi all bit of a !!!!!! off post just to make me feel better.OH was looking to buy a steam mop as she saw the ads and thought "that is just what I need" (again) So looked on ebay and saw a wolf steam mop advertised by a large company and she thought that will do.Now I know about wolf making drills and sanders and they have…
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Overcharged by 2 supermarkets today!!
OK, day off, so rushed round to do the weekly shop. First stop-Tesco. Bought a few items, 6 of which were on multi buy offer, special offer at £1, but, also buy 3 for 2. The discount never came off, so then had to Q at CS for what seemed forever to get my DTD £4. As Tesco didn't have all I needed, 2nd stop-Asda. There, I…
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Bloody Sony - FRENCH call centre
So I bought a Vaio laptop in the USA a couple of years ago. If I want service I have to call a premium rate phone number, ok not so bad. But then I booked a collection but then they sent me an email to say that they hadn't arranged it and I could email or call them to do so. So I call them on the number in the email but…
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Graze nibble boxes - taking liberties
After getting a voucher entitling me to a free trial box of nibbles i signed up on the graze website. I thought it was a bit odd to be asked for credit card information just to confirm my ID...(That's what it said when i clicked on the link "why do we need this info") - of course, people only want credit card info to take…
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Receiving parcels addressed to someone else at my address - should I be concerned?
A few days ago I received a parcel with a strange name on it via Parcelforce. My husband recieves quite a lot of parcels and has one friend in particular who has a habit of putting "hilarious" joke names on them (e.g. Mr Ivor Biggun etc.) so when I saw Wendy followed by an odd looking foreign name I thought it was one of…
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just too easy to register a charity
Everywhere I look now there seems to be someone collecting for a questionable charity. Today there was Help the Woman and Child on Finchley Rd. I asked about her license but she didn't speak English and couldn't answer me. Luckily a community support offier was nearby and I alerted him. While he's questioning her someone…
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MSE e mails
Why oh why can I not get the weekly e mails. I did get them regular up to a couple of months ago and then they stopped. I have re signed up for them twice only to get one only each time and then nothing. OK rant over I just wanted to have a moan because I come on the site and see posts stating ( in the e mail) and I Cant…
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Royal Mail rant
Lately I've been ordering loads of stuff off ebay for our wedding. Mostly we're out when it comes and we get a card so rearrange delivery or pick it up...no problems. Today there's a card but it says the parcel's been put through a window at the back. Knowing the only possible open window at the back would be on the…
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Sports Direct rant
My son needed new football boots, so I took him to Sports Direct. There was a stand just inside the front door with boxes of boots on a special promotion that he liked. At the moment his feet are either size 4 or 5 depending on the shoe, so I picked up a box marked size 4 and he tried those first. They fit so we went to…
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Santander, worst bank in the world
Hi everyone. I've had a horrific experience with santander and I now totally understand why they have been voted worst for customer service. I don't want to type out the whole scenario again... so I'm going to copy and paste bits of the letter I have sent them. You will get the jist. If anyone is thinking of changing banks…
