Comments on: Barclays TV programme

By: Nefertiki

Nefertiki — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:34:49 +0000

You get free cheques books? That is a perk I’d cross the Atlantic for. But I got a real shock about a currupt company, Chiquita Bananas, which confessed that it paid an awful lot of money to terrorists in Columbia to leave their plantations alone. You can imagine how I felt as I rushed to examine the fruit basket which I knew contained a couple of bananas. And how relieved to read the little sticker with Ecuador on it. But maybe they do the same.

By: John

John — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:39:22 +0000

Barclays. Yes, well…

My wife banks with them for her personal account (old account from decades back), and she got a call from them last week. The caller said that she had a block on her account that stopped Barclays calling her with news about new products. Yes, my wife said. That’s because I don’t want calls from you like this one.

That’s right – they called her to let her know that they weren’t allowed to call her! You’ve got to love banks, doncha?

pax et bonum

By: Philip of Samaria

Philip of Samaria — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:50:58 +0000

hmm.. but thos whistleblower programs only put one side – yes bank charges are a sting but its a way of passing on cost of things we get for free – cheques books, online banking. Real point is they have your money, invest it and make a return, not charges. Culture looked vile tho

My bank is First Direct – they are superb (except insurance through them is Norwich Union who are crap) so I dont mind when they occiasionally ask me if I want an ISA. They are polite, helpful and on the three occaisions they got something wrong they couldn’t have been nicer about putting it right!

By: susmita

susmita — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:07:03 +0000

Of course at the end of the programme there is a management-type person