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  • Fraise
    Fraise Posts: 521 Forumite
    Read your PM. Yep, I definitely think they stole them. :mad:
  • nimbo
    nimbo Posts: 3,701 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I know I haven't chimed in - but please PM me.....

    Stashbuster - 2014 98/100 - 2015 175/200 - 2016 501 / 500 2017 - 200 / 500 2018 3 / 500
    :T:T
  • mumto2loves
    mumto2loves Posts: 1,043 Forumite
    yep i agree with the other posters, quite believable that the could have been stolen.
    Or I would have thought fairly memerable where they were packed. I wonder if the actual packer men have been asked about them.
  • Catti
    Catti Posts: 372 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    I give up the resistance too! PM please??
  • Excited13
    Excited13 Posts: 299 Forumite
    Could we maybe play the yes no game and see if we can guess? If not can I have a PM please.
  • FTB_Doll
    FTB_Doll Posts: 206 Forumite
    We had a lamp 'stolen' basically my OH loaded it on the van then after they left I said oh wheres the lamp we rang the removal company nothing on the van ?!? Luckly was a cheapo one so wasnt too bothered x
  • rosyw
    rosyw Posts: 519 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    Excited13 wrote: »
    Could we maybe play the yes no game and see if we can guess? If not can I have a PM please.

    Ditto! the suspense is killing me! :rotfl:
  • moneyistooshorttomention
    moneyistooshorttomention Posts: 17,940 Forumite
    I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I cant send out any more PM's, as I'm feeling inundated by requests. Apologies for that, but I'm up to my neck in sorting out all sorts of stuff to do with my move besides these darn removal men and I'm single and in a new area (ie so there's one heck of a lot more to do and I'm the only one to deal with it).

    Apologies for that...but there's so much work to do all round that I've gone down a dress size in the last few weeks with it all.
  • pineapple
    pineapple Posts: 6,934 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 11 October 2013 at 2:33PM
    I once put my furnishings in store during a trip overseas. I packed it myself and the removal firm put it in premises they rented. On coming back I couldn't get my stuff as the storage owners said the removal firm owed them money and until they got it they were not prepared to release my things. Seems legally there was nothing I could do. My contract was with the removal firm which was in financial trouble and the storage people wouldn't do a deal. I was renting an unfurnished flat and had to buy a bed and things. Fast forward eventually I got it though they tried giving me something that didn't belong to me and some of my things were missing. I put it down to incompetence rather than theft. Not sure if there is a way round this - short of itemize and witness everything as it is packed and handed over :(
  • kelpie35
    kelpie35 Posts: 1,789 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Any news from the removal firm or has the lost items been found/returned?
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