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Companies (in this instance Barrhead Travel!) that are at you like a loan shark for payment but are lackadaisical as f**k when it comes to them owing you money.

Booked a holiday that I had to cancel so was due the refund. As it was cash they said I would have to come in for the money but give it 5 days. No phonecall after 2 weeks so just went in on the passing. There was no money in the shop. How the f**k can a travel agent not have any money?! I got a call on Monday but I said I was away until today. Went in and have been told there are no managers there for 4 days now so can I come back on Tuesday. I've told her I'm away again and can she keep it by for Friday. Absolute certainty I'll arrive next Friday and experience the same pish.

Utter p***ks.

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3 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said:

Companies (in this instance Barrhead Travel!) that are at you like a loan shark for payment but are lackadaisical as f**k when it comes to them owing you money.

Booked a holiday that I had to cancel so was due the refund. As it was cash they said I would have to come in for the money but give it 5 days. No phonecall after 2 weeks so just went in on the passing. There was no money in the shop. How the f**k can a travel agent not have any money?! I got a call on Monday but I said I was away until today. Went in and have been told there are no managers there for 4 days now so can I come back on Tuesday. I've told her I'm away again and can she keep it by for Friday. Absolute certainty I'll arrive next Friday and experience the same pish.

Utter p***ks.

You paid cash for a holiday?

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Came home yesterday to a letter from a retailer, saying they needed more information from me before they could process my store card application. No offence to this store but I can't really see myself having an store card there. Phoned them up and they have a phone number, email, cctv and a few other bits of info on someone pretending to be me who had tried to open an account. Turns out they've been trying to get credit etc using my details (well, some of my details) over the last couple of weeks. I'm quite looking forward to viewing the footage in case it's someone scamp I know or recognise. Wiped out my whole afternoon going through credit agencies etc to raise the alarm yesterday and had to miss training. 

 

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5 hours ago, The Moonster said:

I've come to the conclusion that I am now old, given that I can't shop for clothes any more. Finding just a standard pair of jeans that don't have rips or paint or words written on them seems to be a nightmare. Fucking shirts too, what the f**k has happened to shirts? I went looking for a shirt on Saturday and couldn't find anything I liked. I came home with a jumper and bunnet and decided that I was now officially old c**t who has no time for the youth of today.

A bunnet is a handy piece of headgear, imho.

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1 hour ago, Shandon Par said:

Came home yesterday to a letter from a retailer, saying they needed more information from me before they could process my store card application. No offence to this store but I can't really see myself having an store card there. Phoned them up and they have a phone number, email, cctv and a few other bits of info on someone pretending to be me who had tried to open an account. Turns out they've been trying to get credit etc using my details (well, some of my details) over the last couple of weeks. I'm quite looking forward to viewing the footage in case it's someone scamp I know or recognise. Wiped out my whole afternoon going through credit agencies etc to raise the alarm yesterday and had to miss training. 

 

FFS @Bairnardo is it not enough to be pumping his wife you’re trying to skin his cash at the same time?

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5 minutes ago, Rugster said:

FFS @Bairnardo is it not enough to be pumping his wife you’re trying to skin his cash at the same time?

I initially planned to rip him off by flogging his shoes and clothes, but you know the oddest thing happened.... Couldnt find a buyer. 

Might start taking bids on P&B for the Rent Boy.....

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Similar to Shandon Par's tale of card fraud, I received an email on Tuesday evening thanking me for my order on Skip the Dishes, some cheeky scamp had hacked my account and ordered some kebabs to an address in Quebec. Contacted Skip the Dishes who cancelled the order and said they would launch a fraud investigation, called my credit card company who cancelled the card, both places said to file a police report.

Filed one online with Toronto Police, haven't heard back yet, fair enough, Toronto is a huge city and a little fraud probably isn't top of their list of priorities, what with the rampant gun crime and 37 murders so far this year to deal with. 

Filed a report with the police department of Laval, Quebec on Wednesday morning, received an email at 11.30 am saying my report has been assigned to an officer, received a second email at 11.35 saying my report had been cancelled. The message basically said if Toronto police ask for our help themselves we will help them, otherwise we can't be arsed with this. If Laval was a big city I might understand but considering they have only had 8 murders this year it just seems lazy.

In short Quebec is petty and gets on my nerves

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25 minutes ago, Torpar said:

Similar to Shandon Par's tale of card fraud, I received an email on Tuesday evening thanking me for my order on Skip the Dishes, some cheeky scamp had hacked my account and ordered some kebabs to an address in Quebec. Contacted Skip the Dishes who cancelled the order and said they would launch a fraud investigation, called my credit card company who cancelled the card, both places said to file a police report.

Filed one online with Toronto Police, haven't heard back yet, fair enough, Toronto is a huge city and a little fraud probably isn't top of their list of priorities, what with the rampant gun crime and 37 murders so far this year to deal with. 

Filed a report with the police department of Laval, Quebec on Wednesday morning, received an email at 11.30 am saying my report has been assigned to an officer, received a second email at 11.35 saying my report had been cancelled. The message basically said if Toronto police ask for our help themselves we will help them, otherwise we can't be arsed with this. If Laval was a big city I might understand but considering they have only had 8 murders this year it just seems lazy.

In short Quebec is petty and gets on my nerves

Sair yin. Home delivery from Dunfermline to Canada could prove costly...

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11 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said:

Imagine dressing up like Shandon just to get a JD Sports store card.

My moneys on throbber.

#Lonsdalesagogo

Would kill two birds with one stone though, if you happened to have an audition for the Mighty Boosh on the same day

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5 hours ago, 19QOS19 said:
5 hours ago, invergowrie arab said:
You paid cash for a holiday?

The day I paid it I was in the bank beforehand so just took the money out.

I’d get claims in writing ASAP and start threatening small claims etc.

This is the worst time of year for travel firms going tits up due to cash flow.  Paying a holiday in cash is madness; credit cards guarantee your money unless you’re ridiculously negligent.

I hope they’re in ATOL or ABTA.

good luck

 

 

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