Avoid any theatre that uses…
I try to avoid any theatre that uses this form of ticketing. ££ extra on every ticket and as far as I can tell you only have that option - buy through ATG or don't buy!
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Review of ATG
I try to avoid any theatre that uses this form of ticketing. ££ extra on every ticket and as far as I can tell you only have that option - buy through ATG or don't buy!
Review of Boots
It's people who make the difference. Having forgotten specs and desperately needing to work on my paper's puzzle pages during a train journey I went to Boots at Waverley Station. Not only did I find a good display of inexpensive reading glasses but I met a very cheerful checkout guy Ovidiu, who reminded me to tryout the glasses' strength, commiserated on my having left my own glasses at home and wished me well for my journey. All this at 8 am!
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Review of Ryanair
Yes it’s relatively cheap and does the job of getting you from A to B, but why are its passengers treated like cattle?
Returning from Porto to Edinburgh yesterday our plane was delayed - no great problem apart from the fact that we were all by now in the gate area so nowhere for most people to sit, a couple of announcements were made but were inaudible- so why didn’t staff sort that? When a bus arrived we were still left waiting for ten mins before being allowed to board - no explanation. The bus arrived at the plane where we were kept waiting in a line for 10 mins before being allowed onto the plane - all that was needed was for a single one of the eight Ryan Air employees we could see to just speak to people explaining the delays.
Review of Costacoffee
Aberdeen,Union Square. Cheerful staff. Coffee adequate. Tables could do with a more frequent clean?
Review of Norton
Another company that has automatic renewal. That's not necessarily a problem - if the website allows you to stop the renewal on your account page. Norton doesn't. And their chat support page doesn't answer with a human even after I've logged on and been sent a verification code. Ah well, I've still got a couple of weeks to keep trying.
Norton have been in touch and cancelled the subscription so I'm upping the rating to three stars. Please consider stopping the auto-renewal, Norton.
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Review of CalMac
We needed to change our booking to allow our dog to travel with us. Nothing could have been easier! Cheerful and efficient help over the phone from Lynne. Thanks Calmac.
Review of APC Overnight
As ever with this company, the consignment comes on time and the driver has read the delivery instructions.
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Review of Sainsbury's
Once a month perhaps we order a delivery from Sainsbury's and unfailingly this is problem free. Today for example, a cheerful driver (Jordan) delivered within the time slot and went the extra-mile to deliver to our garage rather than front door (I had forgotten to specify this in the instructions). Practically everything we had ordered was available. (We use the no substitution option). This saves us all the heavy shopping (We don't use a car), and Nectar price cuts work well for us too.
Review of Cartridge People
I checked this company out via Trustpilot and now, having used them myself, I am happy to confirm the very good reviews. Cartridge People provide excellent value for money and the cartridges I bought do just as well as those I had been using (From a company that unexpectedly increased its price hugely)
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Review of APC Overnight
Delivered on time. Boxes handled carefully. Cheery delivery.
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Review of Puppets By Post
I ordered two sleeve puppets which arrived quickly and are both high quality (construction and appearance). I'm very much looking forward to using these. Surprisingly good value for money.
order no. 105026
Review of pdf-pro.io
pdf-pro.io Beware! I wanted to print a form, accepted the 50p charge and didn't read the small print that I would be liable for £29.90 per month thereafter. As the fraud department of my bank said - Read the whole form!
It's simple enough surely -As a legit company you should ask your clients clearly if they would like to sign up for a monthly fee not begin charging after 48 hours. I've cancelled my (unwanted) subscription.
The form I needed was provided as requested.
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Review of Spares2go
Will definitely recommend. I bought Dyson filters at half the cost. They arrived the next day and are doing their job perfectly.
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Review of Trainline
Trainline suggest you take out insurance for a modest sum to cover missed trains etc. I did this. I missed all my trains because of illness and so followed the directions e-mailed to me by Trainline. I was sent forms by a company called ERGO.
I read that I was required to obtain an (illness) Self Certification form. (This may have been a mistake. There were several parts to the form and I may have read the wrong part of ERGO's long form.) Two days later my bank's fraud squad are telling me about a transaction that I certainty didn't expect and is linked to my request for Self Certification! Does Trainline have any responsibility? - ERGO don't make it simple to apply for a refund. They don't run the barely legal Self Certification site, but they don't warn about it either. As the Bank have said to me "You have to read the fine details on all these forms carefully.' Thankfully the bank blocked the payments.
I see that Trainline ask me to get in touch. When I attempt to do this using the link below (in their reply) I'm told that my ticket is non-refundable. That I knew! That's why I took out the insurance.
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Review of Bluehost
Thanks BlueHost. No problems with the website and apart from a glitch in cancelling (now solved se below) no worries.
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Review of APC Overnight
On Time, carefully handled package and the driver couldn't have been more helpful. I don't know how many places he delivers to be he appears to remember details ( for example: which garage door out of a row to deliver to!)
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Review of VEVOR
Bought from Vevor. order no 23040400949612436249. on 4th April 2023
Well! The after sales service is excellent. Thanks Vevor for a good piece of kit and really good support when required.
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Review of ScotRail
It's the people make the difference. I journeyed from Aberdeen to Edinburgh on 26th March. The three carriage train had no buffet and was busy: by the time we reached Fife people were standing, but the Guard on this 12.44 train couldn't have been more helpful. He ensured that passageways were kept clear (but did so politely if firmly). He continually broadcast a plea for passengers to keep luggage off the seats so that those getting on at the next station would find somewhere to sit. He dealt with a person who hadn't got the correct pass politely - I only noticed this because they happened to be opposite me. This is why we need guards on trains! It's the reassurance that if there's a problem it will be sorted. Just one request- if there's no refreshments trolley isn't it possible to let passengers know before they the board the train? Oh! Congratulations to the cleaning team too - it's good to find you're getting on board a clean train.
Review of Lendwithcare
I've been supporting this charity for a couple of years and wonder why this model isn't used more. It's a 'snowball'. If you contribute an amount each month and as loans are repaid add the repayments to the monthly contribution, then of course the figure gradually increases. I attended a talk given by the charity about a year ago and came away reassured that these people are trying hard to make a difference. I hope that even more people from more countries will be able to take part. The admin costs appear to be being kept low - I'm guessing that admin staff are working pretty hard to achieve this. I see every reason to continue supporting this charity.
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Review of Stinkyink.com
Another year of being supplied by Stinkyink and it's another year of being well satisfied. Since I have a modest income but have to print stuff out the savings I make are worth a lot. And our new printer makes no fuss about using these cartridges. (The Cartridge talks to the printer no problem