Tell Me Something............Anything!

**Oddball** · 31-07-2018, 06:22

No , it appears that I was one of 2 people watching it yesterday after weeks of non movement .
It just happens that as soon as he made me the offer the other watcher bought it at the Buy It Now price , I think !!
So, it gone

I was busy anticipating his reply to me as I toweled myself down (after the shower) and had already in my head ,worked out which bits to swap ,that would make my TT spot on . Stupid Boy I am

**Marco** · 31-07-2018, 12:57

The moral, Anto, in this heat, is always prioritise de-cheesing yer sweaty balls, so showers should always come first before ebay!

Marco,

**Barry** · 31-07-2018, 19:44

Just had an ‘invitation’ to renew my car insurance, only to find the premium has been increased by more than 20% over last year, for exactly the same cover.

I’ve been with the same company for eight years and for the first few years the premium actually decreased year on year. Then it suddenly increased by 25%, so I phoned them up to enquire why and was give some sob story about ‘ambulance chasers’. When I commented I could get the same amount of cover from competitor insurers for much less, they capitulated after some hard bargaining and offered a much better quote.

Since then the quotes have gone up by 13 – 17%, and each time I have to go through the ritual of looking at competitive quotes and haggling with my insurers. The actual monetary increase is comparatively small, so I might appear to be unnecessarily parsimonious, but it’s the principle of it that irks me.

I’m sure insurers automatically increase the premiums to established and loyal customers; treating them as ‘soft targets’ and relying on their ‘inertia’ so they will just shrug their shoulders and pay. Well not me!

**Edward** · 31-07-2018, 20:08

Not only have to do that for car insurance every year but also house insurance, breakdown insurance and other stuff. Always manage to get it reduced. Sky use to be amenable but now just say 'no'.

Am in a two fixed deal for gas/leccy which comes up in Jan '19. No doubt they will just stick me on their standard variable rate without telling me. So I will have to go on that merry go round again doing comparisons.

Also worth checking on newspaper/mag subscriptions if they can do a deal. There is one newspaper we subscribe to and their renewal was just silly. So when I chatted they immediately reduced the annual cost to below last year's and threw in a free Google Home device (worth £90).

**walpurgis** · 31-07-2018, 20:14

Ask them if they'd be willing to cancel the existing policy, then re-insure you on the same terms, but with a 'new business' discount (usually around 10%) and then haggle over the rest. I've done this. It works with some insurers.

**Ninanina** · 02-08-2018, 21:22

The hotter it gets the shorter my skirts become....

**walpurgis** · 02-08-2018, 21:26

Mine too. It's very liberating!

**Ninanina** · 02-08-2018, 21:27

Originally Posted by walpurgis

Mine too. It's very liberating!

I bet you look great in them Geoff....

**Marco** · 02-08-2018, 21:35

And I'm reliably informed he doesn't wear any pants under them either

Marco.

**walpurgis** · 02-08-2018, 21:36

Originally Posted by Marco

And I'm reliably informed he doesn't wear any pants under them either

Marco.

Gave the game away on that trampoline didn't I?

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