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Re: FindMyPast subscription £10 for year
« Reply #117 on: Thursday 11 December 14 15:49 GMT (UK) »
Just had an email from FindMyPast cancelling the subscription I bought with their £10 offer - they are very sorry for their error apparently and are refunding my money. I'm not surprised really , nice try anyway !

Christine

Does contract law allow them to rescind?  Anybody know?

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Re: FindMyPast subscription £10 for year
« Reply #118 on: Thursday 11 December 14 15:51 GMT (UK) »
I've just received the same email. I'm still not sure how they would stand legally if anyone decided to fight it, but I presume that they have taken advice. That's a mistake they won't make again!
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Re: FindMyPast subscription £10 for year
« Reply #119 on: Thursday 11 December 14 16:00 GMT (UK) »
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That's a mistake they won't make again!

Not sure about that, FindMyPast have made a catalogue of mistakes since April 2014.

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Re: FindMyPast subscription £10 for year
« Reply #120 on: Thursday 11 December 14 16:08 GMT (UK) »
Just received this:
I write in connection with a Findmypast subscription purchase that you made earlier this week.
The terms and conditions of this particular promotion stated that it was intended to give you a 90% reduction on a 1 month subscription so, 1 month for £1.
For a short period, it was possible to use the discount code for a purchase of an annual subscription and I can see that you have managed to purchase a £99.50 subscription at the price of £10.
That was our mistake and I have now corrected that by refunding your £10 payment and cancelling that annual subscription. That credit refund should reach your card within the next 2 or 3 working days.
We are sorry for any disappointment caused by this error and we have taken steps to ensure that an error of this kind does not occur on future discounted promotions.
With kind regards
Nicky Doran

My reply:
Not acceptable.
The offer was advertised by FindMyPast  & paid for by subscribers which constitutes a contract.
As with any sale of goods or services that which is advertised must be honoured.
I do not want nor do I accept a refund & I expect FindMyPast to honour that which was advertised.
Do not remove my annual subscription as this will constitute a breach of the code of practice.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
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Re: FindMyPast subscription £10 for year
« Reply #121 on: Thursday 11 December 14 16:13 GMT (UK) »

I've just got a similar email from an Alison Hannan. 
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: FindMyPast subscription £10 for year
« Reply #122 on: Thursday 11 December 14 16:14 GMT (UK) »
Keep us updated Jim please.  Be interesting to see what reply you receive.

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Re: FindMyPast subscription £10 for year
« Reply #123 on: Thursday 11 December 14 16:16 GMT (UK) »
Just received my email, will refund my £10 but have given me one month free as goodwill.

Jennifer
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Re: FindMyPast subscription £10 for year
« Reply #124 on: Thursday 11 December 14 16:18 GMT (UK) »
I have received the same - but my one month complimentary is now actually there.

I just found this too.

http://www.retailmenot.com/view/findmypast.co.uk?c=6475426

This is what it leads to:
One Year Britain Records Membership For Only £10
Details: Grab a One Year Britain Records membership for only £10
I'm not young enough to know everything.


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