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Isn't the weather nice GRRRR!!!
Weather good, lazy day. So decide to do a bit of gardening. It's been - I'd say a bit, a lot! - neglected over Winter... I've been stung, stabbed, blinded, grazed, attacked by bees, nearly run over, accused of fly tipping, nearly drowned, put my back out, trapped and burnt! To clarify; stung nettles, obvious; stabbed…
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U Switch KEEP emailing me
Following MSE advice I got a quote from Uswitch re different energy companies. Now I keep getting emails from them even though I've emailed them and asked to be taken off their email list. None of the emails has an unsubscribe button. Any ideas as to how I can stop them spamming me? Should MSE be recommending them if they…
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ASDA Christmas Savings Card
Nothing to see here
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T-Mobile - Praise. Really, praise!
I contacted T-Mobile to see if I could get a decent upgrade and new phone. Having had a palaver at every previous renewal I had researched the available packages, picked a phone and was all ready for a stream of useless information, incorrect offers, changed minds and then a ten day wait for my phone. To my surprise, Diane…
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Plusnet UK Customer Service
I have called Plusnet Customer Service twice; once for technical support and once for billing. Calls were answered quickly and by a team who definitely knew what they were talking about and responded immediately. It would be logical and much better if more UK firms would establish their call centres within Britain or…
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Praise (yes, really) for Groupon
Everyone seems to moan about Groupon so I thought I would feed back my recent experience. In short I purchased a £750 voucher for orthodontist treatment from a company which subsequently went bust part way through my treatment over a year after the voucher was purchased. This resulted in me having to make one call to…
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People
That always have to correct your spelling or grammer on forums/message boards. No need for it, it is pettty. :eek:;):p:eek:
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Rant - Bank Of Scotland
This is my first rant, I can't wait to get it off my chest :rotfl: Bank of Scotland and Halifax merged a few years back, everything in my branch changed to HBOS and if you applied for a new account, you could only get Halifax products. So recently I wanted to get the Halifax children's regular saver account. Oh no, you…
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All supermarkets.
Went to Morrisons tonight and picked up a small tub of grapes, priced at £1. No weight on the pack but just the price per kilo. I put them back again and picked up a small bunch of grapes quite a number more than in the tub, price at the checkout 75p. Prepacked bag of Granny Smiths (4) £2 no weight on the pack but the…
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Rant: Mothercare and pricing.
We were in Mothercare this afternoon and there was a display full of large, cuddly toys: Pepper Pig, George Pig, Hello Kitty. It was an end of shelf display, with 3 or 4 shelves. There was a large 50% off sign at the top and 50% off strips on all but the bottom shelf. We picked up a Pepper Pig from the bottom shelf (it…
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Termination of subscription to Match.com
Hi, I was wondering if any of you could help me, or if anyone else out there has had the same problem. I signed up to Match.com and Datingdirectaffinity in February with a 3 month subscription to each. After a while I decided to cancel the Affinity one, as it wasn't really doing anything for me. More recently, I cancelled…
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My Builder website
Thinking of getting quotes for some major alternations and worried about 'cowboy builders'. Have read differing opinions on Checkatrade and Rated People so wondering if anyone has used My Builder website and can recommend it. What's the best way to ensure you are getting skilled tradesmen - through websites, flyers, local…
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Sunday Express Star Trek Tshirt Offer basically lies
Hi everyone, just felt like venting about the offer in todays Sunday Express. I specifically bought one for the offer but when I got to the only WH Smith open in my city today they informed me they had only received 4 tshirts! I just find it so annoying that they are able to get out of it by saying on their t&c's 'subject…
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Neighbours' dogs barking at us!
Not sure where on this forum-- if anywhere-- this topic might go, so I'll start here and see where it ends up. Got new neighbours about eight weeks ago. By and large they seem like decent people, but they have three dogs and they leave them out in their front garden for hours at a time. When we enter and exit our front…
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Santander....improving?
Been with them since A&L days and do everything online with no serious problems, so despite them propping up satisfaction surveys I see no reason to leave. Just came off the phone to them - amazed that it was a UK call centre, the chap was lucid, polite and good natured, and despite the "you have to listen to this 70…
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TFL Oyster online system NOT processing orders but holding funds!
Tried to renew my monthly pass, got a red error screen saying no, so I tried again and it said the same thing. Checked online account and saw balance was way lower. Called the bank who said the 1st transaction went through and is 'pending'. Called oyster who said they're aware of the problem as they've had several of the…
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Train travel
So when did train travel become so awful? You can tell I've not been a regular train passenger for some time. I'm old enough to remember separate little train compartments and dining cars and that feels terribly civilised compared to 21st century train travel. I certainly - in my naivety - thought that the average train…
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Praise for British Gas, VM, Sky, Talk Talk, Currys and my golf club
Hi Fans, Over the last 17 months : * I have paid nothing to VM for TV, Phone, unlimited b/band and phone line rental. * I have paid Sky less than £10 per month for Entertainment package TV , Phone, unlimited b/band and phone line rental. * Starting last month, I am paying less than £26 per month for Sky Entertainment…
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AXA insurance
More of a warning rant hybrid, last year I got clobbered on my motorbike, and AXA's delegate took the bike away for assessment, just looked like a few fairings damage so when I got the call saying its a cat b write off I was !!!!ed but asked if I'd be-able to purchase from AXA but was told cat b had to be scrapped apart…
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Liposlender & NAtural Cleanse
Hello, I, along with what seems like many others, have fallen victim to an online 'scam' for want of a better word. Two products were advertised, one to aid weight loss (LipoSlender) and one to cleanse the body (NAtural Cleanse). The products sounded great (in hindsight, too good to be true!)!! I was charged an initial…
