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09-02-21, 04:13 PM | #9201 |
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Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Dang. I'm sure there will be others
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09-02-21, 07:33 PM | #9202 |
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09-02-21, 09:02 PM | #9203 |
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10-02-21, 12:29 AM | #9204 | |
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10-02-21, 12:32 AM | #9205 |
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'Electric is absurd prices and hybrids are a joke and usually higher CO2 overall and much lower mpg, but strangely allowed everywhere and no tax etc.
The system and rules seem a bit messed up and there's not really any viable options if you're on a budget but want to be able to continue working.' Agree, it's a farce. |
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10-02-21, 11:12 AM | #9207 |
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Bought something from the UK. Or so I thought... .co.uk website. Looks very UK based. 3 weeks later I was still waiting and found out they are based in Germany. When it eventually arrived the box was smashed open, missing major parts and loose metal parts had been packed to rattle around against each other in the box so all very damaged in transit. I raised an issue. Very slow responses. "Waiting for claims team reply" etc. Then eventually got a reply saying they'd send another. Not wanting to wait another month and not trusting it will arrive in one peice and also not being happy it's coming further than I thought I asked to simply be refunded. They ignored me again for ages and have now told me they've sent another. I gave up trying to reason with them and raised a Paypal claim, which seems to be the ony thing that has got a prompt response. They've said I should send it back once I receive it and they will refund me for it. Looks like I have to pay to send it back to Germany though as the second one will be me just refusing it rather than it being damaged etc. It's large and heavy. Not something I would ever have ordered from outside the UK partly for the reasons I'm experiencing now.
It's going to my work so having to get everyone on alert to try to refuse delivery when it arrives.
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10-02-21, 11:24 AM | #9208 |
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I bought a camera many years ago from a .co.uk company. It arrived with a continental power cord and a manual in French. Research soon revealed that this company was based in France. Very annoying.
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10-02-21, 11:26 AM | #9209 |
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We got stung the same way. Very UK looking website, goods came from China! This was at the start of the pandemic, so the goods took 5 months to reach us. Very careful now to check where stuff comes from.
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10-02-21, 11:33 AM | #9210 |
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I always put a location filter on when searching eBay, even so some items from overseas get through. I've had a couple of cheap items from China in the past that never arrived or their replacements.
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