We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Gladstone brooks

2»

Comments

  • No - we realise that people fall for the lies of CMCs - who are generally as bad, if not worse than the banks.

    You have come on to moneySAVINGexpert.com and told us how you gave a CMC over £4,000 of your money to do nothing that you could not have done yourself in a few minutes for about a pound.

    That is inconsistent with the name of the site.
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 121,175 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Look, please can we stop all this horrible arguing. I profusely appologise for anything I have said to upset or annoy you.

    No-one is arguing. You are getting upset unnecessarily. The problem is you have taken it very personally and got very defensive. Sometimes you have to look at the information and realise the mistakes and acknowledge and learn from it.
    I really feel upset & this is making me feel like a small child being told off.

    You are not being told off. However, it is being pointed out that it was a mistake to use a CMC and that paying £4300 for something that could be done free of charge is not good money saving. It is too late for you to do anything about it but the benefit is to others who can read your story and realise that they should not make the same mistake.
    Laugh at me all you want but I didn't sign up to this site to be made to feel a laughing stock.

    We are not laughing at you. We feel sorry for you. Another individual, like millions of others, who have fallen for CMC spin. You were mis-sold PPI then it appears potentially missold by the CMC (based on what you said) and it cost you £4300. We dont want others to make that same mistake.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • meer53
    meer53 Posts: 10,217 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    People on this forum can only judge on what information you give. When you say you were happy to give someone over £4k to do something that you can do for free, people will judge this as a big mistake. Whatever the circumstances.

    The replies you got only reflect what you said in your OP. Deleting your posts just made you look like a petulant child.
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 354K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.3K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.3K Spending & Discounts
  • 247.1K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.7K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.3K Life & Family
  • 261.2K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.