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AtW replied

3 November 2018, 20:39
Originally posted by psychocandy View Post

FFS I agreed to the double price yesterday on the phone.... Wasnt happy but it was still good.

Got another email now today - sorry its doubled again. What is the matter with these people?

Are you a real contractor ffs? When they double the price you raise them tripple

HTH
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vetran replied

3 November 2018, 13:31
Originally posted by psychocandy View Post

FFS I agreed to the double price yesterday on the phone.... Wasnt happy but it was still good.

Got another email now today - sorry its doubled again. What is the matter with these people?

Make a formal complaint once is an accident, twice is malice. Copy the credit card company and relevant regulator.

OK you will never be able to use opodo again but who wants to?
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northernladuk replied

2 November 2018, 11:38
Originally posted by psychocandy View Post

Aye if they work out its me it'll double again tonight!

Possibly but everyone knows only an idiot would still be using them.
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psychocandy replied

2 November 2018, 11:17
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

Got to give them some credit. They can spot a sucker a mile off.

Aye if they work out its me it'll double again tonight!
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northernladuk replied

2 November 2018, 10:18
Got to give them some credit. They can spot a sucker a mile off.
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psychocandy replied

2 November 2018, 09:23
FFS I agreed to the double price yesterday on the phone.... Wasnt happy but it was still good.

Got another email now today - sorry its doubled again. What is the matter with these people?
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psychocandy replied

1 November 2018, 11:25
Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post

OK, but what about the circus?

and the monkeys?
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jamesbrown replied

1 November 2018, 09:18
Originally posted by psychocandy View Post

Yeh for this fair

OK, but what about the circus?
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psychocandy replied

1 November 2018, 09:12
Originally posted by WTFH View Post

Were Opodo cheaper than Kayak?

Yeh for this to be fair. For weeks I was looking at £200 per person then suddenly it appeared on opodo yesterday for £40 per person.
So I booked it shartpish. Can't complain because its still only £85 per person now.

But still got to give it a go haven't you ;-)

Last edited by psychocandy; 1 November 2018, 11:01.
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WTFH replied

1 November 2018, 09:00
Were Opodo cheaper than Kayak?
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psychocandy replied

1 November 2018, 08:55
Originally posted by Eirikur View Post

Always check if you can find the same price on the airline's own website (which you can in 99% of all cases) and if so book it there.

Nah it was loads more direct with the airline so fairly sure opodo screwed up here.......
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psychocandy replied

1 November 2018, 08:54
Originally posted by pjt View Post

Surly they can't take the money though. Was it still your choice to buy??

Yeh I'd paid the original amount. When I phoned them it was a case of pay the extra or we'll cancel it.

I had an idea that it was a price mistake to be honest. Yeh price is still good but not brilliant any more.....
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Eirikur replied

1 November 2018, 08:53
Originally posted by psychocandy View Post

Found a cracking flight price yesterday on opodo for next year so I booked it....

I knew what was coming when the email said the booking would be confirmed within 24 hours. Lo and behold today an email asking me to ring customer services because the price had doubled.

Usual rubbish. Price has increased from the time you booked blah blah blah. Surely all these searches are online/live anyway? I think pretty much it was a pricing error to be honest...

Is this legal? Anyone could offer cheap flights, rope the customer in, get the credit card payment then say, oops the price has gone up....

Always check if you can find the same price on the airline's own website (which you can in 99% of all cases) and if so book it there.
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pjt replied

1 November 2018, 08:49
Originally posted by psychocandy View Post

Found a cracking flight price yesterday on opodo for next year so I booked it....

I knew what was coming when the email said the booking would be confirmed within 24 hours. Lo and behold today an email asking me to ring customer services because the price had doubled.

Usual rubbish. Price has increased from the time you booked blah blah blah. Surely all these searches are online/live anyway? I think pretty much it was a pricing error to be honest...

Is this legal? Anyone could offer cheap flights, rope the customer in, get the credit card payment then say, oops the price has gone up....

Surly they can't take the money though. Was it still your choice to buy??
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northernladuk replied

1 November 2018, 08:39
Yes they can
Next....
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