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Careful with Kindle Unlimited!!
I have been trying the free Trial of Kindle unlimited on my PC for a few days. Today I happened to redeem an amazon voucher on there and realised that I had been charged £26 for something but knew I hadn't actually 'bought' anything on there recently. A quick look through my orders list showed a kindle Ebook purchase (£26…
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Economical with the truth: ZUMBA
Just sharing a 'heads-up' really....I recently attempted to buy some trainers for ZUMBA from the ZUMBA UK shop website. Because I have very small feet I know that I will have to try on a few pairs before getting the right size (I am a UK 2 or 2.5) ZUMBA is one of the few on line shops that make in these sizes. So I'll have…
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What happened when I charged NEXT for my time...
Just re-read this and had a good old chuckle to myself. Thought you guys might appreciate a 'what happens when you turn the tables on the big boys' type story... http://www.witteringon.org/index.php/i-charged-next-for-my-time-to-read-their-catalogue-you-wont-believe-how-they-reacted/
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Mail plus free Kindle offer - warning
Please take note if you accepted this offer that you have signed an "Auto-renew" contract which means they will take £119.88 from your bank or credit card for another year's subscription if you don't cancel in the last month of the 12 month contract. It's in the T&C but is easily missed, see - Subscription Renewals and…
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moonpig, snapfish, anything similar
Bit of a rant, cant find the answer on the websites (may be my fault) but can you design a card or just chose one and have it delivered to a different address than your own? But do it anonymously so the recipient doesnt know who sent it? so can anyone help me out with the answer
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Vent: Amazon
Now its not a company I would usually vent about. However on the 6th of January I bought this in 32Kg http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000RGUTXA?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00 Got a very good price. chuffed. Well it has sat as awaiting despatch since then. Been in stock since then with stock levels going…
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There's no scam like an old scam
This amusing little ditty popped up in my inbox today: Congratulations! This email correspondence is from Mr & Mrs Weir, Britain's richest ever lottery winners of £161million Euromillions jackpot. Your email is among the three(3) emails that have just been randomly selected by a Google-powered newsletter software operated…
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Dentists Overcharging Patients
Hello Everyone I thought Id bring this issue up around Dental charges for NHS Patients as I have discovered it seems patients are being grossly overcharged. If this has been brought up before in a thread I do apologise in advance. Ok you may be aware that there are 3 standard charges for all NHS dental treatments these are…
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Scottish Power - rare praise
Credit where it is due for a change. My elderly mother received a letter on Saturday saying that her monthly direct debit for gas and electricity is rising from £70 per month to £135. As you can imagine it was a bit of a shock to a pensioner. I called Scottish power today and spoke to a very friendly guy from liverpool…
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Amazon keep cancelling order
To be fair its a high priced order about £750 but first thing was I ordered on a account I last made a order 5 months ago(at same address and debit card) but I removed it after use just in case. I did put a minor spelling mistake on the address a simple thing like if my address was like 1 X Street I put it 1 X Steret so my…
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SellItBack - Anybody else using?
I have used SellitBack.com (buys books, CDs and DVDs like Music Magpie, Ziffit, WeBuyBooks, Zapper etc.) since August 2014. I initially received excellent prices and great service with boxes being checked on the day the Collect+ website said they were delivered and payment to bank account following within the published…
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Amica Kitchen Appliance and gas cookers
Hi Just wanted to pop in and warn people about Amica Kitchen Appliances. Please, please, PLEASE if you purchase any gas appliance make sure you have a working carbon monoxide alarm in your kitchen. Two Amica gas cookers set off our CM alarm. We had two independent gas engineers inspect the first cooker we bought (off Amica…
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Parcel2go.com. DREADFUL!
I just wanted to let you know of my experience of Parcel2go.com. I booked a home collection with Hermes through Parcel2go.com. The parcel wasn't collected. When I told them this they rearranged collection for the following day. Again no show. So they arranged another collection and yet another label was printed. But yet…
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Asda Groceries Not Delivered/Not Turned Up - Awful Service
I placed an order from Asda for my groceries to be delivered last night inbetween 8:00-10:00pm with a 1 hour window slow of 8:30-9:30pm. At 10:15pm, with no sign of groceries, I telephoned customer services who advised me that the driver was running late and that he would be with us any minute now. I stayed up til midnight…
