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Archives for December 2012

The 'Whoops' section Crazy Folk!
Jeez, I feel especially sorry for the workers in ASDA the last couple of days - been in there twice myself and both times I have witnessed revolting, rude and greedy folk snatching items out of the hands of the staff reducing items. That combined with someone loading about 20 packs of reduced going-off-the-same-day chicken…
Praise to the person on fifa 13 LOL
I was playing FUT on fifa and the person who i beat 29 - 0 didnt quit. Props to that guy :rotfl:
Vent Edinburgh Woolen Mill
My Mother (77) refused a swap when needed a larger size. Yes I know there's no legal right, but how many stores would refuse, she wasn't asking for refund, the shirt was a gift and had all its tags etc. The bloke in Carmarthen store actually said (I kid you not) "more than my job's worth" How to lose a very high spending…
Gawd bless America
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/keep-piers-morgan-usa/cbpHr9R2
Moral Dilema!
Going to pay for it tommorw :)
AVOID Rubbersole
So unhappy with the service I've received from this place. I paid nearly £100 for some gloves which were guaranteed delivery before Christmas. They were a gift for my partner and purchased well in advance on the 12th. Friday before Christmas they still haven't arrived so I contacted Rubbersole who assured me they would…
B&Q sale 15% of purchases over £50
Beware that their so called Sale, its only for purchases over £50 so don't go down there if you a want a tin of paint or a small shelf.
Vent: Teenagers
I know we were all teenagers once but teenagers of today really do take the biscuit. I walked down to the local shop to get some wine and a few bits for tonight. Some kids ask if I would get some cigs for them (They were about 12) I said no and I was told to F off and one spat in my direction. I guess being refused their…
Tesco Direct- COMPLETELY USELESS
Twice now these idiots have done this to me.... Bought some pyjamas from tesco direct. Tagged correctly as size 16/18 but the label says 12/14. Nice one tesco - xmas eve so its a bit late now. Quite how tesco manage to spew out such sub-standard items through tesco direct is beyond me. It happened a few weeks as well when…
Interesting approach from Parcel Monkey!
Received today, happy Christmas!! Dear Sir/Madam, Following information provided by our courier partner we have made an additional charge of £3.40 to the credit/debit card you most recently used for purchasing shipping from Parcel Monkey. The information provided when the order was created declared a nominal weight of…
Praise - espares.co.uk & DPD couriers
Would just like to say thank you to the guys at espares.co.uk and the courier company DPD. My oven door shattered into a million pieces last Thursday evening, which, once I'd managed to process what had happened, made me think Christmas dinner was going to be a little bit of a problem! Found a replacement door on…
Vent discountvouchers.co.uk
Ordered 2x mops as Christmas present in November and was told delivery - 5 -15 days after order. Still waiting , have sent several reminders to them. They are now saying if I dont get them today they well them chase them up. Seriously I haven't even had a dispatch note so this is unlikely. So disappointed and totally…
street shirts vent
i took advantage of their £10 off tshirts order and order 3 tshirts. 2 was ordered the 14th of november and 1 was ordered the 15th. i thought it be great for my bf birthday at the beginning of december. my order was delayed but i thought it be ok. the order from the 15th finally said dispatched on the 9th of december (too…
Ridgeway Block Paving
Anybody have had dealings with Ridgeway Block Paving? My experience has been a total nightmare and it still is ongoing. Will like to hear if anyone has had any experiences with this company. Been a total disaster and all work that they had done (which was not the complete job) had to be rectified and rubbish is left in our…
Sainsburies Self Service Till - Scales
Not massively interesting but I'm bored at work and we can't go home till 12. I was in Sainsburies yesterday and used the self service to pay. I accidently pressed the loose produce button on the till for new potatos. I had nothing on the scale at all and yet the till said I owed 10p! This would imply that when you use…
SCAM Text Alert parcelexpress.eu
Just received a text saying A parcel is held at our depot - please visit www.parcelexpress.eu and enter claim number EU-1586842** to arrange delivery. Thank you I go onto the seemingly convincing site to put in my address for delivery and they want a £60.00 fee for unpaid items. Also it says that unclaimed items incur…
The justice colletive
Well done on beating the x factor winner for xmas number 1 and raising alot of money and awareness :)
Currys/PC World poor treatment since Comet demise - coincidence?
I'll try to be succinct. Reserved a tablet pc from PCW Apsley Mills, Hemel Hempstead Monday. Couldn't make it Tuesday, got there Wednesday about 10am and it had just been taken from the reserved cabinet and put back into stock. No problem (I thought), the reservation had expired so I asked for one from stock. "That'll be…
debenhams glasgow
once again i cant fault the service i had in there today, lovely staff, very helpful with all my enquiries, keep up the excellent work guys x
Praise for: Identity & Passport Service
renewed passport by returning printed form directly back to them (avoiding £7rip off Post Office application 'checking and fast tracking' service) by 2nd class post on 11th December. My new passport was securely delivered this afternoon (Sunday 23rd Dec) by private courier service and that was using the bog standard "no…

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