Everyone lost in the Ether II

northerngeezer

rose28454 wrote: »

I have been trying to get a reduction in my Sky bill as i have phone, tv and broadband and my bill is about £72.00 going up to £75.00 in Jan due to the phone package changing. I spoke to them earlier in the week and they offered me £8.00 off so i said I would think about it. I phoned yesterday afternoon and said I would leave so after a few minutes they came back with a new deal of £42.40 per month for 10 months ( making a few tweaks to my package ) then up to £58.50 for the remaining 2 months. I see that various people on MSE have also got a free month so I asked and he said yes. so the package for 12 months works out at £41.40 per month !!!

I don't know if it's worth your while. But my brother has had Sky for the last 3 years and every year he phones to cancel at the end of his yearly contract saying that he can't afford it.

They always renew his contract at 50% off the full price.

Worth a try ...If you don't ask you don't get.

I renewed after 2 years when they cold called me and offered me 70% off.

rose28454

northerngeezer wrote: »

I don't know if it's worth your while. But my brother has had Sky for the last 3 years and every year he phones to cancel at the end of his yearly contract saying that he can't afford it.

They always renew his contract at 50% off the full price.

Worth a try ...If you don't ask you don't get

I am quite happy with what I got as i did get the new phone deal that would have added £8.00 per month included. I am very happy with the deal as my finances are tight so it all helps. thanks

pippo

C&C from this morning - I've deleted the fillers.
2 items (15 different) on your receipt qualify for comparison Asda Tesco
2x Vimto Mixed Fruit Squash No Added Sugar (2LT) £7.40 £4.00

1x Warburtons Cinnamon & Raisin Loaf (400G) £1.30 £1.20

1x Gatorade Cool Blue (4X500) £2.99 £2.99

1x ASDA Butter Unsalted English (250G) £0.85 £0.85

2x Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Advent Calendar (90G) £4.00 £2.00
3x ASDA Fresh Linen & Gardenia Plug In Diffuser (UNIT) £12.00 £3.00
2x Finish Powerball Quantum Lemon (30PK) £24.00 £12.00
1x ASDA Chosen By You Glace Cherries (200G) £1.30 £1.40
2x Knorr Chicken Stock Pot (4X28G) £2.00 £2.00

1x Three Barrels Brandy (70CL) £13.50 £13.00

3x ASDA Chinese Takeaway Prawn Crackers (40G) £1.50 N/A
2x ASDA Grower's Selection Loose Lemons (EACH) £0.60 £0.60

Comparison total (compared products only) £75.37 £48.47
+£26.90 cheaper
APG £31.75:T
Shame about the prawn crackers.

Mumto2monkeys

Good afternoon

Thanks for the new thread

Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday

savingmoniez

Every year we give the children money to go off and get new clothes for there Christmas box.

So youngest went off to Metro Centre with eldest yesterday armed with Christmas money for shopping. Whilst in a certain Foot A store the eldest went to try something on leaving the youngest and his girlfriend. Youngest spots a coat and step sideways in line of sight of eldest's gf (to show her coat) and in a fail swoop his bag is taken from the floor.

Security is called but say they can't go after the culprits without the police there. The police didn't turn up because they were too busy but have rang today and said they are viewing to see how they left the Metro. A woman,man and two children the police have said they were like predators, they awaited apparently was perfectly synchronised. :eek:

I was a little surprised at the slow action of all involved how they were left hanging for over an hour in the store only to be told go home there's nothing they can do when the shop was closing. The bag contained goods just bought from that store and RI yet no good will gesture was made to someone who was clearly in shock of this happening. I may drop a line to Head Office after the police are done. It has come to light that the culprits remained in the store for a good while after so perhaps if speed was made things would have been different.

As you imagine DS is devastated and embarrassed, but like I said to him (after shouting about putting the bag down ) it could have been worse no-one was hurt just pride

It's ironic because we probably have less than the people that took the bag in the first place this is there treat once a year and that one bag wiped out his entire Christmas presents.

It occurred to me as well with stores not providing bags we are putting more shopping into one bag and therefore just the carriers we carry, hold more value to thieves. Moral of the story is hold tight onto them bags as it gets closer to Christmas but seriously take care while shopping it's easy to get lost in a list.

Rant over!

davemorton

Thats shocking, I bet it would have been a different matter if they had been stealing items from the racks in the store.

savingmoniez

davemorton wrote: »

Thats shocking, I bet it would have been a different matter if they had been stealing items from the racks in the store.

That was exactly my thoughts in any store.

bubbs

pippo wrote: »

C&C from this morning - I've deleted the fillers.
2 items (15 different) on your receipt qualify for comparison Asda Tesco
2x Vimto Mixed Fruit Squash No Added Sugar (2LT) £7.40 £4.00

1x Warburtons Cinnamon & Raisin Loaf (400G) £1.30 £1.20

1x Gatorade Cool Blue (4X500) £2.99 £2.99

1x ASDA Butter Unsalted English (250G) £0.85 £0.85

2x Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Advent Calendar (90G) £4.00 £2.00
3x ASDA Fresh Linen & Gardenia Plug In Diffuser (UNIT) £12.00 £3.00
2x Finish Powerball Quantum Lemon (30PK) £24.00 £12.00
1x ASDA Chosen By You Glace Cherries (200G) £1.30 £1.40
2x Knorr Chicken Stock Pot (4X28G) £2.00 £2.00

1x Three Barrels Brandy (70CL) £13.50 £13.00

3x ASDA Chinese Takeaway Prawn Crackers (40G) £1.50 N/A
2x ASDA Grower's Selection Loose Lemons (EACH) £0.60 £0.60

Comparison total (compared products only) £75.37 £48.47
+£26.90 cheaper
APG £31.75:T
Shame about the prawn crackers.

I did report prawn crackers yesterday not working;)

Mumto2monkeys

Could someone point in the the direction of the codes board please I'm trying to search on my phone but think I've posted in the wrong place and don't want red fox telling me off

bubbs

Mumto2monkeys wrote: »

Could someone point in the the direction of the codes board please I'm trying to search on my phone but think I've posted in the wrong place and don't want red fox telling me off

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=38