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HSBC £175 Switch Offer

RG2015
RG2015 Posts: 6,192 Forumite
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I have just received a £175 switching bonus in my new HSBC account.

Strange, as I also received £175 fourteen days ago.

I face an ethical dilemma and I will have to complain at the mental stress that they are causing me. ;)

I will probably end up getting compensation. :grin:

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    RG2015 wrote: »
    I will probably end up getting compensation. :grin:

    About £175 should do nicely :money::rotfl::beer:
  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
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    Happened to me once with a Barclays offer* many years ago when 2 lots of £100 were credited. I wanted to subsequently close the account but try as I might I couldn't get them to take the additional payment back first. In the end I withdrew all but £100 and closed the account in branch, forcing them to refund me £100 in cash over the counter so there was a trail. They never chased me for it, nor was it negatively reported on my credit files.


    * From vague memory, the offer was to simply open an account and pay in £1,000 per month for x months.
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