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Royal Mail Redelivery
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network provider SCAM alert
received many message on my landline which is ex directory from my so called network provider called stee, the numbers they left were 08443380289 and 08443380851 and the woman was scottish asking me to ring back. today I thought I would try to keep them on longer when a man called with an accent I could not make out and he…
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Sports direct- daughter injured
Firstly I do apologise if this is the wrong section to post this in, I had a good look and this seemed the most fitting.. I took my 5 year old daughter to sports direct yesterday to have a look at trainers. While we were looking at them a bag fell from the ceiling and hit my daughter on her shoulder - i had a look and she…
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Save the Children and general charity rant
I feel a bit bad doing this, but it's something that has left me feeling indignant, and has affected my finely tuned sense of justice, so here goes. I give some money, every month, to Save the Children. It's not a nominal amount - I give them a fair amount. I do it because I think it's the best cause out there for me…
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Ready Steady Cook GM5000H
Bought a ready steady cook food chopper early this year and all has been fine until I chopped up an orange in it today, when I went to clean it out I noticed the plastic jug had gone cloudy then I find that the plastic has been eaten into by the orange, so this means the wrong type of plastic must (my opinion) have been…
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Paralympics closing ceremony
Just watching this atm. All I can say is !!!!!!!!!!!! what on earth is going on? What has it got to do with sport, disability, uk, London????? It's like a really bad version of scrap heap challenge....Its dark, dismal, moody, and frankly embarrassing. Olias
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John Lewis Pet Insurance
Got a letter from John Lewis stating they can insure my pet from £5 a month, no upper age limit. As I've just had a renewal quote from Direct Line for £38 a month for my 9 year old dog, I got an online quote...£86 a month:eek:! AND I'd have to pay 20% of the cost of her treatment as well as a bigger excess! I don't think…
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London 2012
I just wanted to praise every bit of London 2012 , for the Olympics and Paralympics. Spent yesterday at the park and it was just fab. Thank you to The gamesmakers, the organisers, every single person that made the event what it was, and of course not forgetting the athletes who gave us some really special moments. It's…
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Swinton Insurance representative
I have been doing the old Home insurance quote marathon and got what i thought was a great deal from swinton online. The local office rang to explain that they would be sending out a credit agreement for me to sign and to pop it back in the office. I queried at that point a question on the policy about home working. I said…
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Feel a bit of a fool!
Hi folks, Usually I am one of the most cautious people on the net and won't be taken in by scams, but last night on going to what I thought was youtube I got a pop up about a survey saying that I was one of the people in my main regional city (which was correct) been chosen to win a pad etc. Now as I know that google can…
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Beware Fairfx prepay travel card
Problems arose after we transferred 650 pounds onto our fairfx euro card for a brief holiday in Florence. The money didn't show up on our card but had definitely left our bank account. Don't worry, I said to my wife, I'll ring the company! No you won't! This firm doesn't advertise a phone number for customer service. Its…
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Praise for Tesco - Yes really! :-o
Can't believe I am typing this, but I am actually praising Tesco :eek: I was in there today buying a few bits for my Kids and went to pay on the self scan, when a lady who worked there came over with a Wenlock and Pride the Lion cuddly toy and asked my 2 Kids if they would like them for free! :) Of course my Kids said yes…
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Praise for Staples in Wakefield
:j I am so pleased with the Customer Service I received at Staples in Wakefield. I played the Mums back to School Game along with 3 other members of my family and we won various prizes. We tried to claim these prizes in the Leeds Store but they had run out and didn't offer anything else. I contacted Staples online and my…
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Warning - Thief, magnet and string in Derby
Second-hand account from a friend of SWMBO. The friend in question is a credible source and we have no reason to believe she was making it up. Sitting in a cafe in Derby, she noticed a handbag being pulled across the polished floor to the table next door. The cheeky woman tea leaf was using a magnet on a piece of string…
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Not turning engines off/revving engines
Ok, so I live in a peaceful, quiet(!) no through road, in the conservation area of my town, just off the town centre. Unfortunately there is a lot of parking available in the road, and we are plagued by people who seem unable to contemplate the thought of switching off there engines. Worst by far are the motorbikers, who…
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Boots pointless - check them!
I spent £49.90 in Boots today, using a 400 points coupon for an over £40 spend. With my over-60s 10 points per pound I should have had the bonus 400 plus 490. The receipt showed only 330 over 60s. This is the third time this has happened to me. The first time, I just shrugged my shoulders. Last time I rang customers…
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BEWARE - Corgi HomePlan
I have previously commented positively about Corgi's Homeplan on this forum. My view about CORGI changed less than 1 hour ago. I received a call from CORGI stating that the cost of my HomePlan would be rising £2 from £16.99 to £18.99 this month. As Corgi gave a 2 year fixed priced I knew that could not be true - I took out…
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Vent - thieves at the gym!
Ok, so I'm a member of The Gym Group in Leicester, and I've got to say for the price (£10.99 a month) nothing else comes close! It's well kitted out, repairs are carried out quickly, it's always clean, no complaints there. I got to the gym every week day morning about 6am when it's at it's most quiet. Most of us down there…
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The girl next door!!!!
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH She and her boyfreind are the worst people to live next door to eveeeeer. They argue all night and the police are around evrey day at least twice. Last night the woman next door locked her boyfreind out and he was shouting and swearing abuse at her and i told them to shut the hell up as…
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Chemist
I parked near to my local chemist yesterday. As I approached two late model hot hatches screched to a halt illegaly parked. A young lad got out of each, they appeared to be friends and both collected their prescriptions from the "special counter". It would be unfair to assume all methodone users are on benefit. Can anyone…
