PB

Patrick Byrne

United Kingdom

Reviews

Review of McAfee

Review of Uber Eats

Review of MoneySuperMarket

Review of Blinds 2go

Review of Enterosgel


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It really works.

It really works.
My gut feels better than it has for years.

August 18, 2024
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Reply from Enterosgel

Thank you for your review, it's great to hear that Enterosgel is helping to improve your gut. By removing toxins and gently cleansing the gut Enterosgel helps to improve the gut environment for your healthy gut bacteria to thrive. Thanks from the Enteromed Team.

Review of OUKU


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I will not use this company again.

When my shirt eventually arrived it was 2 sizes too small.
There was no paperwork in the package, so returning it was not a reasonable option and the returns policy is labyrinthine.
I will not be using them again.

October 19, 2022
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Review of Arnold Clark


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Car hire doesn't get any better.

I recently hired a Hyundai hybrid from their Milton Keynes branch and it was a very good experience. My own car, which had broken down on the M1 was repaired a day early and when I returned the car I was given a £66 refund because I was a day early, by Sanne, the Arnold Clarke representative.

February 2, 2022
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Reply from Arnold Clark

Thank you for sharing your review with us, Patrick. We're happy to hear you were so pleased with the service we provided.

Lynne
Arnold Clark

Review of NOVASOL UK


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have emailed Novasol with my email…

I have emailed Novasol with my email address, they've found my account so if they really want to contact me they can.

December 16, 2021
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Reply from NOVASOL UK

Dear Patrick,

I have replied to your email, we can use that as the communication channel from now on.


I am looking forward to hearing from you.


Vincent

Review of NOVASOL UK


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Novasol are trying to contact me by…

Novasol are trying to contact me by email but neither of the reply options are working.
I have just returned from 2 months in apartment 1128 Hacienda Requielme, Sucina, Murcia, Spain if that helps to identify me.

December 15, 2021
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Reply from NOVASOL UK

Dear Patrick,

I have found your booking in our system.

Sadly I am unable to get through to you on the phone.

Please reach out to us so we can assist you with this matter.

greetings,

Vincent

Review of DFDS


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

One of the worst experiences of our lives.

Yesterday, my wife and I (ages 81 and 70) were treated to an unforgettable ordeal by DFDS staff at Port de Calais. When we arrived we were refused a boarding pass because my phone would not upload the "passenger location form" and eventually sent over to the DFDS office who were unable or unwilling to help. They sent us across to the gendarmerie who escorted us to the UK border force who are outside of the Port fence. The border force checked our passports and Covid papers and passed us to enter the UK. We completed the various port checks until we reached the boat, but when our turn came we were refused access as we didn't have a boarding pass.
We came out of the port and reentered to go through the process again only to encounter the same problem with the first DFDS kiosk attendant: no passenger location form no boarding pass. There was another escorted visit with the gendarmerie to the UK border force where one of the officers was able to get the offending form up onto my phone. We returned to the first kiosk where we now received our boarding pass and proceeded through to the boat.
I now know that UK government instructions to border guards are not to look for passenger location forms if a computer (phone) in not working. The data are all on government computers anyway.
What rankles most, and what we will never forgive is the way the DFDS staff simply abandoned us, an elderly couple with not a second thought to find our own way around the port, between the many huge lorries trundling through the port. As all of them said, "this is what you wanted with your Brexit."
Our grateful thanks do go out to the several local gendarmerie and UK border force who were very polite, kind, helpful and ultimately successful in freeing us from what was looking like becoming a lengthy sojourn in Calais port but eventually resulted in a lost 5 hours that we will never recover.

December 9, 2021
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Reply from DFDS

Dear Patrick,

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback from your recent experience with DFDS. I am currently in the process of investigating your comments with the relevant teams and I will contact you in due course,

Kind regards

Amiee

Review of NOVASOL UK


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I gave Novasol 4 stars for the booking…

I gave Novasol 4 stars for the booking experience and now that I have arrived the apartment is very nice.
However, I asked for UK TV and was told to book first, which I did, and on arrival no UK TV.
Also, no Novasol after-service, completely non-existent. I've solved the problem by buying a Chromecast and TVMucho. Not perfect but better than nothing.

October 14, 2021
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Review of ManoMano


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My worst ever on-line experience.

This has been my worst ever on-line buying experience. I ordered 2 Eaton recliner chairs 1 was badly damaged and had to be replaced. After a month the replacement broke and the repairman who visited ordered a replacement which I am still waiting for after 3 weeks. I will never use ManoMano again not least because they have no contact details.

October 2, 2021
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Reply from ManoMano

Hello Patrick,

Thank you for taking the time to write a review of your experience using ManoMano.co.uk.

I am very sorry to hear of the issues experienced with your order. I sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused on this occasion.

The sellers can be reached directly via your customer account and our customer service teams remain available to help you with any issue you experience along the way.

You can find our contact details via our FAQ page:
https://faq.manomano.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360000592307-How-to-contact-ManoMano

I hope this finds you well and I apologise again for any inconvenience caused.

Best wishes,
Xavier

Review of NOVASOL UK

Review of Hotels.com


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Nothing works

Nothing works.
The website chat line as automated and very poor.
The phones do not get answered.
This is owned by Expedia who were bad before the pandemic.

April 13, 2021
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Review of Advanced System Repair


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A rogue organisation.

I checked this company out and but after checking my site it wanted money to repair what it said it had found. So I checked Trustpilot where there were too many bad reviews for me to proceed. I am now inundated with pop-ups warning me of dire consequences etc.
My advice is, DO NOT GO NEAR THIS COMPANY.

April 13, 2020
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Review of Bargainlaptopsonline


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The computer is actually quite good but…

The computer is actually quite good but the keyboard is Irish/American so "@ £ are not as per keyboard and there is no £ sign key.
My requests for help to solve this have been met with indifference.
I cannot recommend this company and there are plenty of alternatives.

March 21, 2020
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Review of The Independent


Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Is the Independent changing?

Although the platform is awful and the ads overly intrusive, the Indy is currently the only national "newspaper" to allow comment - which is lightly regulated - on most news items.
However, recently - perhaps during the election period - something has changed. My postings (probably 2 or 3 a day) have been increasingly unlikely to appear and when they do, sometimes they disappear without trace, no mention of "awaiting moderation". I never breach the Indy's posting policy but I do have strong anti-Tory views.
What has made me suspect a change in policy is that the open channels to Indy staff, to query such matters, have closed.
This may be yet another temporary hiccough in the Indy's struggle towards being a viable website or it may be company policy. If the latter, you can knock two stars from my rating.

November 14, 2019
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Review of lastminute.com


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

How do they survive?

It is hard to see how this company is still in business. Yesterday I tried to buy a £300 gift voucher for my daughter and after a lot of false dawns the computer declined my card even though there are plenty of funds.
Today I tried again, this time by phone. I got transferred 5 times and the last said I had the wrong department because I needed the booking number on my ticket.
I'm now looking elsewhere.

May 14, 2019
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Reply from lastminute.com

Hi,

I am sorry to know about the transaction issues that you have faced while purchasing a gift card on our website.

I have reviewed the details with our relevant team and was advised that there was no issue with our website. Our other customers have processed the transaction successfully. There could be an issue with your bank's payment gateway due to which your transaction could be unsuccessful.

Please be advised that you need a booking reference to contact our Customer Service Team for a flight/ hotel or package booking. Alternatively, customers may call from their registered contact number. However, for gift card related issues we have a dedicated contact number which is mentioned on our website in the Gift Card tab.

Thank you for the opportunity to explain.

Kind regards,
lastminute group

Review of Direct Ferries

Review of Quotemehappy.com