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Averren Energy & Global Market Trend scam
Has anyone else been scammed by this fake wind energy investment? I am now being phoned by people claiming to be able to get some of my money back, supposedly appointed by the Insolvency Service, and was told about an investor group of people affected, which I can't find on the internet. Another wind energy scam was sold…
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Regret, bought a mattress from the “Benson for beds” , homeserve inspected
Big brands , warranty don’t fall for these. I bought a mattress with the confidence that they are well known brand and specialist they will value their customers if incase anything goes wrong. And the peace of mind that this has got 5 years warranty. So after months it started developing dip , we were in pain and aches…
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Public car park being used as vehicle workshop
Hello MSE,Not sure if this is the right forum but looking for some advice/guidance.We moved into our new hours 4 years ago, which is in a close with a large public area for parking by all the residents (no private driveways - no bays & all unmarked). Over the last two years, one of the neighbours has basically turned this…
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Be aware a "Full Refund" is a Full Refund - Fees per AirBnB
When you book accommodation via AirBnB. I booked and paid £241.46 on 22.11.19. I was due to stay 28.04.20. I cancelled on 26.03.20 due to Covid 19. * "In accordance with the Cancellation policy for this bookingFull refund if check-in is at least 14 days away" I received refund £173.94. According to AirBnB a "full refund" =…
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Money Supermarket - Data Selling?
I was looking for life insurance for myself and my Wife last week, so I popped on to Money Supermarket to get some quotes together. Much like I always do, I specifically requested to not hear from them via any method, phone, email, SMS etc. The next day I get a call from a company called LifeSearch about the quote I rung…
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Praise: Richer Sounds TV Warranty
When you buy a TV from Richer Sounds you get a 6 year Warranty included at no additional cost. It's a nice bonus, and I never expected to need to use it (modern TVs are quite reliable). After 3 years my LG TV developed purple patches on the screen (caused by degradation of the phosphor in the backlight LEDs). I contacted…
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Ziffit Lose A Perfectly Good Book
MoneySavingExpert Insert: We have more info on Ziffit and other ways to make cash in our Boost your income guide. Back to the original post... Ziffit are a company like Zapper, Webuybooks or Amazon Tradein who buy used books and textbooks based on the ISBN number and condition. You scan the books, you send them, they look…
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team knowhow care plan refuse to fix my tv
Hi, I'm looking for the advice regarding appealing process regarding my care plan. I was watching my TV and it's suddenly switched off. I called Team Knowhow and they collected my TV. I've received a message today that my TV will be send back unrepaired. They told me that the damage was caused by severe weather condition -…
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Praise for Wilko paint.
I recently painted a small hall table with Wilko's furniture paint and was really pleased with it. I'm waiting to complete on a house and should be moving soon so passing the waiting time with a couple of projects. So I decided to paint a Welsh Dresser and chose Slate Grey this time. I got a 2.5 ltr tin. I've given the…
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SNEAKY SELLERS- PURCHASES DEFAULTING TO "SUBSCRIPTIONS"
I have to rant about sellers being sneaky about deafaulting to subscriptions as opposed to the single purchase you want to make. Cleverly hidden by lots of of textual foliage causing distractions so that you miss that wee circle selected that you wish a subscription of the product again by month or week etc. I've always…
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BEER 52 - Don't go there!
Don't touch this company with a barge pole. I sent an introductory offer to my grandson. Then immediately cancelled the scheme as my grandson thought the drinks were not to his taste. The company delivered another case the next month and when queried said there were two very similar accounts one had been cancelled but the…
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New Virgin Media customer - thinking of switching back to Sky!
Having just signed up to Virgin Media for landline, mobile, TV and broadband just days ago, now thinking of ditching them and moving back to Sky due to their diabolical customer experience. Attempting to port my old mobile number to Virgin mobile, using PAC providing by previous provider and yet struggling with Virgin…
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Praise for DHL Express
I needed to send some important documents to Mrs MbW while she's in Russia so I used DHL: I booked the shipment online last Wednesday evening and went to the drop-off agent (our local Ryman's store) for just when they opened last Friday morning. DHL's courier delivered it to her mid-morning her time, which is early morning…
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Praise - Dyson Small Ball Upright (Allergy).
Wanted to share the praise for this upright vacuum cleaner. I've been guilty of paying cheap for vacuums and everyone knows what that always means 🙄😣 I've broken the habit, now, though and am not sorry because this suits my needs very well and is just what i wanted, a lot of people i speak to prefer different style…
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PayPal vent
PayPal keep pushing back the resolution date on my requested refund. I've returned the item with tracking confirmed. Have reached out to them on Twitter and have been told to wait whilst a 'specialist' examines my case. Been a couple of months now since item returned. Feeling very frustrated and disappointed. Sigh.
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Neighbour issues
Not sure if this is the Correct forum, but I will continue.
My wife and I are having neighbour issues. Context of issue below Briefed up so
you dont fall asleep. We applied to Build a house, they didnt like it, started a petition
along the street. out of 30 houses 5 agreed. We move house around and altered design and…
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Amazon prime 01201958625 Scam.
Hi folks, Probably this scam has been doing the rounds for a while, but anyways got a phone call from this number 01201958625 with a recorded message that my Amazon Prime (which I don't have) was due for auto renewal and to press 1 for assistance which I was asked to do a few times, then answered by some scam artist who…
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Fair price for my sky packages
One month * TV £76.50 * Box Sets £30.50 * Sky Sports - Complete Pack £19.00 * Sky Cinema £7.00 * HD Basic FREE* Sky Sports HD £6.00* Sky Q Multiscreen Pack £14.00* Sky 3D FREE* See It First FREE * Broadband & Talk £40.76 * Sky Talk Line Rental £12.99 * Sky WiFi FREE* Sky Talk International Extra £12.00* Sky Fibre Max £15.0…
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IKEA - Total Incompetence and Horrendous Customer Service
I bought a sofa bed from Ikea which was delivered to my son's address in Plymouth. Unfortunately the mattress had a hole in it, and they didn't have a replacement mattress in stock, so we had to wait 6 weeks for one to be delivered. Come the day of the expected delivery I received a notification from DPD that they were…
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Support our high street shops and save the planet
I was listening to something on Radio 4 which alarmed me. We can all reduce our carbon footprint by shopping on the high street because for every item we order online another delivery van gets sent out which basically equals more traffic. They said our need for things online has increased a lot in recent years but went…
