Gagaryn I thought this was prohibited now as part of the Pricing Practices Regulations that took effect last year. Insurers can still provide auto-renewal but opt-out provision is mandatory.
Didn’t know that. Hopefully something will improve.
Not holding my breath for a fundamental change though: as this is deeply rooted in the mentality of those companies, I’m sure they will keep doing everything they can to keep ripping us off. They will probably succeed.
Scams like this. Can well imagine people replying and then plugging a device into their router to leave rhemselves wide open to being taken to the cleaners
dutchy101 Scams like this. Can well imagine people replying and then plugging a device into their router to leave rhemselves wide open to being taken to the cleaners
Lol - that’s not a scam, that’s just a message telling you that your analog phone line is being switched off so your phone will need to be plugged into your router.
I’ve just seen an email about it too. Hahaha
Trust nobody, haha.
It was the random telephone number that threw me. I blocked it too. That’ll learn ’em
I’ll tell you what makes me go grrr…
Getting a dispatch notification on my new coffee roaster but being 4 days into Covid with no sense of taste or smell 😩
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Ikawa Roaster
DavecUK Makes sense. No need to adulterate another thread!
Idiot drivers jumping red lights. It’s become an epidemic. Was waiting at lights when four cars (obviously together) turned in front of me. The last car went through 25 secs after the lights had gone to red on his side. Can remember when such an event was as rare as hens’ teeth. Now it’s part and parcel of driving especially in built up areas. So dangerous.
Same with road rage - see it on an almost daily basis. Couple of weeks ago, driving into the centre of Madchester along a dual carriageway, an oik in a Range Rover Sport (natch) took offence to me changing lanes in front of him despite there being a space. He got so irate, he went on the other side of the road against oncoming traffic to try and get past me. To avoid further trouble, I pulled into the inside lane and let him go only to watch him carve up another motorist a few cars ahead. I have the incident on dashcam and it looks even more shocking when reviewing it than it did at the time.
Systemic amen to that.
At least 50% of road users shouldn’t be allowed on the road the way they drive.
As well as the above, mobile phone users while driving. Seriously. I see Mum’s in their SUV, kids in the back and they’re scrolling through presumably mindless cr*p on TikTok. HGV drivers navel gazing down the motorway. Next time you’re walking past traffic lights have a look how many people have their phone on their lap. I see it literally every day.
As a biker with a significant amount of metal in my leg and permanent pain thanks to a reckless driver who wasn’t paying attention it absolutely infuriates me when people can’t put their phones in their pockets when behind the wheel.
Camera detection and instant driving ban would be a welcome solution.
La Marzocco Linea Mini - Mazzer Philos
Ikawa Roaster
When supermarkets rearrange the shelves to get us to discover things we don’t need. Where the f*-"+ did they hide the olives!
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The super sale 40% discount on an object i bought the day before.
Doram When supermarkets rearrange the shelves to get us to discover things we don’t need. Where the f*-"+ did they hide the olives!
I remember one Christmas, the Supermarket moved the cream away from all other dairy products to the farthest corner of the very large store, normally used for dry goods. A message (not in the dairy part where it usually is) but with the unfindable cream stated that it had been moved for our convenience!
As with all moved things, it’s just designed to make you traverse more of the store and spend longer. Have you noticed certain super common common products are never listed on the hanging aisle signs and can be particularly hard to find.
I hate the end cabinets in the chilled aisles, you walk along the entire dairy section, milk, cheese, yoghurt etc but cream is nowhere to be seen. Ahhh, its hiding around the corner. Most other ends of aisles are for special offers!
Dusk I hate the end cabinets in the chilled aisles, you walk along the entire dairy section, milk, cheese, yoghurt etc but cream is nowhere to be seen. Ahhh, its hiding around the corner. Most other ends of aisles are for special offers!
Also, so often the end cabinets have no relevance to what’s in the aisle, attracting you to where you think related products are, but it’s just to make you walk further.
I stopped physically doing the shop years ago and opt for online / home delivery now.
It’s actually cheaper to get it delivered for us than to drive and do it manually. Waitrose have a handy ‘don’t allow any substitutions’ button on the app and 99% of the time we get everything we ordered. Also they save all your regularly bought items as a list so the weekly shop takes about 3 minutes.
La Marzocco Linea Mini - Mazzer Philos
Ikawa Roaster
£300 off a pair of speakers i purchased 20 days ago from a store thar has a 14 day price promise was extremely annoying. Never thought speakers would be the subject of if bank holiday deals .
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“Unless you cancel at least 31 days before the end of your subscription term, it will renew automatically and you will be charged the renewal price in effect at the time of your renewal.”
How on earth is this legally allowed (and is such a prevailing practice)?
