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Santander £130 switch offer

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  • AlwaysLearnin
    AlwaysLearnin Posts: 909 Forumite
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    edited 12 November 2021 at 1:28PM
    Switch initiated 21/9 and completed 28/9.  Plain acct (no DD's) switched in to our main 123 Lite acct. £130 bonus paid this morning.

    We also took full advantage of the Amazon offer...  
  • WBCPB
    WBCPB Posts: 500 Forumite
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    Mine arrived today:
    Switch initiated by phone on 21st Sept, completed 28th Sept. 2 D.D`s switched across from doner. Took FULL advantage of previous Amazon offer.

    Regards
  • Switch initiated by phone 20/09 moving two DDs into existing 123 Lite acct and completed 28/09. £130 bonus paid this morning.

    DDs were active but irregular ones (PO & Paypal) and had no plans to use them in the 60 days after the switch, which is probably fortunate as not sure they actually switched properly, however already had multiple DDs on existing S123 for the cashback, so doesn't appear to have caused any issue in terms of getting the bonus.
  • soulsaver
    soulsaver Posts: 6,739 Forumite
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    soulsaver said:
    Existing customer. Additional everyday ac opened & switch initiated 21/09, £130 received today 12/11. :smile:

    Got declined for new ac on OH's with multi 123s :( 



    Got switch done on OH's, on phone - 5 mins! Now the wait...
    No questions regarding decline. 
  • Thanks Scrounger
    Sadly we have had a joint First Direct in past, so can’t get that.  Have already had the Virgin wine (very nice it was too) and one of our  Nationwide switches was already to a Joint Acc, although both of our nationwide switches were out of solo accounts.

    I think we’ve done pretty well, so don’t mind waiting a bit.

    The good thing about these Santander EverYday or Nationwide Flex basic accounts which don’t have minimum pay-ins etc, is they can be left with a piddly sum in them and ignored until the right time emerges for them to become a donor account.  Autumn seems to be when lots of new deals become available and I think by next autumn my NatWest switches etc will be long ago enough to start qualifying again.

    Enjoy your freebie cash everyone!
    Thanks CW.

    I've moved my freebie £130 into my Marcus Online Savings account to be utilised in the float for the regular saver merry-go-round. I can't seem to get out of the habit of doing this. I do sometimes wish that I could allow myself to have a wee splurge, especially with bonus cash, but somehow it doesn't feel right. 
  • Scrounger
    Scrounger Posts: 1,106 Forumite
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    Thanks Scrounger
     
    ...one of our Nationwide switches was already to a Joint Acc, although both of our nationwide switches were out of solo accounts.
    You can still get a further £125 from Nationwide for the remaining solo to solo switch (so £375 in total  :) ).

    I managed £400 (extra £25 because they made a mistake on one of the switches).

    Scrounger
  • Thanks Scrounger.
    I will look at that and see if we have an account we can do it with.  I think I had thought that we couldn’t do that, because both of us have had a nationwide bonus this time.  My husbands solo account went into an existing nationwide joint account.  And a solo account if mine went into a new nationwide Flex for me.

    If we move a solo for my husband to a Nationwide solo, will he qualify for another bonus, having already had it?  I will take a look at the terms to be sure.  I guess it will work as lots of people have managed 3 bonuses from Nationwide.

    Thanks for the tip.
  • Scrounger
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    If we switch a solo for my husband to a Nationwide solo, will he qualify for another bonus, having already had it on a joint switch?  
    Yes


    I will look at that and see if we have an account we can do it with.  
    Perhaps one of the Santander Everyday accounts with the DDs already in place (once you've taken the free £130)?

    You did opt for new accounts (as you wouldn't particularly want to sacrifice a 123 or 123 lite).

    Scrounger
  • harz99
    harz99 Posts: 3,760 Forumite
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    soulsaver said:
    Existing customer. Additional everyday ac opened & switch initiated 21/09, £130 received today 12/11. :smile:

    Got declined for new ac on OH's with multi 123s :( 



    So that's 54 days, a new low. 
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