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diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Were customers charged for returns?... No idea, they obviously had to pay up front to get items but no idea of there was a return fee

Huggers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We in le petit Village Bellenden are happy enough > to be in Peckham, we don't need to pretend it's > East Dulwich. Sheesh how you bell end den people have turned Sorry autocorrect 😅

Gwad DR, that's some sleuthing there. Have you ever thought of working in Internet law enforcement ?

If you've been a dedicated follower of fashion you can't have missed the collapse of Missguided recently For those who don't know it is / was an online fashion house selling clothes. The BBC has a story on it today saying that any customer who is owed refunds or money possibly won't be getting it back from the firm. However, in the story there is a clue to the problems that face online clothing retailers at the moment It talks about one lady who is quoted as saying "I was looking for a dress for a friend's wedding so I naturally ordered lots of options to try on," and then goes on to saying she returned 7 items. Perfectly reasonable you might say, but then let's look from the companies point. They would need to process the seven items, check for damage or worst still unexpected stains, remove any items that couldn't be resold then either repackage as new or sell as returns the items (all taking time and money) then on top they need to refund the customer for the items they have returned causing uncertainty in the companies cash flow and profits. A customer buying 8 items for say ?200 then returning 7 and expecting to pay say ?25 for the one item they keep is a massive issue for the company (especially as the customer has a good window for returns) Even more of an issue is if an item is returned at the end of the window and by time its put back in stock the season for its over. Who's fault is it ? From a customers point not theirs as they need to try on different sizes or options From the businesses point, not theirs as customers are doing higher returns then expected. So what's the solution ? The only real solution here is for customers to return to the high street, try clothes on in the store where they can be quickly inspected and put back out on the racks if the customer says no Or A click and collect hybrid, where you order clothes to be delivered to a local small retail space, try them on and reject the ones you don't want there and then but pay for the ones you take. Unfortunately we aren't all exactly the same sizes, shape or complexion so buying over the Internet will always be difficult whereas a physical store, whilst having other costs associated with it, may well be the win win solution for everyone. Any thoughts or comments ? BBC News - Missguided shoppers will not get refunds for returns https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61784199

Admin, in his final few days of managing the community website, makes it his mission to silence the trolls "what do you mean I can't respond" cries CFE before he can drop the mike

Angelina Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Who would be the ultimate celeb to watch out for > in Sainsbury Dog Kennel Hill - so we know when ED > has "arrived"? Has to be her Majesty and a pack of corgies

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*not any old oil, but the oil used to protect a gun. Says out loud "somebody's not playing Fortnite fairly" and continues down the stairs *

Regardless of who said what What's happened to the poor dog ?

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why is a greasy spoon called a greasy spoon? > Surely a greasy knife and fork is more > appropriate? Ask and you will be enlightened https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greasy_spoon

Ken, just had an image of you with your arms deep in a bowel of East DAZwich washing suds trying to get logic out of posts 🤔🤣 Was amused that your DM thanked me for your "Massage" (I didn't touch him honest Admin) As said in my message to you, Caulie sent me not one but two (possibly flaming) PMs both deleted unopened. Maybe my analysis above hit a nerve .. we will never know.

Failure to act to save our children (and us) from obesity BBC News - Salt and sugar tax for England to be ruled out https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61767847

Bob Buzzard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can only eat and drink craft-based food and > drink like Northern Monk pale ale or a artisan > loaves - I get terrible dyspepsia with mass > produced food. So no builders tea or bacon butties for you Bob, maybe that's Mrs Buzzards secret vice, a quick one in a greasy spoon🤔

Seems to be one of many stolen overnight /forum/read.php?5,2281234 Also saw on on next door as well

Just saw this on the BBC news everso slightly related but the expression WTF comes to mind BBC News - Car insurer Geico may have to pay $5m after woman contracts STI in a vehicle https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61763333

Have you noticed the rise in apps that farm your face (face changer or face drawing apps) that process your data and image? Imagine what a valid resource online photos are despite how weird the camera makes us all look.

There was a time when the Grasshopper pub and nightclub at Westerham was cited by a tabloid as the place to go for swingers. Did wonders for their takings as hordes of single lads descended on it for a while. That's as outer London as you could get. Guess with all the young wealthy families here, as first mate pointed out, we will have to wait a few more years till their kids are old enough for their parents to go wild and explore their chained up sexuality to make ED swing again 😉

Or Thunderbirds wine Malumbu

I always feel sorry for people like Cauli Obviously young, emotionally immature and possibly with bullying issues (hence their retorts when challenged) Inspired to become a hacker but limted by only having their dad's hand me down sinclair spectrum so in frustration they register on public forums to post gobbledegook and try and build up a following of people who they want to be adored by, instead they alienate everyone. They want to crack the access code to playboy but instead end up on guysonly.com where they find that they aren't the most sarcastic person in the room. Cauli may well grow up to serve a useful position in society but not everyone wants fries with their burger. Excitement ranges from trolling on websites to a box of kleenex and babestation So instead on malaligning poor Cauli, we should offer them a strong shoulder to help them grow and become useful to society. 😅

I suspect, Seabag, that if Bob could do cheese carvings like some do with chainsaws in wood or ice, then his guests would be more impressed 🤔 Maybe his knife obsession is why Mrs Buzzard is obsessed with building work 😅

You're taking this one to the wire Bob But I have to ask, only French cheese or can you cut Edam for adding to the pineapple sticks ?

Depends on how angry you are with the other person Not angry : Yours or regards Mildly angry : Thanks Medium angry : no signature Very angry : feckyou

Interesting use of Statistics by the Mayor today But dig deeper and you will see since his baseline year (To May 2016) and current year (To April 2022) that during his time in office crime in London hasn't been going down but increased before peaking a few years ago then falling last year when we were mostly in lockdown. Wonder if he's published the year on year change to show the true picture over the past 6 years and any correlation between reported crime and lockdowns. Gun crime : https://www.statista.com/statistics/865565/gun-crime-in-london/ Knife crime : https://www.statista.com/statistics/864736/knife-crime-in-london/ Burglary: https://www.statista.com/statistics/864791/burglary-offences-in-london/

Interesting From experience around here we know one of the conclusions in it isn't true "They also said they had found no evidence that LTNs slowed down emergency vehicle response times" Seems a very biased piece 😉

It's awfully quiet on here Has everyone given up using the EDF ?