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Nespresso subscription - what's the catch?
I've been looking at this for a couple of weeks, and can't work out what the catch is! I drink nespresso pods, I know there are cheaper alternatives available but I like their coffee (and didn't like a whole range of cheaper alternatives I tried) so I splash on the luxury. There is a subscription service they have started…
Half price Serif Affinity software (Affinity Photo, Designer & Publisher)
and a return of the 90 day free trial, even if you used it last year. B) https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/supporting-the-creative-community/ "As a way to lend support to the creative community during these difficult times, we’re once again offering a 90-day free trial of the Mac and Windows versions of the whole Affinity…
Hundreds of BP customers to have £2,000 prize 'win' honoured after competition gaffe - MSE News
Hundreds of BP customers have been given receipts wrongly showing they’d won reward points worth £2,000. BP initially said this was a glitch and refused to pay out, although it has since U-turned and will now honour prize wins. But you need to submit a claim to get the points – here’s what you need to know... Read the full…
Money Moral Dilemma: Should I return the 'free' sawhorse that arrived after I cancelled the order?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I ordered a sawhorse from a well-known DIY retailer and it qualified for free next-day delivery. After two weeks it hadn't arrived, so I contacted the retailer which said it had problems with the courier and gave me a refund. I reordered it and collected the item from its…
Amazon Monthly Payments problem/query
Hi, hope I’m posting in the appropriate place. I purchased an Apple Watch through Amazon payments (where they charge your card 5 equal payments 30 days apart) on 31st December. It was delivered 2nd January and I’ve obviously been using it since then. On Monday 11th I received this email from them: ” We're contacting you…
Which opticans give you your prescription?
Hi, Thinking of booking a vision test and also a contact lenses test. I'll probably want to use the results elsewhere, so which opticians just give you the results versus being difficult about it?! I've got a Specsavers, Boots and Asda all close.
Brexit: Duty and Tariffs on goods from EU Retailers
I'm struggling to find any information on this and from my basic understanding from news reports there wouldn't be any additional tariffs or duty on items (except alcohol and tabacco) bought/imported from the EU. A clothing retailer (based in Italy) has started (from 1st January) to put an additional 12% on items of…
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