Categories: "Bad business"
Ban business use of "Up to" and "From"
By Value hunter on May 8, 2011 | In In real life, Money chat, Bad business, Quango watch, Rip off Britain | Send feedback »
Can a "Sale" be trusted anymore?
In the history of retail and marketing, never has two simple phrases done so much damage to the consumer. The two phrases/words are: "Up to" and "From" The removal of these, would do more to help the consumer overnight, than any amount of the spurious… more »
Greedy people destroy trust in others
By Value hunter on Apr 15, 2011 | In In real life, Money chat, Bad business | Send feedback »
As posted back in February 2011, see link above, I have been investigating why a scratch on a 10 year old car bumper, no bigger than my thumbnail, first cost an estimated £152 to repair, then finally cost £554 when the bill for the work was received… more »
British Gas lying to customers - where's OFGEM?
By Value hunter on Apr 12, 2011 | In In real life, In the home, Bad business, Frugal wars, What is the point?, Quango watch | 1 feedback »
British gas have finally responded to constant questioning by frugal ways, via the website, via telephoning their billing department and repeated questions on twitter. The summary of their answers can be summed up in one sentence, "Our rates are… more »
How much more are British Gas charging, because of where you live?
By Value hunter on Mar 28, 2011 | In In real life, In the home, Bad business, Frugal wars, Quango watch | Send feedback »
Does anyone know how British gas charge by area of UK?
British gas are charging customers differently, depending which area of the UK customers live in. Billing and meter staff admit to this without exception, british gas' own website states this when a customer checks individual tariff charges. So why does… more »
The Financial Ombudsman Service is a failure!
By Value hunter on Mar 18, 2011 | In Money chat, Bad business, What is the point?, Quango watch | Send feedback »
I have currently one case awaiting an ombudsman to pick up and rule upon. The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) have had this for well over a year now. My last communication with them was by telephone, since October 2010 (It's now March 2011), it has… more »
