http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/category10.asp A Selection of the latest gripes in the category of Shopping and Consumer from The Weekly Gripe UK Webz ©2006 http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/rss.jpg http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/category10.asp A letter written to Sky recently to request the cancellation of my subscription. This follows a particularly unnecessary and farcical episode on their notoriously inaccessible telephone system. Let me expand... http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a586.asp It's now nearly 4 months down the line, the engine has almost been re-assembled - I've been guaranteed it will be ready on 4 occasions in the last week, needless to say those promises have not been fulfilled. http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a575.asp A few days ago I enquired at MFI if they did a voucher scheme as I am getting married soon and would like vouchers instead of presents, plus the fact the store is conveniently situated just down the road! http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a561.asp I just moved into a new house and decided to get a BT landline installed, as there was no line into the house. The whole process has been frustrating though due to engineers not sticking to pre-arranged appointments. http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a539.asp I'm sick to death of being ripped off rogue tradesmen.  For example, I had a new kitchen fitted recently and it took them three months to finish the job. They even wanted paying in full before starting the job! http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a529.asp Tesco used to significantly reduce the prices of items that were close to their sell-by date, but these days it's hardly worth the bother looking in the reduced section and hunting for those yellow stickers. http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a521.asp Children’s toys are very gimmicky these days. Brightly coloured bits of plastic that don't really do anything and have no real value other than to serve as a brief diversion before the child moves on to the next worthless piece of junk. http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a519.asp Outragious labour charge and over-priced parts. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the final bill. I've heard many tales of rip-off garages but I didn't think that I would be caught by one myself! http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a518.asp You just load it up and set it off. Around forty minutes later a load of clean sparkling crockery and cutlery appears as if by magic! At least that's what is supposed to happen. http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a510.asp For the last 16 months I have been a customer of Orange Mobile. When will the large companies such as Orange learn that customers do not want to ring and complain but instead want decent service from the off? http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/a509.asp