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Check Check Check your estimated energy bill
Naughty naughty e.on. I gave them a reading in March, they estimated at the end of the month and have an actual reading now. Seems their estimation algorithm has suggested that I used NOTHING in March when prices were cheaper and EVERYTHING in April when the new charges are in place that are double. Just worth checking - I…
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Clarks sold me used shoes
I used to work for clarks and know they do children's fitting. My 1 year old has only just started walking but still unsteady so I never let her walk outside. I bought a pair of shoes without inspecting them as I trusted them to give me a new pair. The man took it to the till and then tells me its £44 which was a shock for…
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Are Supermarkets making us deaf - Your Thoughts
Hi everyone, has anyone ever noticed at their local supermarkets that the volume levels for either the music being played in store, or tannoy announcements, or the volume levels at the self service checkouts are deafeningly loud and can potentially damage your hearing? I've noticed recently in a lot of supermarkets where I…
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Annoying spam email titles
I keep receiving spam emails titled "Congratulations, you've been chosen"; well, I haven't chosen you, so clear off!The other ones which frequently appear are "This is your last chance to ..."; great, so does than mean you're going to stop sending them then?Of course, I have junk rules, so they're wasted on me anyway.
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Is there anyone else who hates direct debit
I don't like the idea of having standing orders/direct debit with companies. I think it's a cheek to have to prepay for a service or product or to have someone reach inside my bank account and take the money. I'd far rather get a bill and pay the company myself. Is anyone else with me?
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Is Amazon Prime delivery just a bit of a con?
I have had amazon prime for a while, and don't get me wrong i do really like it and find it convenient, but one thing i do find a bit annoying and makes me feel like prime isn't as good as it's made out is simply because i am paying up front for the prime service, but i always find items that i buy always seem to be dearer…
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Trust Pilot reviews.
Do not trust them. I left a bad review - about parcelcompare who I had a diabolically terrible experience with - and parcelcompare had it removed! No sh*t! Then I learned that trust pilot gets their money from the clients - and the clients can get reviews removed anytime they like! Do not trust this review platform.
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Is it time for restaurant tips to stop being added to bills ?
With eating out becoming more and more expensive, is it not time restaurants stop automatically adding tips, ranging from 10 to 15% now. For me it can be awkward to not pay the amount, but it put me off eating out with the recent price rises. So we eat out less and restaurants suffer more. In Japan they don’t tip at all…
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Homeprotect Insurance
I was trying to contact Homeprotect in order to decline their kind offer to automatically renew my home insurance when I noticed an old post on your site about other customers experience of dramatic price increases year on year. I realise that insurance companies tend to use automatic renewal of policies to their advantage…
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Is this a parcel scam or what?
I have had a really strange experience with a parcel. I have a facebook account which I virtually never use. Last December I got an e-mail from facebook saying my sister in law had posted something. This in itself was odd as I never get these facebook e-mails, I have unsubscribed from them all. I logged on and could find…
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Easter Egg scam Halifax/Cadbury
Wife had a warning off Halifax about an attempt to take £45 after a link came to her about free easter eggs, that payment was stopped, she had a new card/new numbers today £45 went out on her OLD (stopped) card now chasing Halifax for the reason why they paid out…
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Be Careful! PetrolPrices.com
Many of you I am sure uses the above to keep an eye on petrol prices. They have partnered with various websites that come with offers via email and can be shall we say less than desirable to the point of possible rip offs. I had an email this morning from Petrol Prices promoting cheaper than cheap prices which made me very…
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Topcashback
should rename to notcashback, yes i know they say its not guaranteed. Non payment is becoming an issue that they need to address. I used TCB for years and always got paid, then a few years ago two didn't payout so i gave up using them. (the reason given was retailer said some other channel claimed it). The carrot of £160…
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Gatwick Airport - rip off parking
I noticed last week and again this week that Gatwick Airport are suggesting it necessary to pre-book all parking as they are busy. I know it is Easter but they still have the same number of short term car parks open now as they did before the pandemic - 3 at South and 2 at North. Collecting my daughter from a flight…
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Amazon Prime - Warehouse discounts - Vent moving towards praise
To give Amazon credit - over the last couple of years they've performed pretty well for everything I've ordered and needed with minimal slip-ups. That was until the last two weeks where they had a promo on their warehouse stock (as mentioned on MSE) with 20 percent off a number of lines. Over the space of a few days I…
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British Gas Homecare, the good and the bad.
I never expected to have anything positive to say about BG Homecare given the way they have messed people about over the past few years, but I have. My original appointment for boiler service in March was cancelled by them and rescheduled for 6th April. Early afternoon on 5th April I received a call from BG which I…
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Scammers posing as Virginmedia
I have some shaky info here as the person this happened to is understandably very upset so I can only offer the details I have been given over a flustered phone call. This morning my relative received a landline call from 'Virginmedia' alerting her to criminal activity in her area concerning internet routers. She was very…
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Vehicle warranty - why do we not get the full period of cover?
No doubt I will get loads of answers telling me I am wrong but honestly, I can’t see how they justify this. However, I do think it is wrong that a car warranty for, say, a year, only actually applies for around 10 or 11 months. The reason I say this is because although we know of an issue now, a month before the warranty…
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Trying to cancel a furniture order
Hi, I ordered to items of furniture through Designer Sofas at the Ideal Home Show, only to realise the following day neither would fit in the rooms. I had paid a deposit on each order. I have now trying to get my deposits back and cancel the orders but they are telling me that I signed their Ts&Cs - “It is important that…
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Ideal World - do NOT phone their customer service, I stupidly did...
I got a voicemail from the TV shopping channel 'Ideal World' asking me to call them back re an issue I was having with them, Stupidly, I called the number, and just discovered that my 5 minute call cost me £5! Yes, I'm an idiot, I normally check 'odd' numbers for the charges, but because this issue was dragging on for…
