GBP 1200 Loan Required Urgently Today - (RETIRED THOUGH!!)

barbarawright

Seriously, they can't be expecting £1200 in cash surely? Not if it's a reputable firm? Don't even think about loan as anyone prepared to give you money on a Saturday (and bank transfers aren't always immediate so you may not get the money until Monday anyway) will charge a ridiculous rate of interest. It's really not worth paying an extra £500 or so. When the subject of money comes up, just say 'the company said a cheque/credit card was fine'. The workman will have to accept it.

Gleeful

Shame on you all! This is clearly a vulnerable elderly person asking a perfectly reasonable question as their boiler has packed in during this cold weather and all you can do is pick on them!

oldhand

Bythesea88 wrote: »

I need to pay for a new boiler!

Not a nice way to describe your other half..............:cool:

MonkeyMad

Gleeful wrote: »

Shame on you all! This is clearly a vulnerable elderly person asking a perfectly reasonable question as their boiler has packed in during this cold weather and all you can do is pick on them!

What makes them vulnerable then - they seem to have all their marbles about them? They also have the boiler already installed so it's not as though they will be cold without it is it?

27col

It is completely unreasonable for the tradesman to ask for cash when you thought that they would take a credit card payment. What are they going to do, take it all out again, rather than wait until you can go and get the cash after the weekend.
You certainly don't want to be getting involved in high interest, short term loans. It sounds like a simple misunderstanding.

dealer_wins

Only (and I do mean ONLY) scammers use GBP.

xgingerx

Could u ask your parents ? Lol

xgingerx

Seriously If its not a wind up the get hold of age concern sure they will help

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/

DCFC79

xgingerx wrote: »

Could u ask your parents ? Lol

I mentioned asking family but it went down like a lead balloon

HappyMJ

Give tradesman a cheque or wait until you have money. He seems to want it...yeah sure...they all seem to want it. If you don't have the money then send him away and come back when you do have the money. Don't borrow money for it. Payday loans are for going to the pub on a Saturday night with your mates but you have no money as that was all spent on the bills and last months payday loan. They aren't for boilers.