[Andy B]

I'd take that up with their head office. Threaten to tell The Sun too as that always helps. I wouldn't stand for being told I'm too skinny. Although I did kick up a fuss at the science museum when I wasn't allowed in the bit they have just for kids even though it was the coolest bit!

I have not got a thing fir hanging out with young kids.

[S4B]

I keep meaning to write to them but never have 5 mins. Oooh I wonder if they have a complaints email address.

[Andy B]

complaints.m&s@we'reshit.com

Try that?

[S4B]

ha! I have found an email address and sent a scathing email to them. I will let you know what happens.

[MK Chris]

My mate's mum once had a problem with some stuff she got from Argos (I can't remember the product of the problem now), but she managed to get into the Managing Director's office within five minutes of going to head office (which, handily, is in Milton Keynes), despite being told there's no way she'd be able to see him and the next day he came round their house to inspect the problem personally.

[ladbroke]

My mate's mum once had a problem with some stuff she got from Argos (I can't remember the product of the problem now), but she managed to get into the Managing Director's office within five minutes of going to head office (which, handily, is in Milton Keynes), despite being told there's no way she'd be able to see him and the next day he came round their house to inspect the problem personally.

Some people have a skill for doing this sort of thing. My Mrs will complain and complain until she gets a result, I on the other hand will just throw stuff in the bin if it goes wrong, much to her annoyance. It's just too much hassle for a lazy sod like me!

[Yudster]

My mate's mum once had a problem with some stuff she got from Argos (I can't remember the product of the problem now), but she managed to get into the Managing Director's office within five minutes of going to head office (which, handily, is in Milton Keynes), despite being told there's no way she'd be able to see him and the next day he came round their house to inspect the problem personally.

Some people have a skill for doing this sort of thing. My Mrs will complain and complain until she gets a result, I on the other hand will just throw stuff in the bin if it goes wrong, much to her annoyance. It's just too much hassle for a lazy sod like me!

I had a friend who was brilliant at this. She used to get free meals at restaurants, vouchers at shops (even though she kept the stuff she bought), she had a bar of chocolate with the logo smudged on one of the squares - Galaxy sent her a months supply of chocolate. She knew she's gone too far when she found a black cornflake, put it in an envelope and sent it back to Kellogs - who wrote her back a lovely apoplogetic letter and enclosed a beautiful orange corn flake with it.

[MK Chris]

When I worked for Unilever, I used to get right royally pissed off at people who rang up because they had one washing tablet in a box of 48 (which amounted to about 12p worth) and sent them the lowest denomination of voucher there was (50p... I wish it was lower though.)

[Yudster]

If a box which was supposed to contain 48 washing powder tablets only actually contained one, you'd think you might notice when you picked it up.....

Actually though, what were Unilever doing dealing with that? Its the retailers responsibility to put things like that right.

[MK Chris]

Er, I meant one crushed tablet in a box of 48 whole tablets... oops!

They had an 0800 number on the back, which people tended to ring rather than going back to the retailer (although sometimes they do go back to the retailer, who reimburse the consumer and seek the amount of that reimbursement from Unilever.

[Yudster]

Another good reason to go to the retailer - you get full refund from them, a measly 50p from you! Cheap arse.

[S4B]

AAAAAANNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDD back on topic

Girlband - gone - thank the lord! Ruth next week I hope!

[Andy B]

So is that both girl groups gone then? hahahahaha! And is Ruth the Spanish one?

[catherine]

Ruth shouldn't have been in the bottom two. Daniel needs to go.

[S4B]

Yes she is Andy! How flaming annoying is she?!

I like Daniel.

[Andy B]

My missus watches these things. No idea who Daniel is. Probably some sweet looking kid with a troubled past.

She was watching the Xtra factor last night with a big montage into someone's home life. I think the best they could come up with in the sadness stakes was a dead former teacher. It reminded me so much of BGTPFAPANCJCSSSOI. It's become a parody of itself.

[S4B]

How long did it take you to work out that acronym?

[button08]

I like Daniel too

[Andy B]

How long did it take you to work out that acronym?

Not very long, you just take the first letter of each word and put them all together. It's really easy.

[Munki Bhoy]

I don't mind Ruth. I would if they insisted on going down the Spanish singing route every week though, which Simon appears to be pushing for.

At least those awful girl bands are gone. Although, they weren't much worse singing live than the other girl band that were on the results show...

Seriously, why is it that a girl band that were formed from one of these publicly voted live shows actually sound rather bad live these days? Of the five of them, only two of them sounded any good - Sarah and Nicola. I don't think it was an off night, they didn't sound too great on the live lounge tour either.

Maybe it's all the weight they've lost since winning Pop Stars The Rivals.

[Yudster]

Its a good question. The clips I saw of the programme that ended with Girls Aloud being formed showed a group of people with phenomenal voices. Where have those gone then? (The voices, not the group of people......)

That being said, I do like Girls Aloud, they make great pop records and I like the new single.

[Munki Bhoy]

The new single has been running around my head all morning. It's starting to annoy me.

But yeah, for all I'm not impressed with them live and I think they're all far too skinny these days (especially Cheryl), I do like their music.

That would be so gay if I wasn't complaining about their skinnyness because I like curves...

[Yudster]

I thinnk its interesting how Cheryl has transformed herself from a racist chav who attacks lavatory attendants into Saint Cheryl in such a relatively short space of time. She's doing well, no doubt, but to me she'll always be Cheryl Tweedie who tried to beat up a black toilet cleaner when she was drunk.

[SAV1OUR]

I liked Chris's impression of her, made her sound like the righteous hardfaced cow she is/used to be.

[Munki Bhoy]

To be fair to Cheryl, I hate toilet attendants. Stupid job. * off and let me pee in peace, I'm quite capable of getting paper to dry my hands myself thanks!

I'd comment on the attack being "racist", but I'm fed up making the "she's married to Ashley Cole" point. I never understand why a white person can't beat up a black person (or vice versa) for no other reason than "they were being a *" without it immediately being termed a racial attack. That very assumption is probably more racist than the attack itself.