Categories: "Bad business"
Google checkout leaves customer out of pocket
By Value hunter on Dec 9, 2009 | In In real life, On the web, Money chat, Bad business | Send feedback »
Want a faster, safer and more convenient way to shop online? You got it. This is the marketing bumph that google checkout tells the internet world. I am taking part in a "secret santa" - where I can by a friend over at Chatgames (chatgames.com) a… more »
Energy key meters - why?
By Value hunter on Nov 28, 2009 | In In real life, Money chat, In the home, Bad business, Frugal wars, What is the point? | Send feedback »
I have been battling with Eon and British Gas for more than 12 months now, regarding their cheating (strong word but needed in this case) us out of money! We pay by smart card, like a credit card with a chip built into it. It is easy enough, we visit… more »
Toy quality is very poor
By Value hunter on Nov 28, 2009 | In In real life, Bad business | Send feedback »
Back in the 70's there were two standards of toys, the ones made in Great Britain and those made in Taiwan. Price wise, of course the British made toys cost a bit more, but they could survive the 70's child's hammerings. The running joke at the time was… more »
Office of Fair Trading cannot rule on overdraft fees?
By Value hunter on Nov 25, 2009 | In News, In real life, Money chat, Bad business, What is the point? | Send feedback »
The supreme court's ruling today, that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) cannot investigate on overdraft fees charged to customers, if they are unfair or not, is yet another smack in the teeth for the people of the UK. The immediate question it raises,… more »
T-Mobile staff have sold personal data
By Value hunter on Nov 17, 2009 | In News, In real life, Bad business | Send feedback »
T-Mobile, it has been revealed, are "working closely with" the Information Commissioner's office, over the passing on of millions of people's data and thousands of personal records of its customers. The Information Commissioner's office, have… more »
