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Praise, Vent & Warnings sticky
Please keep in mind the MSE Forum rules, notably that: * We cannot accept active calls to boycott organisations. * If a post is reported to the Forum Team as being defamatory, we’ll follow a legal process set out in Section 5 of the Defamation Act 2013. 📢 Here are some threads from this board which you might useful: *…
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Royal Mail - not even garbage service
Because to provide a garbage service, you have to provide a service. Neither I nor anybody on the street has received any mail for at least two weeks. People are waiting on bank cards, hospital appointment letters, letters from abroad - nothing. The Royal Mail have decided they simply can't be bothered to deliver. They…
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Easylife rewards club - preying on the vulnerable
My 87 year old mother was recently signed up by Easylife to their rewards club which she did not want. She had previously bought items from them. Gets a phone call from a very persistent salesman, tells him repeatedly that the rewards club is of no interest to her but he would not take no for an answer and unfortunately…
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Milk containers routinely underfilled
Has anyone noticed that milk containers in supermarkets are routinely underfilled? As a specific example, I have, over the last 6-months, routinely purchased 4-pints of milk at Lidl and, despite on each occasion choosing the best available on the rack (in terms of filled volume) I have yet to find one that is filled to the…
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Toasters - a bit of a vent
Vent incoming… Had anyone bought a toaster recently that actually toasts both sides of the bread properly? I am on my third toaster in the last two years, previously I've bought 4 slice models, this time I thought I'd try a 2 slice, all different brands - in all of them the elements on the outside sides heat up and glow…
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OLYNDRA LONDON
HI just to clarifi, OLYNDRA LONDON Potentialy does not exist. Forget the 30 day money back guarntee. All payments are sent to MYREX STORE 28/55 Elisabeth Street South Perrth WA 6151. All products come from 4th Floor Guangfuling Smart Technology Innovation Park Xinboo 3rd Street Dalang Town Dangguan City Guangdong Province…
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M&S Returns - Aargh!!
Placed an order with M&S online, several items, one of which was a woman's tshirt. Order delivered, all okay except instead of the tshirt they sent a pair of children's trousers age 11-12! I wanted to return 2 items, plus of course the trousers I didn't order. Did the process online and for the trousers I chose the reason…
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Ur.co.uk
I stupidly send them my phone after reading a few good reviews about this website. They offered decent quote to buy my phone, I even avoided the higher quotes with bad reviews. Anyway short story is they ghosted me since I send my phone in, their phone line just rings out with no answer. Emailed them with no reply. I just…
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Vinted Banning Me.
Hi, Just to say that I have had previous bans for selling stuff that is not explained very well on Vinted's website about what you can sell or cant . I was banned then reinstated and then permanetly banned . No appeal (from Vinted) from what I am reading here I am not alone. I am moving on but need a find a decent site ,…
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My four-year experience with a used car bought through Moneybarn — what I learned
I am posting this because someone reading it may be going through something similar right now. What I want to share is not advice. It is my experience and from the day I picked the car up to the day I stood in court four years later. If any part of it sounds familiar, I hope it helps you feel less alone. In October 2021, I…
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Boots markup in store
I have been comparing different prices online for a perfume (I am going to call it Perfume X). It is sold for £96 in Boots as there is currently a 20% promotion on fragrances. The website said the full retail price was £120. So I went into a store (in a large town in the South East) to check the price in person. To my…
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British gas final credit refund - venting
Final bill by email 10/08/2026, nothing in my account to date (14 working days) Live chat, cheque posted to my address (they give address) 10/08/2026 - correct address. They asked me to check with the Post Office as the delays may be with them (🤨) - vent part I said it's not down to me to check, it's you as the sender or…
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DHL - resolving customs fee issue
Need help getting DHL to update customs/fees status (UK) Short version: - my daughter forgot her phone in Tampa airport - we flew home to the UK - phone was found and they kindly agreed to pack it for shipping - shipment was collected and sent. - it’s in my local delivery depot - DHL have decided import tax is due It’s the…
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Boots Advantage Card
Asking other MSErs that use Boots - do your Advantage Card points allocations make sense? Its supposed to be a straightforward calculation but I am tired of calling Boots to revise this. To be fair, they do adjust when they realise the error but recently I had an interaction that was the equivalent of "the Advantage card…
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Good BBC program to watch
Hi All, I am sure that most of you have heard of the BBC program called "SCAM Interceptors" Not sure if it's currently airing, but it's available on iPlayer. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m00164f1/scam-interceptors I would thoroughly recommend watching a few of them, just to keep yourself in the loop about what…
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Fraudsters get away with it, because no-one actually does anything.
Last month using Gumtree I offered to by a second hand phone - a Samsung Z Fold 5 - off a seller in Taplow, I live in Stoke-on-Trent, some distance away. I offered the £300 he wanted and he agreed, I also asked for the phone to be sent next day delivery to which he agreed. Then I made my mistake. From the conversation…
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Garden Buildings Direct / BillyOh / Kybotech – small claims mediation pending. Any experiences?
How I wish I had checked this Forum before buying a shed from Garden Buildings Direct (instead of only looking at the quick and places to check). It is clear from comments here over many years what sort of company they are. Their profits seem to be invested in marketing and clever legal drafting/protection but not in…
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I'm not buying another Samsung product
I ordered a part for my Samsung TV from the Samsung store at Westfield (London) on June 7th; they don't stock it in-store so it had to be delivered to my address with an ETA of June 10th. It didn't arrive, so I called Samsung on June 14th and found out that the courier company (DPD) failed to deliver it and it was returned…
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my dad got scammed by roofers
my dad 86 - was told there was a plant growing out of his chimney he went and looked - they said they would re point and remove the plant for £400 - they went on the roof for a while - he said he would pay with a check - they said they would VAT then can he not do it by card - they took his card outside(yes hes an idiot)…
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Severn Trent Water
No doubt other water companies could be substituted. I have received numerous e-mails from Severn Trent warning of a water shortage, higher consumption (not me!) and the need to save water. A house two doors away have an external water meter installed under a pavement cover. For the past week it's been leaking and is…
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Dream Door kitchens -should you avoid this franchise?
This is a UK franchise, and it is not unusual for the franchisee to struggle to stay afloat with licence fees and other overhead costs. Effectively, the franchisee takes all the risks of the business. My experience was a poor one. Whilst the product is of good quality, it is relatively expensive. The franchisee contracts a…
