{"id":11720,"date":"2016-04-30T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/recycling-your-mobile-phone-beware-the-empty-price-promise\/"},"modified":"2016-04-30T13:09:53","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T06:09:53","slug":"recycling-your-mobile-phone-beware-the-empty-price-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/recycling-your-mobile-phone-beware-the-empty-price-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycling your mobile phone? Beware the empty price \u2018promise\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI\u2019ll admit it, I didn\u2019t read the small print. So I almost paid the price when a \u00a326 offer was cut by more than two-thirdsI\u2019m an idiot, I don\u2019t mind admitting it. In a fit of stupidity, and only seeing pounds signs, I was lured in by flashy marketing and failed to read the small print when looking to make some extra cash. I sent off an old mobile phone to a gadget recycling company without checking its credentials or terms of business \u2013 and it nearly cost me dear.RapidRecycle.co.uk, part of Goodbye Gadgets, quoted me \u00a326.75 for my old Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini. It was in full working order with only one or two scratches and chips. There were three options when describing it: new, working and faulty. I picked working. \u201cSuper prices! We pay what we quote,\u201d the website boasts. \u201cDon\u2019t trust other recyclers with their overinflated prices. Rapid Recycle will only give you the best!\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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