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Papa's Tomato Challenge - Warning re data privacy
Hiya, Just thinking that a bunch of people like me will have signed up for a certain Pasta Sauce Papa's D*lmio Big Tomato Challenge to play a game to grow a tomato, register to apply for some free tomato seeds, and enter a prize draw. My partner has been having problems with his password - having forgotten it. So he's…
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Capital One WARNING
Last year through some difficult times i opened up a credit card online with capital one, the amount was small only £500 after a while things got harder and i fell behind on the payments......things went from bad to worse, before i knew it it had been handed to a collection agency, non stop harassment on the phone and many…
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Mes footwork
I really wish I would have done my research first and not ordered some trainers!!! I haven't ordered through Groupon, just straight from the website. I only ordered mine on 22/3/12, and according to their website it will be a possible delay of 4-6 weeks, but from the sounds of everyones comments from the internet I maybe…
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Comet - Fridge Repair (or lack of)
:mad: Took a repair plan out with new fridge bought last year - big mistake, it has broken down more than 12 times but they refuse to replace it with new one !!! Engineer has no clue what he is doing or it has major fault ? Think I will take next lot of wasted food and dump it at front doors of Comet (with local press…
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On The Beach travel company :angry:
I booked a holiday through this company a couple of weeks ago . My mum then decided she wanted to come, so I booked hers seperatly. I had the booking comfirmed within 2 hours for my mum but it took 3 days for ours to come through, by then the price of flight had gone up so we had to pay an extra £30! Anyway, MIL then…
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Ronseal fence paint has washed off in the rain
I could cry I am so angry at the moment. I know it is a stupid thing to get so worked up over. The fence I spent a week painting...............the paint has washed off in all the rain Ronseal have the worst customer service in the world, they are worse than a foreign call centre. They never ring you back, they say they…
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Thornton Trouts.. home and away
Sorry if this is in the wrong place, but I am a married man..please forgive me. Last week I sent this email to Customer Services at Thorntons Head Office. No response so far.Has anyone else ever had any sense from them? Dear Sirs I am a state pensioner, with three grandchildren under 10 years of age. I saw your offer of a…
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Sky TV
I was wondering if any of you would be able to help me with a problem I have. My elderly (83yr old, disabled) granmother has been in the same house and had sky TV for over 12 yrs in this house. I was shocked to recently learn that she was paying between £70-£80 for a basic package with a second box upstairs. I called sky 3…
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Delayed debit card payments
Hi all, I checked my Lloyds TSB account online this morning to discover a debit of £64 taken from my account by Occado on 3rd April and since I had not placed an order with them this week queried this with the bank who told me to call Occado. This I did and it transpires that the payment was for a delivery made and…
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Wowcher Cupcake Making kit
Just wondered if anybody else bought the cupcake making kit from Gizmo-Biz via wowcher and have had any information. I put my order in on the 6th March and was told that delivery would be in 7-14days. Still no kit. I was told by Wowcher today that some stock got damaged in transit and I will have my kit by the end of next…
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Insurance ads
Hi Is it just me or does anyone else get annoyed by these insurance ads? Im not only on about the ones with the moustached opera singer or the ones with the weezle like creatures but in particular the one with the wizzing telephones ..... I just cant understand what the comedy has to do with the sales pitch ? A man and a…
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HSBC & First Direct: Silly Quibble
Nothing major - just need to air a frustration. Recently sussing out life insurance options. In addition to checking out the usual comparison sites, I thought I'd have the courtesy to see if my mortgage provider - First Direct - could provide a quote. FD were, as always, very helpful on the 'phone but said that they didn't…
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Runswick Motor Company - Bradford
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Bullying Banks
I got a letter at the weekend from my "Helpful bank" the Nat West telling me they no longer wanted to offer me banking facilities, this came as a shock to me as the letter was addressed just to me but is a joint account and that account is always in credit, never been over drawn, couldn't get to speak to anyone that could…
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Treating Children with Cancer charity
(I've mainly started this thread to vent a little, but if anyone can advise me on what to do, that would be great.) Anyway, we get regular visits from people representing a charity called Treating Children with Cancer to drop off collection bags. In July 2010 I sent them an email to ask them to stop putting them through my…
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Argos - negative voucher
Argos are running a promotion, spend £50 get a £5 voucher. But if you buy something online for home delivery (i.e. big item). What you get is not a voucher but a £5 off code you can enter next time you make an online purchase. But, delivery is more than that, and if you want to collect at store you reserve not buy, you pay…
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Frustrating time with YouTube right now...
...I can get on the website but when I click on a video I want to watch, I get nothing but the small black picture screen. It's like it has frozen. Working fine last night. What am I doing wrong, people???
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radisson Blu
I don't actually know if this is the right place to write this (it's my first time on the board). If I need re-directing I'd be most grateful if someone could tell me where to :) I booked a room for two adults and a child with radisson Blu in Bristol for two nights through their website. It quoted me £174. When we got…
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KGBdeals Rip Off!!!!!
I have just received an email from this company offering me a £100 voucher for a D&G watch for only £40! Seems like a nice deal so I go to the website and have a look to be redirected to the store you purchase from. A little bit of shopping around shows more than one of the watches prices inflated on the 'voucher deals'…
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Just Been Upgraded
Did not ask for it, and now BT gives me a free upgrade. From 5.7 mbs to 10.7 mbs.:T We is now on the disinformation super pavemant!
