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Co-op £100 switch incentive is back

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  • Archi_Bald
    Archi_Bald Posts: 9,681 Forumite
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    veryintrigued wrote: »
    Not true - take a look at the T&Cs

    There is something about previous 3 months
    *This offer is not available to existing customers with a Co-operative Bank or smile current account who pay in on average £800 or more per month over the three months prior to 1 February 2014, or since the account was opened, if that is a shorter period.


    Though not sure why michaels asked since I can't see anyone having posted that they had done this and still got accepted.
  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
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    mornevaey wrote: »
    I have transferred £800 into this account. My question is: does the account have to have a balance of £800 for the entire 45 day period, or can it be withdrawn? Would it be acceptable to withdraw the £800 and put it back in on the 19/4?
    Answered in post #149, and substantiated in post #154 (just before your own post #155).
  • innovate
    innovate Posts: 16,217 Forumite
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    My £100 is showing this morning. The switch had completed on February 21.

    I am still waiting for them to ask me which charity I would like the promised £25 to go to.
  • badger09
    badger09 Posts: 11,677 Forumite
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    innovate wrote: »
    My £100 is showing this morning. The switch had completed on February 21.

    I am still waiting for them to ask me which charity I would like the promised £25 to go to.


    The badger09 trust? :p
  • Everynamestaken
    Everynamestaken Posts: 285 Forumite
    I applied online, but unlike my NatWest application the other month, it is not yet complete as I have had a letter saying I need to send proof of Identification and where I live.

    Seems like hassle does this one, especially as I have just moved, so not got any recent utility bills yet, apart from letter from n power saying welcome :beer:

    Maybe I should have gone straight for the Halifax switch.

    Am I right in thinking I have to ring them when I am switching too, or can I do it in the branch, or just online?
  • jonny2510
    jonny2510 Posts: 671 Forumite
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    Everynamestaken wrote: »

    Seems like hassle does this one, especially as I have just moved, so not got any recent utility bills yet, apart from letter from n power saying welcome :beer:

    Maybe I should have gone straight for the Halifax switch.

    Am I right in thinking I have to ring them when I am switching too, or can I do it in the branch, or just online?

    I'd expect the Npower welcome letter would be fine.

    And yes you need to call to switch. (I'm not sure if there's a branch option, though know you can't do it online) :)
  • jonny2510
    jonny2510 Posts: 671 Forumite
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    innovate wrote: »
    My £100 is showing this morning. The switch had completed on February 21.

    I am still waiting for them to ask me which charity I would like the promised £25 to go to.

    There's a pattern here (with a sample size of 3) ;)

    My switch completed on 28th February, which would hopefully indicate the £100 is due next Thursday (i.e. The fifth Thursday after your switch completion date).

    There has been no mention of nominating a charity throughout the process though.
  • bellabooski
    bellabooski Posts: 164 Forumite
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    Hi Jonny2510,
    Yes I see a pattern emerging too and I also had 28th Feb switch date. Let's hope our theory is correct ;)
    I haven't heard a thing about nominating a charity either.
  • innovate
    innovate Posts: 16,217 Forumite
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    True to what it says on their website, there is information in the switching letter about the charitable donation. In case you have lost your switching letter:
    ..........We will then pay £100 into the above Co-operative Bank current account on or before 45 days from your switch date. From this date you will also have an opportunity to select one of our chosen charities to receive a £25 donation from us by visiting co-operativebank.co.uk/charitychoice. We will make the charity payment before 31 December 2014

    Anyone and everyone can go to that URL. It is a crude surveymonkey page and anyone can cast their vote on it. There is no link to my account or myself or my switch date or anything. Anyone who knows anything about cookies can vote as often as they like. I have already voted twice on a PC and on an iPad.

    Not sure I have the energy to try and find out whether they will really make the payments.
  • bellabooski
    bellabooski Posts: 164 Forumite
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    Thanks for the info Innovate :)
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