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expedia hotel frustration
I had booked a hotel room in UK through Expedia, and paid for it on the Expedia site with credit card. On arrival at the hotel, they knew nothing about the booking and had no available rooms, so we had to do a last minute booking at another hotel.Expedia say that they can't refund me as the hotel won't honor the…
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Refund My Money USA Company
Hi all, Please could someone help. I ordered some detox tea from a company called Lulutox which is based in the USA, when placing the order they offered 3 extra packs for £40 instead of pressing the button to leave the page, I pressed the order button. on realising what I had done I immediately cancelled the order for the…
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Amazon - Used - Like New - "Item will come in original packaging. Packaging will be damaged."
Bought this on sale during the prime day sales for £1031 as it was 20 % off at the time. There was also one on there in "Very Good" condition - but it said "Item will come in original packaging. Missing screen foil." I contacted Amazon telling them that mine was also missing the screen foil. I got a refund of 10% on top if…
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Scammed by a stonemason for headstone
So my twin passed away when we were babies and her headstone was falling apart. I made the decision to replace it rather than get it repaired because the old one was horrible anyway and she deserves better. I found a stone mason with great reviews, picked out a beautiful headstone and applied for a charity grant for half…
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Sainsbury’s gift cards blocked/not activated
I bought a number of Sainsbury’s gift cards from June - September 2024 and when I am trying to use them in 2025 the store have said they are blocked or not activated. Head office have said I need a receipt for proof of purchase - their CCTC only covers 1 month and they don’t capture digital receipts like other stores such…
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Advice/opinion on plastering job
I had my roof redone about a month ago. While the work was being done the roofers damage my ceiling putting a hole in it and splitting the plasterboard. While screwing in the new roof they also damaged smaller parts of the ceiling elsewhere - see photos. They sent a plasterer yesterday who only cut out a bigger hole in the…
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Rotary Watch - Broken
Good Afternoon Am looking to see if anyone has any advice what to do about my husbands watch, it is less than 3 years old, only been worn a few times, is in absolute mint condition but has stopped working The store we purchased it from have changed the battery but it still doesn't work. The watch was sent by the shop to…
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DFS sofa smell
I bought a DFS Sophia sofa in January and received it two weeks ago. When it was delivered it had a strong smell but I just assumed it was new sofa smell. it made my throat sore for a few days but after a week the smell changed to sort of cheesy, fousty smell. I spoke to customer services who sent a guy out to check and he…
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Distance Selling Regulations - Re: refund of sale items
I have recently purchased two sale items from a UK based online clothing store. A pair of trousers that didn’t fit and secondly a same smaller pair that I changed my mind about keeping before it arrived. I returned them immediately within the first week of receiving them both and requested a refund to the original method…
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When does FCA regulate?
Not sure this is the correct board, but here goes. If I purchase a subscription to a company & it costs £3k, I have the opportunity to pay it up via direct debit over a number of months. On first DD my subscription is active. Does this constitute credit, would the company have to register with FCA & would the FCA be the…
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Candy Washing Machine - 13 months old
Hi folks, I’ve had my Candy washing machine develop a fault after 13 months of use - delivered end-June 24. I purchased from AO and used PayPal Pay in 3. Looking online it appears warranty is only for a year and thereafter is parts only. Im wondering if I have any recourse through the consumer rights act to argue for a…
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Identity theft - what rights do I have to orders made in my name
Hello everyone, I received a letter this morning from a company I'd never heard of saying my order had been cancelled. I assumed that someone had used my details to create an account and must have used a different address for the delivery address on the order. I rang the company (JD Williams clothing) to get that…
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B&Q insists refund of online purchase made using gift vouchers in the form of credit note
Hello I've seen similar questions being asked but nothing directly addressing my situation so am hoping you can offer me advice. I used a B&Q gift voucher to make a purchase online. I then returned the item under the Distance Selling Regulations within the 14 day cooling off period. B&Q insisted that my refund be in the…
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Amazon took package away requiring OTP but I was in
I ordered a few items on Amazon and one of the items required an OTP as a high value item. I have the OTP. I am in the house and it's a very small house, and the driver would have had to walk (tip toe!) past the window and would have seen me at the window working. He left the package that didn't required an OTP at the back…
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Builder Disappeared
Hi Looking for some advice on where to take this next: We're looking for some paving works to be done in our garden, one of the guys who came out to look emailed us across a full quote, cost breakdown, start date After we had a few other quotes we decided to go ahead with this particularly guy and ended up paying some…
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Facebook unwarranted charges to debit card
Wondering if anyone can help in my fight against Facebook/NatWest in getting a very small refund on charges via Google Pay. Last month I received two charges to my personal bank account from Facebook ads (just under £15 in total). I don't have Facebook/Meta payments connected to this bank account in any way, and the only…
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Someone gave HMRC our address
Hello. Thanks in advance for any help that can be given on this: a year ago we received a letter addressed to someone we don't even know who has given our address to HMRC. It was just a normal letter but we still reported that we do not know this individual, he does not live here and we want him removed from our address.…
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Being charged by British Gas 4 yrs after moving house
Please no judgement. So, as the title, I moved house 4yrs ago, and apparently didn't cancel the British Gas direct debit. I realised I was being direct debitted by British Gas, but I hadn't twigged that we were paying gas and electricity from another supplier. I've written to the help centre to check what I'm being billed…
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Motorola refusing to repair a faulty Razr 40 Ultra screen under warranty
Back in May my OH's Motorola Razr 40 Ultra developed a black line across the screen at the point where the screen folded. I ran my finger down the screen and it became obvious that the factory fitted screen protector had split at that point. I removed the screen protector (thinking it would be simple to replace) but the…
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ZARA - where is my refund?
Ordered online on 06 June. Returned via Evri on 16 June so well within their 30 day return period. Have been in touch four times now via their "Chat" option which is the only way to contact them. A bot who may or may not put you in touch with an agent. The agent may or may not reply and may leave you hanging on or just cut…
