next.co.uk open credit account for daughter - are they right?

Lavendyr

All sounds very odd. As others have said, if she registered in order to use her gift card, and then used her gift card to pay, why would Next be asking for more money? Surely all that would have happened is that they would have set up a credit account for her (unused)?

It sounds to me as though there is a little more to this story than we have heard.

cleo1299

Lavendyr wrote: »

All sounds very odd. As others have said, if she registered in order to use her gift card, and then used her gift card to pay, why would Next be asking for more money? Surely all that would have happened is that they would have set up a credit account for her (unused)?

It sounds to me as though there is a little more to this story than we have heard.

She might have ordered more than the gift card would cover.

cleo1299

If it really is that easy for a child to open a credit account with Next, the whole class will have one by now.

But it may not be that easy.

Lavendyr

cleo1299 wrote: »

She might have ordered more than the gift card would cover.

Yes, agreed, we must have cross-posted

Ivory_Tinkler

ihatecaptcha wrote: »

Exactly.

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I'll post the whole part of that sentence so that I'm not misquoted!!!

"Next shouldn't be opening accounts without checking (although they do claim on their website that they do) and the OP's daughter shouldn't be pretending to be 18"

jd87

Your daughter is a liar and needs to learn a lesson.

Don't bother posting snotty arguments because I won't be back to read any more of this thread.

Caroline73_2

What was wrong with the OP's daughter simply saying

'Mum, I need to be 18, can you do it for me?'

KellyGT

I myself have used the next website before and altho i am well over the age of 18 i didnt read properly that a credit account was being opened. I had the money in my bank to pay for the goods and had my card out ready expecting to make payment, so after i registered my details i was very shocked to be told my goods where on going to be dispatched when i hadnt even made payment. Needless to say i paid as soon as the statement came through a month after the goods.

Next have a funny system when it comes to the catalogue and delivery charges. They send you a catalogue out at the charge of £3.95 everytime they print new ones. But then the catalogue is free unless you order out of it and then you get charged but then the minus the delivery instead which is the same price.
But i do think she should of been sensible enough to ask you to order them for her after all she is 12 years old.

Pollycat

Caroline73 wrote: »

What was wrong with the OP's daughter simply saying

'Mum, I need to be 18, can you do it for me?'

Caroline
that's a very good question.

OP
Any comment why your daughter DIDN'T do this?

advent1122

jd87 wrote: »

Your daughter is a liar and needs to learn a lesson.

Don't bother posting snotty arguments because I won't be back to read any more of this thread.

Is it your time of the month?