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Getting money back for a dodgy haircut - help!
Hi everyone, my friend is an apprentice hairdresser who is not yet qualified. She operates in a salon but also does styles from her home; although I’m not sure wether she should be doing it from home as she is still an apprentice and I’m not sure wether her insurance would cover her if she isn’t in a salon/under…
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Restore the floor innova pants
I have a faulty pair of innova pants that were a replacement in may 2020 for a pair that were also faulty purchased a year ago. Tel today as they are giving me electric shocks and was told they were out of warranty (only 2 months old) as warranty is 6 month’s from original purchase date. Doesn’t make sense to me as the…
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Getting money back on cancelled appointments
Hi I’m hoping someone can give me some advice on where I stand Legally with this situation. I booked appointment for Botox and fillers which I have paid out £250 for (with another £100 to pay at appointment) however this has now been cancelled by the salon (due to covid restraints they say) and they are not giving me the…
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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries April 2020
Here we go again for another month. As usual this initial post has been shamelessly copied from the many previous months. A big thank you to sstevo for starting us off last month. Welcome all newbies and regulars to this very friendly and chatty thread where we give lots of lovely tips on how to use up your stash and lots…
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Bamboo toothbrushes - are they any good and/or really sustainable?
I prefer an ordinary, non-motorised toothbrush thus have been the disposable, plastic sort for the last thirty-something years. Recently someone bought me a packet of two recyclable bamboo toothbrushes from Aldi. The packet states they are made of ethically grown, sustainable bamboo. I assume this applies only to the…
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Has anyone used PerfumePrice.co.uk ?
I’ve not come across them before but their prices are amazing. I’m after Estée Lauder Modern Muse and it’s half the price of anywhere else. Which makes me suspicious lol. Has anyone used them before ? The Trustpilot reviews are very mixed with people either loving them or saying their stuff is fake.
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Dental surgery and the NHS. Does this sound right to you?
Hi My mum has asked me for a £5k to pay for dental surgery. She's told me a gum issue has led to a calcium build up in her arteries and chest pains. She has maxed out her credit cards doing a number of procedures/surgeries privately. Now lockdown is over, she needs to continue but has no money to do so. I have no job so…
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Flexible dentures
Can anyone give me information on price & advice if worth changing to flexible dentures
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Dentist Subscriptions
Hello all moral dilemma wondering what to do about my dental payments as It’s north of £20 month should entitle me to two “Free visits” with dental and hygienist a year but this year no treatment of course and my July appointment just cancelled I have taken big hit financially like a lot of others but it seems to me…
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NHS Prepayment Certificate
Hi, I have just bought a prepayment for prescriptions as I now need presriptions 4 a month. I do not have access to a printer as I am not at work at present due to illness. Can I show the Email with my certificate number at the pharmacy?
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Want braces, UK, South East, 31yo Male, quoted £4,500
I live in the south east of the United Kingdom. I was quoted £4,500 for traditional metal braces.I'm a 31 year old male. My teeth aren't that bad. Is this too much? Google search shows average cost starts from 1k and goes up to 3.5k. I live in a small town. Here's all the other costs I estimate and some I know for…
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Calm app
HiI've just been sent a month free of the calm app. I'm trying to figure out how it works since there's so much content, it's confusing. Can you download sessions? I click the cloud top right but nothing happens? With downloaded sessions can you use them once the free subscription expires? Anyway to dim the nature noises…
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Best Pharmacy chain in the North West for home delivery?
Just wanted to check, which is the best pharmacy chain in the north west to get repeated prescription delivered at home? Asking because my sister is using a local pharmacy but delivery service is horrible (delivery man is quite rude and gets her home really late...after 10 or 11 pm sometimes, when they are in bed already!)…
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Tongue Scrapers and Hairy Tongue
Anybody got any recs for one of these? The only one I could find locally was the OraBrush Tongue Cleaner which whilst okay - makes me constantly gag to the point of throwing up breakfast - it's really bad on the bit on my tongue which sits in my throat. Looks like…
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Root canal question
I have been told that I need a root canal re-treatment in my upper right 2 incisor. I moved to a new area and dentist and my new NHS dentist wants to refer me to their in house private endodontist at a cost of nearly £600. I've been in this situation before when I was told by a previous dentist that they don't do root…
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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries June 2020
Here we go again for another month. As usual this initial post has been shamelessly copied from the many previous months. A big thank you to dolly84 for starting us off last month. Welcome all newbies and regulars to this very friendly and chatty thread where we give lots of lovely tips on how to use up your stash and lots…
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Botox, what's a good price ??
I'm thinking of trying Botox for the 1st time and would like to get an idea of prices. Only a couple will tell you over the phone or on the internet, they all seem to want to drag you in for a consultation (free). I know that is a good idea but it wastes time when you find out its more than you wanted to pay. They seem to…
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Dental COVID question
Quick background: My dentist retired unexpectedly last year due to ill health and myself and husband chose to move to his daughter’s list - she was in the same practice (though not owned by them). We pay a Denplan monthly subscription. We have both only seen her once since he retired, for a check up. Current situation: I…
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Missing tooth solutions?
My first molar is missing from my upper teeth and the gap is visible whenever I laugh, whats the best treatment for this, implants are very expensive.
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Optical Prescription - What strength glasses for reading?
I had an eye test prior to the coronavirus lockdown and never got around to ordering a new set of glasses. Hopefully I can pick up a set of reading glasses for near distance reading for a temporary measure until things get back to normal. I cannot work out strength for reading going by my optical prescription. Please could…
