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Reviews

Review of NS&I


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought my tickets years ago

I bought mine years ago, for the first few years no problem, received regular emails from them, then I didn't!, so tried to log in, and couldn't!, I have never changed any log in details for the site, so who did?. I need to be able to access my account/s, I moved home, 2017, I need to change my address and other details on my account but cannot, as I cannot log in!. What triggered my response here?; I just caught sight of a remark about them being trustworthy and safe, neither have been my experience with this organization!.

15 May 2026
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Review of NS&I


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I still have my original paper work for…

I still have my original paper work for tickets bought, not to hand so cannot tell you the year of purchase, only that it was a very long time ago!. For the first 5 years I did get emails from NS&I, then they stopped, I didn't notice at first, it took time to realize that my email box had not had any contact from them, I still do not know why they stopped contact. I need to tell them that I've changed my home address, I moved her in 2017, my biggest problem is that I'm too deaf to telephone them, I rely on lipreading, I do not own a new smartphone so cannot download text to talk app, so here I am, complaining on a public platform, hoping that they will notice, and contact me, I still have access to my old email address. The main issue, for me, is that I have no way of checking my account, my password stopped working years ago, I did not change so who did?, unless I can check my account, I will not know if my numbers ever came up?!. Rant over, long wait for a response from them follows.

5 May 2026
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Review of Pc Mot


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hero owned business!

Hero owned business!. My repair was of an Acer projector, that had not been used for 12 + years, sat ignored until I took it out to use it again, 'fan fail' response, so needed a reliable and honest repair man, found exactly that with PC mot, I've never met them, only spoke to them via email/text messages, I'm so impressed with this company I'm here to share my delight with you, try them for your tech repairs, I doubt you will be disappointed.

5 February 2026
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Review of Co-op Insurance


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Being profoundly deaf means I cannot use phone.

Absolute waste of time and money; I tried to register online today, not for the first time!, again I added my email and password, it returned with a problem, in effect I'm blocked from accessing my online account. I need to tell them NOT TO RENEW MY PET INSURANCE!, I am profoundly deaf so cannot telephone them to let them know. Co-op are not making any reasonable adjustments to suit my disability, THAT IS AGAINST THE LAW!.

14 October 2025
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Reply from Co-op Insurance

Good afternoon
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
I’m sorry to hear that you are unhappy with the service you have received.
We have arranged for an agent to contact you.
Thank you,
Jemma
The Co-op Pet Team

Review of Rowlandearthing


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I needed a long and good night's sleep

I bought a fitted earthing sheet from Rowlands, hoping it would help me sleep more than the 2 or 3 hours , or none at all, a night I was getting. I've been using it every night since it arrived and can happily say it improved my sleep length by 50%, it has to be the sheet as I have not used anything other than that, I now wake up at 6:30 each morning, after going to bed around 11:pm, which feels so much better than the measly 2-3 hour naps I've been getting. Back in Aug 2023, I suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm, and its operation, and since then my sleep time has been appalling!, even during my hospital stay, I could have but decided not to take sleeping pills as they only put you to sleep, which was not my problem, staying asleep was ...I cannot believe I am, finally, talking in past tense about something that became a miserable 24 hour obsession. Rowlands, thank you so much for that!.

29 September 2025
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Review of Plusnet


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not a great company for disabled customers

I have just tried to upgrade my service; I'm profoundly deaf, cannot use a telephone so chose a package that specifically tells me 'no telephone', each time I click 'continue' I land on a page to arrange an outreach engineer'. Not helpful!.

26 September 2025
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Review of The Co-operative Bank


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am profoundly deaf, co-op bank don't give a toss!

My daughter switched to co-op banking, so I thought I would too given the problems with my then current bank; BIG MISTAKE!. I was not panicked by any of the usual 'welcome' emails from co-op bank, with instructions of what happens next etc,. my card arrived quickly, all I needed now was the PIN to be able to use the card for shopping, (still has not arrived), everything seemed to be under control and very soon I'd be a fully fledged customer, wrong!, first text in was threatening! telling me my account was overdrawn and if I did not pay what I owed by 9 this evening then I would face charges, so I then tried to access my on-line bank account, I couldn't!, I filled in all the questioned asked but was denied access right at the end and given a telephone number to call, I'm PROFOUNDLY DEAF so cannot use a telephone!, there was no obvious offer of any other method of contact, like email address!, nothing so I'm now locked out of my on-line bank account and feel like a sitting duck target in the 'overdrawn bank account rifle view finder'!.
ps; I do not have the 'speech to text, app as my mobile phone is too old.
Update; On cue co-op come in with a useless reply!. 'Sorry' are you?, really?. I doubt you are, but will be when the disability rights organization contact you about your ignorant treatment of a deaf person.

3 July 2025
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Reply from The Co-operative Bank

Hi, I'm sorry to hear about the issues you've had since switching to us and I'm sorry the new PIN number hasn't arrived. It does take a little longer than the card. We'd normally expect you to receive it within 6-8 working days.
If you were unable to complete registration for online banking online, you would need to complete this either over the phone or in branch with customer services. If you're unable to call, we offer a range of support options for deaf customers and you'll find more information on our website:

https://www.co-operativebank.co.uk/help-and-support/accessibility/

Or you can use this link to check your nearest branch opening times:

https://www.co-operativebank.co.uk/help-and-support/contact-us/branch-finder/

I'm sorry for any inconvenience and I'll ensure your comments are fed back to our development team. If you need more help please message us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thecooperativebank) or X (https://x.com/CooperativeBank). Just quote 'Trustpilot' in your message and we will be able to link it back to this review. Kind regards – Sammie

Review of Santander UK


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If you're thinking of going with this…

If you're thinking of going with this bank ...DO NOT!.
Right now I'm experiencing all too familiar problems with my bank; Trying to buy a cheap car, we get all the way through the overly active security to the 'secure' number sent to my phone, this we must type into the box provided, AGAIN the box refuses to recognize more than a couple of digits, which means I cannot pay for the vehicle, complain then?, NOPE! I get the chat robot who feeds me lines that are of no help at all; 'call back later' no point I'll be way angrier later!. Santander offer no help at all, they are a useless appendage to me, so I'm dumping them!.

25 June 2025
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Review of 1st Central Insurance


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Since having and quickly recovered from…

Since having and quickly recovered from a ruptured brain aneurysm, my annual car insurance premiums have gone up, for NO APPARENT reason!, so maybe this company can tell me/us why that is?.

25 May 2025
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Reply from 1st Central Insurance

Hi,

Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear on this occasion your experience with us hasn’t been as positive as we’d hoped it would be.

We're glad to hear that you've recovered from your brain aneurysm. We don't increase premiums for medical conditions, but renewal costs have increased in general, due to the increase in repair costs and number of people making a claim.

We've reached out via Trustpilot to obtain some additional information, so that we can look into this for you.

Clare

Review of Earthsong Seeds


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My delivery didn't arrive so I…

My delivery didn't arrive so I contacted Earthsongseeds, within days they responded with a replacement order, lots of lovely herb seeds are now waiting for me to plant them.
Earthsongseeds are a brilliant company, use them, try them, you will be delighted.

9 April 2025
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Review of South West Water


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No disibility awareness, no help!

I've spent too long, on their site, looking for an email contact address so I can let them know my problem, I still don't know if they even have a email contact address, or why it's hard to find!.
I'm profoundly deaf so cannot use the phone, I don't own or have use of a smart phone so cannot access whatsapp and do not want it on my desktop, all I want to do is change the amount on my standing order but can't find their standing order on my online bank account, apparently it has been stopped? (chat help say), not by me so must be them, all this should be easy enough surely?!, NO IT ISN'T!, and unlikely to be unless they are forced to deal with a reaction from disability rights org, will that wake SWW?!.

31 March 2025
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Review of RAC Breakdown Cover


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I've just come from their site

I've just come from their site, and also forced to use google to find what I'm looking for; Email address, other than the none working one offered.
Why do I need an email address, why not phone them?; I CANNOT!, BECAUSE I'M TOO DEAF!, and that's what I need to tell them, but all I find is lists of telephone numbers!. Serious breach of disability rights here!.

28 March 2025
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Reply from RAC Breakdown Cover

Hi DIY,

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us, and I'd like to send my sincere apologies for any troubles you have had in trying to locate an email for our team. We do have a text phone option available for our deaf members, but I'd like to help by internally escalating the query you have for you. Please send us a direct message on Facebook, Instagram, or X with your details and quote the reference #60008, and we’ll work to address your concerns. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Thanks,

^Cara

Review of Evril Uk


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Having bought an item off eBay I…

Having bought an item off eBay I awaited delivery; Got an email informing me the item had been delivered, an image of my parcel was attached, it had not been delivered to my address and I did not recognize the place it had been left, I went to my next door neighbour and there it was!, the driver may have passed my door which has a large number on it, nothing in the front garden to obstruct the view, she is either blind and missed the obvious, or she got fed up of dealing with parcel delivery, it is a lousy job, usually low paid, I know as I've done it myself, without being tempted to dump and go!.
eBay sellers are attracted to Evri for some reason, ask before buying from them.

25 February 2025
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Review of CBD Brothers


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The only shop in the village :)

As always; Acknowledgement of customer, speed of delivery, product fantastic!, all round perfect experience from fun young group of humans :)

I'm so old now everyone looks like a fetus!, enjoy your good looks and youth to the full!.

24 January 2025
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Reply from CBD Brothers

Young?!! We wish! (although we are fun!) Thank you so much for your excellent review ❤️

Review of MoneySuperMarket


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy and quick

Easy and quick, dog insurance for the year, I'm pleased.

12 November 2024

Reply from MoneySuperMarket

We appreciate your kind words and are glad you found our dog insurance easy and quick to obtain. We strive to make the process as smooth as possible for our customers.

Review of Ancestry.co.uk


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ancestry MUGGING ME AGAIN!

Hi Ancestry,
I'm on here to catch your attention since you are blatantly ignoring me on your site!.
I've just checked my bank account and AGAIN you have mugged it of another month payment! since my initial deletion months ago!, as far as I could tell you/ANCESTRY accepted my decision, this is the 3rd time, that's 3 times!, you've ignored my decision!. . I want all the payments you've taken since the first time I deleted my payments PRONTO!

12 July 2024
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Reply from Ancestry.co.uk

Hi there, and thanks very much for reaching out to us lately. We are grateful to you for trying Ancestry, but are sorry to learn of any unexpected billings. We always want to help as best we can and appreciate you bringing this matter to our attention so we could offer a helping hand.

We appreciate the opportunity to confirm that our users should very much be able to cancel their memberships in a few quick steps online, or by contacting us. When cancelling upon, once the steps to complete the cancellation are followed, we'll provide you with a cancellation confirmation number. This number will be quoted to you on-site, and will then be forwarded to you shortly afterwards via email for your records. This is detailed further here: https://support.ancestry.co.uk/s/article/Canceling-a-Subscription

If you've received this number but encountered a billing afterwards then we'd certainly want to review this for you in more detail. If this is the case, you'll be welcome to reach us either through Live Chat or over the phone. You'll find our Live Chat contact option linked below for reference.

Link: https://support.ancestry.co.uk/s/contactsupport/

Alternatively you'll be able to give us a call at 0-800-783-1340 between the hours of 9am and 9pm on weekdays, or 12pm and 9pm on weekends.

Thanks so much for contacting us so we could provide this insight and these options to you as well! We hope this information helps to clear things up a little but look forward to speaking with you should you need any further assistance with your cancellation.

Review of Geoffrey Insurance


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful company!

Awful company!, they are still robbing my debit card monthly!, how come this insurance company doesn't know I'm insured with another company?!.
Get your act together Geoff!.

24 June 2024
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Reply from Geoffrey Insurance

Hello DIY,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. I am unable to locate your policy to assist further. Please email your policy number to social@geoffreyinsurance-bisl.co.uk and we can help with the cancellation of your policy.

Rachael

Review of Argos


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I'm still waiting for a refund! 2 months later!.

I'm still waiting for a refund!. Washer returned in Sept, requested a refund, was told it was on its way, had to return as refund never arrived, told the refund was only sent that day; 25th Oct would be in my bank account 3-5 days, it never arrived so returned today/7th Nov and had a repeat conversation, refund has been sent today wait 3-5 days!. In the mean time I will start a small claims court action against Argos, which will force Argos to pay my money, and to pay the cost of the court proceedings. I suggest any customer facing the same problem do as I will. £230 Argos owes me, and despite the 3 times I asked for my money, I'm still out of pocket. Don't be a customer of Argos, robbing Bs!. Argos, re; Your reply. Of course I'm not going to go round the one way roundabout that leads to another dead end regardless of where it starts, Twitter/Facebook, done the journey too many times, how about I start a FB page called 'we need to talk about Argos' so customers can vent their anger?!, that suit you?,

7 November 2022
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Reply from Argos

Hi, I am sorry you have not yet received your refund. Can you please contact us on Facebook/Twitter with the following information and we can look into this further?

- order number
- name
- email address
- contact number
- full billing address inc postcode

Please quote 'Trustpilot' & provide a copy of your review within the message. This will enable us to deal with your query a little faster.

https://www.facebook.com/argos/
https://twitter.com/ArgosHelpers

Natalie

Review of Vitabiotics


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great products and service

I've been a customer for some time now, the reason for that is the choice and quality of products, prices, very well packaged, fast delivery.

29 September 2022

Review of Littlefair's Wood Finishing Products


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hard to know where to start since every…

Hard to know where to start since every step of the way was a dream!. The products; Wood dyes, were far beyond what I expected, so much so I feel the need to lock these gems in a safe, they are so beautiful!, stunning colours and wood grain what more could I ask for!. Dilemma though, holding back is going to be difficult!, they were bought to use on a staircase I stripped, and they still will be but these colours are so exciting I will have trouble restraining myself from turning the stairs into a pathway of striking colour rather then what I had planned, just stained stripped staircase.

22 July 2022

Reply from Littlefair's Wood Finishing Products

Thank you for an amazing 5* review regarding our wood dyes! :) Pleased to hear the process went smoothly and you love the colours.

Thank you for your support and using Littlefair's.

Littlefair's Team.