Well, I just phoned 01379 649 499 and asked to redeem Sony Pulsebeats.
Used all my charm and nicety, usually quite persuasive.
The woman who answered the phone told me that I'd dialled the wrong number and had to dial 0870 036 2444.
I explained that my landlord wouldn't let me dial an 0870 number...
She said sorry, she was under instruction not to put anybody through.
I told her that 0870 numbers cost 10p per minute in the daytime from my landline provider and that there ought to be a geographical number.
She said yes, there is, but she's under strict instructions not to give that out and that Sony Pulsebeats can only be redeemed by phoning the 0870 number.
I'm of the opinion that Sony Pulsebeats are worthless and have little or no value because you have to spend so much to get them and the items they can be redeemed against are very expensive and still Sony want to profit from the phone calls you have to make to redeem the hard-earned points.
The earphones I wanted cost 3300 Sony Pulsebeats, you have to spend £3300 pounds on an MBNA card to get 3300 Sony Pulsebeats, probably costs a £1 for a ten minute call to make the redemption, the earphones are on sale at one retailer listed on
www.froogle.co.uk for £19.99 - as a loyalty program, Sony Pulsebeats have little or no value and the customer service assistant sounded very frustrated with my question and stopped just short of telling me she wasn't interested!
Shame on you Sony!
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