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[RockHopper]

Hello dennisking
Thanks for the advice

Yes I will be getting in touch tomorrow I’ve never made home brew before and after Christmas I decided I wanted to try a few home brew kits and placed and order which came to £308 and to this day still no delivery or refund , I know it’s been well documented now about said place, but for a first timer at this and whats happend I think I will just stick to the local super markets in the future

RockHopper

 

[dennisking]

Hello dennisking
Thanks for the advice

Yes I will be getting in touch tomorrow I’ve never made home brew before and after Christmas I decided I wanted to try a few home brew kits and placed and order which came to £308 and to this day still no delivery or refund , I know it’s been well documented now about said place, but for a first timer at this and whats happend I think I will just stick to the local super markets in the future

RockHopper

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[bobsbeer]

Don't be put off by 'that lot'. There are lots of very good reputable HB shops out there. OK they may not have all the hype and tempting low prices, but for a few extra quid you get brill service and a phone number that is answered by a human. Brew UK, Ballihoo, Leyland Home Brew, Shop4homebrew, just to name a few. I am sure others could add many more to the list of quality HB shops. No need to spend £300 to get started. A good wine or beer starter kit will be around £40-75 depending on the kit. And come with all you need to get started.

 

[Essex_Lad]

RockHopper, phone your bank in the morning and ask for a credit charge back, they will refund you the money and then chase it themselfs, Everything you buy on your card online is covered.

Welcome to the forum, its a great bunch in here :

@Aleman - reply :thumb:

 

[Mr.Everready]

RockHopper, phone your bank in the morning and ask for a credit charge back, they will refund you the money and then chase it themselfs, Everything you buy on your card online is covered.

this is what I did, the bank refunded my money after about 10 days. They are now chasing "them" for the dosh.

 

[Essex_Lad]

Any joy with the refund RockHopper?

 

[RockHopper]

Hi Essex_Lad

Thanks for the info
I have just had a refund from the bank, and also reported them to Trading standards and Consumer direct
I can now get a few Brews on 3 months later but glad it’s all sorted now

 

[carl_saint]

Hi Essex_Lad

Thanks for the info
I have just had a refund from the bank, and also reported them to Trading standards and Consumer direct
I can now get a few Brews on 3 months later but glad it’s all sorted now

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[Swazi]

I'm loving seeing the demise of these jokers, the sooner they disappear the better. :clap:

 

[31bb3]

just had a quick look on their forum its looking pretty bleak lmao

 

[eggman]

I'm loving seeing the demise of these jokers, the sooner they disappear the better. :clap:

:thumb:

Looks like trustpilot have sorted themselves out as well, the bad reviews are pouring in :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Essex_Lad]

The ball really seems to be rolling now........

 

[theboytony]

Lol I see the trustpilot reviews have gone from there homepage. I got lucky and got my refund without having to raise a dispute with my bank

 

[Moley]

It's looking like the end could be nigh, if you visit the MSE forum and read posts from the last couple of days, I do hope we haven't got forum members still waiting for goods or their money back.

 

[brews-brothers]

check out the last post on page 27 of http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/sho ... 46&page=26

It explains everything.

 

[lovelldr]

check out the last post on page 27 of http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/sho ... 46&page=26

It explains everything.

Well, I was starting to get a little worried as I had a cancelled order a few days ago. Just getting prepared to contact credit card company to request a chargeback, and thought would check ... just seen that they refunded in full on Wednesday. I did check my account on Friday, and it wasn't showing then. But it's showing right now. So I'm all happy and less worried :) Also managed to get about half my order sent through, and only a few kits I didn't get, which I will order through a more reputable company now :)

Hope everyone else doesn't have any problems!

 

[Essex_Lad]

There really does need to be some law in place to stop these people opening up another company using the same business practice as the one that has closed before.

I just hope that enough people in our Homebrew circuit have spread the word so; I for one will be waiting for the new company to spring up and will be keeping an eye.

 

[dennisking]

Decided to have a look at their site and forum. The forum boasts to be the biggest in Europe, yet has less members and posts then this site and Jims.

 

[Essex_Lad]

Decided to have a look at their site and forum. The forum boasts to be the biggest in Europe, yet has less members and posts then this site and Jims.

I had a little look yesterday and its also getting battered with bad posts now, seems that they have seen the compnay for what it it.

Power to the people :

 

[Swazi]

It seems they made the mistake of treating home brewers as individuals and never entertained the idea that there is a strong community spirit among us. I had to laugh at their claims to being the largest forum and community in the UK. I bet they will be looking at this forum and Jim's and to them I say
"Bye Bye losers"