It was, and I hope I can be more disingenuous.Was it not a bit disingenuous to accept and spend the second voucher?
I did and even after eight weeks they have not replied to my email.I would take it up the card issuer not the individual businesses who accept the card? I'm almost sure if you call it will be refunded.
Really?If anybody feels I put money over principle they would be right; Mrs Lep puts principle over money, a dreadful shortcoming.
Lovely.Mrs Lep spun her the same story and another voucher for €20.00 to be spent on hairdressing arrived.
But the new scam is to whittle them away to zero with periodic 'administration' fees which are not for any actual service or genuine administration costs.Worth noting that under the Consumer Protection (Gift Voucher) act of 2019, most gift vouchers bought after Dec 2nd 2019 must have no expiry date or be valid for 5 years after the date they were bought.
It's not clear from the original post if the original voucher was purchased at all or if it was a gratuity from the shopping centre.Worth noting that under the Consumer Protection (Gift Voucher) act of 2019, most gift vouchers bought after Dec 2nd 2019 must have no expiry date or be valid for 5 years after the date they were bought.
One 4 All have been doing that for as long as I can remember. Plus charging the purchaser a fee to buy them in the first place.But the new scam is to whittle them away to zero with periodic 'administration' fees which are not for any actual service.
It was purchased from the Shopping Centre main information desk and given to me as a present.It's not clear from the original post if the original voucher was purchased at all or if it was a gratuity from the shopping centre.
Just to confirm these small businesses sent vouchers to Mrs Lep. She didn't ask for the vouchers; she merely explained why she wasn't visiting the Shopping Centre. I think both businesses were happy to have Mrs Lep continue to use their services. Nobody celebrated anything.Yey, two struggling small businesses forfeit some potential income due to no fault of their own. Well worth celebrating.
A friend used a one4all card at a retailer recently, and was charged a fee for using it - not something I'd heard of before.One 4 All have been doing that for as long as I can remember. Plus charging the purchaser a fee to buy them in the first place.
A very timely thread. I happen to overhear live line yesterday which discussed one for all. In short it's hugely profitable. They charge the purchaser for the please, the voucher value depreciates after year one - nothing new here.A friend used a one4all card at a retailer recently, and was charged a fee for using it - not something I'd heard of before.
Some interesting points there Mr Earl. You're right the use of the prepaid card was only for use within the shopping centre. It was my fault that unintentionally I let it expire. Furthermore, we have a policy of first buying to support local shops and secondly buying Irish made products. (it's a Cork thing since the 1950's - proposed by a Cork's famous Bishop Lucey). I wouldn't get involved in naming the centre as I'm not that sort of person.Why not name and shame the shopping centre in question, they seem to be getting away with what they've done?
If someone does you wrong, you give them hell (within the law, obviously), you take legal action where its appropriate, and you spread the word far and wide, so their reputation suffers as a result of their actions, while hopefully also hitting them in the pocket.
Allowing others to pay the price, while yourself and the Mrs continue to use the shopping centre makes zero sense to me. In fact, I think its just wrong.
That is correct and these cards are valid for 5 years, however there is nothing to stop an admin fee being deducted.Worth noting that under the Consumer Protection (Gift Voucher) act of 2019, most gift vouchers bought after Dec 2nd 2019 must have no expiry date or be valid for 5 years after the date they were bought.
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