Banned from ordering @boots.com?

JimmyTheWig

patwinning wrote: »

Yes i do think that they have considered me a trader but, as ive said numerous times, they would only give me some of the reasons this could happen, not an actual reason.

I'm not surprised they don't give you the actual reason.
If they published the fact that, for example, buying 50 perfumes in a 3 month period would get you banned then people would know to stop at buying 49 perfumes before waiting until the three months were up.

It would be like a bank making it common knowledge that deposits under £10,000 wouldn't be considered in terms of money laundering. All the fraudsters would start making multiple deposits of £9,000.

I don't think that there are hard and fast rules about what constitutes a trader and what doesn't. I think it is just an idea that you get when looking at a customer's history.


If you have been trading this stuff then you've been caught out. They don't have to explain to you how you have been caught out and you don't need them to explain this to you as they are right.

If you haven't been trading but can see why they might think you have been then again you don't need them to explain to you as you already, really, know the answer. Up to you if you want to pursue it or not. You could demonstrate to them how you needed the items that you bought. If you are not a trader but actually a really good, loyal customer to Boots then it is in both of your interests to get this sorted out. They may be interested or they may not. Worth a try, if it is important to you.

totallybored

patwinning wrote: »

Yes i have discussed glitches on the 'grab it' thread.
Although some people on here wont believe it, no, i dont have an ebay account.
Thanks for your very decent contribution:)

Don't have an eBay account? Really? A few months back you claimed you were an eBay seller and your family relied on your eBay sales.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/51487299#Comment_51487299

DCFC79

27col wrote: »

Sorry DCFC, but I just had to correct your grammar on this one.
Keep up the good work. We do seem to agree on so many things.

Thanks, i am trying to do better, Ill have a look at trying to improve the grammar so for that I thank you.

totallybored wrote: »

Don't have an eBay account? Really? A few months back you claimed you were an eBay seller and your family relied on your eBay sales.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/51487299#Comment_51487299

Pat could have closed the account down

totallybored

DCFC79 wrote: »

Pat could have closed the account down

Yep, she could have done. I was probably just putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5. She probably just likes to smell incredibly nice all the time and buys too much boots stuff.

Edwardia

If you make more than £5000 per tax year by eBaying stuff then under HMRC rules you are supposed to pay Capital Gains Tax.

JimmyTheWig

Edwardia wrote: »

If you make more than £5000 per tax year by eBaying stuff then under HMRC rules you are supposed to pay Capital Gains Tax.

Surely if you are buying the stuff to sell on then it is Income Tax not CGT?

patacake58

totallybored wrote: »

Yep, she could have done. I was probably just putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5. She probably just likes to smell incredibly nice all the time and buys too much boots stuff.

But meanwhile over on another boots thread on grabbit you are doing this
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/55583755#Comment_55583755

Got 6 anti bac in Croyd*n, there were only another 3 left and 2 of the green ones so I couldn't get more.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/55031267#Comment_55031267

Worked today for me too, got 24

I have very fair skin so I use loads in summer and on holiday as I can burn after just a few minutes in the sun without any.


What a hypocrite you are.

patacake58

pickpocketlocket wrote: »

What would your mother say about you making fun of someone else with a disability? For your information, severe PMT does come under the Equality Act, it is deemed a disability. Why don't you ask her - "Hello mum, I've been online making fun out of another disabled person" - let us know her response.

My mother quite agrees with my view that if someone can post on a forum they are responsible for their actions, disability and mental health problems are not an excuse for rudeness and uncalled for nastiness.
My mother takes medication to control her lewy body ( causes the person to hallucinate and see things they believe are real)
When she has a really bad attack she says things that she cant help. But then again she wouldnt be capable of posting on a forum either.
Infact everyone ive spoken to in the 'real world' about this agrees with me.
We also agree that mental health problems can make you want to lash out, but most people really do apologise after if they didnt intend to hurt someone.
So i stand by my view.
If someone with mental health problems came up and stabbed me in the street i would understand thats not a rational thing to do and they couldnt help their actions.
Someone posting with complete lucidity on a forum KNOWS exactly what they are doing.
Get real.

patacake58

totallybored wrote: »

Don't have an eBay account? Really? A few months back you claimed you were an eBay seller and your family relied on your eBay sales.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/51487299#Comment_51487299

By your reasoning and buying 24 bottles of suntan lotion you must have an ebay account too.
My husband now works 7 days a week, he did not have work for months so yes, we got by on ebay.
That does not mean i was selling boots stuff on there.
We got our ebay stuff from quite legitimate wholesale suppliers.
It actually took a lot of work, research and effort to find these.

JimmyTheWig

So, Pat, are you going to explain to Boots why you bought the amount of stuff that you did?
You may or may not be able to convince people on this thread that you aren't a trader, but that hardly matters.

You yourself can see why Boots thought you were a trader. So they haven't been unreasonable. Likewise the people on this thread aren't being unreasonable in thinking that you are a trader.
But if you are not then you should be able to explain yourself to them.