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Amazon - Parcel dropped over back gate
Ordered a couple of SSD's the other day and they were delivered when I was away yesterday. The card through the letter box said they'd left the parcel by the back gate. I couldn't see anything from the front. They'd dropped the parcel over the back gate, onto the concrete floor. I know SSD's can take a bit of a knock, but…
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Plagued by nuisance calls esp from India
Everyday, I get a phone call from Indian call centres saying I had an accident. I have never had an accident. The thing is I am registered with TPS. Where do they get my phone number from?. The calls say withheld on the display on my phone. I have a few people that come up withheld when they ring. On several occasions, I…
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MSE News: 'Cowardly' Treasury buries independent report into Money Advice Service
MoneySavingExpert.com is today calling for the Treasury to publish the independent report on the Money Advice Service ... Read the full story: 'Cowardly' Treasury buries independent report into Money Advice Service Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all…
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Luggage Superstore: Don't ever buy from here!
I'm writing this in the hopes that someone else will see it when they Google the company name. Don't ever buy from here! https://www.luggagesuperstore.co.uk I ordered a suitcase and they have simply failed to deliver. It never turned up when it was supposed to and it's now well over the time it was supposed to arrive. I've…
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NO Grafenwalder at LIDL
After buying cans of Grafenwalder at LIDL every week for over ten years, all of a sudden, they are not selling it!!! We all have different tastes, but for me, Grafenwalder simply tates better than Stella and beats all the weaker nonsense. It annoys me very much when stores play around with their stock without any thought…
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Virgin media ripoff
I joined with vm on a 12 month contract few months back for the price of x amount and was told the price would be same for 12 months. Now i got a shock when i saw this month bill. They increase by 25%. I called them and explained and i was told this is the same price increase for all the customers regardless of when you…
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Ten Year Guaranteed Energy Saving Bulbs
OK, some may remember me waxing off about CFL bulbs a couple of years ago. In particular, I was unsure about how long they would last and if they would pay for their over-inflated cost relative to the old incandescent bulbs. I took to writing the date of purchase on the bulb (so that I could find the receipt if needed) and…
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Argos returns
Just a friendly warning about returning (or buying in the first place) electronic equipment from Argos which is mostly exempt from their returns policy unless faulty. As background, I spent a long time reading a lot of posts about this on this site and in particular this post from someone claiming to be a Manager at Argos:…
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Avoid 40 minutes on hold
I spent over 40 minutes on hold the other evening trying to speak to somebody. I tried again today and spent another 10 minutes on hold before I gave up. I then found their "dial from abroad" number, and after it first rejected the call because I'm in the UK, withheld my number and got straight through to a person on the…
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If only Orange had been honest the first time...
So... I followed Martin's advice and called various companies in January to see if I could get my bills down. One of these companies was Orange, who I have been with for about 15 years. I spoke to a woman in disconnections and explained the reason why I was phoning was that my OH is getting exactly the same deal as me for…
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UKCPS Leeds
Hi I was issued a fine in Huddersfield by UKCPS Ltd Leeds for apparently being parked in a disabled bay, however there was no visible marking to make me aware that it was. I was told by a member of the gym where it was issued that these are not enforceable, and to forget about it. I have since read online on various…
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powder post beatle and oaklandfurniture store
Hello just a warning and help needed. Over a few years purchased a lot of oak furniture from them, The other day noticed holes in top of high fi unit looked around the unit and found about 60 holes did research as the holes only appear to stay within the planks and don’t spread to the adjoining planks. What I am trying to…
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UKIP political mail
I've been getting a little annoyed with actual mail coming from UKIP. who aren't subject to the same rules as the other three parties. I haven't done this yet so I don't know how effective it'll be, but it may be useful to someone looking to be proactive. Apparently if they contact you directly (by name) you can request…
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Recycling cartridges for cash
Hi All, Ever considered recycling waste toner cartridges for cash ? If so , be very careful if you deal with Takeback Ltd. On 8th Jan, they collected from me 120 cartridges, to which they gave a value of £32; after waiting 2 months for payment, they have now told me that I'm not actually entitled to any cash, as the…
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Things that annoy you in pubs/ restaurants
A few months ago I posted about all the things which annoy you in supermarkets. As a follow up what annoys you in pubs or restaurants I'll start. 1 - Que jumpers you wait for one person to be served and. When members of there extended family walk in they order drinks for all of them turning a five minute wait into a…
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Argos ripoff
Hi, I purchased on item from Argos on line last week but then decided that I didn't want it. I have now noticed on my bank statement that Argos DID refund my money BUT the next entry shows that they then TOOK the money out! What can I do about this, who do I contact? My bank or Argos? Cheers.:eek:
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Affinity water - repairs.. grrr...!
From Affinty water.. First year on all water line maintenance only £12!! Half Price only £6 for first year if you pay before April!! - That's right, half price, only SIX pounds for the first year!!, if not then you'll have to pay £12! (on reverse side, two thirds of the way down, on the right hand column)..If you don't…
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british airways scam
recently returned from trip to spain with british airways but got scammed and ripped off at the airport flying out the airport was gatwick. we checked in using the online check in then at the airoir were able to go straight to the lounge and plane. when we arrived at the airport we bought some bottled water from a shop in…
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Pay Pal Querie
Hi everyone I rarely use pay pal for a method of payment and whenever I do it goes through no problem at all, but then, for the next few days, I have a flood of scam emails asking me to verify my account. I have emailed pay pal and queried how these people know I have just used my account but have had no answer. Would…
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ignorant yodel delivery guy!
i got shoes from ebay delivered this morning by yodel packaging and the guy who was so incredibly rude I'm used to the British tradition of chatting with the postman and said to him as i was signing these are shoes i ordered from ebay Silence he was holding another package and i was expecting another package and i said is…
