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I am writing this letter to you as a sort of last resort since all my attempts to phone you

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and to try and make an appointment to meet you and discuss my problem with you have been unsuccessful.

Correct answer: (c) appointment

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I would like to tell you the story from the very beginning.

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In January this year I bought a washing machine from you for which I paid cash

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and made arrangements for it to be delivered to my home in Southcote on the following Tuesday.

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I stayed in all day on purpose as you had informed me that you could not be sure at what time of day the washing machine would arrive.

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In the end nobody came that day. When I phoned, I was told it would come the following Tuesday.

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Again I stayed in all day in vain and there was no delivery.

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After six more phone calls I eventually succeeded in settling on a date

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and the machine came on Tuesday February 20th — almost 5 weeks after the promised delivery date.

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