What are you all up to
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Grrrrrr😡🤯trying to do a simple online shop order, a company we have used a few times before. Have bought enough to qualify for free delivery, but it won’t apply this at the checkout. Gone back in three times now, completely from the beginning, but no, still no joy. So, had to email. That’s a half hour of my life I won’t get back, puff, gone.
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OH has done a small Xmas food order from M&S, lot of problems checking out due to them having different log ins for buying clothes, their Sparks scheme, and Xmas food ordering. Got it sorted eventually.
Most Xmas stuff is now sold out everywhere, and DS, where we will be for Xmas, has not organised what he wants us to bring, so OH has ordered a few things that we might need, but that can mainly be frozen if not required.
She is having problems with the Guide Hall accounts with Bank of Scotland, accounts we have had for many years, 30+ years. The hall has a savings account where most money is kept and OH moves in money as needed, but BOS have changed something and she needs to set up both accounts as payees from one to the other…….but she cannot!
Today she spent almost 2 hours on the phone trying to sort it, but BOS say it cannot be done. So now she has to wait till they POST a form to her to fill in, they cannot e mail it apparently, then take it to a branch, or POST it back. Then it will take another 2-4 working days to be dealt with before she can access the funds. Meantime the current account will run out of money and the cleaner cannot be paid, and DDs will bounce.
Bank is not that bothered that something they have done has caused this problem. OH will need to pay in some money from somewhere (probably from our personal account) to stop DDs bouncing. Totally incredible that the bank cannot sort this out! They are claiming that the way she has been operating the accounts for the last 15 years should not have been possible. It is pretty much beyond belief! You could not make it up!
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Just another thought what about local charities? Some of the bigger ones have local shops selling things. Whether that runs to electrical items I am not sure?
David
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I assume the BOS think you shouldn't have a savings account as well as a current account? A lot of banks don't seem to be interested supporting volunteer organisations these days. We had a problem recently with the account for our Pensioner Group. Is the interest actually worth keeping two accounts?
David
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My cousin runs an animal charity shop, and she takes certain electrical items. Has them PAT tested, and if all ok, asks for donations. They have to be checked out though, and in good overall condition
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Some of our charity shops take in and sell electrical goods. I think it depends on whether they have someone who can PAT test them.
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@Wherenext, (again no red signature,) lovely photos, but hope that the snow goes quickly so that you can get out from the close so as you can get your new wellies.
@milliehull (worked that time!😕) we will head off when we intend to, provided there is no more snow where we are heading. By all the weather forecasts it will start to warm up as the week goes on so we should be ok, fingers crossed.
We had the very lightest of snowfall last night and all clear by the morning, although the temperature didn't get much above 3C all day. Pre trip haircut for OH this morning followed by a brisk walk in the park. Generally just getting prepared for the trip.
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