Categories: "Bad business"
SSE to Ovo transfer – What is going on?
By Value hunter on Apr 9, 2023 | In In real life, Money chat, Bad business, Rip off Britain | Send feedback »
There will follow here, a series of posts, regarding the transfer of an energy account from SSE to Ovo. Complete failings in what has occurred includes inaccurate Ovo staff reporting, failure to escalate/register a formal complaint, a huge reduction in… more »
Sports Direct in breach of shopper's statutory rights
By Value hunter on May 15, 2022 | In Bad business, Rip off Britain | Send feedback »
Long story short... I've bought and wore Adidas sized ten football socks for well over five years. Never had an issue with them. So while Hoover was out shopping in Sports Direct the other day, I asked if she'd pick me up four pairs of football socks,… more »
Canon 70d with G.Zuiko OM lens adapter doesn't work (it does now!)
By Value hunter on Mar 31, 2022 | In Bad business, Thrifty shopping, Frugal victories | Send feedback »
Looking around for a wide angle, manual lens for my 70d, I was drawn to the OM range of lenses, which many baye sellers claim can be adapted to fit my camera. So after much research into picture quality, etc, I opted for an Olympus OM G.Zuiko 28mm f3.5… more »
Footwear industry is damaging health for profit
By Value hunter on Apr 25, 2021 | In In real life, Bad business, Product reviews, Rip off Britain | Send feedback »
Lowering standards of general footwear in recent years, is leading (I believe) to more injuries. As people are forced into ever more expensive footwear purchases, made on the cheap but retailing at a premium, those buying "regular" footwear are seeing… more »
Google SEO is a waste of space
By Value hunter on Apr 3, 2021 | In On the web, Bad business, What is the point? | Send feedback »
Are you chasing higher search engine rankings on google? I wouldn't bother. I've been doing a lot of reading and experimenting for this over the past 6 months, with a brand new website, which (for once) I thought I would sort out from the beginning as… more »
