-
Scotts of stow.
I recently ordered an item from Scotts of stow. I rang them as two months after order of item £39.95p had not arrived. They have informed me that the company that the item was from has now gone into administration therefore item not available. Scott's have said that they cannot refund me as they had passed on the money to…
-
Amazon free delivery increased to £25 (Non prime members)
Not sure when it happened, but Amazon have increased their free delivery on orders from £20 to £25 for non prime members.
-
Toilet bungs
BBC article about preventative flood measures recently mentions a £5 sewage bung as being effective at stopping sewage and waste water coming up over the toilet rim.My daughter`s house is in a "at risk" flood area. I am unsure how well these devices actually work in practice because a toilet has a U bend which must be…
-
Inflation question
I don't know where this belongs, it's a question............I left school at 15 so not as clever as you lot so I have a question..... There is a cost of living crisis because everything is going up so the government is going to raise the interest rate to try to control it. But it's going up because the makers of stuff (or…
-
PayPal invoice is it a scam
Is this a scam had an email from PayPal.com address for an invoice screenshot below never ordered anything has my account been accessed says PayPal will automatically take payment in next 24 hours I did not authorise anything
-
Website scam
In 2016 I was scammed It was for a brand new TV which never arrived I reported it to actionfraud, who passed it on to police force concerned. They looked into it, found that I wasn't the only victim, took down website, but informed me because web host was in the USA, they couldn't do anything. Reported it to bank, but they…
-
Getting trades and work done! - venting and rant
Just my two pence worth and more a rant than anything else as having to look at roofers and contractors with my advancing age. I remember when “You get what you pay for” was valid all day long. Now increasingly and it’s my frustrating experience - “You get what can be got away with”. I think it will continue and most…
-
Noisy neighbors?
Hey all, how you all doing? Just seeing if anyone else has any experience with this. Our neighbors both sides of us (we are detached house) have been more than fine, I've lived here about 16 years now and we've had the same neighbors in that time. In that time one of them often doesn't a lot of side work as a mechanic,…
-
Jury service
Apologies if this is in the wrong section, didn’t know the best place to post it. I’m currently on jury service. I went for one morning where 12 people were chosen for a jury. The other 10 have been sent away and told to ring a number later in the week for instructions? On my form before a jury was decided, Ithad a box…
-
Important points to consider before signing up with Noom.com
Having seen a television advertisement for weight-loss support from Noom Inc., which is incorporated in the United States of America, I was puzzled that there is no mention of any UK-incorporated legal entity, and undertook a little research.The fine detail is available for anyone who's interested, but the awful truth is…
-
Passport office strike?
Received my new blue passport today after 3week wait. Are they really on strike?
-
URGENT WARNING for customers of First4Solar (solar panel and battery company)
Dear all, In the interests of trying to protect people's hard-earned cash, I am sounding the alarm on this solar PV company. First4Solar is a trading name of Tanrec Ltd. If you are a customer who has paid a deposit to them and yet you are still waiting for your installation to go ahead, then you've probably been wondering…
-
SO Energy getting a bit flaky?
I’ve been with SO for several years and the originally found their customer support really good. Over time, however, things seem to have gradually gone downhill. There used to be a handy tool on the website that showed. A graph of your energy usage - thus stopped working and then a while later was removed. The information…
-
Marks & Spencer wrong magazine price on receipt
A few days ago I bought an Airfryer Magazine at the checkout of local M & S. When I got home I noticed the magazine was priced at £6.99 on the cover, but I had been charged £7.99. Took it back and was credited with the overpayment. However once he had finished with my credit the sales assistant continued with his previous…
-
Unable to log on to Top Cash Back
Hello Everyone, since yesterday evening [27 April 2023] I've been unable to log on to topcashback, and when I ping the UK and USA sites there is no response, is anyone else having this issue? This might just be the end of topcashback, I hope not but I've seen this happen before.
-
Venting Home Address
Why do some websites insist you put in a 2nd line of your address!(street/road name) Not everyone has one.
-
National Insurance Contributions
It's surprising that you hear little about how nearly everyone (including employers) will have overpaid National Insurance at some point and can't claim it back. Unlike Income Tax, National Insurance contributions (NIC's) for the majority of employees are calculated on a payment period basis instead of an annual cumulative…
-
PHNB 4 kindness or scam
Hi has anyone received an email from Hermes saying they have a parcel for me from PHNB 4. I checked the tracking number and it seems legit but I have not ordered anything. Had a similar one a couple of months ago and received some choc pots. Don't know who they were from. Anyone had anything similar? I am worried it is…
-
Google Store Card Issue
Has anyone experienced problems trying to buy from the Google store? I placed an order for a phone two weeks ago, when it was ready to ship, they tried to charge my Tesco credit card, but the payment failed, so I had a message to fix the payment. There's nothing wrong with my card, checked with Tesco themselves who said…
-
DartCharge - Do I have a chance?
Hello, Last month I had used dartford crossing both directions, I am aware of the charge and I had registered for the only line account and saved my card. Since it had worked in the past I thought the charge will be taken from my card. To my surprise, I received a penalty charge notice of £35 for each way by post after two…
