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Mothersday Flowers - is this legal?
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has any advice. I ordered 2 sets of mothers day flowers from Prestige flowers. the company looks to have excellent reviews so I thought i was safe. I specifically wanted flowers that were courier delivered on Mothering Sunday and this website offered that exact service on selected bouquets.…
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Dentists every six months?!
Why? This really grinds my gears. I am tired of having to go that often, purely to stay registered. Moreover, I am tired of the dreaded bill every time, and worrying what they are going to find, and how much it's going to cost. My OH didn't go for over two years around a decade ago, and he was told he could not be seen by…
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Problems with M&S Energy vouchers
I received my £20 of vouchers from M&S energy last week. Comprising of 1 x £5 for clothing and 3 x £5 for food. I went to Watford m&S to spend them. The cashier said she hadn't seen them before. These vouchers had a series of numbers written on them with no bar code. Two other layers of management claimed they weren't…
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Andrex con
Anyone else noticed that Andrex have reduced the size of rolls by 20 sheets!! No reduction in price though!
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Dunster House or suggestions of other company for climbing frame
I've seen the thread for Dunster House but the comments all seem to be concerning log cabins or summer houses. Could anyone who has purchased a climbing frame or swing set please give their reviews good or bad on the quality of the products? I'm being put off by the bad customer service reviews on the other thread but I…
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Asda Charging VAT - kids clothing
Hi all, Check your receipts if purchasing kids clothing from Asda. I have just done an online order and seen I have been charged nearly four pounds VAT! I have rung HO and apparently I am not the first to question this! She confirms that she will get back to me in 72 hours so Fingers crossed they can sort this out as I am…
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Debenhams Flowers v MSE news letter
I am stunned, don't know what to say... OH has just rung MIL to say Happy Mothers day! She thanked us for the card..... OH had to ask about the Roses and lilies flowers I ordered from Debenhams to arive on Saturday 14th March for Mothers day today! NO FLOWERS HAVE ARIVED. I have the reciept. So sad :( Ordered as seen in…
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Tesco Marketing Texts
On holiday in USA I was woken up with a marketing text message. If you don't want text messages call XXX ........ which only works while in UK. Quite irritating, particularly as I had already specified no marketing in my Tesco preferences :( I go to Tesco web site and send a message asking them to stop sending marketing…
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NHS Vent (Thread Removed)
Odd, I started this yesterday as a jokey comment about Nigel Farage's recent experience with the NHS and it is now gone. No message from Mods or anything and it was posted with a smiley to indicate a "spoof" post. Did I upset someone?
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They call you and put you on hold.
Just had a call from an insurance company wanting me to purchase my car insurance from them after I had enquired online and they quoted more than my renewal premium. We could do better she said, please hold while I get someone to check your details. You're kidding right! They phone you and put you on hold. After 1 minute…
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Kwikfit Tyres cheaper online
Just a word to the wise. Kwikfit can be up to £35 cheaper for tyres if you order and pay for them online in advance and get a booking slot for fitting. I had to gat one fitted last week when I had a puncture and at that time I had no choice as I was needing the car for work, at the fitting I was advised that my front tyres…
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Trustpilot - not to be trusted so much
I recently left a four star review of parcel2go on Trustpilot. The experience with the courier (Fedex international) was great, however the experience with the parcel2go website and online help was not so great. Basically the webpage kept rejecting my details and saying contact customer support. So I used the online chat…
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Lazy $%$^^ Postman
Standing at my kitchen window this morning I saw the postman walk down my road. About 5 mins later I went to the front door to check for post. Lo and behold there is a red card saying there was no answer and a parcel was being held at the sorting office for me. The postman hadn't even knocked at the door or rung the bell…
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Has anyone else bought Lidl loose pistachios lately?
If you have, check your receipt. I bought some yesterday and just happened to read my receipt this morning. I've been charged the full £8.00 per kilo price for 250g ish. On the receipt there's no weight as there should be ie 250g @ £8.00/kg just loose pistachios £8.00. It seems the till hasn't done the weight calculation.…
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B&Q checkouts. (Just a quick vent)
This afternoon I was in B&Q Croydon to buy a few bits and pieces, and being a Friday afternoon, it was fairly busy in there. How many checkout did they have open? Of the 4 tills that require a checkout assistant, one was open and they also have 4 self service points but only two were working. After queuing up and waiting…
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Teleprotect advice
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Picanova Mother's Day canvas photo offer
I received notification this morning that I will receive delivery of the Picanova canvasphoto I ordered for Mother's Day on Monday I ordered it because of the special offer code that was featured on the MSE website as part of the Mothers Day Promotions page The Picanova website stated clearly that the deadline for canvas…
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MightyDeals, still failing to meet commitments
This torrid saga has it's roots in MightyDeals advertising products for Xmas delivery then failing. Refund for product given, but still awaiting the postage refund for returning the goods that arrived well into the new year. Despite numerous exchanges with Francesca, neither MightyDeals nor their supplier have returned the…
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Being PPRd - The Reality
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Misdelivered mail
Not talking about receiving mail to someone who used to live at your current address. What I am talking about is when post gets slipped through the net and get delivered to the wrong address. Today I received three items of mail, only one was addressed to me. One was for the same number property but in the next street. I…
