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Why don't people look forward ?
Before I start my rant / warning, I'll just add a proviso - I'm aware that there are some people who are on minimum wage or on benefits who are really living day to day financially and not in a positon to save at all - this post is not intended to have a go at them. But why do so many people on a reasonable wage seem to…
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inconsiderate rush hour drivers
why do most of them not stop at zebra crossings, its infuriating. This morning I decided to let my son who is 11 cross the road at the crossing rather than go with him on our busy local high street, he has aspergers and dyspraxia so i am trying to get him independent, he won't cross till someone stops and people just drove…
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Amazon Prime Instant Video - Where are the missing 11,806??
The New Amazon Prime Instant Video Service advertises -Included with your Prime membership Enjoy unlimited instant streaming of more than 15,000 movies and TV episodes at no additional cost. But...ask it to list all available videos and it tells you there only 3,194 movies and TV episodes to watch. Where are the rest of…
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Papa John's endless spam!!!
I kept getting their annoying texts after phoning through an order. I got hold of their CS and told them to stop it as I didn't give permission to it. I got another one shortly afterwards so I threatened to bill them for my wasted time having to contact them and they said they'd have me removed from their mailing. I today…
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Quidco "Upgrade and get double cashback"
Last weekend, on their homepage, they advertised that if you upgraded to their Premium service over the weekend, you'd get double cashback on purchases made then. I was going to make a purchase from M&S and saw that the standard cashback was increased from 3% to 5% so thought I'd upgrade to get 10%. However the cashback…
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Wickes Online Ordering
Hi I am just letting everyone know that when ordering online on the Wickes site DON'T be fooled into thinking that just because it says that the item is "In Stock" that it is!! for next day free delivery. I ordered an item yesterday online and it stated "In Stock" as it does today. only to get a text from them to say "We…
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Lovefilm By Post probs since migrating to Amaxon
First of all, the list of the titles you want to rent are not in alphabetical order. I thought at first, it would be the order I added them in - nope! Just random. As I have 80 titles over two lists, it can be difficult to find them Second, if you want to search for a title, and add them best to use the app, not the…
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praise- local counci, boiler fix in 2 hours!
not had any heating / hot water since last night. called them this am, sorted already!
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A long lost mate got stuck in the Ukraine
I received the following email: I really hope you get this fast. I could not inform anyone about my trip, because it was impromptu. I had to be in Donetsk, Ukraine for a program. The program was successful, but my journey has turned sour. I misplaced my wallet and cell phone on my way back to the hotel i lodge in after i…
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*Vent* RSPCA!
It is very rare that a charity annoys me so much, but the RSPCA consistently manage it. The RSPCA has no powers to come and take away anyone's animals. The RSPCA has no right to come trespassing on your property demanding to inspect your animals. They waste a heck of a lot of money sending their "Inspectors" on police…
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No more "do you want cash back?" offers at Asda?
You may have noticed staff are not asking if you want cash back as well as your shopping - this is Policy. They are gradually moving away from offering cashback at robot tills too, but if you need/want it, it's still there if you ask. (Bless you CS, who were magnificently nonjudgemental when I asked what the minimum spend…
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Telecom Protection Service 02030045597/08719891414
This bunch of scallies called me this morning and told me that they had been informed by BT that I had been receiving a lot of unsolicited calls and that they could help. They were a pukka/legit organisation, all affiliated to BT and government and all that and were all dead aware of the cold calling rules and could sell…
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so what will I be charged for in my phone tariff?
Just thought I'd ask if anyone has ever had this experience? Took out a new contract with Vodaphone (regretting it slightly already). After 1 day checked my account and noticed I've been charged for a call that I didn't know I would be charged for, and '08' number. I then decided on web chatting to an adviser that took 1…
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Argos offical gaming headset 257/719 unavailability
I ordered this headset from argos online on 13.12.2013 it was available for delivery after Christmas, and was in stock. Then I was told guaranteed delivery early Febuary, then feb 26th. Online it said delivery 26.02.14 for all new sales. So I phoned today, as no response to 2 emails, to confirm delivery, they did not know…
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Zavvi - Paypal payments
Hi All, Just thought I would let you know that it appears that Zavvi are now surcharging all payments made by Paypal by 1%. There's currently nothing on the site to warn you, and the only time that you know about the extra charge, is when you go through to Paypal to pay. Even then, there is nothing to say what they extra…
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Dial a phone warning
This may have been brought up before (and I'm an idiot for not being more on top of my finances and only just noticing) but if you take out a phone contract via Dial A Phone make sure you know what you are getting. I know it sounds simple but I had no idea that they had set up a DD with a company called TMTI for telephone…
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Tesco- Clubcard reward points for completing on line survey
On the bottom of our receipt it said if you go to TescoView and complete an on line survey giving your receipt and your Club Card number you will receive 25 Club Card points. There does not seem to be any restriction in the numbr of times you can do this as long as it is on a different day and you have the receipt number.…
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Company "Reduced Prices" A Week After I Ordered!
Terrible, terrible news...! I placed an order of over £100 with an online retailer last week, received the goods in a timely fashion and was happy with the quality. Yesterday I had an email from them offering 10% off EVERYTHING online, for two days only. I might buy some more stuff as I paid a fair price last week which I…
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Companies shooting themselves in the foot via email
Why do some companies shoot themselves in the foot by sending email bulletins far too frequently, causing customers to unsubscribe to get a bit of peace? Maplins is the latest. I allowed emails when I ordered something, recently, only to have them email me every **** day. If they are generating emails at that rate they…
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John Lewis Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Price Match debacle
Hi folks, Just thought I'd begin a post regarding this issue. It's causing a right old kerfuffle on their Facebook page & on hotukdeals. Asda launched a deal on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 11th February the Week for a total cash price of £129 when two online only voucher codes were entered on the Asda website, and free "collect…