Hargreaves Lansdown Envelopes

le_loup

Totton wrote: »

I still receive them as part of the excellent service I get from HL, haven't you lot left yet?

I was going to call you a smug git, but I may need you to vouch for me, should I need to return to the land of High prices and high services.

Vortigern

I wonder if it's possible to get the Investment Times and the application forms pack into one of their envelopes and send it back for recycling?

bigadaj

It's very sad, everyone's forgetting about the waitrose quality of their literature and envelopes!

gadgetmind

I wish I had solid fuel heating.

hyposmurf

Vortigern wrote: »

I wonder if it's possible to get the Investment Times and the application forms pack into one of their envelopes and send it back for recycling?

I might try that send some other junk I get if they continue to mail it to me after I've transferred.

I'm used to having their wedge of paper coming though the door,but over the last couple of months its gone into overdrive!I use their envelopes for shopping lists.

kidmugsy

It's worth studying the latest envelopes you get when ns&i write to you about your savings certificates. There's been an unremarked-upon but amusing change in their address.

Rollinghome

bigadaj wrote: »

It's very sad, everyone's forgetting about the waitrose quality of their literature and envelopes!

I've heard that Waitrose are to introduce Hargreaves Lansdown-style pricing to get their current 3% margins up to HL's 70%.

Only partial details so far:
Printed till-receipts from Waitrose will now cost £10 +vat;
The carry-out service will cost £25 +vat per bag;
If you try to leave with cash still in your wallet there's a fee of £25 and will take approx. eight weeks to get your money back;
If you drop dead in a store they'll charge your widow £30 per item for valuing what's in your trolley (maximum fee £600).

But I like their web-site.

le_loup

Brilliant! Particularly the widow charge.

SnowMan

Rollinghome wrote: »

I've heard that Waitrose are to introduce Hargreaves Lansdown-style pricing to get their current 3% margins up to HL's 70%.

Only partial details so far:
Printed till-receipts from Waitrose will now cost £10 +vat;
The carry-out service will cost £25 +vat per bag;
If you try to leave with cash still in your wallet there's a fee of £25 and will take approx. eight weeks to get your money back;
If you drop dead in a store they'll charge your widow £30 per item for valuing what's in your trolley (maximum fee £600).

But I like their web-site.

:rotfl::rotfl:

I've heard also that they can put up prices after you've put your items in your trolley and charge you the new price at the till. If you're not happy to pay the new charge they will charge you a restacking charge to put the items back on the shelves. If you query this as being unreasonable at customer services, they will tell you that is just how it is, although if you say you want to formally complain they will refund the difference.

Rollinghome

SnowMan wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl:

I've heard also that they can put up prices after you've put your items in your trolley and charge you the new price at the till. If you're not happy to pay the new charge they will charge you a restacking charge to put the items back on the shelves. If you query this as being unreasonable at customer services, they will tell you that is just how it is, although if you say you want to formally complain they will refund the difference.

Oh dear, and the £30 exit fee is per department. Have they been taken over by HL? We should have a Grocer Conduct Authority to stop this sort of thing [STRIKE]as the FCA does[/STRIKE].

Good news is they're going to knock 0.05% of last week's bread that they can't get rid of.