Regular Saver Thread **New and Restarted**

Special_Saver2

Hi Everybody,

Here is this weekend's update.

- Mansfield BS accounts interest rates updated (2.5% for the Regular Saver and 2.75% for the Young Regular Saver from tomorrow)

I will do another update next weekend.

SS2

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For those new to this thread, the first few posts are constantly updated and are on the first page

Frogletina

I have just opened Virgin regular saver 13 at the branch. Available from 2 today
My account was opened by 2.05. 3%

frogletina

RG2015

Frogletina wrote: »

I have just opened Virgin regular saver 13 at the branch. Available from 2 today
My acount was opened by 2.05. 3%

frogletina

Well that's a turn up for the books which breaks all previous patterns! There is hope yet for the regular e-saver and a possible 3% return.

EachPenny

RG2015 wrote: »

Well that's a turn up for the books which breaks all previous patterns! There is hope yet for the regular e-saver and a possible 3% return.

....unless the new pattern is one per month in-store only, and none online. :undecided

schiff

Frogletina wrote: »

I have just opened Virgin regular saver 13 at the branch. Available from 2 today
My acount was opened by 2.05. 3%

frogletina

Was it you in that tent outside since last week?

schiff

EachPenny wrote: »

....unless the new pattern is one per month in-store only, and none online. :undecided

Unlikely I think. It would be very unfair on potential investors living miles away from a store, and Branson won't want to be criticised. He's a delicate flower

schiff

I've just phoned to make an appointment, ideally tomorrow when I was going in anyway to have my books brought up to date and to collect on the one that matures today. My voice was recognised (!) and she didn't know 13 was out!

First appointment Thursday afternoon, they are very busy and short staffed anyway.

Frogletina surely must be a contact on Branson's phone? :think:

soulsaver

Chester store was surprised to be getting calls so soon after launch.. got apt tomorrow, have a bit of a mooch around while there ..if it's not raining..:)

EachPenny

schiff wrote: »

Unlikely I think. It would be very unfair on potential investors living miles away from a store, and Branson won't want to be criticised. He's a delicate flower

Unless the logic is to reserve the best products to people who make it to a store where they can be sold something else? It could also explain the bump up to 3%.... extra temptation to make that long trek

But I agree that not having the online versions would be a sad loss. Let's hope for the best still.

schiff

I've made countless visits to my Virgin store and I'm quite well known there now! But nobody has ever tried to sell me anything. The staff are encouraged to 'get to know the client', a sort of family creating thing that is so popular these days.

But though I've had plenty of enjoyable conversations with the staff, an exchange of life stories on the one hand, a typical football supporter chit-chat on the other, nobody has even ventured to tempt me into anything else other than the matter in hand. And they are sure to think I'm loaded as I've had every RS they have produced

Contrast that with every visit to Nottingham BS where I'm invited to discuss a load of different financial items.