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  • LeeRits
    LeeRits Posts: 659 Forumite
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    My postie was kind enough to post it anyway, probably couldn't be bothered writing out the card and the messing around over a few quid!! Absolute whoppers 
  • Thank you pjsaville999 I thought I was the only one it happened to and then was not sure who to contact have now emailed them
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  • janE1956
    janE1956 Posts: 2,262 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    just had £1.50 put in my paypal have thanked them for sorting it so quickly
  • Yes, just received my refund through PayPal too  :)
  • Mine arrived yesterday too. The envelope had a sticker on saying £1.50 to pay but our postie had pushed it through the letterbox anyway. I wouldn't have been very happy if I had had to pay to find out what it was.
    I wonder if anyone has won the iPad Pro yet?
  • cinders59
    cinders59 Posts: 7,734 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 19 January 2021 at 1:01PM
    My husband also received one too had to pay £1.50 postage, but just been on twitter and the company says it is refunding if you send an email the address is consumer@jti.com
    will wait and see what happens.

    Typed this before reading all the comments, didnt realise there were 4 pages lol
    Thanks to all who post comps :)
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  • sleepyjones
    sleepyjones Posts: 6,092 Forumite
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    Ahh Poo, I just got this £1.50 card through the door too, wish I hadn't bothered paying it now ... still, could be an iPad I suppose :)
  • cinders59
    cinders59 Posts: 7,734 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    My hubby had his refund today via paypal 
    Thanks to all who post comps :)
    ITV winners membersclub#2
  • lizd31
    lizd31 Posts: 25,216 Forumite
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    edited 23 January 2021 at 3:17PM
    If you ring this number 0800 181519 they'll ask for your email address so that the PR company, Clarion Communications, will email you & arrange to refund the £1.50. I rang JTI in Weybridge & was given this number as they knew nothing about it as they're in lockdown
    Positivity is the key to success
  • goldfinches
    goldfinches Posts: 2,533 Forumite
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    Just got my £1.50 card through the door this morning along with the usual pizza leaflet. I emailed the address given in the messages on here and got an automated reply which included this sentence.

    "Please be aware we are experiencing an extremely high volume of emails at present."

    I wonder why! :*

    Thanks to all those who posted the email address to contact.

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