Need advice - should I contact trading standards and failing that, the police?
Find answers to your legal question.
Need advice - should I contact trading standards and failing that, the police?
|
I'll try to be as brief as poss abut this
My boyfriends nan bought a TV table from a place called the 'wHAT' shop - a place that is supposed to have bargains. The table cost her £70.00. When she got home and took it out of the box, the table was white - not the black one that she had requested. This was during the Easter holiday so the shop wasn't open to return it etc. They also dont live near the shop where they bought it so they had to wait a few days for a lift (4 days after they bought it but 2 of those days shop was shut for Easter).
So they go back and tell tell the shop that they were given a white one not the black one. They first of all started saying that they had none in stock and it would take 3 weeks to order. Did they want that or their money back. They were shocked when Nan said that she did want the table but cant really wait and will just have the money. They then changed their story and said that they actually just found one but Nan couldn't take it their and then because she didn't have the transport so her Son went to pick it up the next day - only to find that they said they sold it!
Nan went back yesterday to which she was fuming that they sold it and they replied that they thought they had but they found it again in the shop (almost laughable huh?!) They said that she couldn't have it right then and they would deliver it on Saturday. Nan said that because all of the hassle, she would just have the money back
Here comes the trcky bit
The receipt that they were given is a norman bit of paper that has TV table Paid cash. ts signed and dated by the person who sold it to them and he insisted that if they had problems then they were to speak to him. When they asked for him yesterday apparently it was his day off. When they first found out the table was white and not blcak Nan phoned and was kept on the phone for 11 minutes whilst the lady on the phone was calling this man in the shop, then turned around and said he was unavailable!
Nan also gave me a proper WHAT shop receipt for something else she had bought at the same time. I asked her why the TV table receipt was hand written and why they couldn't have given her the same receipt with the small item she bought and the TV table on it.
Therefore, I believe that the TV table was not rung through the till - so where did that money go? VAT obv wasn't declared on it.....but if the receipt is 'fake', why are they willing to give her a TV table worth £70.00 on Saturday? They said that she either has the TV table delivered or nothing at all! The lady that was speaking to her was swearing at Nan (who bless is so gentle) and then the shop person walked away from Nan with a smug smile on her face.
Do you think they are doing dodgy dealings and making money by selling items cash in hand? Trading standards are not open as I am typing this so cant ask them just yet. I am going to the shop today and am determined to get the TV table. Nan gave the white one back so now she has nothing - yet paid £70.00
|
 
|
abs
 |
I dont think its dodgy dealings, maybe they are just incredibly disorganised - definately wait to spk to trading standards about the reciept - they're fab I've had to contact them before.
Kick butt today hunny! Make sure you let them know you know your rights.xx |
|
footie
 |
Don't go to the police, this is a civil matter to which they will not get involved.
You need to contact trading standards who do deal with this, or the CAB, who may well refer you to trading standards.
It is not theft as Jade suggests, as you gave them the table back. It is a civil matter over monies paid. |
|
caraohara
|
They really have messed your Nan around....however you should talk to Trading Standards first , you will them very helpful. |
|
The Stump
 |
Go to trading standards & local newspaper.
Or, just put a brick through the window. |
|
Jade
 |
Oh my god, how dodgy !
i wouldn't bother having the table after all that hassle, you should go to trading standards but if that table doesnt get delivered saturday then go to the police because its theft!!.
They think they can try it with the elderly and now they've got caught you need to stop it before they do it to someone else. !!
I hope the table she wants comes on saturday or i hope she gets a full refund !!!
Goodluck x |
|
Tony H
 |
VAT Fraud / Tax Evasion.
Tell Them You Will Contact Revenue & Customs & That Might Make Them Think Again As They Won't Want An Investigation If They Are On The Fiddle.
If They Do Sort Out Your Dispute Still Report Them Anyway As A Lesson As They Have Prob Been Doing This For Some Time. |
|
|
|
|
|
 What do you call police? Or others in your area? |
around here its , the po-po, 5-0, pigs, the berrys, DRP - Dirty Rotton Police
Additional Details
the police dont even come here no more we dont need em, they know they cant handle ... |
|
 Do cops really care if your car has a license plate cover.? |
| I have a tinted license plate cover, it goes with the whole theme of my car. I live in Virginia, will the cops hassle me over this?... |
|
 Report illegal immigrants? |
| My relative is married to an illegal immigrant. I really can't stand her and it makes me sick he is marrying an illegal. I don't have the heart to turn her in to the government. Any advice?<... |
|
 Loss prevention job...advice? |
| I got a job as a loss prevention agent at Jcpenney. How do you think I should approach the shoplifter? what should I say?...also can you give me handcuffing tips between bigger male suspects and ... |
|
 Steps on becoming a Police Officer in CA ? |
Hello
I'm currently a student pursuing a career in Business Admin. However, seeing how hard it is to get a job right after school with this degree, I'm planning to drop out and ... |
|
 How long does bench warrants last? |
| im just wondering how long a warrant is good for.... |
|
 Does anyone know what the contact lense prescription - 4.50 translates to in terms of 6/12 6/36 etc? |
| I am in the application process for the met police but am unsure if i meet the eyesight requirements. i need to have 6/36 in either eye. my contact lense prescription is -4.50 in both eyes?... |
|
 Shoplifting at rite-aid, accidnetly dropped the item and walked out with out it? |
im never shoplifting again.
everr, its stupid and this scared me so im not doing it anymore.
okay soo i was stealign eyeliner (7dollers)
but it droped out 1 foot from the exist...
... |
|
 Tips on getting maced? |
i took a civilian police training course "Auxiliary Police course" that i finished and graduated, now i'm doing in-house training at the police station.
my question is if ... |
|
 Why do brutal criminals in prison take such exception to certain criminals like child molesters? |
| Look, child molesters are the scum of the scum, but I have to admit I can't quite get the whole prison ethic where scumbags on the inside guilty of heinous crimes like murder get their panties ... |
|
 Do you think police abuse there authority? |
| do u think taht the cops abuse there autority.Tell me y or y not.... |
|
 What can I do about nosy neighbor? |
| I have a neighbor not sure which one that calls our landlord about every little thing. Recently my husband and I went on vacation for a week so the neighbors called the home owners and told them they ... |
|
 Speeding ticket, WI, GDL? |
| My boyfriend, who is 16 and on a GDL, got a speeding ticket in WI. I was reading up on ways to get out of it and I came across the traffic school option. I was wondering if, in Wisconsin, he took ... |
|
 Videotaping in the work place? |
| I work at a restaurant and we have cameras. Our supervisor watches them all the time like its reality tv, when he's watching them he will call and complain about someone doing something, for ... |
|
 Speeding citation in nc, cary, wake county? |
| ok i got pulled over today for speeding. i was going 66 in a 45 mph street. the cop gave me citation thing, it didnt have any fine on it, but he told me that my appearance in court on the date shown ... |
|
 Ok, so my fiance is back in prison and I need some help/information...? |
| My fiance went back to prison for the third time. He went back in 2005 for 2 yrs, and got out on parole in october of 2007. he went back again for 1 month in prison, and underwent an 84 day treatment ... |
|
 Where can I buy a Needle and Syringe in Australia NSW? |
Can you just walk into a Chemist or Pharmacy and ask for one?
Or is there a place to buy them online from within Australia?
Do you need prescriptions, etc? Is it legal?... |
|
 I'm heading to prison, any last minute tips? (no sarcasm, or joking)? |
| Please avoid all the "don't drop the soap" type of stuff... Any last minute advice for someone 3 days away from beggining a 7 year sentence?... |
|
|
No Spam
Adult 
Gambling
Unfinished
Deception
Plagiarism
Not English
