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WARRICK S
Active since Aug 2018
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6 reviews37 months ago
worst book app I've ever used
this is the worst book app I've ever used. I bought "Robert McBride: The Struggle Continues" by Bryan Rostron, which has never worked properly on my iPhone 7. I battled through til about halfway and pages were skipping, bookmarks weren't working - couldn't turn pages--it would get stuck on a certain page. I contacted Snapplify help and they were fairly sympathetic and told me to download the latest version, which caused the book to disappear, never to be found again. I demanded a regular epub or.Mobi, but they won't do it. nor will they give my money back. **** app. Also I paid for the book and should be able to have it on epub or mobi format why stay with their malfunctioning platform.
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76 months ago
Copper landline 'forcibly' taken away
I received a call from a Telkom person saying that they were doing away with copper lines in our area and we needed to migrate to the new wireless-based virtual landline immediately. It was all very rushed and I agreed as I didn't want to forego my landline which is good if the electricity goes down. Amazingly the very next day a guy arrived and installed it. I wasn't there at the time but was hugely impressed only to find when I'd set it up and tried to make a phone call every time I pressed a number it would input a double number. 00 88 33 44 55 77 etc. I tried everything and then phoned a friend who had one and he told me to 'get rid of it'. He told me the call quality was terrible, that DATA was going missing from the SIM card, and a whole litany of worrying things. I relised that this was not a 'Landline' as they had pitched it, it was a ruse to get you to buy more and more data. I went to a TELOM shop the next day and told them I had changed my mind and wanted to return the unused phone (still in its box). They said that couldn't do anything but told me to cancel on-line and just keep the phone--no charge which I duly did. A month later the line was gone, I have a stupid phone and, now, no way of calling my aged parents for a long slow conversation. Sadly missed and with a feeling of being slightly violated, I wondered who was paying for all these free phones. To make matters worse: my neighbour still has hers and had been away during the flurry of copper line activity. Hers still works and no-one has threatened her with disconnection.
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78 months ago
Sunday Times online cancelled and still billed
I canceled a subscription a few months ago and am still being billed but have no access - I cannot make headway to get my money back and don't know what to do. Terrible website and terrible lack of communication
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82 months ago
Alpen Autohaus and Blue Chip dealerships are to be avoided
On 19th June 2018 my daughter purchased a silver Hyundai Getz 1.6 HS, 2008 model with 154, 996 mileage for R75,000 from you. Since purchasing the vehicle it was in for repairs five times in as many months. She chose Alpen Autohaus because of a reputation for “sourcing and supplying the finest quality pre-owned vehicles, all with full maintenance history”. As stated on the website, as a testament to quality service and also an exclusive member of the Blue Chip Dealers in Cape Town. In buying a second-hand vehicle she understood that it came with the wear and tear that accords with its age and mileage but she received a Certificate of Roadworthy through the Alpen dealership. This we were informed was, apparently through a “competent and duly registered authority” and was assured that “the quality of the vehicle was as required for such a certificate as required by the law”. As stated on the website each vehicle undergoes a “stringent quality check” and is “prepared to an unrivalled standard” in an on-site service and quality control centre. She was aware that due to reasonable wear and tear, age and usage components may fail after delivery. She is also aware that I chose not to take the offered Mechanical Breakdown Insurance as I could not afford the extra R10 000. In light of this she did not bring the vehicle back to the dealership when, two months later, on the 14th August 2018, the water pipe burst and she had to replace the pipe and radiator cap. However subsequently she has had to replace the ignition coil and all ignition leads (11 Ocotber 2018), the brake-pads in the front of the vehicle (26 September), all four tyres of the vehicle (16 October 2018) as well as the gear box mountings and engine mountings (18 October 2018). When she test drove the vehicle the engine was rattling and the revs where very high, but when she brought this up with the sales assistant she said it was normal. She has since learnt that this was a clear sign that the engine mountings were faulty, and that alone seems to violate the Certificate of Roadworthiness which was supplied with. In total she has spent R16 384.82 over the first five months of owning this vehicle on just making it roadworthy. As a Blue Chip Dealer you are obligated to follow the code of conduct - " By doing business with a member of the Blue Chip Dealer Group, you are assured of a professional, quality purchase, leading insurance and warranty product offerings and the very best after sales service in South Africa." In the terms and conditions of the sale she was assured of a roadworthied vehicle. She forwarded a letter asking to be reimbursed for the above expenses that should have been done to the car in order for it to be accepted as roadworthy but was refused with no further discussion or explanation. The notion of Blue Chip seems to apply only to the brotherhood of dealers and to protect them against the public. This is an outrage as the same car was on gumtree for 20 000 less but I advised her not to take the risk. I advised my daughter to rather go with a Blue Chip dealer. Lies an deceit and false roadworthy. I warn any buyers further to not deal with Alpen Autohaus and not be taken in by the Blue Chip Dealer logo. W.SWinney
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84 months ago
scam
These guys are a scam - deliberately confusing with Paycity (who are legit) almost registered but realised on checking that I didn't have a fine.
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93 months ago
Very good service from DOSS
I see a lot of negative reviews ( maybe they have sharpened up or something) but we used DOSS for beetle and electrical compliance certificates for two houses (I agreed to do the one I was buying as well) . I had a tenant in the one I was selling so access was tricky. DOSS were on time and well organised and handled my tenant well. I went to them thinking I'd get different people for the different certificates which became a nightmare. False Bay Fumigators wanted to charge us almost R20 000 for a termite problem. (never mind having to kick out tenants for 2 days while they covered the place in sheeting. ) I went to DOSS for a second opinion (not telling them of the previous quote )and they did it for around R4k. If I sold again I'd get them to do it all as it was very well organised and convenient.
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