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Gumtree - Is it still available !!!!
Over the last few months I have sold a couple of dozen items on Gumtree. I take the trouble to photograph the item well, write an accurate description and price it attractively. Almost everything has sold, some quicker than others. Why oh why is it that anything that doesn't sell almost immediately attracts "enquiries"…
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Student Loan - Phasing of Payments
My son is off to university this September. He will only get the minimum Student Loan, so I will be giving him the difference. He is staying in halls of residence. They require payment for the three terms - Autumn and Spring are calculated on 16.8 weeks worth of rent each, where as Summer is only 8.4 - this makes sense as…
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Dodgy info suggested
Having been a money saver for some time and now have a decent working knowledge of consumer rights and associated matters, I thought to raise a few points which might improve general information as nobody seems to be keeping up with these things.That may in turn help website and hopefully have some sort of effect or at…
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Ofgem Scam
Beware scam emails wrongly telling you to click a link to sign up for both a council tax rebate and an energy bill discount. It comes as MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) has received several reports from individuals who've received these emails. Here's what you need to watch out for. Read the full story: 'Households should…
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NFU Mutual car insurance
I changed my circumstances earlier this year. I was with M&S Bank for my car insurance - fully comp, driving 30k miles per year, heavy commute on the M25 paying about £700 p.a. I then relocated to rural Oxfordshire to enter full time residential professional training and M&S said they could no longer insure me. It felt…
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Adblue and the environment
So i now have a large new van that needs a 10 litre plastic container full of adblue around every 1000 miles (around every 3 weeks). I know cars due much better than this. But what is the environmental benefit of throwing a large plastic container in the waste every few weeks? Am i missing something here? Is there a…
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Another FedEx !!!!!!-up, another package disappears into the ether...
I've just had an SMS from FedEx telling me that they were unable to deliver my package. The tracking status on their website shows: "Customer not available or business closed". I have been sitting at the delivery address all day, and no attempts have been made to deliver it. Only 2 months ago FedEx managed to lose the only…
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Ninja Air Fryer Offer
I tried ordering a Ninja Air Fryer with the £75 discount code. All was going well until I put the code in, then it was suddenly out of stock.Disappointed.There doesn't seem to be a category for this type of message, so I chose 'Saving' as I would have been if I could have placed the order. lol.
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Nightmare Tradesmen - Would an app help?
Hi there everyone. I got a new bathroom recently installed. Unfortunately it wasn't a great experience. It took over two weeks to complete. The issues are below which there's not a whole lot I can do about now in hindsight but it has inspired me to maybe produce an app to help people avoid these situations. Let me know…
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Opinions and advice - what to do next!
Hi all, apologies straight of the bat as not sure where to post this!! My wife and I are debt free, have savings and don’t know what to do next! Maybe a bit of background information might help. We are in our 40's, have a son (aged 10), we have no debt whatsoever. Mortgage is paid off on a house roughly worth 450K, savings…
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Nationwide did good for me.
Hi everyone. I just wanted to say that I made a complaint to Nationwide a few weeks ago and today they have given me £50. It wasn't a major complaint by any means but it was valid and the compensation was unexpected. So this is just a 'praise' message from me for them. They don't always get things right but if you let them…
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MSE News: Leeds Festival line-up change leaves fans demanding refunds - your rights explained
Hundreds of music fans are demanding refunds on tickets they bought, after a last-minute change to the headline act at Leeds Festival. Below we explain your rights if you no longer want to go. Read the full story: 'Leeds Festival line-up change leaves fans demanding refunds after Rage Against The Machine pull out – your…
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Should non alcoholic wines, beers, stouts etc be treated as alcoholic drinks by supermarkets
Non alcoholic (alcohol reduced) wines, spirits, beers and stouts etc are treated by supermarkets in the UK as "Alcoholic drinks". They are excluded as an acceptable item when you have such things as "spend £30 and get £3 discount" etc or as currently with ASDA, the 10% discount with the Blue Light Card. This is a glaring…
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Shocking Service by Local Independent Dealer
A month back I went to my local dealer to enquire about an amplifier and floor standing speakers I had an itch for to see what price they would come up with! The guy in charge managed to source the amp direct from the manufacturer, a return, and got a decent price, less than the river shop, as well as the speakers. I…
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What goes on with Evri?
Had a parcel (item ordered via Amazon) delivered by Evri today. The driver made no attempt to ring the doorbell (I was in and waiting for said parcel) but just dropped it on the doormat and departed. I didn't even recieve a delivery text or email. Is this par for the course with Evri? I've not had a delivery from them…
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Vent...No pick up area at stations!
So train stations now have drop off areas and pay by the day parking bays but nowhere to pick up arrivals and their luggage! I had to pick up in a taxi rank and was warned by a friendly taxi driver not to as there were cameras covering the area. Stopped for 3 mins and no penalty YET!
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Neighbour and water
One of our neighbours has left his sprinkler running for the last week - all day and all nightHe is NOT even on a meterWhat would you do ?Would you let the water company know - anonymously ?
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Baliff coming to pickup a debt that isn't correct
A family member who has a business had a random call today from Jacob Enforcements/ Harrow council saying they are baliffs from Jacob Enforcements and are coming to pickup either a £500 debt or they will take a car for payment. Problem is, my family member had no idea what the debt was and never had any letters, but it…
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KFC - no chicken
After watching repeated adds on ITV and C4 for Tuesdays big deal -9 pieces for £5.99, decided to treat the family today. I was told when ordering "sorry we cant offer that,but we can sell the same chicken at full price. https://www.kfc.co.uk/tuesdays-bucket-deal E mailed KFC this is their reply Nicole (KFC) 26 Jul 2022,…
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Buyers beware !
After noticing a significant overcharge on a shop receipt, I decided to give my subsequent receipts a quick scan before I left the premises. I was shocked to find the following overcharges in just a matter of days. Iceland - Persil Non Bio 6.5 kg. Shelf Pricing said £14, save £1. Shop receipt charged me £15. Morrisons - 6…
