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happybagger

Is it just me that wants to throw up with the phrase "reaching out"?
Is "contacting us" not correct enough?

Zaul22

wiseonesomeofthetime said:

ForumUser7 said:

Zaul22 said:

Zopa seem to have given up. 

A few weeks ago Starling tweeted that they are launching a savings product in December. I'm waiting to see if it's gonna be an instant access or regular saver, or just increasing the rate on their saving/bills pot to a 'still terrible but better than 0.05%' rate. 

@Zaul22 Any chance that you could link to it please? I have notifications but somehow missed it! I can’t seem to find it. Thank you

A tweet from Starling on 1 December 2022 suggests still no confirmed date.

Hi Andrew, thanks for reaching out. We're looking to launch this very soon, but no exact date yet. Keep an eye out on our website for news!

— Starling Bank (@StarlingBank) December 1, 2022

Seems strange that they would not have this in the planner if being launched this month IMO.

Weirdly they didn't announce it publicly before the launch date. It seems any day in December they are just going to launch it and say 'it's available today'. It was just a woman @them complaining about their lack of savings and they replied saying they are launching one, which ended up being a sideways announcement as the tweets come up when you Google Starling Bank savings account. 

UncleK

happybagger said:

Is it just me that wants to throw up with the phrase "reaching out"?
Is "contacting us" not correct enough?

We had this discussion at work....

alternate

Hands,
touching hands.
Reaching out ...

RG2015

alternate said:

Hands,
touching hands.
Reaching out ...

Jeez, that's the last thing I would want from a banker.

Band7

They've already made an emoji for you

wiseonesomeofthetime

alternate said:

Hands,
touching hands.
Reaching out ...

Glad you stopped there!

Anyway, BoE meeting in less than a fortnight. Let's see who "reaches out" to savers after that 🤣

I expect more towards The Grinch, than to Santa tbh.

cricidmuslibale

wiseonesomeofthetime said:

alternate said:

Hands,
touching hands.
Reaching out ...

Glad you stopped there!

Anyway, BoE meeting in less than a fortnight. Let's see who "reaches out" to savers after that 🤣

I expect more towards The Grinch, than to Santa tbh.

Or, alternatively, more towards Scrooge, before he was transformed into his new, much more generous self, after meeting the 3 Spirits (Ghosts) of Christmas past, present and future respectively!

Reddleman79

happybagger said:

Is it just me that wants to throw up with the phrase "reaching out"?
Is "contacting us" not correct enough?

It certainly isn't! I too would say AAAGH! along with being asked to fill OUT forms.

BooJewels

In respect of cringeworthy phrases, I have just opened a Nationwide saver and going through the process and then paperwork that came today - it makes my toes curl for some reason the way they refer to their on-line banking web site as 'The Internet Bank' like it's the only one.  Plus I can't even use their Internet Bank or the app because they don't have my mobile to send me an OTP - yet I know that I gave it during registration, as I make notes of such things.  So after half an hour on the phone aiming to give it to them (again), unsuccessfully, I'll try once more first thing on Monday, then call it quits.  I'm certainly not funding the account until I can get in to actually look at it.