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  • mardatha
    mardatha Posts: 15,612 Forumite
    Yep GQ if they all went in and demanded to see the manager and withdraw the lot then it would be stopped. Without customers - no bank!
  • mardatha
    mardatha Posts: 15,612 Forumite
    What colour of jellybaby?????
  • herbily
    herbily Posts: 280 Forumite
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    jk0 wrote: »
    Most of my bulbs here at home are fluorescent/ compact fluorescents for the energy savings.

    I am toying with the idea of buying LED bulbs now, but am worried about spending so much (£12 for some of them) then finding the light unacceptable in some way, and thus wasting the cash.

    Can anyone reassure me?
    I've recently invested in a £12 Philips LED bulb from Sainsbugs, to test. It's the equivalent of 60W in old money, 9.5W and is called "Warm White". It's slightly yellow compared to an old-style incandescent bulb, but it's a good clear light, comes on immediately, and has none of that faint hum that CFLs have. (Not everyone can hear fluorescent lights, but I can, so I mostly try and avoid them.) It's supposed to last a long time - I've only had it three months, so it may be a while before I can let you know about longevity.


    So far so good, and they're supposed to be as cheap to run as CFLs. I will be saving pennies to buy a couple more. Not sure if they're easier to dispose of compared to CFLs, that have to be taken to a recycling centre.
  • GreyQueen
    GreyQueen Posts: 13,008 Forumite
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    mardatha wrote: »
    What colour of jellybaby?????
    :D Green, naturellement.

    If they weren't green, they would be conspicious against the kale leaves and their natural predators would pick them off easily (that means you, Mardywotsit.) :p

    I had a minor LBM moment this afternoon when cruising the YS bargains and seeing a cellophane pkt of thyme for 5p. Which I bought and have some draped over a slow-roasting joint in t'oven as we speak.

    I often see various herbs like this for 5p. Mixed dried herbs are silly for what they are and I haven't yet got the allotment sorted for herbery. So I have the remainder of the thyme drying slowly on an oven mesh thingummy wotsit from £land the other year.

    Dry, crumble, make a pot of mixed herbs to chuck in soup - sorted. Can't believe I only just thought of this.:rotfl:
    Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.
    John Ruskin
    Veni, vidi, eradici
    (I came, I saw, I kondo'd)
  • GreyQueen wrote: »
    It's beyond belief that it's HSBC doing this.

    Seems I swapped banks just in time.
  • GreyQueen
    GreyQueen Posts: 13,008 Forumite
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    Bedsit_Bob wrote: »
    Seems I swapped banks just in time.
    :D Just so long as you didn't go to the Co Op Bank; they're losing depositors left, right and centre. Heck, even the Labour Party * are taking their overdraft elsewhere.............

    * Should re-name that crowd; most of them have never had a proper job and they sure as hell can't throw a good bash. To party-on, you should have at least one Crystal Methodist in da house. He brings his own pharmaceuticals, don'tchaknow. ;)
    Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.
    John Ruskin
    Veni, vidi, eradici
    (I came, I saw, I kondo'd)
  • GreyQueen wrote: »
    :D Just so long as you didn't go to the Co Op Bank

    No I didn't.
  • pineapple
    pineapple Posts: 6,934 Forumite
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    edited 27 April 2014 at 9:39PM
    maryb wrote: »
    Have been winding down the ISA in the big blue bank beginning with B :D
    Would have closed it entirely last time round except that I was told I would have to go to Customer Services first then start queuing all over again :mad:
    Getting money out of that branch is like pulling teeth. I was asked a ton of security questions. - one being what was my mobile number. No use asking a Luddite like me - I only use it twice a year and can never remember the number and of course I didn't have the 'phone with me. I could tell the cashier was incredulous. She asked about my overdraft limit. 'It's an ISA, I don't have an overdraft' I replied. 'Ah that was a trick question' beamed the cashier triumphantly. It's a good job she was safe behind her glass screen....
  • maryb
    maryb Posts: 4,718 Forumite
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    It's not just the intrusiveness of it - it would be so easy to deny us access to our own money using this sort of means. No nipping down to the bank at the first whiff of a problem
    It doesn't matter if you are a glass half full or half empty sort of person. Keep it topped up! Cheers!
  • bluebag
    bluebag Posts: 2,450 Forumite
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    mardatha wrote: »
    Yep GQ if they all went in and demanded to see the manager and withdraw the lot then it would be stopped. Without customers - no bank!

    That was part of the problem though Mar, they were denied access to their accounts. That kind of thing causes ban k r u n s in other institutions before they start that kind of shenanigans.

    I mean, please what is going on ? That is some messed up scary stuff right there that is.
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