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I ordered a single check book from my bank the other day. When my driver returned he handed me not one but two check books. I immediately telephoned them and told the lady I spoke to that they had sent me two check books instead of one.

"Well," she goes, "you must have ordered two."

"No," says I, "I ordered only one."

"Well two have been printed," she goes, "so there's nothing that can be done."

"Well I hope you are only going to charge me for one." I say.

"No you will have to pay for both."

Tuff titty. So that's that. Nothing I can really do cos, unlike the rest of business, banks have no need to send out bills, they just deduct what they figure we owe them from our funds which are in their bank.

I'm not one to advocate the "occupy Wall Street" thingee, but isn't it time we brought home the simple fact to banks that without us, the customer, they would have to pay their CEO's half a gazillion bucks instead of a gazillion?

Banks all round have a bad name but I sincerely can not praise mine enough... Santander.

I received a letter just before Christmas from my car Insurance company telling me that some customers had been the subject of errors In the direct debit department. I won't bore you with It all but they seriousley messed my account up. The company offered me a poxy £35 compensation which I laughed at and demanded more... and got It.... but meanwhile my bank covered every standing order and direct debit with no charge.

You have a driver?

SnoozeAgain;1383968 wrote: You have a driver?


Don't we all ?

SnoozeAgain;1383968 wrote: You have a driver?


Dude who works for the family business Snooze.

Bruv;1383991 wrote: Don't we all ?


I guess I would if I played golf.

Dude who works for the family business Snooze.


Bourgeois peeeg!!!

Yeah, they do have it quite good. I read the other day they take loans from the government for virtually nothing and invest it in companies moving over seas.

jones jones;1383948 wrote: I ordered a single check book from my bank the other day. When my driver returned he handed me not one but two check books. I immediately telephoned them and told the lady I spoke to that they had sent me two check books instead of one.

"Well," she goes, "you must have ordered two."

"No," says I, "I ordered only one."

"Well two have been printed," she goes, "so there's nothing that can be done."

"Well I hope you are only going to charge me for one." I say.

"No you will have to pay for both."

Tuff titty. So that's that. Nothing I can really do cos, unlike the rest of business, banks have no need to send out bills, they just deduct what they figure we owe them from our funds which are in their bank.

I'm not one to advocate the "occupy Wall Street" thingee, but isn't it time we brought home the simple fact to banks that without us, the customer, they would have to pay their CEO's half a gazillion bucks instead of a gazillion?I don't see the connection of the last statement, but to the checkbook part: you sure do give up easily.

So this is what banks do.

They take massive risks

They lose their money

They get the governments to bail them out

Then they say they need high salaries and bonuses to ‘retain’ talent..

Retain talent??

For feck sake, I could easily bankrupt a bank and country.. what kind of talent is needed for that??

mikeinie;1384067 wrote: So this is what banks do.

They take massive risks

They lose their money

They get the governments to bail them out

Then they say they need high salaries and bonuses to ‘retain’ talent..

Retain talent??

For feck sake, I could easily bankrupt a bank and country.. what kind of talent is needed for that??


Moral turpitude is the main talent, erm (phrase) I believe.

HEy there I am A Bank Employee

shinning_like_me;1451069 wrote: HEy there I am A Bank Employee


So was I until the bank sold me - now I'm a free man