Tag: "bad business"
Companies advertising something they do not do
By Value hunter on Mar 11, 2010 | In In real life, Common sense, Bad business, What is the point?, Dear diary | 2 feedbacks »
Simple problem: AA repairman has broken the immobiliser on my van, whilst attempting to fix a brake problem. Van is towed to my local garage for brakes repair, garage are unable to start the van to drive it into the garage to fix it. The garage have… more »
Customer pay outs when companies fail to turn up!
By Value hunter on Mar 2, 2010 | In In real life, Money chat, In the home, Bad business | Send feedback »
A typical scenario, I believe, is happening everyday in the UK: Customer has a fault with equipment and/or a service Customer rings company to report it and have it repaired Company promise an engineer will be sent out to correct the fault Customer sits… more »
O2 MMS problems
By Value hunter on Feb 18, 2010 | In Money chat, Bad business, Product reviews | 2 feedbacks »
Have you ever tried to send a picture message (or MMS) to the USA? I sent one the other day, to a friend in New York, all they received was a text message, telling them to visit the o2 website to collect the picture. So, as I was sorting out my contract… more »
The world of *
By Value hunter on Jan 14, 2010 | In Money chat, Bad business, Frugal wars | Send feedback »
We see it everywhere we look, on every sign, on every piece of promotional bumph, included to refer us to some small print that we hardly ever read, until it is too late. The dreaded asterix * The sprog came home from college today, prevented from… more »
Eon key meter failings - Eon staff must do better!
By Value hunter on Jan 7, 2010 | In In real life, Money chat, In the home, Bad business, Frugal wars | 5 feedbacks »
Eon fitted us a smart key meter - after paying for credit to go on the meter, the emergency £5 credit was showing at nil and unavailable, Eon staff insisted that it was my fault and that I had used the "emergency" before my own credit ran out! Here isÂ… more »
