Sam
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I live in a shared house, and over the weekend our ancient microwave died, tried to get hold of my landlady yesterday but her voicemail wasn't on so her phone just kept ringing etc.
Anyway, I went out after work and bought one the same size as the old one for about £75 (expensive I know but it was the only cheapest one in stock at Comet in that size and I couldn't be arsed going anywhere else), so I got hold of her earlier today and told her I bought it etc. she was like £75?! I better come over tonight and have a look at it (WHY!)...
She comes round like 5 minutes ago with some cheapo £25 Tesco Value microwave which is like half the size of the old one, and says to me I should take the one I bought back to Comet, and it was my fault for not getting hold of her (yes because I have the ability to leave a message on a non existant voicemail system)!
FFS what is the point! Half the packaging has been binned and her shitty old one is in the box the new one come in!
So in the end I said to her I'll phone Comet tomorrow and ask if they'll take it back (which I know they won't) and let her know. Stupid old bag does my head in! It's not like she can't afford to pay £75 for the poxy microwave - her husband is getting a brand new Porsche and he bought her a brand new Ford Fiesta as a "Christmas present"...
I think I'll just keep the bloody microwave in my room and be done with it! 
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Matt H
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Tell them its faulty 
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Ian
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You don't buy your Porsches if you spend 75 quid on microwaves when they're 25 in Tesco.
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mazdaspeed
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They will take his details if he says its faulty and returns it.
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
You don't buy your Porsches if you spend 75 quid on microwaves when they're 25 in Tesco.
Of course we all know how scousers get new stuff....... 
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Ian
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Depends if you cook a fork before you take it back.
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Ian
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ps. they'll swap not refund.
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Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
Of course we all know how scousers get new stuff.......
Yeah eBay is good 
How do you think I know they're 25 quid? I'm well having one when I get my flat, proper old skool, it dings and everything 
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Matt H
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Originally posted by mazdaspeed
They will take his details if he says its faulty and returns it.
And?
Trust me, a £75 microwave is nothing to a company like comet. Just go in on a busy Saturday & tell them you have already bought a replacment from a local store. Most Comet stores are out of town anyway so they will believe you if you say you couldn't get in any quicker....
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Sam
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Originally posted by Ian
ps. they'll swap not refund.
Exactly. I'll just keep the thing in my room or give it to my mum or something. The old bag conveniently forgets the money I spend on fixing things round the house or whatever and don't ask for money for.
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Ian
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You don't have to spend money on the house, so don't.
Like I say, you don't get rich allowing tenants to buy stuff.
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Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
How do you think I know they're 25 quid? I'm well having one when I get my flat, proper old skool, it dings and everything
Get a smoothie machine Ian
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dave17
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they may refund in vouchers instead.
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Sam
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Originally posted by Ian
You don't have to spend money on the house, so don't.
Like I say, you don't get rich allowing tenants to buy stuff.
True, but then I don't like living in a shithole...
Think this has kind of made the decision for me to move out and get my own place... Oh well, at least I'll have a swanky microwave for when I move out! 
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Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
You don't have to spend money on the house, so don't.
Like I say, you don't get rich allowing tenants to buy stuff.
My plan is to buy the flat, rent it off to my sister and move back with my parents having my sisters room That's how i'm gonna get rich
[Edited on 26-04-2005 by Peugeot Nut]
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Ian
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You'll make a loss buying to let unless you are mortgaging less than 75%.
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Andrew
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I'm only messing Ian
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mazdaspeed
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Pug Nut you crack me up
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Robbo
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Take it to botley road they r thick as shit lol
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Sam
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Originally posted by Robbo
Take it to botley road they r thick as shit lol
I know! They must have progressed from working at McDonalds or something!
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Robbo
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LMAO they r working there way down botley rd
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Sam
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timmy101
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my mate works there they will give you the money back aslong as you say its broke. they dont care at all
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Robbo
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Originally posted by timmy101
my mate works there they will give you the money back aslong as you say its broke. they dont care at all
TIMMAY!!!
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Sam
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OK well the old bag came round yesterday evening, moaned some more about me buying the microwave, then gave in and said to deduct the money from my rent this month!
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