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travel forum
I used to love reading and posting on the travel forum, I dont like the new set up and have almost stopped reading it. If you look at the various subtitles this morning the first page on 2 of them is almost a whole page of moved threads. Can we have it back to how it was please? what do others think?
I never receive the weekly email. Do you?
Hi guys. Does anyone else not receive the weekly email? I have unsubscribed and resubscribed and generally get the welcome or leaving email and potentially the first weekly email afterwards but then nothing! I am obviously checking SPAM folders etc and have added to safe senders list etc etc but there is nothing obvious…
Summer Work Experience Placement at MSE.com
Description We're offering a summer work placement for a bright, friendly undergraduate/postgraduate to assist the editorial team in research for the weekly email and deals. It will involve checking for legitmacy, fact checking, some writing plus making lots of calls to press offices. We would like someone to join the team…
Martin's blog - discussions
I love reading the "discuss here" threads regarding Martin's blogs, but I find it irritating to have to click the link to read the original blog. My computer isn't the fastest in the world (understatement!), and also having another window open clutters the system up. Would it be viable to c&p the original text into the…
FM Radio Switchoff
Hello, I'm a newbie to these forums and as such I believe that I'm not allowed to post links to external websites yet. There is a petition running on the Government's No.10 website to try and stop the proposed switchoff of the analogue radio signal in 2015. I'm sure many moneysavers on here would be interested in signing…
The spam button and other issue
I noticed just lately spammers now resort to putting links in there title which are clickable I assume to get round the previous new posters cant post links Also the spam button what is point in this doesnt appear to do anything
Can't post!!
OK now I can't post in anywhere, i don't think.... I've tried credit cards and budgeting, getting the no permission message!! ... Or mortgages, just tested there Message: I think others are able to post!! someone posted at 6.10pm in credit cards Edit: This issue should be resolved. MSE Ian
New user wanting to post a link
I know the policy is "Sorry as a new user you are not allowed to post with links. This is done to stop spammers clogging up the site. Please edit your message below to continue." But the reason I signed up was to answer a question that needs to be answered with a link. I am hoping by posting this that I won't be classed as…
La Tasca (help with unsubscibing)
I have tried to unsubscibe to loads of emails that i keep getting from La tasca and their marketing people at [EMAIL="campaign@latasca.bayrestaurants.co.uk"]campaign@latasca.bayrestaurants.co.uk[/EMAIL] :confused: they just ignore emails and the unsubscibe site is never working. :mad: how can i get unsubscibed as they are…
laithwaites wine offer Fathers day end 22 June 2009
waites - £30 off an order over £69.99 Place an order valued at over £69.99 and enter code FATHERS and get £30 off at the checkout. Ends 22 June 2009 For existing customers too! I ordered through topcash back and got 5%, the purchase value eligible for cashback excludes VAT.
Cluttered Forum
I'm afraid I find the MSE forum a bit of a nightmare. It's cluttered and not very user-friendly. It would benefit from a prominent 'Help' link and a better presentation of what 'boards' are available and visibility of the 'posting rules' for each board at the top of the board rather than at the bottom. :cool:
Most trusted website
I picked up a free Metro paper on the bus this morning (I needed something to read in the hospital waiting room) and spotted a tiny little article about websites - apparently Twitter is the least trusted website and moneysavingexpert.com is the most trusted followed by google:D Thought you'd want to know this - stand tall…
Hoodless Brennan
I have a trading account with Hoodless Brennan, as recommended by Martin here on this site. Today, I've been informed by them that as of 10th July, they're no longer handling this kind of business. Basically, I've got to either make my own alternative arrangements or they can transfer my account to TD Waterhouse. Any…
Scheduled Forum Downtime: Friday 19 June 17:00 - 19:00
We’re currently going through a period of some neat and nifty updates to the site, which should make the forum more user-friendly. Unfortunately, to do this requires the forums to be closed from time to time (though we keep this as rare as possible, and try to pick less busy times if we can). As part of this, the…
BusinessMoneySavingExpert.com
Hello I am sure I am not the first to ask but is anyone thinking of of starting a site for small businesses? I could really do with help with comparisons on all the same issues banking, insurance, phones, utilities etc etc. Is is much harder to find out information as everything is geared up for the domestic market. Thanks…
Best Bank Accounts
Hi there, just a quick comment/question about the great "Best Bank Accounts" article: Why do you not mention Abbey's "Preferred In-Credit Rate" account in the "Top accounts if you’re always in credit" section of this article? They say they pay "6% AER/ 5.84%gross (fixed) for the first 12 months from account opening on…
The new "multi-quote" button
I know this is a bit of a silly one but....what exactly is its function and how does it work? (I'm blonde, tired and sunburnt so forgive the idiocy today).
thread locking - is there a process to contest decision or not
regarding http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=22464611#post22464611 how can googling an article and clicking the article to read the article be illegal. the same article if accessed directly on a magazine website is only for paying customers but beacuse the magazine is interested in google or diggit…
Travel Insurance
Your site recommends Global Travel Insurance for Worldwide travel and family and people with medical conditions. I signed on to the link and asked for a quote for 2 adults and one child and one infant. The quote came back as £1,1903 ... which I nearly fell off my chair. I called the Company (01903-203933) since you had…
where has the recession board gone? Is this more nu labor propaganda
that the recession is over.

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