Avoid the Meerkat!

davehills · 16 July 2012 at 9:48PM

About a month ago I needed to renew the house insurance.

As per the advice, I decided to use some comparison websites...

As I have two small children I thought I'd go via "compare the market" in order to get the free stuffed Meerkat.

(Yes, I *know* I should have gone via a website that offered some sort of cashback but the kids have been on about these things for ages and who am I to argue?)

Anyway, upshot is I signed up for insurance weeks ago (Via the link) but no Meerkat arrived. No instructions on how to get the Meerkat, neither. Result? Upset children.

I emailed "comparethemarket" and Alexandir hasn't had the decency to even reply!!

So, why compare-the-market when instead you can avoid-the-Meerkat?

I'll certainly be taking my business elsewhere in future..

adamc260 · 16 July 2012 at 10:08PM

Steps as per their website

1) Buy car, van, home, pet, life, bike insurance or get a credit card or loan.
To earn exclusive toy the easy way click on link provided and buy car, van, home, pet, life or bike insurance or get a credit card or loan through comparethemarket.com. If you prefer to buy with chit chat, call number and remembers to tell phone peoples you are come through comparethemarket.com, and if possibles give reference number.

2) Claim at meerkovo.com.
Once you have make successful purchasement or get a credit card or loan, claim handsome toy at meerkovo.com. Toys will be picked at random, so keep claws cross you get favourite!

Simples

davehills · 16 July 2012 at 10:19PM

Then why there being no instructions via emails?

I am receiving emails from Meerkat saying 'here are best quotings' but no messagings confirmings such buyings of insurances.

I just being click on clickthough link which takings me direct to insurance website. No messagings sent via interweb windowing.

Why Alexandir no replying to my messagings directly to him, no?

System is no simples, yes?

(PS: The above is my sarcastic attempt to sound like a meerkat)

adamc260 · 16 July 2012 at 10:21PM

https://rewards.comparethemarket.com/claim-a-toy

There is the link, click it, follow instructions, job done.

Oh and by the way, I copied and pasted all the text.. I didn't type like that FYI

Archergirl · 16 July 2012 at 10:27PM

Simples!!!

ali-t · 16 July 2012 at 10:45PM

It takes months to get the meerkat. I think it was around 3 months after taking out the policy that I got my meerkat

Crazy_Jamie · 17 July 2012 at 10:25AM

To be fair, I've been through the system twice and received a meerkat both times, and I don't remember having any particular problem finding out how to order one. I always thought it was fairly clear. It does take a while though; expecting to receive it within a month is probably optimistic. I think mine both took around the 6 week mark to arrive.