#13

I really should sort out a way of automating claims against Great Northern. They have a fifteen minute threshold now, so I’m probably losing out on quite a bit each week by never ever bothering.

#15

When I was made redundant from my last place of work I slapped in an expenses claim for all the taxis I’d taken when I’d had to work beyond the last tube departure.

There was over a grand that they then felt obliged to pay me. Got a nice apology from one of the directors who had been kept totally unaware of the situation.

#16

Yep, exactly. Though - maybe if everyone just started bombarding them with Delay Repay requests for £1.50, they’d soon start thinking about automating their process.

#17

You sound like a pro. I’ll PM you my Concur login details.

#18

These sorts of discussions become quite tricky to sell when she spends her days educating children, her evening’s preparing the education and the weekends marking the education whilst I spend my day “working” on a Football Management simulation…

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#21

Fucks sake epimer, sort it out. Send them over to me and I’ll do it for a 10% cut.

Work irks part 2 (rolling)
#22

I think this should be a new thread. Xylo’s Motivational Messages. Get right up in the camera like Terry Crews or someone

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#23

I’d like you to record a motivational video message for Ant to play back to her.

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#24

Thing is, right, if I scan in/photograph all my receipts to send you then I’m already halfway done.

cba

#25

Can’t remember the last time I returned anything. Must be at least 5 years ago (I did ask for a refund after being sent the wrong video game from a second hand seller on ebay (he sent me fight night champion in the box for red dead redemption (he refunded me and I ended up borrowing RDR from a friend ( I played fight night champion a couple of times but it wasn’t very good))))

#26

:smiley: I dread to think how many clothes there would be in her place if I wasn’t physically removing them regularly.

All joking aside, I obviously don’t mind running this errand occasionally, I cannot fathom the mindset of deliberately ordering multiple versions of a thing knowing full well that an errand will be required though but, you know, people live their lives in different ways innit.

#28

Our lot already have an online system… Just need to write some software that scans my oyster journey history, looks for late trains, takes a screenshot and fills out the form for me… Maybe I’ve given myself something to do for the rest of the year.

#29

You could not post on DiS today and spend the time doing your expenses instead. £700 not to DiS!

#30

Very very rarely buy things that might need returning “in store” – would factor that in before purchasing and make plans accordingly, ie try stuff on before buying, read a review thoroughly, etc.

Online things: would return anything above about £5 I think. The Post Office is right next to work and if there’s free pre-paid returns then it’s a no brainer as I can stroll past the queue and dump it on the fast track counter.

#31

In fairness, she always sets out to do it herself but time gets away from her very regularly in her line of work, I’d be a lot less forgiving of it if she was routinely doing it working on the assumption that I’ll do it every time.

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#32

Mrs Z does this, too, but in a less irritating way (I get to collect+ the returns). Although she is prone to buying stuff, then finding ASOS have a 20% discount day 24 hours later and ordering the exact same stuff all over again.

#33

Can you increase your offer a bit?

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#34

Oh God, lots and lots of ^This

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#37

IKEA - will literally return anything there thanks to the 365 day return policy and the fact that we usually go a couple of times a year, even though on occasion there’s a 30 minute+ wait in returns. We currently have a hook that cost us £2 sitting in the garage waiting to go back on our next visit.

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