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Tins should stack on one another
About 50% of tins in this country are fine. The other 50% are evil nuisances. Why? You can't stack 'em. Guilty parties so far: Tesco value pineapple Tesco value baked beans Tesco value chopped tomatoes Heinz baked beans (list under construction) Come on people, is this really so hard. /rant ;)
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The state of my mail/post which arrived this morning. Anyone tackled this?
I've done a bit of bank account applying recently & have been expecting various items through the post. I've received one of those big envelopes (the ones like Santander send out when you open an account). ** I've not yet opened it as i don't want to alter it in any way in case i need to take this to a post office for them…
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Currys trying it on
Bought a Range cooker from Currys for £899. They offer a 'fitting' service for £95 which is expensive. So I declined it and had a private gas man fit it for £55. As soon as it was fitted I checked it and one of the hobs wouldn't stay lit. It would ignite, but then instantly turn off. I called 'Knowhow' who offered to send…
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Express Insurance - are they taking the pee?
Got my insurance renewal letter through today and it's gone up, despite not having any claims in the past year. They are quoting me, for a Corsa 1.0 £843 Went onto comparethemarket and did a quick search. The SAME company are quoting £247!!!!! Unfortunately their opening hours are 9-5.30 so a call to them tomorrow will be…
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Amazon product withdrawn after purchase
Too good to be true.... I needed a flipchart easel for my business, and used the links on this site to special deals. I found one for just £17; where a typical price for the model concerned would be well over £100. I placed my order this morning; and an hour later received an order from Amazon stating that the supplier…
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Warning ... Scam Paypal E-Mails
This morning I recived an email from Paypal it was an invoice for a subscription for skype I do not have skype neaver used it dont want to it said that if I did not ask for this subscription to use a link and I would be refunded my money back :- You sent a payment of 39.00 GBP to Skype (sales@skype.com) Thanks for using…
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No good deed goes unpunished!
Identified a sofa I wanted to buy on Argos' recent sale. To avoid the inconvenience for Argos as well as myself of sending it back, I tried to get a swatch of the fabric to see what it was like. Didn't think this would be a problem since the online info included the statement "Swatch service available." Phoned the number…
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LoveFilm Problems
I've been a customer for a while now and the service has been fine. I could return a disk on Monday and a replacement would arrive on Wednesday. However, in the past two weeks the service has declined dramatically. Last week I returned a disk at the same time as posting other mail (all of which has arrived) but the disk…
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Tipping pizza delivery people
Is it the done thing these days? I use to give a bit extra like rounding up the total amount but with paying with card over the net I just take the pizza at the door. Are they expecting a tip or something do you think?
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Muddy Paws (Blandford) and misleading Google Ad
I want a waterproof coat for my dog. It sheeted down yesterday and he looked really fed up. I did some research and came up with the Hurtta Raincoat Pro which is a bit like a Berghaus but for a dog. Expensive but it does rain a fair amount where I live so it will get plenty of use. I put it into Google to find a stockist…
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Praise for Amazon
Noticed the screen on my Kindle was only two thirds working properly yesterday, got online to Amazon at lunch time. Free replacement arrived at 10.00 am this morning. Well done Amazon
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Worldstores do not touch with a bargepole
Bought and paid for a Leather Otterman (under storage ) Bed. Payment was taken quick enough. Bed was delivered looking like it had been kicked around the van or warehouse or both, held together by shed loads of sellotape, there was some damage to the bed sides but it was underneath so couldn't be seen.Not a good start.…
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Lovefilm - Fraudulent activity or taking money unauthorised?
Years ago, I used Easy-Cinema (or whatever it was called - a pay as you order DVD postal rental thing, one of that Stellios blokes'companies) I had one CD and gave up, and haven't used it since 2007. I got two emails yesterday from lovefilm. The first telling me I'd topped up 4 credits or £8.66, and the second telling me…
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Avoid Sainsbury Breadroll Overcharge
Not really a vent, just something to be aware of at self-checkouts in Sainsbury If you have a 39p (SEL) self selection breadroll and choose " self selection roll" on the screen menu it automatically charges 45p - an overcharge you may not notice (if you do, call assistant for an over-ride) To choose the right-priced roll;*…
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Praise: PhotoBox
Placed order for printed canvas 4pm Saturday, standard delivery. Arrived 4pm today, 2 days before estimated delivery date. Received email 5.40pm to tell me it was on its way :rotfl:
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Just had an argument with a Zenith door knocker...
Sooo.... We've got a "We do not buy or sell at this door" sign on our front door. The doorbell rang and it was someone from Zenith: "Have you seen the work we are doing up the road, sir?". I told him that we do not buy and sell at the door, as per the sign. He said he wasn't buying or selling, and I said that he was…
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Well Done Argos.
I bought a new microwave just after new year from Argos, one of these combi ones but only used the basic settings, couple of weeks ago the defrost stopped working and i've had the house upside down looking for the receipt without any luck. On Saturday i was buying something else and asked what if anything i could do, Lady…
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Vueling Air
Booked flights from Heathrow to La Coruna in Spain with Vueling Air and now wish I hadn't bothered. We need assited travel for my elderly mother and emailed them to request it. They emailed back to say they'd done it but I need to ring 48 hours before departure to reconfirm. All there phone numbers are 09 numbers! They…
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Just Eat warning
Hello, This post is just a bit of a vented warning to everyone, I apologise in advance if this is common knowledge and we’re just fools for not knowing! Last night my wife and I were hungry and decided to have a takeaway, unfortunately we didn’t have enough cash on us so decided to use the debit card on Just Eat (the…
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wh smith "gift voucher" short expiry date con
was in WH Smith a few months ago buying a birthday card and the shop assistant said as you are buying a card you can have a £15 gift voucher for £10 - of course I said yes - promptly paid up and popped the "gift card" in my purse until I needed to use it. Two weeks ago went into Smiths with children having just gone back…
