bloomingnails
Well-Known Member
Hi
I hope one of you guys can help me?
Its a bit of a long story so bare with me.
I was cold called by a company asking if I wanted to advertise in there publication. I agreed at the time of the phone call to the advert.
The proof came through and it was naff, along with fact that you could make very few changes to the advert. Also it was not made clear at the time of the phone call what the readership was. It would only be going to service personnel with in my postcode. Which no offence to anyone amounts to about 4 people! (We live in a rural area).
So thought no more of it and chucked it in the bin. I then received a reminder for payment, which I sent back saying I didnt want to proceed. A few days later they sent me a letter to say as I did not cancel within there terms and conditions the money was still due.
Now there terms state I had to cancel within 7 days of the date of the original letter in writing with proof of posting. I received the original letter just before the 7 days were up, so had I cancelled it then, it STILL would not have been in time. In other words it was very short dead line to cancel.
Anyway I wrote to them again saying that I didnt wish to processed and as a gesture of good will on my part I would pay there £10 cancellation few, which applied if you cancelled within 7 days etc etc . I also pointed out that it took a while for post to get to us living in a rural area etc etc .
My point is this, yes there is one! They are demanding I pay for the advert, which at no point have I agreed to in writing nor signed for. If you agree to terms and conditions verbal, does that make it legal binding?
I hope someone out there can help me?
Thanks:cry:
I hope one of you guys can help me?
Its a bit of a long story so bare with me.
I was cold called by a company asking if I wanted to advertise in there publication. I agreed at the time of the phone call to the advert.
The proof came through and it was naff, along with fact that you could make very few changes to the advert. Also it was not made clear at the time of the phone call what the readership was. It would only be going to service personnel with in my postcode. Which no offence to anyone amounts to about 4 people! (We live in a rural area).
So thought no more of it and chucked it in the bin. I then received a reminder for payment, which I sent back saying I didnt want to proceed. A few days later they sent me a letter to say as I did not cancel within there terms and conditions the money was still due.
Now there terms state I had to cancel within 7 days of the date of the original letter in writing with proof of posting. I received the original letter just before the 7 days were up, so had I cancelled it then, it STILL would not have been in time. In other words it was very short dead line to cancel.
Anyway I wrote to them again saying that I didnt wish to processed and as a gesture of good will on my part I would pay there £10 cancellation few, which applied if you cancelled within 7 days etc etc . I also pointed out that it took a while for post to get to us living in a rural area etc etc .
My point is this, yes there is one! They are demanding I pay for the advert, which at no point have I agreed to in writing nor signed for. If you agree to terms and conditions verbal, does that make it legal binding?
I hope someone out there can help me?
Thanks:cry: