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My Story from the 23/06/08. Im BR.

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  • k2nga
    k2nga Posts: 1,375 Forumite
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    Good way of putting it i think i held on to the belief that i would be able to pay even though the interest was crippling to be honest. I guess you bury your head in the sand but eventually you have to face it head on when you realise you actually have no life.
    :cheesy: K2nga :cheesy:

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    Credit file BR fall off date: 24/06/14 :beer:
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    Sometimes the darkest times can prove to be the most positive in the longer term.
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    hypno06 wrote: »
    Sometimes the darkest times can prove to be the most positive in the longer term.

    Just read that back and it sounded really gloomy - that wasn't the way it was supposed to sound! It was supposed to be positive :o
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • k2nga
    k2nga Posts: 1,375 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Little Update.

    Call from Mint today as they were still chasing money. Goes to show it can take a while for the OR to get round to everyone. I get surprised when you tell them that you are BR how flustered they get on the phone. Again i just gave them the details.
    :cheesy: K2nga :cheesy:

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    Credit file BR fall off date: 24/06/14 :beer:
  • Scarlett.1974
    Scarlett.1974 Posts: 2,765 Forumite
    k2nga wrote: »
    Little Update.

    Call from Mint today as they were still chasing money. Goes to show it can take a while for the OR to get round to everyone. I get surprised when you tell them that you are BR how flustered they get on the phone. Again i just gave them the details.

    I was still getting calls up to 6 weeks post BR. I was quite happy to give them the BR details, but I'll admit to getting a little bit stroppy with the ones that kept on calling, despite being given all the relevant information.
    You can't control everything in life....... your hair was put on your head to remind you of that :p

    Proud to be BSC no. 103
  • k2nga
    k2nga Posts: 1,375 Forumite
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    yeah i must say i am the same i cant get funny with then first time but if they keep calling i get really annoyed.
    :cheesy: K2nga :cheesy:

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  • philnicandamy
    philnicandamy Posts: 15,685 Forumite
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    if they still continue to call gently remind them they are breaking the law if they continue to hassle you ;)
    We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will
  • k2nga
    k2nga Posts: 1,375 Forumite
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    Oh yes i have done that before with my friends at NR who obviously have the best training in being rude. So they are learning from the Government.......
    :cheesy: K2nga :cheesy:

    BSC Member 176
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    ED 22/01/09
    Credit file BR fall off date: 24/06/14 :beer:
  • hi folks!
    must say I find LLoyds and Egg the most annoying...no matter how many times you tell them someone else calls......I think i will adopt your strategy Phil and see how it goes:D :D

    Sandy
    It's not the mickle that mak's the muckle
    :j BSC 166:j
    BR 25th June 2008
    Discharge 25th June 2009
  • philnicandamy
    philnicandamy Posts: 15,685 Forumite
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    either that or.......just say "oh can you hang on a sec" put the phone down somewhere & walk away......I had a rep from O2 waiting for 52mins before they hung up :D
    We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will
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