Kingfisher group (comet, b&q, woolworths) vouchers suspended?

Pips_Mum

I used some kingfisher vouchers in Woolies on Tuesday and they accepted them fine.
I tried Comet and they refused them.

LELAN

Pips_Mum wrote: »

I used some kingfisher vouchers in Woolies on Tuesday and they accepted them fine.
I tried Comet and they refused them.

Is it not very odd that Kingfsher Vouchers (they own Bent & Questionable) refuse their vouchers in Bent & Questionable and point us towards the failed Woolworths, who are NOT owned by Kingfisher?

Comet who stopped taking them a couple of weeks ago are NOT part of Kingfisher Group, so their refusal is much more understandable to me.

Interesting that Sir Geoff Mulcachy, seen by some as the a major player in Woolworths demise was offering to buy up to 500 of its stores on Wednesday.
See this link:

By Amy Wilson Telegraph.com link is:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/3699839/Sir-Geoff-Mulcahy-profile-of-former-Woolworths-boss.html



There is a nasty 'niff' around here somewhere !!!!?????!!!!

and on another forum (a Volkswagen enthusiasts site this one)

http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=513182&highlight=retailers

Beanbag

Found this if it helps...

http://www.uia.co.uk/UNISON/Latest-News/Kingfisher-vouchers-update/

Pips_Mum

LELAN wrote: »

Is it not very odd that Kingfsher Vouchers (they own Bent & Questionable) refuse their vouchers in Bent & Questionable and point us towards the failed Woolworths, who are NOT owned by Kingfisher?

LELAN wrote: »

LELAN I didnt say it was odd?

I just stated what experience I had to maybe help others.

LELAN

Pips_Mum wrote: »

LELAN wrote: »

Is it not very odd that Kingfsher Vouchers (they own Bent & Questionable) refuse their vouchers in Bent & Questionable and point us towards the failed Woolworths, who are NOT owned by Kingfisher?

LELAN wrote: »

LELAN I didnt say it was odd?

I just stated what experience I had to maybe help others.

Sorry Pips Mum, I didn't mean to imply you had said 'it was odd'

What I meant was that I personally thought that it was odd, and wondered if other people thought so too

Let's get the public to know whats happening.

"Name and shame Bent & Questionable and their 'daddy' Kingfisher Group for their mis-doings. :mad:

Pips_Mum

Oh Ok, misunderstanding!

It isnt very fair that they are trying to push people in the direction of 1 particular shop I will aggree.

COUPON_GIRL

Hi, not sure if this is the same for Kingfisher vouchers, but I had a 25 pound Woolies voucher. i asked the manager for advice as to what to do about it and he said buy something for 50p and as we are no long issuing vouchers we will have to give you the cash. I did not have the voucher with me but when i did I went into another Woolies and tried this, at 1st they tried to merely deduct the 50p from the gift card and return it to me, I argued and after checking, they handed me 24.50 in cash. Hope this helps.

Pips_Mum

Wow that was good Coupongirl!!

lynzpower

incidentally I bought something with a 10 quid debenhams voucher for a couple of quid the other day and they returned the change in cash ( over 7 quid from a 10 voucher)

Debs have always given me change o a giftcard ( only £1 2 weeks ago) so wonder whether debs might be going the same way?

keithmt

I tried my voucher in B&Q on Saturday and was given a note to explain why they weren't accepting these vouchers (.. because Woollies are in Administration etc etc). On this note they supply a freephone number and address of the Woolworths Gift Voucher Centre....

0800 146500

The Gift Voucher Centre
PO Box 141
Castleton
Lancs OL11 3DZ

Not sure if that'll help anyone but if you've got a lot of vouchers it may be worth a try if all else fails.

Keith