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PENNY

United Kingdom

Reviews

Review of Janddhomeimprovements


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay clear of these shameless cowboys and crooks!

I was introduced to this company by Local Quotes for a roofing job.
The company sent out an inexperienced person who is only in the business on the strength of his connections in the company - and it clearly showed.
The work was appallingly bad and contrary to the company's claims - he did not tidy up after himself and trashed my property in the process.
He also lied about putting paperwork through my door when he had not.
After I complained about the work I received £1,000 of the £1350.00 that I paid but have now found out that his work was never going to address the issue with the roof amounting to a total waste of my money and leaving me to find another trader to take on the work from scratch instead.
I have complained to the company again but they keep bouncing me back to him and he in turn finds excuses for keeping my £350.00, up to and including the distance that he had to travel to my home to stitch me up despite his work having amounted to nothing and subsequently leaving me to find another workman to do the work that he was incapable of carrying out.
He is a nasty, rude and unreasonable person who is only doing what he is being allowed to by his connections within the company who have no shame in permitting it to happen in plain sight.
Local Quotes are also refusing to take any responsibility for the situation that they are to blame for and are finding every excuse they can to exonerate themselves of any guilt.

January 20, 2025
Unprompted review

Review of Local Quotes


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

TERRIBLE COMPANY! DO NOT TRUST OR USE! YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE!

Further to the preceding response from Local Quotes, I fail to see why your selection process, which clearly is not watertight, should become my problem.
As your website states, you approve and vet tradespeople and you should, therefore, take some, if not all, responsibility for their actions instead of passing the buck to a customer who has been ripped off by them to sort out.
I have already asked the question which you have not addressed in connection to if things go wrong if a customer is on their own as you clearly consider it your right to wash your hands off them after being the root cause of such situations.
Why are you not taking this matter more seriously than you are when this company not only sent out an unqualified person to carry out the work but he was also a liar and a crook who has hold of £350 of my money that should be in my possession - not his!
The work he carried out amounted to NOTHING and needs to be redone and yet he is justifying retaining it because he considers the journey he had to make to my property warrants it.
Totally and utterly disgustingly shocking and your company should be ashamed of itself for what is amounting to a filthy, stinking attitude.
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I needed work done on a flat roof but the company that was recommended by Local Quotes, J & D Home Improvement, sent out a person, David Douglas, who was in no way qualified in the building trade if his work was anything to go by.
After a battle with the company who kept bouncing me back to David, I was reimbursed £1000.00 but I have since discovered that the work he carried out was NEVER going to address the issue unless the job was started from scratch instead of layer upon layer of topcoat being applied which he should have known if he was in any way experienced in this field of work.
I have been attempting to recover the £350.00 balance that David Douglas refuses to pay me and justifying the reason as being that he had travelled from Bristol to my property in South Wales even though it has amounted to absolutely nothing and I now have to pay another trader to rectify his appallingly dodgy work.
J & D Home Improvements should take responsibility for shamelessly taking on someone on the strength of his being related to someone in management in the company without caring about the bad name he is giving them by his rude, nasty, dishonest and offensive behaviour which also resulted in my having to clean up after him when he left my property trashed.
The website categorically states that they pride themselves in traders that tidy up after themselves which could not be further from the truth in my case.

January 25, 2025
Unprompted review

Reply from Local Quotes

We’re sorry to hear about your experience, but this review appears to relate to the independent tradesperson, not to Local Quotes directly. Local Quotes is not a contractor — we’re a free quotation service that connects homeowners with local, vetted tradespeople.

All contractors we refer have completed ID checks and hold valid public liability insurance. However, all payments, guarantees and workmanship agreements are made directly between the homeowner and the chosen contractor.

We take feedback seriously and continually monitor the performance of tradespeople in our network to help maintain high standards of service.

Review of Boxmove


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A wonderful company to deal with!

They are a great company to deal with. I was kept posted every step of the way regarding the schedule for collection and Michael and Rory were friendly, accommodating and did a fantastic job loading my furniture with so much care and consideration for my property. I cannot praise them enough!

September 8, 2025
Unprompted review

Review of Monument


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A terrible bank that has no respect for its customers.

They tried pull a fast one on me by lying about sending me an email regarding their app being updated on top of which their customer services treated me disgustingly when I complained about it.
It was only when I involved their chief executive that they owned up to their error and offered me compensation which they did not follow through with until I chased them for it.

April 14, 2025
Unprompted review

Reply from Monument

Hello Penny,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

As we mentioned in our previous responses to you, we no longer support Android 8. This change became necessary after one of our security partners ended support for that version, due to evolving platform and security requirements.

This decision wasn’t made lightly. However, we take the protection and maintenance of our clients' data seriously, so we needed to make this change.

We appreciate that this may have caused disruption, and we are sorry it wasn’t handled as clearly as it should have been. We would never want you to feel misinformed, and we’re reviewing what happened with our team to make sure we communicate changes like this better in future.

Thank you again for your feedback and for being part of Monument.

Review of 60slove


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am grateful for the reviews.

I am so glad that I saw the reviews before parting with my money.
I have become very suspicious as I have been bombarded with responses which in itself has raised alarm bells.
I suggest that all those that have been had by this company approach their banks in order to obtain a refund under the chargeback scheme.
Good luck.

April 14, 2025
Unprompted review

Review of Yodel by InPost


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My nightmare continues!

My nightmare from my previous review continues.
Nothing further to add after three no shows except that I have threatened Mike Hancox, the so called CEO with legal action.
I reiterate, this company should be shut down based not just on my experience but the numerous bad reviews on Google. There is not ONE SINGLE positive review and all have given one star as there is no option for minus stars.
In response to your FAKE sincerity Yodel, never mind your "hollow" words WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO GET OFF THEIR BACKSIDES AND DO SOMETHING? YOU HAVE TAKEN MY MONEY AND NOT PROVIDED ME THE SERVICE THAT I PAID YOU FOR. THAT IS TANTAMOUNT TO YOUR BEING LIARS, THIEVES AND CROOKS!
PROUD OF YOURSELVES FOR THAT ARE YOU?
THIS IS JUST A DILUTED VERSION OF WHAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SAY TO SUCH A SHAMELESS, DESPICABLE AND DISGUSTING COMPANY AS YOU HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE.
YOU SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN FOR THE PAIN, SUFFERING AND MISERY YOU CLEARLY FEEL IS YOUR GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO INFLICT ON CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PLACED THEIR TRUST AND FAITH IN YOU ONLY TO HAVE THAT ABUSED TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

March 12, 2025

Reply from Yodel by InPost

Hi there,
We sincerely apologise for the unacceptable delivery experience you had. It is completely unacceptable that you have not received your parcel as per your expectations. We understand how frustrating and concerning this must be Your feedback is crucial in helping us improve our service, and we deeply regret any inconvenience and distress this has caused.

Review of Yodel by InPost


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ONE OF THE WORST EXPERIENCES I HAVE EVER HAD.

I have used them for the first time for two deliveries. Three no shows so far and counting. They have no shame or ethics as you can only communicate with them via chat. The chatters lie through their teeth about being understanding about my frustrations and apologising for the hell they are putting me through but then go on to do nothing to rectify the situation. The liars that I have chatted with have no morals or scruples and calling them shameless fabricators of the truth does not describe what I have been up against as they expect me to keep believing that the collections will actually take place and expecting me to be at home all day. They have also promised to escalate my complaints to a specialist team that does not exist and I am being left high and dry with nowhere to turn. It is worse than pulling teeth trying to get them to admit to anything up to and including the reasons for all THREE no-shows.
There are several references to a phone number but it only leads you to an automated message that tells you nothing apart from deliveries being on their way. Another smoke screen to avoid confrontation with livid customers whom they have let down time and time again!
Do not use them for collections unless you value your sanity.

March 1, 2025
Unprompted review

Reply from Yodel by InPost

Hi Penny,

We are deeply sorry for the appalling experience you have been through. Three missed collections, unreliable communication, and hollow promises from support staff are completely unacceptable and show a severe lack of accountability and respect.
Please know that we are committed to improving our service to ensure reliable collections and genuine customer support in the future. Your feedback is incredibly valuable in helping us address these serious issues. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

Review of megabus


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Toilet door and late arrival

On my outward journey the toilet door got stuck and no one could use it. By the time that the coach arrived at its destination I was absolutely busting and in agony. I really thought that I was going to have an embarrassing accident.
On my return journey, the driver, unlike the one on my outward one, made several announcements, one of which was in connection to the toilet door. He went to a considerable amount of trouble to literally beg passengers to not slam the door as that would result in the locking mechanism becoming stuck and therefore rendering it unusable for anyone on the coach. He added that the issue could be resolved by his pulling over mid-journey but that would not be an option in this case as he only had one key that he was not going to release to passengers as it would leave him without one.
If this is a regular occurrence on Megabus coaches then it stands to reason that a sign should be placed on the toilet door itself. This should alleviate any issues occurring from passengers who have not heard the announcement from the driver in addition to giving him one thing less to think about while concentrating on the driving.
On another matter, my return journey was nearly one hour late which I find astounding to say the least. As a consequence of this I was left with less than ten minutes to make my connecting bus which, had I missed it, would have resulted in my having to wait two hours for the next one.

August 6, 2024

Reply from megabus

At megabus our aim is to make travel simple. I am really sorry to read that this wasn’t the case with your journey in question.

If you would like one of our team to look into this further for you, please email over your journey details to enquiries@megabus.com and our team will be in touch.

We appreciate your feedback and hope that your next experience is more positive.

Review of GoSingles


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They have no shame in using hotels that do not provide for vegans.

I have made enquiries regarding this company's Harrogate weekend in August and have discovered that the hotel they have selected does not provide for vegans whatsoever!
I really do not know who is worse out of the two organisations concerned for allowing this state of affairs to prevail - the hotel itself or Go Singles who are both burying their heads in the sand over the crisis our planet and environment is in as they prioritise lining their pockets by providing for the mass meat eaters.
Supply and demand should not be an excuse for vegans to be treated like second class citizens, discriminated against and made to feel that they shouldn't exist.
Thank you Go Singles for also depriving me of the opportunity of going on this trip!

July 17, 2024
Unprompted review

Reply from GoSingles

Firstly, we want to clarify that we do our utmost to cater to all dietary requirements, including vegan options, whenever they are requested at the time of booking. We always work closely with our hotel partners to ensure that our guests' needs are met.
In this instance, we attempted to reach out for further information from the reviewer via Trust Pilot but, unfortunately, did not receive a response. As a result, we have concerns regarding the credibility of the review and are unable to comment further without additional details.

Best regards,

GoSingles

Review of IQoro


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I wish that I had never heard of iqoro!

Further to my two previous reviews and for the record, Myoroface, since giving up on your device I have now resumed taking Lansoprazole but have found that, whereas previously it was all I needed to be pain-free, that is not now the case. After three weeks of taking it, I have had to resort to medicating with Omeprazole instead and on a higher dosage which also does not eradicate my pain totally.
While I was training with the iqoro I made sure that it was the only action I was taking in connection to my HH so as to prevent an overload with other methods running concurrently and to subsequently not know what had and what had not worked.
The fact that the medication is no longer working as it did can only be down to only one root cause – the iqoro!
Myoroface, you have a lot to answer for as not only did your device not cure my condition and in fact worsened it, but now I have to face the fact that it has caused internal damage that is stopping the PPI from working as it used to.
I wish that I had never heard of you or read your false claims about being it a miracle cure for HH when all it is is a money making scam by a company cashing in on people’s misery.
I did not think that things could get any worse but now I am faced with pain and suffering potentially for the rest of my life, so thanks a lot for making a bad situation a whole lot worse.
In this day and age, language barriers are no excuse for your claims that they are the cause of your “misunderstandings”. You are profiting enough from your customers to be able to afford all that it would take for you to navigate this and other matters that you are negligent in and appear to have no interest in.
There clearly needs to be an independent investigation into your company and its corrupt business practices as I am sure all of your customers who have given it a negative review would agree with me on.

April 14, 2024
Unprompted review

Reply from IQoro

Hi Penny,

I’m not aware of the communication you’ve had with us earlier. But it sounds like you quit medication quickly when you started using IQoro, is that right? To make sure you only had one treatment going on at once as you describe it?

As said, I don't know the details in your case, but it very much sounds like a rebound effect that you’ve suffered due to quitting PPI medication containing for example Lansoprazole or Omeprazol too quickly. Rebound effect is also called rebound heartburn. Here is a quote from the registered pharmacist and nutritional therapist Debbie Grayson from the UK explaining the rebound effect/rebound heartburn when trying to quit PPIs and what is happening in the body:

“The problem there is that when we take the PPI, the body doesn't know that we've permanently prevented that cell from producing hydrochloric acid. So what it tries to do is it tries to increase the messengers to send the signal to go: Come on lads, let's make some more hydrochloric acid. Because you need it.

So over time, these chemical messengers are just going up and up and up. And once we take the PPI away and the body is then able to function as it should, what we then get is a rush of all these chemical messengers producing way more stomach acid than we ever did before. And sometimes that can be five times as much. And unfortunately, the message that that sends to the patient is: oh my God, look how bad I am when I take this medication away. And that sends them the signal that I must really need this medication. So although I've tried to come off it, I really need to stay on it.”

This is why it is so important to first strengthen the muscles of the diaphragm making sure the stomach is placed underneath the diaphragm to be able to seal tight and keep the stomach acid where it belongs. And then when you start feeling better to consult your doctor to see if it’s appropriate for you to slowly reduce your PPIs. You may suffer rebound effects after only three days of use of PPIs and may last for as long as 6 months. But it is possible to slowly come off PPIs.


If you are curious about PPIs - usage, side effects and replacement, please see the webinar about it with Debbie Grayson, registered Pharmacist and nutritional therapist in the UK. https://www.iqoro.com/event/understanding-ppi_land-live/

Kind regards,
Linn, Team IQoro

Review of IQoro


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is further to my previous review…

This is further to my previous review and subsequent response from iqoro:
As usual, your reply leaves much to be desired and has not done anything to allay my suspicions about your company.
I am not sure what you meant by your addressing “two different matters” as I have brought to your attention more than that time and time again but you continuously either avoid answering them or provide me with responses that make no sense.
There is no point in apologising to me about the fact that your device did not work for me when your attitudes towards business practices, which you have control over, contributed to it.
Please actually read my messages to me before responding in future as, you are forcing me to repeat myself time and time and time again which is also adding to my stress levels.
Regardless of the “head tucked in” and “nodding your head” being one and the same in your opinion, this is not the point that I have been attempting to make as you would know if you actually took the time and effort to read my messages. But as you appear to want to be spoon-fed, I will advise you again that it was more to do with this information not being available to me from the onset but after 5 TO 6 MONTHS INTO MY TRAINING, as was the case for the breathing in during the ten seconds which Ana informed me had been proven to have had more effective results but you have not even touched on in your last response. In this message Ana also informed me that others had been confused by the “chin tucked slightly downwards” instruction and that the company had plans to revise the manual for it to be replaced with “as if you are nodding” but In your last email you contradict this by saying that “To write every little detail down in the manual would cause more confusion for new users not used to the training” when in fact, it should do the reverse as they would be armed with all the information they would need before starting their training so that, unlike me, they would not be wasting months and months of doing it incorrectly.
HOW MANY MORE TIMES AM I GOING TO HAVE RAISE THESE TWO MATTERS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE THAT NOT ONLY MAKES SENSE BUT ONE IN WHICH YOU ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR FAILURES?
In your email to me you state that “The instructions in the booklet are the ones all our users train after.” but you then proceed to contradict yourself by saying that, to the effect, that updating it would cause more confusion when the two points I have raised would constitute basic and fundamental elements of the training which you have not considered important enough to include and therefore, depriving customers of carrying out their training in an informed manner.
If you are going to send out outdated manuals with incomplete information then you should not be sending them out AT ALL and simply direct customers to your website instead. If any confusion is being caused IT IS BEING CAUSED BY YOU!
I really do not know how and why you have been in the business that you are and for as long as you have been as your communications indicate that your company is run by inefficient and incompetent individuals who do not care enough about your customers to provide them with up-to-date and accurate information that you assume they are so idiotic they will not understand. That is tantamount to your withholding valuable details that could make all the difference to their training.It is more than shocking that you would treat so lightly matters relating to people’s health that you would not consider it of paramount importance to provide them with the service that they are entitled to after having parted with such large amounts of money.
Do you actually think that I am going to promote a device to my brother that not only has not worked for me but that you clearly cover your backs with by ensuring that if he does it will be on my instructions?If your remorse over the device not working for a user is genuine then you would not rub salt in their wounds by expecting them to pay for the cost to return it to you or, more to the point, as I have already asked the question, why would you want it to be returned in the first place when it would be of no use to anyone else? Asking for its return is worse than splitting hairs unless of course you have intentions of reselling it to another unsuspecting customer which I would not put past you.

March 24, 2024
Unprompted review

Reply from IQoro

Hi again Penny,
I’m sincerely sorry that we in your case have not met up to your expectations on our service to you. I understand the frustration if you did not feel we explained the training properly in the manual for you, as you obviously suffered a lot from your symptoms. We are very sorry for that, as I very much understand, every day counts. Every day feeling bad is not related to quality of life and symptoms of acid reflux affect all day around for a lot of people; what you can eat, drink and it also affects your sleep.

Even though I understand from this review you really think we do not care, we could not care more, we have our hearts in helping people - believe it or not. We know a lot of people suffer from reflux, making them anxious about what's going on in the body. People we talk to have not felt listened to or understood. Way too many have been told the symptoms are not real, they’re imagined.They’ve met several doctors and specialists but have not got an explanation to the root cause behind these symptoms. We educate both professionals and people to understand the root cause, what is happening in the body and why you may also suffer from thick mucus, a feeling of a lump in the throat, a persistent cough and how it is all interlinked to a hiatal hernia - a weakened diaphragm. We hope more people can get the correct diagnosis earlier in order to faster regain their quality of life.

Often what is happening is that PPIs are prescribed or one self medicate buying PPIs at the pharmacy, without explanations and often used for too long with serious side effects affecting the health. But as the root cause is not treated and with time more symptoms often occur related to hiatal hernia, but not a lot of people know that the experienced symptoms are interlinked.
However we are a small company trying our best and even though we have not been a success to you, we are proud to have successfully helped over 100 000 other adults and children to regain their quality of life throughout Europe. As IQoro is an innovation, your customer feedback is truly important for us to improve our service, to make sure we use the best and easiest explanations for as many people as possible, to make sure we continue to develop and improve.

According to our yearly customer surveys answered by over 14500 customers, during the last four years, 97% agree it’s easy to train with IQoro. But still we make improvements listening to our customers' valuable input and have recently updated our manual. It’s the same message but explained in an easier way. We’ve also developed the IQoro app to help throughout the treatment with IQoro with reminders, timer, symptom diary and more - listening to what our customers need.

I got the information from my colleague that you have been refunded your product by the 7th of June. And of course a refund means the customer always has returned the product to us as a confirmation the product is no longer in use. We never resell any opened or used products, as it’s a hygiene product - not possible to resell.

If we by any chance would regain your trust, we are happy to help you with any further questions of yours.

Take care!

Kind regards,
Linn, Team IQoro

Review of IQoro


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY!

In 2023 I ordered two of these devices in order to benefit from the discount on offer as I waited for long enough to know if I could obtain it on the NHS.
I was religious with the training but could not detect any improvement in my HH condition (which also presented with not just the usual symptoms but also radiating pains on the right side of my body) even after approaching 6 months of use.
During this time, I reached out to Myoroface with a heartfelt email when I reached a very low point with my condition, but all I received in return was a cold and callous one which reminded me of the fact that acid reflux day was on the horizon and inviting me to join them. It was almost as if they had not read my email and also as if acid reflux was something to celebrate.
When it was clear to me that the device was not only not working for me but was making matters worse, I again emailed them and received a response from Ana in which she went into detailed instructions on how to use the Igorot, some of which was in direct conflict with the booklet that accompanied the device.
I questioned her on this as it was shocking to me that, in light of the length of time that this product has been on the market, they were not only still carrying out tests on its use but that users were updated only when necessary.
Contrary to the booklet’s instructions where it states “head tucked in” Ana indicates that the head position should be “as if nodding” and she also goes on to suggest holding my breath on the ten-second pull which they had discovered had had positive results.
I drew her attention to the fact that these two actions could potentially have made all the difference to mine, and others, training and even if not, the product had been around long enough (since 2014) for them to have already been incorporated into the instructions.
I then received an email from Jorgen who advised me that the reason that the breathing in on the pull was not already out there was because some people would have problems with it, to which I countered that that decision should be down to the individual to make an informed decision over not for them to withhold it and for a user to find out about it after months of training.
I have also raised the subject of their policy that in the case where a person has not achieved anything from the product they require it to be returned amounting to a person who has already been let down by the expensive and time-wasting exercise also having to incur further costs to return it even though there should be no further use for it to anyone.
Under the circumstances I do not have any confidence in the product to recommend it to anyone but, having advised them that I had sent my second device to my brother in Australia who has sleep apnoea, they don’t appear to have any problems in encouraging me to urge him to use it even though he has also had a stroke. They also conveniently draw my attention to the fact that it is down to me to decide if I should prompt him to use it and therefore, exonerating themselves from any culpability if something untoward were to happen to him as a result of it.
I find it very difficult taking anything that they say seriously as despite the length of time that this product has been around it smacks of the blind leading the blind and they will have their excuses to cover themselves as has been the case with the two points I raised with them.
The amount I paid for two of these useless devices was a considerable amount to me and I thought long and hard before ordering them but, regretfully, the whole situation is starting to stink of a scam being operated by shameless profiteers who also have no qualms in throwing the book at me about the 3% for whom it does not work.
I have left them with my queries about the two important points that were held back from me until after five months into my training and their need for the return of the device in the case of it not being effective to a user, which, I assume, still remain outstanding as a consequence of the fact that they either do not have answers to them or are still trying to concoct ones.
Watch this space!

March 15, 2024
Unprompted review

Reply from IQoro

Hi Penny,
It seems as if we are addressing two different matters here and in our ongoing email conversation.

First of all, we apologize that you did not benefit from using the device 3 times each day as recommended and if there have been language barriers as English is not our native language.
(Regarding ”head tucked in” and ”if you were to nod” we actually meant the same thing.) As we have over 100.000 users all over Europe, all, individuals we can only include so much in a user manual. However, the website is always up to date and our customer support employees as well.
We have kindly informed you that if you were not seeing any improvement despite having trained with IQoro you were entitled to invoke the results guarantee.
The results guarantee is something we as a company have decided to offer our customers being unable to obtain their device via prescription from NHS so that if they do not benefit from it at least they can return it to us and be refunded the amount for their IQoro. This is nothing we are obligated to offer but like to think of it as a way of showing that we believe in the product whether you pay for it yourself or get it on prescription.
All information about the results guarantee is on our website and when you placed your order you agreed to the terms and conditions.
Again there seem to be som kind of misunderstanding regarding whether you should or should not decide for your brother if he could start to train with IQoro. But the fact that you mention that your brother suffered a stroke seems like he really could benefit from the training?
IQoro was originally invented for stroke victims but after years of studies also been proven to help those suffering from acid reflux.
We have also replied to your emails and tried to explain the above.

Kind regards
Team IQoro Sweden

Review of Nectar


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ONE OF THE WORST COMPANIES TO DEAL WITH! LIES, LIES AND MORE LIES!

Dealing with this company is worse than the pain of having your finger nails pulled out without sedation!
When you have reason to call them, which is quite a lot as so much seems to go wrong with them, the automated message asks you for your account number for customers to be helped “quickly”. You are then asked to confirm the number when it is repeated back to you but when your call is eventually answered you are yet again asked for the number. If this is their idea of being of help “quickly” then God help us! I have brought this up with them on several occasions, highlighting the fact that it is a time-wasting exercise for not just callers but for their staff as well in light of the time that it takes entering a whopping eleven digits which is then repeated back to you which is then requested again from the call responder, but they appear to have no powers to escalate the matter themselves with their inhouse team responsible for such lunacy.
To add to the myriad of hair-pulling problems that I have been on the receiving end of from this company ranging from having to chase points that should have been awarded several months prior to my chasing them (which begs the question over what customers who are not as on top of such matters as I am are being short-changed by with unpaid points), I now find myself up against yet more morons who do not appear to know their arses from their elbows when dealing with the queries that Nectar almost always is the root cause of.
I have been attempting to get the joint holder of my account of which I am the main holder, removed so that we both have our own accounts but this is simply too much like hard work and brain power as would be the case for a company that employs morons for not just their call centre but also their webchatting service.
After one such call with a webchatter by the name of TINCY during which I was reassured in CAPITAL letters that nothing would go wrong even though the webchat was loaded with misinformation and contradictory statements from her, I found that I could not access my account. My Sunday was ruined with worry as there was a substantial amount of points on it which I thought I had lost as a result of what the webchatter had done.
I then had to find the time on the following day to make a call and was relieved to find out that the caller was able to re-activate my account so that I did not end up losing my points.
Another webchat was carried out by the joint account holder on the same day as I had made the call, to establish if his account had been closed as was fervently promised by the lying webchatter number one, but during this webchat with SAKSHI he was informed that his account was still live and would not be closed for another 24 hours. Of course, it was too much to ask for from the initial webchatter to add this in the chat which was not really surprising in light of the appalling levels of customer services she had provided.
So, the upshot of this particular ongoing nightmare is that 48 hours after it was indicated by the second webchatter that the joint account holder’s account would be closed IT IS STILL LIVE! In effect, webchatter number two, who did not want to hear anything against her lying colleague, has also turned out to be a liar without a conscience as well.
Unfortunately, this sorry saga does not begin and end with Tincy and Shaksi, as during my call which I was compelled to make when Tincy had deactived my account, I explained to the responder about the fact that my main objective in contacting Nectar via webchat was in order for the joint holder to be removed. That would equate to THREE individuals in Nectar that would have been aware of this in addition to yet another responder that I had a heated discussion with even before these three events. According to another bare-faced liar the way to proceed with my request would be for the joint holder to make a purchase for at least £1.00 using a new Nectar card and for him to then register it which begs the question about how he would do that if he is already a Nectar account holder.
I mean really? – are Nectar points actually worth the anxiety and stress that dealing with such liars and incompetents bring about? Believe it or not I was advised my Tincy towards the end of my chat with her that “my satisfaction means everything for us” after which she proceeded to do nothing of what I had asked her.
This organisation should come with a health warning – BE WARNED!

November 18, 2023
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Review of Wowcher


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

IF YOU VALUE YOUR SANITY THEN GIVE THIS COMPANY A WIDE BERTH!

This company has succeeded in making me not want to engage in online purchases ever again.
I am being driven insane with their disgusting “customer services” which is only carried out via Whatsapp and you cannot speak to ANYONE for ANY reason and no matter how desperate you might be to actually engage verbally with someone.
I purchased a wok on the 12th October and have been trying to get Wowcher to ask the merchant to provide me with after care details which were not included with it, such as washing instructions, but it appears that that is simply too much to ask for as they keep ignoring me resulting in my having still not used it for almost six weeks. I can just imagine the rubbish that they would come out with if I had washed it incorrectly and damaged it as a result of not having been given this information – I am sure they would have found some way to blame me so that yet another corrupt merchant on their website gets away with what is tantamount to theft.
Six weeks and counting since my purchase which remains unused for all Wowcher cares.
I am sick of their insincere apologies which, if genuine, they would want to actually do something about what they are sorry for, but it is just lip service and they do not mean a word of it.
I regret the day that I ever purchased ANYTHING from this sorry excuse for an online retailer whose idea of customer services is to keep passing the buck and customers are left to battle it out with merchants while they sit back and do NOTHING apart from passing messages back and forth with the bottom line being that customers that have grouses about purchases are on their OWN.
I consider myself lucky to have not succumbed to a nervous breakdown or worse as a consequence of their absolutely sickening behaviour which has no respect for customers. You would have to drag me kicking and screaming to buy anything from a company that has no regard for me, my money or my business.
There should be no place for the likes of them in online retailing or anywhere else for that matter!
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Following on from the company's response, my review still stands as all they are now doing is asking for evidence from the merchant that is already in my possession which I have provided them with images of some time ago. These substantiate my claims that there are no after care instructions as WOWCHER should know if they had bothered to check all previous Whatsapp messages and attachments from me.

October 12, 2023
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Reply from Wowcher

Thank you for your feedback,
I'm sorry to hear of your experience.

I have now contacted the merchant for you, please await a response from the merchant within 3 working days (These are our guide line times and the merchant could respond sooner). If in that time the merchant has not responded then please come back to us to investigate further - You will also be notified via email of the outcome.

Kind regards
Wowcher.

Review of Colgate


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Colgate Battery 360 Sonic Floss Tip Soft Toothbrush

I have been doing battle with Colgate regarding their Battery 360 Sonic Floss Tip Soft Toothbrush as I cannot find replacement heads in any of the supermarkets.
They have messed me about and wasted so much of my time in the process providing me with incorrect and misleading information on where these can be found to purchase.
After sending me round in circles with nonsensical garbage that has amounted to absolutely nothing, it turns out that you can only get the replacement heads on Amazon but at a whopping £4.29 per head (a pack of two for £8.58) amounting to your paying that for three months (on dentists' recommendations) before you then have to dispose of them. Who can actually afford to pay £8.58 plus postage costs for a product that will only last 6 months before you have to dispose of them and eventually, the entire kit?
It actually works out cheaper to buy the whole kit when it is on offer for £7.00 but then what are you going to do with so many handles other than dispose of them too. This still equates to £3.50 per three months with the only plus being the inclusion of the handle and battery.
So much for a company that claims to have global sustainability at its heart when all this is resulting in is more waste.

November 9, 2023
Unprompted review

Review of Wowcher


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer services from Hell!

Following on from my preceding complaint, as you can see, I am up against brainless imbeciles who clearly cannot comprehend the English language.
I have gone into great depth on Whatsapp, the only method of communication with such a company, over and over and over again with my efforts to highlight the fact that what they are retailing is not as described and given detailed reasons for it but to no avail as no amount of information is enough for this company from hell who are in the business of driving customers insane.
I have asked them to obtain information on the definition of an epilator and compare it to the actual product that I have bought by using it, but the stress goes on as I am not getting through.
How are they in business with such appalling levels of "customer Services"?????????

September 14, 2023
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Reply from Wowcher

Thank you for your reply.

Kindly see the message we have sent you this morning, on your WhatsApp case with us.

Kind regards
Wowcher.

Review of Wowcher


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They are allowing misselling on their website.

I bought what I thought was an epilator because that was what it was advertised as but to find that it performs as a razor. I cannot get this point through to those replying on WhatsApp as their responses keep quoting the description of the item that is on their website which is false as it is NOT an epilator which removes hair from the root - this product from Obero only shaves hair off. I will contact Trading Standards about this if Wowcher staff continue to drive me insane by refusing to even try and understand what I am trying to get across to them. If they won't listen to me then maybe they will to them.

September 14, 2023
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Reply from Wowcher

Thank you for your feedback,
I'm sorry to hear of your experience, if you can provide more information we will be more than happy to assist further.
Kind regards
Wowcher.

Review of Booking.com


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

KEEP WELL AWAY UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE THEIR NEXT VICTIM!

I made a serious error by using this company again after a terrible experience in 2018 which has left me not wanting to go abroad again.
My recent booking was not at a budget hotel but it may as well have been with all the problems that I experienced beginning from the host asking for a £150 deposit which was not made clear to me at the time I made the booking. It resulted in entrapment as without paying this amount the security code for the lockbox would have been withheld.
Booking.com are claiming that it is in the small print and that the host is therefore justified in asking for it. There are several complainants in the reviews for this establishment who were also conned into paying this.
I am scratching my head over the purpose of Booking.com and kicking myself for having forgotten my previous nightmare when I booked through them as on that occasion too they appeared to be powerless to do anything for me even though it was a total and utter SCAM by the host.
Yet again, when trying to get Booking.com to intervene on my behalf when I was getting nowhere with the host who did not respond to me, I was still instructed to approach them first with no indication as to whether or not Booking.com would get involved at all.
They are still a bunch of crooks only interested in ripping people off by entrapping them into parting with their money and after which they will find every excuse in the book to do nothing to help when it is needed.

August 11, 2023
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Review of Lotto Social


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beware of entrapment - cancelling is not as easy as signing up!

I started to feel uneasy about signing up to this company and decided that I wanted to cancel my membership.
I recall that they indicated that it would be an easy process but the reality told another story. Their email response gave me three ways to cancel but all three were met by a digital assistant who sent me round in circles before freezing up at the crucial moment.
The digital assistant also indicates that there would be other ways that a person can be helped but all roads lead to there not being anyone that you can talk to and even the phone number given in the email leads you back to the digital assistant.
I wasted a great deal of my time before resorting to contacting my bank who have stopped any further payments from being taken from my account.
Shameful that a person should have to go to such an extent to leave a company that makes it sound so easy to do, that is before they get their hands on your money and then all obstacles are placed in your way to prevent you from doing so.
Before I signed up I looked at the rating that Trustpilot gave this company, but I am not sure what criteria they have used to arrive at 4.3 as it could not be further from the truth as my experience more reflects the recent reviews that have preceded mine.

June 1, 2023
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Reply from Lotto Social

Hi Penny,
We are very sorry to hear about your experience with Lotto Social.
It certainly sounds quite frustrating and we completely understand your disappointment.
That is definitely not the experience we want people to have with our service and we apologise for this.
Rest assured, we are fully committed to providing the best possible customer service and we take every complaint very seriously. We would like to take this opportunity to investigate what has gone wrong.
To do so, I will be requesting some more information via trustpilot.
Our team will take all the necessary steps to get this resolved for you.
We totally appreciate your feedback as this helps to continuously improve our service.

Kind Regards,
Alexandra

Review of JDWilliams


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company should be ashamed of itself.

I feel duped and conned by this company who sent me an invitation to take out a credit card with them in order to receive £30.00 for an order over £60.00. Despite my complying with this they then informed me that I do not qualify for the £30.00 because of my having to return two items which then placed me below the £60.00 threshold. As far as I am concerned this is a scam as they will know, as a mail order company, that there is the huge possibility not all items, clothing, especially will fit and therefore will have to be returned. Even if it is in their terms and conditions there is no excuse for JD Williams not honouring this under these circumstances, especially if they are going to lure customers in this way who, additionally, do not always have the time to peruse the small print in great depth - probably something that they are hoping for after which it is too late if your remaining items have already been worn or unreturnable if the tags have been removed.
Strange how there is so much contained in the information that was sent to me but not this very vital and important bit. Crooks!

December 14, 2022
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