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Warning: Joy Mitty
I saw Joy Mitty advertised on Facebook and the clothes looked great. They are not one bit like they are on the website. Waiting for answer from company to return. joymitty.com
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Gumtree scam resulted in my bank account being frozen
Two days ago my debit card was declined in a shop. I called my bank and was advised that the fraud team (APP Scams Team) were investigating an allegation made against me by another party. It concerns a credit transaction into my account a fortnight ago. They asked me to go into a branch and explain the transaction in…
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SANTANDER - call wait times
Hi All, Just wondering are all UK banks taking so long to answer the phones or is it just Santander. Over the last few weeks I have to call them everytime I wish to use my debit card. They clear the transaction and my card gets blocked again. They can take anything upto 30 minutes to reply, yesterday I gave up after 41…
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Huge praise for sainsburys
Visited our local Sainsbury's to get my Wife some flowers for our wedding anniversary. When I got them home I noticed they didn't look half as lively as they did in the store. I decided to contact Sainsbury's customer service via Facebook Messenger. I sent them a couple of pictures and thought they'd just say that I should…
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Underpaid postage for recruitment scam letter
The other day I received a card from the royal mail saying there was a letter for me with underpaid postage (I'm aware there are scams around this, but this was from the local delivery office and I went directly to royalmail.com who confirmed I needed to pay). As I'm in the midst of a house purchase at the moment I thought…
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BEWARE OF PRICES ON AMAZON MORRISONS!!!!
Having used this service satisfactorily for the last twelve months, I am staggered at the prices now being charged through Amazon compared to the actual prices in store. I don't mind a mark-up for free delivery but the difference in prices are excessive. It just seems something is really wrong here and maybe this is worthy…
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Messages
Hi All, Received two messages first from spokeslady about receiving a parking charge at an airport and the second from Dudeface asking why I've sent him a message. I don't know why spokeslady would message me!! And I've not sent Dudeface any messages either!! This is my first time on the forum for quite some time!!…
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Praise for BT
On Monday we had a nearby lightening strike which threw our trips and stopped the internet. Having tried all the usual things, including another router we already had, we contacted BT. They sent an engineer within 2 days to check out the wiring and posted us a minihub to keep us going. He could not cure it so they sent an…
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Bensons for Beds nightmare. Two year struggle, over £800 down. failing after failing. AVOID!
I bought a wardrobe from Bensons for Beds in February 2019
and in January 2020 I reported a problem with one of the draws on the wardrobe
not closing properly, this is something we lived with from the off but was
getting progressively worse. They asked me to pay for an independent report on the
wardrobe and gave details of…
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Kimwigs.co.uk
I have bought a wig online from kimwigs.co.uk It is nothing like the original picture so emailed them and said I would be returning it. She said the cost to return would be astronomical as they come from China and offered me 20% of the original price. I said I want a full refund so she then said I'd have to send it back.…
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Amazon Prime Trial - Careful
joined amazon prime 30 day trial. just before trial ended attempted to cancel it. Amazon asked if I wanted to keep trial for another week at $ 1.99 USD. I agreed and kept trial for another week. Just before the week expired I tried to cancel and it gave me the option to pause subscription, so, if I ever need to rejoin I…
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Depop 🙄
Vent.... vent .... vent .....🙄😤 When it works well it works really well, but when sellers list and aren't proactive it's a right royal pain in the **** Over the last few months it's happened 4 times, i purchase, wait .... nothing, communicate with seller ....nothing..... Each time, i contact Paypal, open a case - and win…
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Telephone calls from Doctor's Surgery
Don't know if this is a universal problem or just confined to our surgery but over the past few days I have missed a few calls to my mobile from 'Private Number' I mentioned this to my wife who said it is probably the Doctor's Surgery calling they always show as Private number. To satisfy my curiosity I tried ringing the…
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Toilet hygiene
OK, I've now seen the Febreze advert enough times to warrant putting my rant down in writing.....It asks Q. Did you know that every single flush flings odours onto your soft surfaces?My answer - that's because you are not putting the lid of your toilet down before you flush, you silly moo! Do you think the toilet lid is…
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Sony Tv Remote Vs washing machine - who won?
Didn't realise that the Sony TV remote was tied up in the sheets for washing. Big surprise to find it still working after 40 Degrees wash cycle. So well done to sony for making this one washing machine proof. Anyone else have any unusual items that survived the washing machine?
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eHarmony - rip off cancellation policy - £65 for 10 days use
I'm a long term MSE user and forum contributor but to protect my identity, signed up with a new username so I could highlight an issue with eHarmony's dreadful refund policy.After being single for a few months, I signed up to eHarmony for a year to expand my social circle. I carefully read the T&Cs, especially the 14 day…
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EMR (East Midlands Railways) - 'Build Back Better Competition' withdrawn
After taking a wealth of customers' marketing ideas and input earlier this year, EMR (East Midlands Railways) have ever so quietly withdrawn their ‘Build Back Better Competition’ that promised a winning entry £5,000. Nothing was sent to entrants to explain why it has been withdawn, and those who query it on social media…
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Virgin Broadband costing elderly couple £70+ pm
My mum is 81 and partially sighted, dad is 80 and never even used a computer. I do all the online things for them, shop around for their annual bills but I has no idea that their Virgin broadband had never been reviewed and was now over £70 pm. They use the phone and my mum tries to have a squint at Facebook so they are…
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Camping World -Price match not price matching
When is a price match promise not a promise? Camping world show a link to their price match promise so I thought I'd use it as you can purchase a three year warranty with them. Item was £699 with them and £599 with competitor. Filled out the online form and very quickly got a refusal. For the life of me I couldn't see…
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What has happened to M&S customer service?
There is no longer an email address on the site for complaints.The chatline is useless, phone queues are at least 15minutes long now.If you do find an email adress they respond on one with no response facility so closing down the complaint. I cannot browse on Chromebook because the photos are all blank.Can't get an answer…
