Stan James - £17.67

Introductory offer shenanigans have led to a £17.67 profit from Stan James online. Nice - but the guy who has been guiding me through this stream is now looking for commission.

Do I show my gratitude by agreeing to give him a cut? Or do I tell him to sling it? What would Jesus do????

£50 from the CSA

My £50 ex-gratia payment from the CSA arrived today. Should be £5000 but that's one for another day.

I will relish paying this cheque into the bank after all the hassle that the CSA give me.

Victory! (McCains)

Dear Ross,

Thank you for your response. As you were disappointed with our product, we will certainly send you some reimbursement in the post.
Regards,
Jenny
Senior Customer Relations Advisor
"Our Goal is Service Excellence"

Fight them till the Death........ (CSA)

Dear Sir/ Madam,
Further to your offer of an ex-gratia payment, I am writing to say that I am now suffering extreme financial hardship due to the errors of your organisation. It is now over a month since I pointed out (not for the first time) that I made direct child support payments in 2003 and 2004. The account breakdown you sent me had not included these payments. By my reckoning that made me c. £1800 ahead. Despite your admission of this I have still had a very large deduction from my wage packet on 31/5/10 and 30/6/10. These deductions have totaled more than £1000. I am afraid that in light of this I must be informed of how I can take this matter further. I feel that I have been a victim of theft. I cannot simply accept that "someone is doing their job". I am also deeply aggrieved by your method of “guilty until proven innocent” and lack of communication (I was not made aware of your intention to deduct over £500 from my wages until after it had actually happened).
In a nutshell, could you please advise me of the course of action I must take in order to initiate court proceedings for the return of my money? As mentioned, I am looking for:
1. The overpayment which your account breakdown itself indicated I have made.
2. The c. £1100 in deductions you have taken from me recently.
3. My £50 ex-gratia payment.

This is c. £3000 – enough debt for a small claims court to declare a person bankrupt. Given this sum I think it is only right that I receive a proper written reply in timely fashion. For too long I have put up with standard letters, which 9 times out of 10 are completely forgotten about or contradicted within a month.
Regards,

R.W. Taylor.

The Weekend of Death

When I finished work on Friday Afternoon things were looking on the up. Andy Murray's exit at Wimbledon had brought the Betfair fund over £1000 and I had good reason to believe that I'd break £1100 by the time I returned to work on Monday morning.

The end-result couldn't be further from that! First of all Sunshine was evicted from the Big Brother house despite all the polls saying she was the least likely of the 3 nominated to walk. This is the second time in a fortnight that this has happened which means that I'm really pissed off with myself for not learning my lessons.

Things picked up over Saturday and Sunday where I pulled back £65 via the remaining World Cup Quarter Finals and Rafael Nadal's victory in the Wimbledon singles.

The death knell came up tonight though when, in a rush of blood, I backed under 4.5 goals in a Norwegian game (what was I thinking?), only to see the game end 4-1.

All in all I'm down £500 this weekend. A real shocker.

I really need to start sticking to my own rules. The Betfair fund is for in-play football bets only. And only when I have live coverage of the game via radio or TV.

The next stage of the Fund starts tomorrow. I've lost this battle - I just need to make sure I win the war.

More comping.....

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http://www.womensfitness.co.uk/viewcompetition.aspx?compid=1135
http://www.womensfitness.co.uk/viewcompetition.aspx?compid=1134
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/competitions/Win+A+Copy+Of+USing+Girls+Night-1602.html
http://www.vogue.co.uk/promotions/speedo/?page=comp
https://www.aatravelinsurance.com/California-Holiday/entry-form.asp
http://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/win-one-of-three-pairs-of-tickets-to-see-razorlight-at-newmarket-racecourses-22483/
http://competitions.pcpro.co.uk/win-a-grand-in-cash
http://www.ladiesfirst.co.uk/competitions.php
http://www.rockradio.co.uk/scotland/rock-win/win-the-ultimate-gig-package/rcbpevub/

Victor Chandler - £41.67

£41.67 promo cash withdrawn from Victor Chandler.