Frederick Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Buying a built in oven today on line .I was offered a service to take away the old one when the new one is delivered....For a price . I ask the sales woman on the help desk number . Probably in India or Pakistan to give me more information on the offered take away service ...I asked if they would remove the old one from the unit it is slid into and replace it with the new one ... I was then asked everything regarding model numbers post codes colour etc .. Again I asked what their service consisted of ... I suspected she did not know .. I was then told the oven was no longer in stock .... Funny ....as I was looking at their web site on line at no indication it was not in stock. I ask when will you have it ... I am told not for a couple of weeks . I was asked for my post code and told " We cannot deliver to that area until January " Again... As by now I am losing the will to live . I ask " Do your delivery people take out the old ovens and put in the new ones " Silence for a moment then she said "Yes they do " I ended the call and made the on line purchase although suspecting I had just been lied to ... Within 15 minutes I get a call from Hotpoint who ask " Can we deliver your oven on Wed 14th ? " I tell the guy I have just been told the item is no longer on stock and will not see one this side of Xmas . " I am then told I am talking to "Hotpoint " The people who advertise on line just pass the order to them and they deal with it from then on . They deliver and if the old one is out of the unit they will take it away ...thats what the charge is for ..The delivery man will put the new one in the kitchen for me . Now .....How much business do these Indian Center's lose companies just because they will not say they cant answer your question .?...They will not admit they dont know. then follow it up with a load of deception over stock and delivery post codes just to add insult to injury ... Why is it so hard to be honest and say "Sorry I dont know ....I will find out and ring you back " Before anybody askes No its not my wifes Xmas present .......That was the motor mower ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I don't know. [8-|] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 A different situation but illustrates a similar mentality: today I wanted to by some perfume as a gift. The helpful shop assistant sprayed 4 scents on different parts of my arm and I said I'd pop back in half an hour or so. I returned, requested the scent I had chosen only to be told they had none in stock !!! [8-)] Perverse or what ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 You were served by a girlie, I suppose? Says it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 [quote user="Russethouse"]I returned, requested the scent I had chosen [/quote]Does it matter? They all smell the same ................... don't they?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Well Gardian, this particular company prides itself on using natural ingredients and scents I can't remember the fourth option but there was Ginger, Grapefruit or Lavender with Vanilla. Believe me, they do not smell the same [:)] You don't end up smelling like a fruit salad but it gives an idea of the type of smell..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Seems very sticky, somehow. Not appetizing at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Perhaps http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/gallery/2011/dec/11/fashion-edit-perfumes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 [quote user="Russethouse"] Well Gardian, this particular company prides itself on using natural ingredients and scents I can't remember the fourth option but there was Ginger, Grapefruit or Lavender with Vanilla. Believe me, they do not smell the same [:)] You don't end up smelling like a fruit salad but it gives an idea of the type of smell.....[/quote]It sounds as though it might be from the Jo Malone range - I love her fragrances! [:)] On service, I've ordered a lot more presents than usual using the internet, several froom companies I've never dealt with before. I've been very pleasantly surprised at how much I've been kept informed about the orders and deliveries, and how quickly everything has arrived - so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 You can't beat Swarfega mixed with Duckhams 20-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 [quote user="marmite"]You can't beat Swarfega mixed with Duckhams 20-50 [/quote]OK for Autumnal wear but on a warm Summers day you'd have to go a long way to beat the allure of Castrol R . . .[B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 [quote user="just john "]OK for Autumnal wear but on a warm Summers day you'd have to go a long way to beat the allure of Castrol R . . .[B][/quote]You beat me to it! (I've been out.) Many's the time I've sat in Bedgebury Forest watching Mexicos and RSs go past , inhaling the Castrol R and listening to the distinctive sounds of a bored out BDA and a Quaife gearbox!![:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polremy Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Actually, I like the smell of Marmite, Marmite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 [quote user="cooperlola"][quote user="just john "] OK for Autumnal wear but on a warm Summers day you'd have to go a long way to beat the allure of Castrol R . . .[B][/quote]You beat me to it! (I've been out.) Many's the time I've sat in Bedgebury Forest watching Mexicos and RSs go past , inhaling the Castrol R and listening to the distinctive sounds of a bored out BDA and a Quaife gearbox!![:P][/quote]Ahhh, days of passion past, how many times have I followed the scent of Castrol R through the paddock only for her to disappear out on track in a banshee whine of Straight Cuts[:$]Sorry Fred, I'd love to say I don't know, but I do, she's out in the garage now, Sorned, scratched by the lawnmower, maybe one day I'll coax her out again[I] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezstevens Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 & Heady Lomar (sp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Ah yes, Castrol R used to put it in my scooter ( LI 150) in the 60's loverly smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Can't help feeling that there has been just a smidge of thread drift here, for which I put my hand up a bit. However, the main fault lies with that RH who introduced perfume in to the debate. It's all that women can think about at this time of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 No Gardian, shopping !!![:'(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Ahh, women! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 [quote user="Gardian"]Can't help feeling that there has been just a smidge of thread drift here, for which I put my hand up a bit. However, the main fault lies with that RH who introduced perfume in to the debate. It's all that women can think about at this time of the year. [/quote]Oy! The only scent I mentioned was Castrol R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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