what the bank manager said, but shouldn't of...

jules · 5th May 2006, 00:05

ok, i'm currently banking with hsbc and have just filed a claim, worried that they would close my account i went a shopping for a new account. In i popped into my local NatWest and had a very friendly chat with the manager, a Mr Lay. Asking him abou charges etc and the silly fool quite openly told me ( i think he thought i was a bit thick) that NatWest are a profit making bank that places the charges as adeterrent and does rely on customers being charged excessivly to pay the shareholders!!! I did explain that i'm in the process of a claim against hsbc because of these ridiculous charges but he just kept going on about this. I then thanked him for shooting his own foot, explained that i didn't want to open as account with his bank and promtley left. I hope this piece of info can help any of you guys as you go into battle...

Tinkerbelle · 5th May 2006, 00:06

Did you record the conversation

jules · 5th May 2006, 00:15

no i didn't sorry. to be honest i wasn't expecting the conversation to go so well... i only went in to make enquiries to open an account

Don Quioxte · 5th May 2006, 00:17

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Originally Posted by jules

no i didn't sorry. to be honest i wasn't expecting the conversation to go so well... i only went in to make enquiries to open an account

what you mean you didn't just slap the dictaphone down on the table in front of him when you walked in..

never mind that, you mean you missed the bit on covert surveillance in the FAQs too?!?

God you newbies have so much to learn.

Tinkerbelle · 5th May 2006, 00:19

PMSL

Overdrawn · 5th May 2006, 00:20

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Originally Posted by Don Quioxte

what you mean you didn't just slap the dictaphone down on the table in front of him when you walked in..

never mind that, you mean you missed the bit on covert surveillance in the FAQs too?!?

God you newbies have so much to learn.

Dictaphone's don't go on the table Don, I ALWAYS put mine in my BAG

Don Quioxte · 5th May 2006, 00:21

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Originally Posted by Overdrawn

Dictaphone's don't go on the table Don, I ALWAYS put mine in my BAG

ya but that's cos you READ the FAQs overdrawn xx

Tinkerbelle · 5th May 2006, 00:22

Overdrawn!!!!!! That was just sooooooooooooooooooooo bad

Overdrawn · 5th May 2006, 00:24

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

Overdrawn!!!!!! That was just sooooooooooooooooooooo bad

That's me Tinks

Tinkerbelle · 5th May 2006, 00:29

That was a real groaner though OD!

I think we should get some BAG Badges made up, and when we go into banks to ask for Data Protection Act's, Statements, Open New Accounts etc...we wear them

Better yet, get some BAG Thank You cards made up and when we get our money we send one to the bank

There must be someone here with Graphic Design experience. Make a card. Stick it up here on this site, and we can just print it off as we need it and post it off to the Banks

Overdrawn · 5th May 2006, 00:31

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

That was a real groaner though OD!

I think we should get some BAG Badges made up, and when we go into banks to ask for Data Protection Act's, Statements, Open New Accounts etc...we wear them

Better yet, get some BAG Thank You cards made up and when we get our money we send one to the bank

There must be someone here with Graphic Design experience. Make a card. Stick it up here on this site, and we can just print it off as we need it and post it off to the Banks

Naturally they will match with the t-shirts right?

Don Quioxte · 5th May 2006, 00:33

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

I think we should get some BAG Badges made up, and when we go into banks to ask for Data Protection Act's, Statements, Open New Accounts etc...we wear them

No.

BAG is not the friggin caravan club, or the VW owner's club.

I wouldn't wear any badge except a Blue Peter.

Tho, actually, upon reflection, it might enable us to identify each other better in the Frozen food aisle of Waitrose...

hmmm...?

Tinkerbelle · 5th May 2006, 00:34

Of course! We could even get matching Baseball Caps!!

And romper suits for the bairns

Tinkerbelle · 5th May 2006, 00:36

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Originally Posted by Don Quioxte

No.

BAG is not the friggin caravan club, or the VW owner's club.

I wouldn't wear any badge except a Blue Peter.

Tho, actually, upon reflection, it might enable us to identify each other better in the Frozen food aisle of Waitrose...

hmmm...?

You're funny

Overdrawn · 5th May 2006, 00:36

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Originally Posted by Don Quioxte

I wouldn't wear any badge except a Blue Peter.

Have you made/done anything to warrant such an award?

Overdrawn · 5th May 2006, 00:37

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Don Quioxte · 5th May 2006, 00:37

romper suits... i love it...

i got visions of whole BAG families parading up the high streets of the UK on saturday afternoons, tshirts, caps, and bumbags to boot..

brilliant! I have to coin a Lueeze favourite... PMSL

Tinkerbelle · 5th May 2006, 00:39

And watch them Chav's take over our style

Tinkerbelle · 5th May 2006, 00:39

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