Categories: "Common sense"
Blackpool pleasure beach rip off
By Value hunter on Aug 18, 2011 | In In real life, Money chat, Bad business, What is the point?, Rip off Britain | 1 feedback »
Sprog2 (under two years old), mum and dad, thought we would have a look at Blackpool pleasure beach this afternoon. We looked at it, from outside, that was it. It was mid afternoon, we were greeted by a Blackpool pleasure beach "ambassador" - a 16 year… more »
Company fail - Churchill car insurance
By Value hunter on Aug 6, 2011 | In Money chat, Common sense, Bad business, Customer service QUIZ, Rip off Britain | Send feedback »
Churchill car insurance take a bow, you are the latest company to fail when trying to sort out a customer account. To put it bluntly, you just don't get it! Simple issue, car insurance renewal, big increase (to be expected from all companies), on the… more »
Retailers get your clothing and shoe sizes in order!
By Value hunter on Jul 20, 2011 | In In real life, Bad business, Frugal wars, What is the point?, Rip off Britain | Send feedback »
Is there any point to having clothing sizes?
The whole purpose of having a scale for clothing and shoes is to make things easier for shops/stores and customers to select goods to purchase. When I buy a 16 inch collared shirt, wether it be from Burtons or Asda, the collar should be 16 inches. If I… more »
Dad diary - The terrible twos, barriers and digging out footings...
By Value hunter on Jul 14, 2011 | In In real life, Common sense, In the home, Frugal victories, Baby, Dear diary | Send feedback »
As is our luck, it seems with sprog2, we have hit the "terrible twos." Previously we have seen the odd tantrum, the odd comical bottle/cup throwing in the face, the screaming abdabs over a pencil or random piece of paper that was being stuffed in the… more »
Saving energy and water costs you more money... why?
By Value hunter on Jun 29, 2011 | In Money chat, Common sense, Bad business, Frugal wars, What is the point?, Rip off Britain | Send feedback »
Fact: Saving energy and water costs you more money. I want to save energy, the more I save energy and change the way we do things in our house, the more I find that I am paying more money out of my pocket! There are those that say, yes the initial… more »
