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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Miles Brignall

Tesco Mobile refuses to believe I didn’t receive my phone

A man using a mobile phone in front of the Tesco Mobile network sign<br>RYW21W A man using a mobile phone in front of the Tesco Mobile network sign
‘Consumer Champions gets relatively few complaints about Tesco Mobile. It is arguably the sector’s top provider’ Photograph: True Images/Alamy

In February I went to the Tesco Mobile outlet in my nearest Tesco store and ordered an upgraded handset – an iPhone. It was for my grandson, who took over my late wife’s Tesco Mobile number.

I paid an extra £29.40, completed the necessary paperwork and was informed that the phone would be delivered to me by DPD. Three days later I personally took delivery of the box, but when I opened it up, instead of the phone, there was a power bank (a portable charger) and a Tesco sim card.

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