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Alex

United Kingdom

Reviews

Review of Currys


Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Store collection gone wrong

Ordered a product online for collection at the Currys Bedford store at a Black Friday deal. Awaited as usual for the "ready for collection" email or text message but after almost 2 weeks I started to get impatient and contacted online support. This is when I was informed that the product had already been at the store and sent back and was now out of stock, even though it was still showing in my account as not ready to collect. Because I bought it with a voucher I can only get a refund as a Currys gift card, which is a bit useless as the product I want is now out of stock. So not only have I missed on the better black Friday pricings, I am now left with a large sum gift card for Currys that i'm unlikely to use. At not stage did I get any communication of what was happening.

Edit: After writing this review I was contacted by Currys customer support who genuinely tried to help with this issue and we found an alternative acceptable compromise. Still cannot give 5 stars, as i wish it didn't require a bad review to be contacted but thank you Shauna for your help.

December 12, 2024
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Reply from Currys

Hi Alex, We’re so sorry to learn of the issues you have experienced with your online order, I can appreciate the frustration caused here. 

We have sent you an email from contactsocial@currys.co.uk so that we can assist you further with your issue. - Shauna

Review of Codecademy


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Been using it for 3y

Been using it for 3y. Started with the very basics by learning Python, then onto Full Stack Web development and currently on ASP.NET.
By far the most beginner friendly platform to learn programming and I settled for it after trying other platforms such as Udacity and Udemy. Also have good customer service e.g. refunded me when i signed up to Pro instead of Plus by mistake.

April 24, 2023
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Reply from Codecademy

Thank you for your kind words. We appreciate you taking the time to share your great experience with us and have shared your feedback with our internal team.

Review of atruchecks.com


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Dishonest pricing

From the government approved providers website they quote a price of £39 for a Day 2 test. You go through the whole process of filling your details thinking this is the price you will pay, until the last step where they add £25 for shipping. The total price is still quite low, but i found this strategy of luring in with a cheaper price quite dishonest and time wasting. In the end i went with BioGrad which only charge £7 for an equivalent shipping service...

August 25, 2021
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Review of Coffee Bean Shop - Coffee Roasters


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Better then Kiss the Hippo and...

I've tried more expensive online coffee suppliers like Kiss the Hippo and Grind, but Coffee Bean Shop provides equally good coffee choices at a much better price and with much better costumer service. Order arrived next day, with personalized note, extra free coffee bag and 20% discount for next order

June 22, 2020
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Reply from Coffee Bean Shop - Coffee Roasters

Hi Alex,
We're so glad you found us!
Lovely to read your review, we are delighted you were impressed with our coffee range and our prices. We strive really hard to deliver excellent customer service so it's really rearding to read your review. Thanks you so much for sharing your feedback :)
We look forward to roasting for you again soon.
Take care and best regards, Jenni & all The Bean Team.

Review of Codecademy


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've learned Python and JavaScript…

I've learned Python and JavaScript through Codecademy from nothing. They provide a really easy learning platform, where you can start straight away coding without having to worry about setups in your machine (which usually is a put off for beginners)

June 19, 2020
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Review of insurance4carhire


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Have used this insurance for the past 3 until...

Have used this insurance for the past 3 years always with the hope that i would never need it... until recently when i badly scratched a hire car in Switzerland and got a £1000+ bill to pay!!! The claim procedure was easy and it took around 5 days for it to be reviewed. They requested more information which was easily clarified over the phone (short waiting time and everybody i spoke too were nice, efficient and helpful). So from claim to payment into my bank account in less then 14 days. So overall a great service from insurance4carhire, and i will be using them again and again. My advice for anyone using this service is to also go with well reputed rent-a-car companies, where it will be easier to get all the paperwork required for a claim.

August 28, 2019
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Review of Starling


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Was using Monzo but moved to Starling…

Was using Monzo but moved to Starling mainly because of its integration with my garmin watch which has been great (e.g. can go shopping after my run with just the watch). Besides that it's pretty similar. The rounding up saving function with multiplier is also very cool and so are the spaces although the interest is to low to justify using it (all my savings go into a "regular" bank with much better interest). Integration with other apps (Marketplace) is also interesting although not much there yet, if you joined forces with Moneyfarm that would be quite useful for me =)

July 19, 2019
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Reply from Starling

Hi Alex,

Welcome to Starling! We’re pleased you like our app.

Thanks for your feedback about our Marketplace, we’ll be sure to pass this on for you.

Team Starling.

Review of Malwarebytes


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Light and safe

I've used Malwarebytes for the past 3y as my only protection (although i guess it works with windows defender) and had no issue with malware of viruses, at lest that i'm aware off. There was only one issue during this period where after and update the software stooped working, which was solved withing 48h. It doesn't seem to take much resource and scanning times are quite fast. Despite this I've decided to cancel my contract (2 days after the renewal), really just to try something else out of curiosity. The cancellation process was straightforward and got refunded immediately. Will probably return to it if the new software i'm trying offers no significant advantage.

August 12, 2018
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Reply from Malwarebytes

Hello Alex. Thank you for the great feedback. We are sorry to see you go, and hopefully, you will return to us soon. Just in case, here is a link to download the free trial: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/thankyou/

Review of iParts4u Ltd