phodetheus
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Post by phodetheus on Apr 17, 2014 20:24:24 GMT
I got our booking made for the Euro tunnel done today but not without completely cocking it all up.
I wanted to use some of the Tesco vouchers I had accumulated to pay for the tickets and was going to give Euro tunnel a call to find out the price before ordering the vouchers.
Instead of calling them I thought I would just get a price from the website instead. Bad idea. Having input all my details etc I ended up with a price of £230 something. Armed with this information I ordered my vouchers from Tesco and within a few minutes had the email with the codes on.
I rang Euro Tunnel and gave them the voucher code and details of travel when I was told by a very nice French chap I had way more than I needed on the voucher. The price was now £109 and if I use that voucher it will use the whole amount. He tried to look at sorting out a return but since I have no intention of returning till mid next year this wasn't possible.
So I rang Tesco and even though there was a receded message at the start of the call saying that vouchers are non refundable the very helpful lady on the phone refunded my vouchers and sorted out a new one for the correct amount.
Back on to Euro Tunnel and got booked OK. Phew that was supposed to be easy and would have been if I he'd just stuck to my original plan of CALLING them first.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2014 20:37:14 GMT
£109! Why didn't you try MyFerryLink? Normally less than half that price (£43.00). Or am I the only cheapskate here?
Which reminds me, recently spent a month in France/Spain - mainly Spain - and did some 3,400 miles. Spent €1176.19 in total and only €4.47 on toll roads (and only then because I misread the road signs which the bastards had hidden until it was too late to avoid the fuckers). How's that for cheapskate?
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phodetheus
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Post by phodetheus on Apr 18, 2014 7:56:13 GMT
£43 thats £43 more than I actually paid. Had vouchers from Tesco which covered the cost.
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Post by Barry B'stard on Apr 18, 2014 7:59:10 GMT
When are you off then? Whats the plan?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2014 8:09:57 GMT
£43 thats £43 more than I actually paid. Had vouchers from Tesco which covered the cost. Yes, but I told you that I am a cheapskate so I shop at Asda where the prices are always guaranteed to be at least 10% less than Tesco, so over the course of a year I more than save the cost of my ferry crossings. In a real terms over the course of the year I cross for free whilst you actually pay for the privilege due to Tesco's higher prices for goods. Regardless of that, enjoy your trip and tell us where you go and what you get up to.
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phodetheus
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Post by phodetheus on Apr 18, 2014 8:52:32 GMT
I also shop at Asda but using my Tesco Credit Card so I get points with Tesco for shopping at Asda so get better value than you.
SO I WIN HA HA
Yes will do, many thanks. Very much looking forward to it and will keep the blog going and posting on here.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2014 9:27:32 GMT
I also shop at Asda but using my Tesco Credit Card so I get points with Tesco for shopping at Asda so get better value than you. SO I WIN HA HA Drat! Just make sure that you take your Fruitcakes' 'Gas-Attack Alarm' with you and make sure you switch it on when overnighting on aires, especially those on autoroutes because Vicous Books says that they're the most dangerous. Besides, I once met a guy on a campsite who knew another guy whose second cousin was once gassed whilst overnighting on an aire, despite having 3 German Shepherd dogs in the 'van, and all their worldly goods were stolen, including all their clothes. The Gendarmes said it was clearly a case of gassing and blamed it on the notorious gang who had recently gasses an entire TGV full of First-Class passengers travelling from Pairs to Cannes for the Film Festival and robbed all those famous movie starts. So be warned!
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phodetheus
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Post by phodetheus on Apr 18, 2014 10:40:58 GMT
Problem is I can't use the Gas-Attack Alarm as I keep setting it off with the excessive flatulence I have especially at night
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Post by Barry B'stard on Apr 18, 2014 11:34:37 GMT
Asda and Aldi huh? Bloody peasants!
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Post by valphil on Apr 18, 2014 15:33:20 GMT
Pheasants , ....never seen them for sale at our Aldi
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2014 16:27:42 GMT
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