A well-kept secret

Here in the UK we have Town Councils that look after our well-being, you know rubbish removals, street lighting etc. Here where I live, Stockport (near Manchester) in the North West, we have a branch of the Town Council, Stockport Homes who look after Stockport’s housing stock. Part of their responsibility is keeping their tenants/customers happy. This includes cooking and various other things of which the computer is part.  

A well-kept secret

Finding where to learn about the computer especially if you are elderly is a problem. There you are, wanting to learn how to communicate through the computer, but embarrassed enough to not tell those around you, although you know some people even family that seem to be at home working the computer. When you have asked for help they either show you quickly or say that they will show you later, which never come, so even though you are dying to learn just leave it.

Well now you can learn (it probably has been for a while). Stockport Homes has a cause regularly from beginner, learning from switching on your computer working the mouse and then on to much more. This can all be done at Bridgehall Community Centre on Siddington Avenue, Stockport.
View Larger Map If you travel by bus there is a bus stop outside 20 paces and you are in the centre. In the centre there is a room full of computers with a teacher waiting to show you how.

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Why did it need to come to this?

Up to now I have tried to solve this behind the scenes.

Why don't these so called masters of the net honor their word?

It is because everything on the internet is governed by numbers.

This is how I see it working; an individual knows their way around the computer and finds it easy to slap together product to offer anyone that looks at their site. With time and research this is honed and improved.

Right from the start they learn the golden rule to selling - "promise a refund if things don't work out".

I have wanted to improve/learn and like so many of us seen and joined programs thinking that I would be able to benefit from the item offered. Most times these offer guarantees have expired. Or the offer isn't taken up.

Every now and again you/me come across "an offer that is too good to miss". In this case it promised a guarantee +, yes 2 guarantees that if offer not met, money will be returned.

Well! I found nothing that was offered in their site of use. The training of newbies is so old that it was impossible to follow, the program that was used when installing WordPress was so old that WordPress no longer made it available. The training program was 4 years old and not up dated.

I have been looking for the site with the offer that I was given -surprise - surprise it has gone so I cannot let you look at the offer for you to decide for yourself.

Let me tell you who has failed to live up to what was promised.

It is the 2 that run http://www.internetmarketingreview.com/  Neil Stafford and Neil Travers. 

Why did I join their outfit?

They were just down the road, I wanted someone close by thinking it would be an advantage.

I fortunately used my card [fortunately it is Barclaycard] and I have asked them to get the refund. Barclaycard have come back to me and told me that I have to return the books and CD's/DVDs before I can expect a refund. When I pointed out that this outfit didn't reply when I told them that their training books and CD's/DVDs where available to be returned if they wanted them Barclaycard noted this, but suggested I return them anyway.

This is the part that I like: I pointed out that there is a cost in returning these items and was told [everything is recorded with Barclaycard] I could claim the postage.

The books etc. are on their way - which this space.

If for some reason these 2 Neil’s of http://www.internetmarketingreview.com/ feel that I shouldn’t receive a refund and Barclaycard fail to solve this.

My trump card – they and I both live in England and we have laws and courts – Thank England for they introduced the Small Claims Court.

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bees

http://www.squidoo.com/the-honey-bee-the-club

Should you have time please have a look and let me know what you think on the comments.

Thanks 

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How The Bees Live And What They Do In The Hive

Just put up a page on;

http://www.squidoo.com/-how-the-bees-live-and-what-they-do-in-the-hive

If you have time I would be grateful for any comments.

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