Farepak thing?

[Paul]

God knows what it is, but it's like less than half of what you pay normally. Don't forget this isn't just food, but toys and everything that goes with christmas.

 

Sorry, trying to understand this? You saying that they get the goods for half RRP's ?

[terribleturner]

Yes. It's not like Sainsburys spend £100 and get a packet of stuffing, it's a BIG saving.

[Charlotte]

Hence the company borrowing a lot more from the bank than they should've done and going bust.

 

Who is winning in a situation like this if the company is so deep in the red?

[Paul]

it's a BIG saving.

 

Not now it ain't though:(

 

So, they are cheaper than other hampers. Still can't be loads cheaper than going to a supermarket and choosing stuff yourself ( if you ain't spent it on ciggies/scratch cards in the meantime)

[RobSheffield]

"Scientists in Alaska have found a gap between the horizon and the Earth. The gap, which is nine miles across, is believed to have been caused by recent storms which tore the horizon from its moorings. A team of civil engineers have set off to lash the horizon down with steel."

 

Jesus, i have been scared of this happening for a long time now

 

God bless those brave engineers

[Green Peace]

It's a take on for thick people, let's face it.

What sort of return do you get then?

 

A few tins of corned beef, and some christmas Crackers with some really bad jokes I think!

 

I have to admit i have never understood the Christmas Hampers thing, I mean isn't it like going into Tesco and saying to the women on the till..'Scuse me Love, can you go get me £200 quids worth of Christmas shopping' and then 'but I didn't want pickled walnuts or corned beef.' 'sorry too late thats what ya getting tough.

 

Yeah I do feel bit sorry for the people who have been short changed, whilst the MD swans off to Argentina for his hols, just poor people with low intelligence being exploited, their kids deserve a good Christmas like any other kids regardless of how judgemental we are about unwanted pregnancies etc.

 

But Who really gives a Toss, GMTV,ITN (no just a great story for them) Tesco, and other companies who have donated? (no they couldn't really give a shit just good opportunity for a PR stunt leading up to Christmas)

 

Do we give a shit? No we dont lol..coz we live in a very materialistic world and are so busy looking after our own little lot, making sure we dont get a parking ticket, get done for speeding, get mugged, shot, raped, ripped off, etc etc....

 

Christmas these days is a load of bollox anyhow, only people that benefit are capitalists (they should call it Capitalistmass lol) the rest of us drown in debt.

 

That was 'thought of the day read by the Reverend Greenpeace'

[RedM]

Actually yes. It was closely followed by this item:-

 

"Enviromation"

 

"Scientists in Alaska have found a gap between the horizon and the Earth. The gap, which is nine miles across, is believed to have been caused by recent storms which tore the horizon from its moorings. A team of civil engineers have set off to lash the horizon down with steel."

 

Seriously though, I've never seen a more pointless story in all my life.

 

I'm Rosie May and I'm sitting on your sphere

 

The Day Today. Do I win a prize?

[Mike]

The Day Today. Do I win a prize?

 

NO!

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[Supragal]

Apparently what happened was that the big company that owned it all was in trouble so all the money coming into this little one went to try and bail them out, then eventually the whole corp announced it was going under so game over.

 

I think it's a horrible thing to happen to people. Yes, most people would save in a savings account BUT a lot of people don't have the self control to not spend it AND you'd be suprised how many people don't even have bank account- but it doesn't mean that they deserve to be totally ripped of, I think it's awful.

 

Does bug me that they are saying things like "I've had to get into debt now- you know, loans etc- just to buy the kids everything I want to" I'm sorry but one year without totally filling the house with stuff won't kill anyone especially as most will have loads of pressies from other relatives. Or like has been said that they tell the kids that Christmas is cancelled.

 

Oh and that Tony Blair is trying to help them out financially??? WTF? I know it was a sad thing to happen but I don't think that's fair at all. Theres going to be plenty of kids without thousands of pressies this year and nothing to do with unluky investments ONE year.

 

Bah.

[TLicense]

Look, the government's got tons of money. There is so much they can't give it to us quick enough, so they've had to come up with some clever ideas to get rid of this big burden of cash.

 

1. Spend it on fighting people.

2. Give it to prisoners who we've agrieved by stopping them from having drugs whilst in prison.

3. Give it to Chavscum in the form of benefits.

4. Give it to immigrant ciminals to bugger off home, rather than stay in a UK prison.

5. Give it to people who have lost out in the Farepak scam..

 

Just think if those good people in charge of the country didn't give money to all these groups of people in vast quantities, we'd only end up having it ourselves, and then what would we do with it? It would be littering about the place, we'd be tripping up over piles of cash. God bless them for the job they do.

[Ian R]

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also what i find annoying is how the other supermarkets and government are bailing them out. i don't see why my weekly shop at Tesco should subsidise the Farepak situation.

 

 

You don't mate they just flog us managers to death and in turn we have to flog our staff to death

[JohnA]

...I think it's a horrible thing to happen to people....

I agree.

 

Being uneducated and clueless to such degree is horrible, and it's only a matter of time when such people are parted with their money (dole money most likely)

 

If they wanted their contributions to be treated as 'savings' then they should have chosen a financial product where they'd be ringfenced, not a jackass contraption that can make the rules as they go.

 

Horrible things can happen to people suffering from lack of education, excessive alcohol/crisp intake. They think that they live off the riches of others, while in reality they help the rich get richer.

 

How come I had never even heard of this 'farepak' thing?

Are they under an ombudsman at least?

[CardiffSupra]

Yep this really pisses me off, So what people have lost there hamper. My dads company lost 22K when someone went through on him, Did'nt have banks and stuff wanting to give him money, get over it they lost what? £200 each max??

[CardiffSupra]

And please don't get me started on the govermant, Im working in the MOD atm and the money they have spent is unreal, we are putting ceilings, office partitions up for fun, then the next week taking them back down. They have to spend so much to get a grant from the goverment next year, atm they have spent around 5mil of OUR money, I really feel like telling them to shove it up there arse and writing to someone about it, it's Ridiculous.

[mkirby]

To be fair most lost between £500 and £1000 and some upto £2000 which is a fair sum to lose if you have not got alot of money!! I dont understand why people save with them as 99% get them back in vouchers which you can only spend in certain shops anyway, i think its been said already, use a bank and use self control if you want to save??

 

Saying that its not nice when you see a 5 year old kid on tv crying because he knows he aint gonna get much this year for chrimbo which i must admit it does make me feel guilty as i spend for fun and could buy whet ever that lad wanted and not even feel the money go as i'm sure theres plenty of others on here which could do the same.

 

If you look into the company there is something sinister about it, the main company pretty much went bust in august and the bank withdrew funding (£35m) but the sister company (farepak) STILL kept taking money until october!! so i think its pretty obvious where the few months money went!!! straight into several bank accounts as a retirement fund so i hope all the tw@ts on the board of that company get all their assets frozen and sold off and see how they like it

 

Mike

[mr lover]

well said mike

[Pete]

It's news because the dodgy immoral f@ckers running it need to be held responsible for their actions (see previous on money movements).

 

It's not something I've ever agreed with people doing, but it seems my Auntie and cousin have lost just under a grand between them.

 

They're not "chavs". It's just something they've always done via a friend, saved a little each month. The logic is if it's not in an account then they can't spend it.

[Paul]

OK, some sympathy is due to them then but this lot on the news parading their crying kids is wrong IMO.

 

As said before it's not the end of the world, far less stess than someone losing their job just before Christmas and yet this happens all the time and we aren't blackmailed with tearful kids to help out?

 

Paul

[DaveK]

To be fair most lost between £500 and £1000 and some upto £2000 which is a fair sum to lose if you have not got alot of money!!

 

I admit I don't know how these schemes work, so I may be talking crap. However - since Christmas comes once a year, I would assume that any money a person lost is what they have been saving since the start of the year.

 

If that's the case - how the f**k do you save £2000 in less than a year if you don't have much money???

[Paul]

I admit I don't know how these schemes work, so I may be talking crap. However - since Christmas comes once a year, I would assume that any money a person lost is what they have been saving since the start of the year.

 

If that's the case - how the f**k do you save £2000 in less than a year if you don't have much money???

 

Good point, maybe we should reduce their dole money if they can afford to put that much aside:d

[terribleturner]

If that's the case - how the f**k do you save £2000 in less than a year if you don't have much money???

I could be wrong but the scheme isn't open to just those on the benifits of any type. Im pretty sure if i said to you lot send me £500 tomorrow and i guarantee you all about £1000 this time next year you'd all be up for it.

I don't really agree with the parading of crying children, but then it's news, just like starving people in Africa and others in with Lebanon who lts their homes and family. Im guessing when you see that your all thinking "well, they should have voted better".

[Paul]

I hardly think that these hamper companies would have promised to double your money

 

Anyway, regardless of people being on benefit or not anyone who can put £1000/£2000 into one of these things over a year shouldn't be crying poverty and telling the kids that Christmas is ruined.

[squiffy]

If their parents aren't capable of putting a few quid away without diving down it for drink and ciggies then tough shit.........not my problem:D

 

couldnt agree more!

[uzthedentist]

maybe it will make these gimps realise that christmas isnt about spending 4grand on a whole load of tat that your kids wont even want after the new year.

[Paul]

maybe it will make these gimps realise that christmas isnt about spending 4grand on a whole load of tat that your kids wont even want after the new year.

 

Exactly................it'll be the best present the little brats will ever get as it'll make them appreciate that money isn't everything and it might make them realise that there are many people with bigger problems than theirs.