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Price wrongly
I have just been to Morrisons and bought some frozen king prawns priced £3 luckily I checked my receipt and I had been charged £5 for them, I looked again at the shelf where I got them from and there was a price ticket for £3 but on reading the price ticket it was not for the king prawns that I had bought but some other…
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boots gift card
I just went to use my Boots GIFT CARD I got for Christmas on the Boots web site Boots does not accept BOOTS GIFT CARD on line . I thought you could use Gift cards on line from all stores who issue gift card Will not be wanting a for a Boots card next Christmas
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Bensons/Harveys - Alert
Be aware the South African holding company that owns these - plus Pundland is running out of cash - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/markets/article-5218807/Poundland-Harveys-Pep-owner-sell-stores.html So, while bargains may be had in Pondland soon, be careful with furniture purchases. They don't have a great reputation…
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Vent : Virgin New apps are cr(app)
If this is in the wrong section, please feel free to move. Virgin have just forced users to use two new apps (TV remote and TV go) in place of the Virgin TV anywhere app. I have been using the TV anywhere app on my phone (and previously my Kindle) to watch shows that had been recorded on my TiVo box whilst other family…
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UK Mail
My son has a girlfriend who lives in Norway. He bought her some Christmas presents and sent them by UK Mail courier to her. He followed the instructions and sellotaped an envelope with the customs documents on the top of the box with the address label. He booked a collection for Thursday 14th. Nobody turned up, so they…
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Little Divaz / Grumpy but Gorgeous / Parcel Delivery Crete
Hi All, The first two companies are well known to most regulars from their {Edited by Forum team} dating back since 2010. The newest incarnation is Parcel Delivery Crete which has also done the same to heaps of consumers both in the UK and crete. If you search FB for Parcel Delivery Crete {Edited by Forum team} you will…
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Beware -PPI search costs
I know Martin has stated you do not have to pay for PPI searches,as you can do it yourself. However those who receive unsolicited mail saying they will fight for your PPI -they can charge as much as 33% of any amount that you receive (even though they state that this money is YOURS!). Just read the small print before…
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Dunelm furniture failed deliveries
How much is fair to ask as goodwill gesture for following catalogue of errors from Dunelm? I have been offered a £10 gift card which I think is a joke. 28th November I order a child's single bed from Dunelm online at a total cost of £307 including mattress and delivery charge. Delivery booked for 9th December for bed.…
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Loosely Store - DO NOT buy from here!
So before my question, a word of warning - DO NOT buy from the Loosely Store looselystore.com From the sound of the over 200 reviews on trustpilot (just Google loosely reviews) I feel that I have been scammed. Ordered the thick knit blanket end of November as a Christmas present, not arrived yet, and from the reviews it…
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Urban Massage - £20 off first booking (professional massages at your home - London)
DON'T USE URBAN MASSAGE - THEY FRAUDULENTLY DEACTIVATE ACCOUNTS WHEN YOU HAVE LEGITIMATELY REFERRED CUSTOMERS TO THEM, AWFUL COMPANY. Go and support a local masseuse instead.
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Old lady scammed.
Heard a story today old lady goes into bank to use cash point machine . Man stood by machine as she uses it , they both arrived at machine at same time and he told her to use it first. Hour or so later the lady is stood at a bus stop when a girl comes out of nowhere just as she gets to bus stop and says to old lady "Youve…
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Praise. reinforcedbeds.co.uk
Thank you to Nicholas, Needed help on the 19th with an item. The company delivered my item yesterday... as I am in Northern Ireland this was exceptionally quick. Customer Service was second to none. :T
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Deliveroo
My town seems to be overrun with Deliveroo riders, mostly on scooters displaying L plates or zooming along on push bikes with no helmets. I saw one rider nearly tip over he took a roundabout so fast, another nearly rear end the car in front as he was so close and a bloke riding one handed talking on a mobile phone! All…
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John Lewis
Son bought new Sony tv,unfortunately had a fault,swooped for another one.John Lewis helpful and polite.Probably the best customer service,along with Amazon and Apple.
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Standard of motorway driving
I'm in need of a rant as its really getting on my nerves. Rule 264 (Highway Code) You should always drive in the left-hand lane when the road ahead is clear. If you are overtaking a number of slower-moving vehicles, you should return to the left-hand lane as soon as you are safely past. This doesn't happen with the drivers…
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B&Q home delivery - arrrrrghhhhhhh!!!!!
2nd December we went to B&Q and decided to buy a shelving unit. "Not in stock" they said, "but don't worry there is free home delivery on that". "Great" I said. They looked up the computer and we agreed on a delivery date of 13th December. The night before I get a text from B&Q saying your delivery is scheduled for…
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Noisy neighbour
We have a noisy neighbour - who lives the other side of an 8" wall from us ! He is constantly doing home "improvements" Always has the workmen in - drilling, grinding and hammering He spent the whole of last year - "renovating" his livimg room - before deeming us worthy of telling us - that he had tried to catch us in - to…
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Bought a tap from Wickes, now it's broken
Hi all you good people. I bought a kitchen tap from Wickes about two years ago. It said on the box it had a ten year guarantee. The tap assembly on the hot side came loose about a month ago, it would no longer turen the water on and off, called a plumber and he tightened it up. The next day it was loose again. The plumber…
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HMRC warns on iTunes gift card scam
Hundreds of older and vulnerable people are getting ripped off by fraudsters who tell them to buy iTunes gift cards to pay their tax bills. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said there have been 1,500 reports of such scams since the start of last year. Most victims are over 65 and lose £1,150 each on average. HMRC has said it…
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Cineworld hot drinks shrinking by a third!
If your local Cineworld gets refurbished, beware when buying hot drinks! Most Cineworlds sell Coffee Republic branded hot drinks, and a regular drink is 12 oz, large 16 oz at a not unreasonable price. I went to the Cineworld at the O2 last night which is undergoing refurbishment. As part of this the Coffee Republic coffee…
