For those of you that know me well, know how careful I am with money etc...
Well I have got my comeuppance
For my youngest son's 14th birthday in June this year he wanted a mobile phone, but the choice of phones for the price I was prepared to pay on pay as you go wasn't exactly great, so......
A friend at work had for a few years been using an online firm that you could get a phone on any network with a 12 month cash back scheme.. too good to be true you might ask.. so I decided to check it out.
After thorough checks of the company and searches online for as much info as I could get and of course the recommendation of my friend, I went for it...
All went smoothly and the claiming back seem straight forward, although very strict (make a single mistake on first claim and the whole 12mth cashback claim is made invalid) so a shiny new phone was delivered very quickly..
Few weeks later, eldest sons 2 year old phone broke so thought what the heck will get another one (treat the cashback as a kind of savings plan)
Made my first cashback claim for both phones in early November...
Received email to confirm they had received both claims and it was being processed and allow 28 days for cheque...
Goes into work this morning to be told.......
THEY'VE GONE BUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So over 12 month period that is £840 down the drain
Moral of the story, no matter how careful you are, or how many checks you do...YOU CAN STILL GET STUNG
ANYONE ELSE ON A MOBILE PHONE CASHBACK CONTRACT, CHECK THE COMPANY IS STILL TRADING AS I HAVE HEARD THERE IS QUITE A FEW THAT HAVE RECENTLY GONE UNDER