AWesome Racing Day 46
The Graduate
Third day of no bets and I’m staring to get concerned about the tipster-The Sandman.He doesn’t call,he doesn’t write etc.Bi Polar is the only word I can think of that describes this service.This has been a primo week for Horse Racing and Awesome hasn’t delivered.And when I say hasn’t delivered I mean literally HASN”T DELIVERED.
I’m waiting but not holding my breath for the next round of bets.
Meanwhile,let me tell about my nightmare day with Ladbrokes.
Yesterday, on the way to a job, I decided to pop in to my local Ladbrokes next to Ealing Broadway Station and have a few each way bets.As I was handing over the money,the guy suggested it would be a good idea for me to get one of their ‘new,exciting’ GRID cards.You’ve probably seen other bookies advertising these things which let you place bets,track bets on your computer and make you feel special when you walk into their shops and hand over a snazzy looking card to swipe.
You only have to lay down a pound to get it but of course Bookmakers give these cards with ridiculous offers because they know the majority of us will use this as an impulse buying tool like one of cards they ‘give away’ at department stores.
Now I have enough cards (Bank,Tescos,Library etc,etc) to last me a lifetime and was about to say ‘no thanks,I’m in a hurry’ when the canny salesman pointed to the offer ’50/1 for Chelsea to beat West Brom (max bet £1)’.
After twenty minutes of filling out forms I asked if it would be OK to put on a bet.They said I could do it on my phone,I pulled out my vintage Nokia (I hate I Phones,people keep giving them to me but I use them to take pics and listen to music) and said it wouldn’t be possible.The assistant said he would do it but after ten minutes of faffing around,informed that he couldn’t get a signal.This smoothly brings me to another point.Have seen the state of tech ware in betting shops?I’m sure they are still getting their computers from Alan Sugar.They would better off having a Tic Tac man onsite!
I was in a hurry and said I would do the bet later.On getting home I logged on The Grid site and it wouldn’t accept my password.Now,I’m one of those people who uses the same password for everything (if my bank account got hacked,the criminal would have to deal with my overdraft).So I tried to change my password,but the site wouldn’t let me.
Now it was time to call the dreaded call centre but gave up after being left waiting for 45 minutes.Next step was Live Chat but I found I couldn’t do it unless I was logged on.
THIS MEANT WAR!!! Batons down I got some provisions and got on the phone.
Four hours later after The Blues got their victory I suddenly got through to an apologetic operator who did nothing to soothe my wounded soul.
Fired with the adrenaline of injustice I wrote a hefty tome to the complaints dept.I received an automatic mail 30 seconds later saying it would be dealt with in the next four days.
More will be revealed…
PS- To add insult to injury I lost my betting slip which had two winners.
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