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farepak hampers

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maggymay · 16/10/2006 11:06

hi can anyone help I have just found out that the company I have my christmas hampers and vouchers has just gone into administration and we will not be getting out hampers vouchers ect or our money back is that it or will we get something back I paid in nearly ?2000 I dont know what to do

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zippitippitoes · 16/10/2006 11:11

poor you two thousand pounds!!!!

sorry can't help..have you registered with the administrators

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maggymay · 16/10/2006 11:23

the message on teh phone says we will be contacted I am sick with worry this only happened on friday

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Kidstrack · 16/10/2006 11:35

is it honestly farepak hampers because my neighbour has been talking about her vouchers, she hasn't mentioned anything we are in scotland, god if this is true then lots of families will struggle, people pay them all year round to help at christmas time

zippitippitoes · 16/10/2006 11:40

have you read this it doesn't sound good..you may receive some but not all of your money back and not for some months

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maggymay · 16/10/2006 11:41

Its definatly farepak hampers if you go to the web site they have all the details there no-one has been informed yet as it only happened friday and we have to wait for the administrators to contact us I am sick to my stomach we where relying on this money for christmas my poor daughter has been saving with them too

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Kidstrack · 16/10/2006 11:47

it doesn't look good, try keeping this bumped i'm sure there are mn's who have paid money into farepak hampers, and del cancel any direct debits you have going to them. i feel for you maggymay

Kidstrack · 16/10/2006 11:49

i have just phoned my neighbour, she had £400 pound of vouchers coming and her sisters had a lot more, i have told her about the website

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maggymay · 16/10/2006 12:03

if your neighbour want she can phone and get the info the number should be on her payment card

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Kidstrack · 16/10/2006 12:05

she has looked at the website that zippi linked. she isn't holding out much hope of seeing any cash back and certainly not by christmas was her words.

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maggymay · 16/10/2006 12:07

I am not holding out my hope I was in tears this morning befor the kids went to school my little fella was crying I told him its ok father christmas doesnt use hamper people he will still get his pressies god knows how but I have to make sure he does

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zippitippitoes · 16/10/2006 12:10

I really feel for you and i imagine thousands of others who will struggle to manage this Christmas

Kidstrack · 16/10/2006 12:11

god magyymay its awful something you really don't need especially as it buys the christmas presents, well done for reassuring your ds, are you going to be able to manage buying all the presents without the vouchers?

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maggymay · 16/10/2006 12:16

I guess in a way I am lucky although I have 9 kida and 2 grand kids to buy for the older ones will realise I cannot do it but my 4 youngest some of who still believe will need to be sorted out and my daughter who was also saving with them has two wee ones to buy for its a mess and right now I dont know what the hell I am going to do

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zippitippitoes · 16/10/2006 12:21

9 kids...you must be devastated that is a lot of disappointment

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maggymay · 16/10/2006 12:25

It going to be hard to tell them all they are good kids and do what they can for me now they are grown up I feel I am letting them down I was the agent for this hampers and my daughter and one of my boys was saving we have had a few bad years and had fully intended to make this one a really good one for the younger ones my 14 yearold has just offered to give me a fiver he earned to help I was in tears again

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Kidstrack · 16/10/2006 12:28
Sad
Kidstrack · 16/10/2006 13:24

bump for anyone who has paid into farepak

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maggymay · 16/10/2006 13:29

my wonderfull older children are clubbing together to get the little ones there christmas presents so I am in floods of tears again they are all trying to help out and have told me not to worry about food etc so at least my 4 little ones will have a good christmas

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Kidstrack · 16/10/2006 13:35

maggymay thats fantastic, at least the kids won't go without

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maggymay · 16/10/2006 13:37

I am still crying now I am so proud of my kids they have all pulled together and they have done all they can to help

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Kidstrack · 16/10/2006 13:43

suppose thats the good thing when you have many kids they can all rally round

agalch · 16/10/2006 14:40

Hiya,i'm in the same boat as you maggymay.

I knew i'd be on maternity leave now so paid for 700 quids worth of vouchers.

I have kids aged 15 yrs 11 yrs 2 yrs and 11 weeks.
My 2 little girls are too young to understand what they are missing out on but it broke my heart to tell my boys not to expect any big pressies this year.

Really feel for you maggy losing so much money

12yeargap · 16/10/2006 15:55

This is really unspeakable, I feel so much for people who have used this company. That's the reward they've got for careful financial planning, thinking ahead and not just flinging it on the credit cards...I wonder to what extent the company kept taking the money when it became clear that they wouldn't be paying out? Most people using the service will be on a tight budget, and have kids, FFS, So the last people who can afford to lose out. I don't personally know anyone affected, but my blood is boiling about this.

joelallie · 16/10/2006 17:47

It sounds from R4 just now that there might be some small dividend left for the customers after the 'preferred' creditors have been paid. What seems so unfair is that the customers appear to be the last people to get any money back. Why are customers less deserving than 'preferred' suppliers?

So sorry for the people who've been affected

muminamini · 16/10/2006 19:54

Hi there

I started a thread about this and didn't see there was one already so thanks to zippytoes for letting me know.

I feel for you too Maggymay and all the others affected. I found out about an hour ago that the £300 I have saved all year has effectivley disappeared.

It is my first sons 2nd Christmas, the first one where he will know what is going on and as I only work part time and money is tight I was really pleased with myself that I had managed to put away £30 each month (a lot of money for me and I am crap at saving).

To say I am devastated is not the word. I know that somehow I will manage but I do really worry for others who may find it more of a struggle than me.

I cannot believe that this can happen in this day and age. How can a company just take your money and say - oh sorry your getting nothing back?? My blood is boiling, I also feel sorry for my friend who is the agent as she not only has her personal loss but has to tell and deal with the anger and frustration of all of her customers (many who are collegues and friends).

I hope we do eventually manage to get something but from reading the website I think I can kiss goodbye to my money for Christmas this year.

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