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  • never-in-doubt
    never-in-doubt Posts: 20,613 Forumite
    debtdestroyer007 wrote: »
    interesting NID........

    you know me mate, full of interesting gumf lol
    :o 2010 - year of the troll :o

    Niddy - Over & Out :wave:
  • cifpower
    cifpower Posts: 6,502 Forumite
    Next also search if you are near your limit and try to order something. Had this happen to me.
  • never-in-doubt
    never-in-doubt Posts: 20,613 Forumite
    cifpower wrote: »
    Next also search if you are near your limit and try to order something. Had this happen to me.

    yea, next are beggars for doing unlimited searches - i'm glad I can;t get an account cos they seem a nightmare tbh... :mad:
    :o 2010 - year of the troll :o

    Niddy - Over & Out :wave:
  • debtdestroyer007
    debtdestroyer007 Posts: 402 Forumite
    stikiuk wrote: »
    interesting thread guys....

    I have a great universal, additions, JD williams, Next & studio accounts but cannot get freemans or Oli :confused::confused::confused::confused:
    I have years worth of green O's from these companys, i'm at a loss as to why the other 2 keep refusing me !

    TBH mate, if you have years of greens from them, i wud get a credit card instead....
    my problem is i am trying to get those tonnes of greens that u have...... and then i wont bother with most of these catalogues bar 1 i suppose
  • never-in-doubt
    never-in-doubt Posts: 20,613 Forumite
    debtdestroyer007 wrote: »
    TBH mate, if you have years of greens from them, i wud get a credit card instead....
    my problem is i am trying to get those tonnes of greens that u have...... and then i wont bother with most of these catalogues bar 1 i suppose

    Exactly, the catalogues know we are just using them for the status - thus they give us silly limits that they just know we will never use! They are what I call a spring-board from sub-prime to best-cuts lol :beer:
    :o 2010 - year of the troll :o

    Niddy - Over & Out :wave:
  • Rose123
    Rose123 Posts: 397 Forumite
    never-in-doubt wrote: »
    Exactly, the catalogues know we are just using them for the status - thus they give us silly limits that they just know we will never use! They are what I call a spring-board from sub-prime to best-cuts lol :beer:

    Yep, lol, i so agree
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  • Brian1966
    Brian1966 Posts: 1,428 Forumite
    never-in-doubt wrote: »
    Exactly, the catalogues know we are just using them for the status - thus they give us silly limits that they just know we will never use! They are what I call a spring-board from sub-prime to best-cuts lol :beer:
    So after a year or 2 of catalogue usage my bank manager may invite me for lunch :rotfl:
    Natwest gold..Limit £1750 bal £970..Vanquis Limit £3000 bal £0..Littlewoods..Limit £1200 bal 0..Additions direct..Limit £4900 bal £1356..Empire Limit £6200 bal £152..Jd williams..Limit £1100 bal £130..Simplybe..Limit £1500 bal 265,,Fashion world..Limit £1400 bal £145 Jacamo..Limit£125 bal 0
    Next..Limit £?? bal £0 Asda..limit £1250 bal £440,
  • debtdestroyer007
    debtdestroyer007 Posts: 402 Forumite
    Brian1966 wrote: »
    So after a year or 2 of catalogue usage my bank manager may invite me for lunch :rotfl:


    i am looking forward to it:beer:
  • never-in-doubt
    never-in-doubt Posts: 20,613 Forumite
    Brian1966 wrote: »
    So after a year or 2 of catalogue usage my bank manager may invite me for lunch :rotfl:

    JD may do matey, you are the majority shareholder after all..... :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    :o 2010 - year of the troll :o

    Niddy - Over & Out :wave:
  • stikiuk
    stikiuk Posts: 620 Forumite
    debtdestroyer007 wrote: »
    TBH mate, if you have years of greens from them, i wud get a credit card instead....
    my problem is i am trying to get those tonnes of greens that u have...... and then i wont bother with most of these catalogues bar 1 i suppose

    I have just been turned down by 2 :confused::confused:

    i thought naybe it was as i'm not in full time employment ? As the only other thing on my credit file are 3 late payments :confused:
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