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Smelly Halifax credit card bill
ghostmadlittlemiss
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I've just had my c/c bill off Halifax and it stinks of cigs! I mean really stinks, I can even smell it on my hands still. I don't smoke so I know it's not me and none of my other post smells so it must be inside the letter. Has anyone else had this?
Kayleigh
Kayleigh
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Pay it, shred it and wash your hands!
There drama over!0 -
opinions4u wrote: »Most likely the postman.
Given laws on smoking in offices and factories I can't think where else it would have come from.
Have you had any other post and was that affected?
I had another letter, also from Halifax, with no smell on at all.Pay it, shred it and wash your hands!
There drama over!
I never said it was a drama. I was just wondering if it'd happened to anyone else, since it smelt like it had come from inside the envelope. I couldn't smell anything until I opened it.
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On the bright side, it could have been worse. A cigarette butt could have fallen out of the envelope when you opened it.
I don't know if this smelly letter could be considered as second hand smoking but I'm sure you've got a good case.We’ve had to remove your signature. Please check the Forum Rules if you’re unsure why it’s been removed and, if still unsure, email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
I've received letters from banks that smell very strongly of curry before, but never smoke. Most likely i'd imagine was the letter sealer person (if that's someones job) had just come back from a cigarette break and then packaged your letter.0
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I expect that the letter is printed and packaged up by machine - large companies like this don't tend to have someone sitting at a desk with a pile of statements and a pile of envelopes! So the postman is the most likely culprit here.
Having said that, as Natwest have sent me a cheque book in a handwritten envelope before (it had no stamp, but that's another story), there was clearly human involvement there.0 -
How strange.
I've given up smoking recently and a smoky letter might well have tipped me into a relapse!TRYING VERY HARD TO START SAVING!
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Sealed Pot Challenge 4 no:1079!!!!! Target £2500 -
we have a cat which came from a smokers household and he stank of fags for dayssquaaaaaaaaacccckkkkkk!!!! :money:0
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postman could smoke while delievering0
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statements are typically produced on laser printers.
the printers get very very hot
it's possible that an adjacent statement overheated and was partly scorched... which might account for the smell0
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