Tag: "bad business"
Actual loss or penalty charge?
By Value hunter on Nov 17, 2011 | In In real life, Money chat, Frugal wars | Send feedback »
"Actual loss" is a gauge for determining whether or not the fees, charges, termination costs or administration fees (and many more charges dressed up with fancy names) are what your personal circumstances have done to cause a loss to a business where a… more »
DIY superstore staff are beyond help...
By Value hunter on Oct 25, 2011 | In In real life, On the web, Bad business, Mystery shopper | Send feedback »
I get my fair share of stick for criticising store staff who are employed by high street companies. I understand that they are, "just doing their job" but I believe it is fully warranted. After 17 years in the retail trade, if I was to treat customers… more »
Car insurance - person or vehicle?
By Value hunter on Oct 24, 2011 | In In real life, Money chat, Bad business, Frugal wars, Rip off Britain | 1 feedback »
In pre price comparison website times (ie, run by journalists posing as "experts") - as with most other industries today - the car insurance industry was run, where the customer was king. The prices charged for your car insurance policy were based on a… more »
Car insurance - person or vehicle?
By Value hunter on Oct 24, 2011 | In In real life, Money chat, Bad business, Frugal wars, Rip off Britain | Send feedback »
Is car insurance for the individual or the vehicle? more »
British gas are a disgrace!
By Value hunter on Sep 6, 2011 | In In real life, Money chat, In the home, Bad business, Frugal wars, Quango watch, Rip off Britain | 6 feedbacks »
It cannot be right that one of the six big energy companies in the UK, British gas, after two years, still have not a single clue how statements or bills are calculated. If their prices were not at record levels for millions of customers, it would be… more »