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'Deal' doesn't (appear to) exist...
I ordered a free PAYG SIM from '3' after reading this article - https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/mobiles/best-pay-as-you-go-sim-cards/#occasional - - on MSE. It clearly states, under 'for occasional/backup use', that there is 'no minimum top-up' which is exactly what my elderly parents needed for an emergency/vehicle…
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Sent a mobile to Poundstogadgets through Sell My Mobile. No response for 3 weeks.
As per the title, I sent a phone worth circa £200 to Pounds to Gadgets, through Sell My Mobile. I initially heard back, they then massively reduced their offer. Despite my phone being in exactly the agreed upon condition for agreed price. I then have heard nothing for 3 weeks. No answer to emails or phones. It appears…
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Inflated RRPs
Just a bit of a rant. How on Earth do companies get away with inflated RRPs? Sometimes the RRP is over double the item's normal selling price.
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)% interest a con
Am I the only person who does not believe you ever get 0% interest when buying goods? Up until lockdown if I was purchasing a large ticket item £2K -£3K that was advertised at 0% interest over 3 or 4 years I would always ask for a cash price and normally the shop would drop £500 -£ 700 off the price. That was until…
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Praise (and vent!)- Amazon...
Thought this worthy of both praise and a vent :smile: I purchased a smart thermostat from Amazon Warehouse at the start of the week, and this was delivered today. Looked in good shape, just no box. The fun started when I actually tried to install the thing, two hours after delivery- Terminal error, confirmed dead by the…
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paypal buyer protection semantics
Just a word of warning to everyone on here about paypal buyer protection policy. I took advantage of an offer on social media, paying with paypal, to buy some items that were offered as buy 5 get 3 free, so expected to receive 8. I only received 5. Contacted the seller to ask about the 3 free. Was told, in broken english,…
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UC and company car allowance
Hello, please can anyone tell me if company car allowance should be counted as part of my salary for universal credit? I need a car for work so I could get a company car or take a cash alternative but I have to have a car for my job. I have asked the question in my journal but it’s been ignored and I can’t seem to find…
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Amazon and Visa Credit Cards
Not sure if this is a Praise, a Vent, a Warning or merely an observation, but it seems to fit here best. :) I've just received an email from Amazon saying that them stopping accepting Visa credit cards on 19-Jan-22 is now not going ahead, so customers can continue to use them (for now at least). 🙄 As it happens I changed…
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M & S hampers enjoyment of Christmas!
For Christmas I made an on-line purchase of two food items from Marks and Spencer (a) The Pembridge food Hamper (b) Cheesemonger Hamper. The size of the ham in the food hamper was very disappointing and bore no resemblance to the photo advertisement. With the cheese hamper whoever had packed it didso with such force (s)he…
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DVLA Rip Off Warning - Avoid £25 fee to replace a logbook you don't receive!
Ignore DVLA guidance that new Log book (V5) applications are taking longer than 6 weeks. Make sure that you contact the DVLA within 6 weeks of your application. If you don't they will charge you £25 to issue a replacement. My first log book (V5) application went missing. I phoned the DVLA on 12th November 2021 and was told…
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Scammed by fake forex broker online. Any help available?
Through my own naivety, stupidity and lack of due diligence I have been scammed of over £17,000 by an online fake (as I now know) online broker. Is there any way at all of being able to recover at least some of that money? I'm positive the bank that I sent my funds from will not reimburse me anything as when I did my first…
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Together energy
This discussion was created from comments split from: Together Energy (Gas and Electric) £30 referral.
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Just saved £17.40 per year with TV Times subscription
Evey little helps. I noticed today that the TV Times subscription is now advertised (in itself) as £20 per quarter. We were paying £24.35 per quarter by DD, I think it started lower a few years ago. Phoned up the help line number, spoke to nice chap called Jason who eventually told us we would have to take up a new…
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Parcel scam?
Hi Hoping someone can advise…a courier just dropped off a parcel, when I looked at it it was my address but in someone else’s name. He didn’t ask for a signature just handed it over. I’ve lived at my address for over 30 years and I don’t know addressee. I know my neighbours and it’s not to them. No return address so opened…
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Backmarket Massive caution required
Backmarket Massive caution requiredDisclaimer Some of this happened and some of this might have happened had I decided not to trade the phone in elsewhere as I was made an offer I could not refuse Backmarket use a reseller London Magic Store who are are fobbing off their customers by being unwilling to reveal the…
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Praise for Mr Kipling
I contacted Premier Foods today as a pack of 6 Mr Kipling jam tarts I'd bought (cost £1) contained 4 with blackurrant jam and none with raspberry jam. They replied within 90 minutes, apologising for the error and sending me a £3 voucher to be used for any Premier Foods products. Very good service and resonse for what was…
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Vouchercloud Rewards -
Has anyone ever successfully been paid for Vouchercloud rewards? - I've done 4 rewards and all 4 have been declined - I haven't had any issues with Vouchercodes, Quidco or Topcashback I used their link and paid and stayed at a premier inn but premier inn claim I never did (According to support), Tried Next, Tesco and Just…
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LCS and E.ON demanding payment.
Hello any advice on what our next steps should be with the following issue would be very much appreciated. Back in the early Summer we received a letter from a debt collection company called LCS demanding payment on behalf of their client E.ON for electricity used late in 2020 and into early into this year for a property…
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O2 Priority Theatre Tokens
I logged on to O2 priority at exactly 10 am this morning and was pleased to get a code for the halfprice theatre token offer. The code was valid for 6 days and 13 hours, so I went to the website at 11.00, after finishing another task, put the code in and was greeted with the error message ‘Sorry this code is no longer…
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BT Sport App
Hi I added the BT Sport App to my existing Bt broadband in Sept 2021, only to find that they renewed my contract for 2 years, now been informed my fault should have read the all the small print. On the original summary it says Broadband no change to status?The idea was to pay for BT sport via the app £20 a month so I…