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MoneySaving Poll: Where is it fair to haggle?
Poll started 1 March 2016 Where is it fair to haggle? Haggling’s a key tool in any MoneySaver’s arsenal – after all even a price tag is only an indicative mark – it’s not legally binding. Many succeed in haggling prices down from Sky to Tesco, the AA to John Lewis. Yet is haggling acceptable everywhere? Click here to vote…
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MoneySaving Poll: Which UK stores do you LOVE or LOATHE?
Poll started 29 March 2016 Which UK stores do you LOVE or LOATHE? Retailers love us to have a relationship with them. Indeed, many feel an almost intimate connection with some brands, but wouldn’t be seen dead crossing others’ thresholds. So let’s see… Please pick up to THREE that you love and up to THREE that you loathe…
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Family Birthday Meal at Pub- moral dilemma
I hope this is the right place to post. We've been invited to celebrate a family members significant birthday at a pub. We've been told there is a fixed menu, at a set price. We're apparently not allowed to know where we're going in advance- I guess they think we'll accidentally blab. My family know that several family…
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MoneySaving Poll: Have benefits been cut too far or not far enough?
Poll started 21 March 2016 Have benefits been cut too far or not far enough? Iain Duncan Smith resigned from the Cabinet last week, the quoted reason being “disability cuts are not defensible in a Budget which rewards higher earners”. Yet taking all benefit cuts as a WHOLE, not just disability benefits, over the past few…
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MoneySaving Poll: Should Sunday be like any other shopping day?
Poll started 7 March 2016 Should Sunday be like any other shopping day? During the 2012 Olympics, retailers were given extended Sunday opening hours, and it boosted the economy. George Osborne is now considering permanent changes to Sunday trading laws, with supermarkets and big retailers potentially being allowed extended…
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MoneySaving Poll: Are you loyal or a tart?
Poll started 15 March 2016 Are you loyal or a tart? When it comes to your money, loyalty doesn’t pay. The big bucks marketing spend goes on attracting new customers with deals; existing customers are often taken for granted. Then again, some stay out of ease, and because they like the service. So are you loyal, or a tart –…
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MoneySaving Poll: What firms have you tried to haggle with IN THE LAST YEAR?
Poll started 15 December 2015 Have you haggled with Sky, BT, the AA and more this year? Did you succeed? Call centre haggling can provide big savings – whether it be digital TV, broadband, credit cards, breakdown cover, insurance and more. Each year we try to gauge the success rates of those who’ve done it. So please let…
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MoneySaving Poll: When did you last check your credit file?
Poll started 12 January 2016 When did you last check your credit file? Your credit file can dictate not just whether you get mortgages, credit card deals, contract mobile phones or cheap energy tariffs, but sometimes even the rate. A small error on your files at credit reference agencies Experian, Equifax or call credit…
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MoneySaving Poll: Is it acceptable to ask for wedding cash instead of gifts?
Poll started 1 February 2016 Is it acceptable to ask for wedding cash instead of gifts? In many countries around the world, cash gifts for weddings are a given, but in the UK traditionally they're frowned at. If you were POLITELY asked for cash, not boxed gifts at a wedding, what’s your view? Click here to vote in the poll…
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MoneySaving Poll: What cosmetic surgery/treatments would you pay for?
Poll started 26 January 2016 What cosmetic surgery/treatments would you pay for? The cosmetic surgery industry is now big business, worth over £3 billion in the UK alone and it's starting to increase its advertising. So what surgery would you consider or have you had done? (Of course, some cosmetic surgery is a medical…
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MoneySaving Poll: How do you rate your bank account's service?
Poll started 15 February 2016 How do you rate your bank account's service? We run this poll on big banks' current accounts every six months to see how the experience changes. We’d love your feedback. Please vote based on CUSTOMER SERVICE for your main CURRENT account over the last SIX MONTHS. Please ignore rates or any…
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unbank/no bank account
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MoneySaving Poll: Is it OK to use a 2for1 voucher on a first date?
Poll started 9 February 2016 Is it OK to use a 2for1 voucher on a first date? Love is in the air… well maybe, it’s the week of Valentine's Day at least, so time for our traditional poll. Is it acceptable to use 2for1 restaurant vouchers on a first date? We ask this each year – let’s see if it’s changed (PS and yes we know…
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MoneySaving Poll: How much data do you use on your mobile?
Poll started 28 January 2016 How much data do you use on your mobile? For many people their smartphone is now the key to accessing the internet – and with video, TV, social networks, music and more it can easily gobble data. So how much data do you USE in a typical month? Either check your data usage settings, or your…
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MoneySaving Poll: How do you rate your home phone and broadband provider?
Poll started 19 January 2016 How do you rate your home phone and broadband provider? We can tell you which the cheapest providers are, but to find out if their service is any good, we need your help. So twice a year we ask you to tell us about your customer service experiences. Please rate your HOME PHONE and BROADBAND…
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MoneySaving Poll: Who's your favourite film villain of all time?
Poll started 21 December 2015 Who's your favourite film villain of all time? It's Christmas, so we're going to ditch our usual poll and have a bit of fun. Star Wars, now hitting the flicks, had a fearsome baddie in Darth Vader, but who is your favourite film villain? Please vote for UP TO THREE of your favourites below (if…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Would you park free if it blocked wheelchair access?
Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Would you park free if it blocked wheelchair access? You're busy and town's even busier - all the usually available free on-street parking's gone. But after driving round for 15 minutes you spot a space, pull in, then notice a sign on the back of the car in…
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MoneySaving Poll: Are you richer than your parents were?
Poll started 5 January 2016 Are you richer than your parents were? The world is richer than it used to be, but do you feel it? Taking into account both wealth and income (and factoring in inflation) how do you think you stand compared with your parents? Are you richer than your parents were AT THE SAME AGE? Click here to…
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MoneySaving Poll: What's your favourite chocolate?
Poll started 29 December 2015 What's your favourite chocolate? In the lull between Christmas and New Year, we’ve decided to have a bit more fun with this week’s poll. Two years ago you told us that your favourite crisps are cheese and onion; now we want to find out which sweet treats float your boat. So which of the…
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MoneySaving Poll: Which are the best and worst parcel delivery firms?
Poll started 8 December 2015 Parcel delivery firms: which are the best and worst? With the festive season upon us, parcel delivery firms are zipping around the UK helping out the big man in the red suit. Yet sadly parcel delivery horror stories abound - ranging from no-shows to “they threw the goods over the fence” or…
