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Archives for August 2016

Alpharooms ridiculous pricing
Just looked at Alpharooms where there is a listing for 7 nights in the Tenerife Sol Hotel, costing £714 half board, in November. This is advertised as being a saving of 95% on the full price of £14,571.63! How can Alpharooms try to convince people that this hotel's full price is nearly £15K for a week half board? Surely…
John Lewis Price match praise
Got a new moto G4 10 days ago , John Lewis dropped price this weekend from £150 to £129 Sent them an email late yesterday , refunded difference just now No quibbling at all
ASDA Rudolph Variety Red Potatoes--Yuck!!!
Have been using Asda Red Potatoes @ £2 and found them pretty good. Keep well and make nice mash, but then they changed the variety to Rudolph and they are rubbish.! Do not buy.! I was using them to top a very large cottage pie for family visit but they were soggy and sticky and would not dry out to give decent creamy,…
Well done Amazon
I contacted Amazon about my 19 month old faulty slow cooker, even though it was purchased by my parents through Amazon, and they agreed it was clearly faulty and are replacing it free of charge, and I do not have to send the faulty dangerous one back. They are even posting it to me instead of my parents! Hurrah! Fabulous…
Praise for Amazon
My little, cheap Kindle has been giving trouble: jumping about 4 pages ahead or freezing. On Thursday night it froze three times. Although I managed, with difficulty, to reboot it it went back to the beginning of the book. A pain! On Friday morning I contacted Amazon, had a instant call and told the adviser about the…
Full HD TV fitted with a DVD player?
Felt like having a bit of a vent. Aldi are selling a 32" Full HD TV/DVD Combi :huh: Surely, when it's Full HD (1920x1080), it should be fitted with a Blu-ray Player?
Aldi Lacura moisturising sun lotion stains whites?
Has anybody else noted the stain effect on whites when using this spray/lotion? One of our white pillow cases has developed a greenish hue and the objective link is using the sun lotion on the face and head earlier in the day. Apologies if this post is in the wrong forum.
Selfish/thoughtless NHS users
Our GP practice has always been a good one, winning local awards, but has been struggling due to staff leaving and lack of replacements. They have the usual bookable appointment system with an occasional 3 weeks wait (if you insist on seeing a particular doctor), but also a 5 day, morning walk-in session, from 7 to 10,…
Online Training Company Scam Artists
TLDR; Paid a training company to see me through a certification but they only seem to be giving me their own printed certificate, not the official industry recognised one. I'm not providing the name of the company in question at the moment until I can verify my suspicions. I recently decided to get into a new field of…
Praise for Argos
I was peeved to find that the tablet that I bough from Argos had been reduced by another £20 within a week. So I contacted Argos helpers via Twitter and cheekily asked if they could offer any reimbursement. I didn't really expect any joy but they agreed to send me a cheque for half the difference (£10.50). Nothing ventured…
Really impressed by Santander today
22nd Aug 16 at 7:24 PM #1 Eventually (duh!) realised that I had a store card with the Arcadia group back in the dark ages. Having read some posts over the last few days, decided to call Santander today. The card was probably activated sometime between 1985 and 1990 and was active in 2001. All I had was one notification…
Praise for Airport parking assistant.
Just got back from a 2 week holiday, having pre-paid for 15 days parking at Manchester airport long stay car park at a cost of £56. Not taking enough notice of the signs at the airport I parked up on the multi storey and happily want on hol. On my return I inserted my token at the barrier to be told pay £600 by CC or DC.…
Black Cabs London
Spent a weekend in London with a wheelchair user and have to praise the Black Cab Drivers who were always very helpful in loading and unloading the wheelchair user ! making sure the pavements were level for both operations :) Well Done Guys :)
Post Office Money - Interest Rates
Got two emails from Post Office money on Friday relating to the interest rates on two of their financial products. I had a savings account with them which I had already run down due to getting better rates elsewhere, anyway got a notification that they were further reducing the interest payable on this account - I can…
Indesit Tumble Dryer Fire Warning!
Hi all I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I do not want to be placing blame or calling anyone a liar, but I believe there is more to the story than just excess fluff being the cause of these tumble dryers catching fire. Please if you can take 4 minutes to watch this video on youtube. As a new member i cannot…
Sleep softly Groupon
I noticed an old thread on here regarding Sleep softly from 2013 which has now closed. I thought it was worth starting up another one as I had similar bad experience to the previous thread and don't want others to waste their time. The company send you a text regarding delivery. They have a phone no. so you can call them…
eKomi Review Site - Warning!!
I have just bought a Kingfisher Knapsack Pressure Sprayer from Charlies Direct. When I used the sprayer for the first time two leaks appeared on the top of the pump through a fault in the cap. I asked for a refund or for Charlies Direct to provide an alternative replacement through another product. No response to my…
Charlies Direct - Warning!!!
I have just bought a Kingfisher Knapsack Pressure Sprayer from Charlies Direct. When I used the sprayer for the first time two leaks appeared on the top of the pump through a fault in the cap. Clearly this is dangerous when spraying weedkiller . I asked for a refund or for Charlies Direct to provide an alternative…
Fraud on Bank Account
Hi - hoping someone can help!!! I called my bank today as there are cash withdrawals that I do not recognise. Taken from a ATM I use however it seems random amounts (and big amounts). t seems to happen when I have taken some money out then it shows around the same day for 2 - 3 days monies taken out and over a weekend!…
Littlewoods to end its reward scheme
Hi, I have been shopping with Littlewoods for about 20 years. yes their things are a bit more pricey but you can pay for it in installments and you earn commission through their rewards scheme, so I was surprised to receive a letter saying the scheme was being axed after they have listened to customer's feedback. I'm…

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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to cut overdraft rates for millions but hike them for others – here's what's happening and full help
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