Great customer service for electrical goods
Wortens in La Canada commercial shopping centre in Marbella offers great customer service for electrical goods. I stopped going to its predecessor Boulanger as any faulty item had be taken by you to Estepona for a repair. So on toaster and smaller goods you didn’t bother. Finally I didn’t bother even entering their door.
Wortens is a different shop with a different customer care policy. They also have smaller electrical goods such as toasters at the types of prices you would find in Argos in the UK.
We bought an HP printer during the summer and after a month the paper feed stopped working. We had lost the receipt but had a bank statement. I didn’t think that would be enough and was prepared for the shop telling us ” tough luck.”
Wortens found our receipt on their computer and took the printer and all our details via their special customer service counter on the left hand side of the shop before the entrance. It took about three weeks and today we came back from the store with a brand new printer. HP have a policy of no repairs on their printers, so once they had established their was a genuine fault, they provided us with a new one via Wartens.
I’m a happy customer, have heard similar excellent reports from others that have bought electrical products that needed a repair. If Wortens is unable to repair they will provide you with a new product and the guarantee lasts two years.
I’ll be back….
Space saving idea for your duvets
Duvet storage
My friend Jenny is a clever girl. She has come up with an ingenious space saving idea for those winter duvets that take up so much room.
She’s made a sausage shaped bolster cushion for going on your bed in any fabric that matches your room. It is zipped and has foam at the ends to give it shape and support and hides your duvet and looks very attractive on the bed.
If you are interested in having one made and finding out the cost etc go to her blog on Fuengirola http://holafuengirola.blogspot.com and you can get in touch with her there.
Tigi haircare half price sale
Tigi haircare has a half price sale on, lots of hair products from their catwalk and bedhead range both for women and men.
Click on this link. They post to the UK and Spain.
Linea Direct car insurance in Spain
Many of you will have Linea Direct car insurance here in Spain but if you are from the UK you may not realise that you have car recovery breakdown included in the price of your car insurance policy.
We have just used it today as our car broke down on the way back from Tarifa last week-end. Nice timing….The customer service side of Linea Direct was first class, unlike our car….
We called Linea Direct and they arranged for the tow truck to come to the house. I had a mobile text then letting me know how long they expected the tow truck to take (less than 40 minutes). When it arrived I then had another text saying that it should have arrived and if I needed any further help I should call on the free phone number that they then provided me with.
We only found out that this service was included in our car insurance policy by accident when the car garage said we should call the insurance company as a tow truck would most likely be included in the cover.
It was, all in English, with text communication informing me of times, phone numbers given should I need more help. I have to say I was very impressed.
I think the garage bill will also be quite impressive……..
Anyone want a BIG tent?
We are selling our BIG tent. It was 400 euros new from Decathlon and we are asking 199 euros for it, only used three times. It is a BIG tent, with a large lounge with 210cm clearance and two bedroom pods that can sleep 6 people in total. The lounge is 12.5m2. We have had a lovely 2 nights camping in Tarifa with it ( I’ll post all the news and photos later) but hubby’s back is not as it was and being in your 50′s is probably not the best time to start camping……
The important thing about the tent is that it is rain proof AND has air vents and mosquito screening. In the summer any tent that didn’t have these would have been a nightmare but the air flow which you pay extra for means that you can sleep and be inside the tent during the daytime.
We used it last November and even cooked our supper in the lounge so it is ideal for those that want to camp all year round and not just when it is guaranteed sunshine.
Here is the tent link, to the UK website as I couldn’t see it on the Spanish one.
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/t6-2-xl-air-b-117145563/
Loyalty card at El Corte Ingles
There are now loyalty cards available at El Corte Ingles in the Costa del Sol. These are not credit cards but cards that allow you to receive money off from a range of goods and services in El Corte Ingles and the surrounding shops. If you have an El Corte Ingles card you will shortly receive a personal invitation to join the loyalty programme ( free of charge), otherwise you will need to register here, http://www.whatshot.es/
Each month the discounts you can receive when you show your loyalty card may change. Some current examples of discounts available from the El Corte Ingles loyalty card are: 25% off Benalmadena sea life centre, 10% off McDonalds, free car wash if you spend over 30 euros, golfing discounts, free meals and 10% off gel nails on the ground floor of the Puerto Banus El Corte Ingles. You show your card and you receive the discount.
I’m already loyal to El Corte Ingles not least because they make car parking so easy in Puerto Banus, love their air conditioning in the summer, am a fan of their minced beef without any E numbers or colouring and I am very loyal to their philosophy of stocking all things “that sparkle and are made of pure bling.” I could quite happily just sit in a deckchair on the ground floor of the Puerto Banus store with a martini in my hand and people watch. Then soak in the scents of designer perfumes and all those gorgeous handbags and shoes that are made of the softest leather.
Perhaps the loyalty card for El Corte Ingles will be a scratch and sniff one.
Earn some extra money from working at home
I’ve just come across a website which is ideal for those people that are looking to earn some extra money working from home.
I know from some of the people that leave comments on this site how clever you are with social networking, creative with website writing and up to date on a lot of SEO tricks. Why not make money from home by utilising your skills? Don’t sell yourself short or think that everyone has these skills. They don’t.
The website PeoplePerHour.com allows you free of charge to register and sell your talents whatever they may be and people can then contact you with potential jobs or you can bid for jobs advertised. Some examples are article writing, website content, website design, SEO etc. There are many different categories to choose from.
A quick glance showed people charging themselves out at £10-15 per hour for article writing up to £30 per hour. If you have people that you can use as references or indeed your own website or hobby then all the better.
I have just registered and we will see what happens….
Rebajas La Canada
Children's dress down to 3 euros, H&M
Gin Gin in her new summery dress
Promod bracelet down to 3 euros
The rebajas or sales have been on in La Canada shopping mal now for a while and I popped there recently for a quick look.
I found the dress above for Gin Gin reduced from 9.95 euros to 3 euros, so we bought two in different patterns, they are ideal for this hot Spanish summer. From H&M kids wear.
The bracelet was from Promod down from 9.95 euros to 5 and then at the caja they said it was down even more to 3 euros. It is really pretty with an inset intricate silver pattern weaved inside the actual bracelet. A lovely present for a friend. They had quite a bit of jewellery that was all heavily discounted.
Zara had some fantastic reductions on adult clothing, lots of signs saying 7 euros.
Imaginarium continue to have quite a few toys with some big discounts too. They gift wrap the toys that you buy too.
I’ve also heard the in El Corte Ingles Puerto Banus there are lots of designer clothing with 70% reductions.
Happy Shopping if you have the energy….
Shrek 3 is on in English in Puerto Banus
Shrek 3 is on in English in the Puerto Banus cinema this week. It is on in 3d so I think the tickets are more around the 9 and 10 euro mark, depending on whether you need to purchase the 3d glasses. If you still have your 3d glasses from Avatar then bring them along and save some money. We are buying popcorn from the cinema as Gin Gin does love her salty popcorn in its cardboard box. I’m bringing our own drinks though. That’s why the fashion designers make those huge saggy fashionista handbags for us. We can buy our own drinks instead of buying them at the cinema by stashing them away in our handbags, save a fortune ( well a small fortune) and then buy ANOTHER fashionista baggy, saggy handbag.
I was on strike against the charges at the cinema here for families but it’s the summer hols and the girls are having a treat. We’ve spent the hols so far at the pool, the beach and a lot of the day at home, when it is too hot to be exposing young and old skin alike, to those harsh afternoon sun rays. We treat the summer a bit like winter in the UK…we stay in quite a bit, play board games, time on the pc, ps3, toys, tv ( but in our swimsuit and shorts rather than thermals)…..and then go out for short bursts during the day time and then from 5.30pm for longer periods. So the cinema tomorrow will be a nice change and by the time it finishes there will plenty of time still for swimming in the pool whilst I whip up a quick supper. Roast chicken (cooked ahead) salad ( open a packet) hard boiled eggs (cooked ahead) and hot crusty bread. A no brainer so I can jump in the pool too!!
The show starts at 4.15pm and is on until at least this Thursday. There is also another showing around 6.15pm if you fancy the later slot.
Cheaper ADSL with Telefonica
We have been paying over 64 euros per month for ADSL/landline with Telefonica. I’ve been meaning to call them for ages to see if they can knock something of the bill as there are competitors now that are offering it for much less.
I don’t want to change though as I have found Telefonica to be very reliable, once you have finally get it installed!
Well today we phoned 1004. Asked for someone in English and explained could they do something with the bill. It was after 8.30pm so I was surprised we had any assistance at all. We had to wait to be put through to person number 3. They offered us pretty much straight away everything for 45 euros. We then mentioned the name of a competitor and it was lowered to 41 euros.
So, if you have ADSL with Telefonica/Movistar, give them a call. It isn’t a battle and you’ll save yourself some money…..aren’t I helpful?!