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OXO best stock cube graphics, shame about the smaller size
In other news..... OXO cubes are now using a funky 'X' design, rather than the traditional cube. Whilst this looks really cool, you actually get less for your money as the surface area is smaller. Old cubes (7.8g) appear to be just short of 1gm heavier than the new cubes (6.9g). So in a box of 12 you are effectively…
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Currys Customer Services - Non existant
Hello So I ordered a washing machine online a couple of weeks ago saw that the earliest it could be delivered was last Friday. I got all the confirmation emails and waited in all day on Friday for the stupid thing. I checked their website and was told estimated delivery was between 4pm - 8pm. It got until about 7:50pm when…
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Ugh! Another rant about my stupid midwife!
So apparently, I missed a hospital appointment on Friday. I had a check up at 11 that I had re-booked for next Friday, but that was all I was aware of. The midwife knocks on my door yesterday morning, whilst I was at my grandad's funeral. My husband was at home with my son, both getting ready to come meet me, when the…
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Another telecoms supplier shows its disregard for Scottish customers...
We saw it from BT when their leaked secret internal schedule of network upgrades to provide FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) and FTTC (fibre-to-the-cabinet) showed that there are no plans whatsoever to provide either of these services to anyone (neither businesses nor residential customers) north of a line drawn from Mallaig to…
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Pizza Hut "Dont open me" 40% discount
Check your discount!! I took our "dont open me" envelope into Pizza hut today and it contained a 40% off food bill voucher. Our total bill came to £14.42 but then with the "kids eat free" discount (which I'd checked would still be valid) it should have come down to £10.43. Taking off the 40% discount should have brought it…
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how long does it take for a first class letter
just received a letter posted 9.8.11. because of this delay, it as cost me my no claims on my car insurance. I posted a letter to Gloucester it took two week to get there, with a first class stamp. It two a further ten days to get a reply I'm still waiting for my documents for pet insurance, taken out at the beginning of…
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Vent - Sony TV support website doen't let you email them!
I have a Sony TV but no instructions. I can't tune it in. The website claims you can email them if you can't find the info, but it just takes you to a page of irrelevant FAQs with no way of emailing support. I rang the support centre but the person on the end of the line wasn't able to clearly describe what was on her…
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Vent - Tesco customer services
This is purely a vent as there is nothing I can do about it....:( I ordered some shopping from Tesco for delivery to my dad (who's 90 and basically housebound). They had a half price offer on wines starting that day. The following day, I noticed that there was a £2 delivery slot a few days after my original choice and…
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The AA - beware misleading sales tactics
I'm currently with the AA for their basic breakdown service. Had a call from them a couple of weeks ago asking to confirm my details because I had recently moved house. I thought this was slightly odd, but I had a few minutes to spare so I went through the process. The guy on the phone was telling me what my existing…
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TV Licensing- warning if annual DD
I've already groaned on here in an earlier posting about the fact that TV Licensing won't refund my money even though the analogue system was turned off (but not by them!!) My letter says" I'm sorry to hear that you're unhappy with our refund policy." Too right! Just be aware that they only refund licence fee in whole…
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Is this a scam?
I ordered some hair straighteners from http://www.cheap-ghdstraighteners.co.uk They were discounted by 72% so alarm bells should have been ringing from the start. Having received the dubious looking email confirmation bells began to ring louder. I also began to take more notice of the website itself - spelling mistakes…
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Charity bags Q
How many charity bags can you fill in a month let alone a year? We seem to be bombarded in our street with door to door deliverers who shove these bags through the letterbox almost every day! :( It's really getting beyond a joke. If I catch them at the door and say I don't want it the deliverer will just ignore me, so…
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School coat "missing" or "stolen" - vent
A few days before the summer term ended my son (Year 5) grabbed a coat on the way to primary school as it was raining. By the time school ended, it was hot so, having the memory of a gnat, the coat was left on his peg outside the classroom. We came home, I moaned, he promised to remember to put it in his bag the next day.…
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Tesco Direct - the whole truth and nothing but - breaking trading regulations?
OK a few days ago I ordered a Computer Monitor from Tesco direct, the item was listed as in stock, the order placed and my £123 monitor was being readied for despatch. I've just received an automated email from Tesco saying the order has been 'cancelled and refunded'. When I called to find out why the first guy said that…
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Tesco pet insurance - warning
We cancelled insurance in May on the policy renewal anniversary and the direct debit, and insured with another company. Tesco have since awarded their pet insurance business to RSA who reinstated the payments from July. It will take them two days to contact the previous insurers. Fortunately we kept the letter from Tesco…
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Possible scam ? advice sought
Hi Wasnt sure where to post this so this seemed the best place here. My situation is as follows: A small company in London advertised and I agreed to purchase a brand new TV that was unwanted. The company had a small website, checked out on companies house and the MD of the company (also with companies house) agreed a…
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WARNING: www.goldcrownflowers.co.uk ~ Total quack outfit
www.goldcrownflowers.co.uk DO NOT USE~DO NOT USE~DO NOT USE Rant follows. Found this outfit via Quidco and only used them because they had the highest cashback rate. More fool me. Every year I send my mother flowers on the day that would have been her wedding anniversary had my father still been alive. I always send roses,…
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Private Schools
Just a word of warning Our daughter received a scholarship to attend a well known private girls school in Chester with Royal connections!! All applicants had to sit an entrance exam and (parents were told) only the top would attend. After the first term it became apparent that those who could pay attended, those who…
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Bosch Dishwasher Service VENT
I have a Bosch dishwasher that has been excellent since I bought it about 10 years ago. About 3 weeks ago I had a call from Bosch service (BSH) who stated they had to change the control panel due to a chance of the item catching fire under certain circumstances. The engineer called yesterday fitted the new panel and left…
