How We Can All Help Eachother..

[annmarie18676]

A few weeks ago I was approached by the B.A.G to give my story so it could be used to highlight what people are going through and for it to be used for media releases etc.

 

I must admit that at first I was a little unsure, what would it entail? Would I be forced into saying things I didn’t want to say? The answer to that is a big fat NO WAY!! It’s the best thing I have done so far as I have had a lot of fun in doing it!

 

Basically my story in a nutshell is I am a single mum on benefit who set up a direct debit to pay off my credit card. The card company claimed money a week early so no funds in account, the bank immediately took a massive £35 charge the same day!! That’s when I found out about the B.A.G who have become my best mates! lol They recommended ringing the bank first and asking nicely for my money back, so I did and low and behold was given a 50% refund there and then! After that I followed the "step by step guide" and sent off my first letter, within 7 days the rest of the money was credited back to my account! HOORAY!

 

It was then that I was asked if I would be willing to talk to the media, I must stress that the B.A.G respected my anonimity and told me that NONE of my personal info would be given out, which it wasn’t at any point!

 

Then I had a call from the "You and Yours" programme for BBC Radio 4, and asked to take part in a radio interview! Again at first I was a bit nervous but thought Hey! Why not! Before the interview I had loads of help from the group, who explained what was likely to happen and that I didn’t have to do anything I didn’t want to, again they reminded me that I didn’t have to use any of my personal details.

 

So off I went last Friday to the BBC studio! They even sent a car to pick me up then wait to bring me home afterwards! How special did I feel??? lol As soon as I got there I was made to feel really comfortable (just like a celebrity!!) and got to have a look round the studio's and stuff. I must admit it was a great morning and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The lady that did the interview was great, she did everything she could to make sure I got everything in that I wanted to say, I even decided to let her use my name. The way I looked at it was "Im a real person with a real story so why not let people know that!" That was purely my choice though, at no time did anyone talk me into giving my real details out. So, there it is, within the space of a few weeks I've got my money back from the bank and had a great morning out being treated like a celebrity! Not bad for someone who knew NOTHING about this a little while ago!!!

 

Anyone interested in doing something similar to me can contact moderator Janet-M by Private Message so it can continue to be highlighted and let as many people know about the group! The more people that get to know about this site and get their money back the better ..

[annmarie18676]

This topic was closed on 09 March 2019.

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