Dupped

 

I saw this cardigan (top) on Facebook and loved it. Clicked the link, picked the colour and paid by PayPal. A website seemingly ran by mother and daughter called Mabel & Daisy. I first became suspicious when the exact same cardi was advertised on another Facebook advert, same looking website (two female names - I forget). I got email confirmation and emails when dispatched etc. Finally it arrived and was absolutely NOTHING like the picture (see my product - below screenshot of what it should look like)! Very cheap fabric, huge in size and looked awful. That's when I found the one star reviews, a smidge too late. Mark helped me raise a case with PayPal and I attempted to contact the company. An email response came back (I was shocked to receive a reply I might add). They told me 'of course you can return it for a full refund.... But you have to post it to Asia which costs £30-40!!' Instead I could accept 10% refund plus 20% discount code. I declined. Then they offered 20% refund. I thought sod it, can't be bothered to fight! They told me I had to close the PayPal dispute case first. I decided to let PayPal do it's thing, except this morning they offered 40% refund. It still means it cost me about £20 for a disgusting bit of clothing I couldn't even sell for £5 at a boot sale! I don't know, I'm undecided. Ooh and PayPal came back and said they company will refund in full, if I post it back. So back to option 1 really. Blinking scoundrels.

I've had a bit of a mental health challenge this week. Not only trying to sell my home but also decided we should sell the flat we own in Aberdeen. The tenant gave us notice (he's lived there since 2014! But his job is taking him to Qatar). Seemed a sensible choice as our mortgage people are looking for repayment as the mortgage was taken out for 25 years on an interest only basis (we used to get tax relief on loan payments but that was stopped a few years ago). It's a lovely flat and we've had no issues at all but tenants are so protected that if we got a new person in they have to be given at least 12 months before we can evict - and then only for a handful of reasons. So now is the best time. Of course if it doesn't sell quickly we have to fork out the mortgage ourselves as it'll be empty soon. It's just too stressful and financially worrying. I don't think Mark will be retiring any time soon. Please wish me luck on both properties. 

Anyway, on a better note, I've started to swap my summer and winter wardrobe, which means packing some of my summer dresses ready for our Jamaican holiday! I can't wait. And I'm hopefully getting a long weekend in Newcastle when we get back. See my family and friends before Christmas and swap presents as it'll be 2026 before I get to my homeland again. 

I hope you all have a great week. Be kind to one another, and breathe!

You don't have to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm.