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Archives for December 2018
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Holidaysafe trump most for pre existing conditions
Holidaysafe : I have used them for several years. My wife had a serious Op 2 years ago and although fine now most insurance companies will not cover her past condition recurring, except Holiday safe !..Our premium for a USA trip was £79..specialist insurers quoted £300 plus , most just would not include her condition and…
Sainsburys online security - warning!
Would like to share my experiences with Sainsburys following their disappointingly cursory response to some material failings in their IT security policies. My Sainsburys account was compromised, and the new owner changes the email address, phone number and delivery address for the account, and managed to place an order…
ASDA WINE-Beware
Asda have a 25 pc reduction offer on 6 bottles of wine.It transpires that the discount is not applied when you buy.I have just spent 20 minutes talking to Gerry in Manilla negotiating a refund for £27.
Amazon Prime Letter and plastic (rant)
Don't mind Amazon directly inviting me to a months free use of Prime but what really bugs me is the plastic 'credit card' which came with it. It serves no purpose and will end up in the bin.
Required at Court?
I got a letter saying ‘I am required to go to court as a prosecution witness’. This is at a magistrates court. I rang the number saying I don’t want to do it as I don’t like public speaking and I get stressed and especially as they are going to be cross examining me - whatever that means? I have not had a summons, yet. But…
Warning - The Works 'wrapping paper'
So I just went to wrap some Christmas presents with 'paper' I bought from The Works - it looks like it's silver (with two silver and white rolls either side.) - the silver and white are in fact see through and white, the 'silver' one is totally and utterly see through. It's literally just clear cellophane. It looks like…
Your BT Internet connection will be terminated
Anyone else receiving phone calls in the form of a recorded message where a female with an American accent states: "Your BT Internet connection will be terminated tonight/within 24 hrs/within 48 hrs. Press 1 to ....." and I always hang up at that point. Clearly a variation on the usual computer/internet "problem" scams,…
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