tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post1980073651293524096..comments2024-03-29T10:02:55.374+00:00Comments on Nigeness: BanksNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-5899296918091333552013-01-23T17:36:02.652+00:002013-01-23T17:36:02.652+00:00"Relationship manager" pshaw... they alw..."Relationship manager" pshaw... they always just want to sell you something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-45153616925196227112013-01-23T11:21:39.092+00:002013-01-23T11:21:39.092+00:00Getting a call from your bank ranks up with gettin...Getting a call from your bank ranks up with getting a call from the tax authorities on the list of life's great stressors. The rush of momentary panic is not much relieved when they reveal they were only calling to see if you were satisfied with their services. "I was up to now" is the only honest answer.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836910211382887430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-77876025059366943142013-01-22T20:41:16.417+00:002013-01-22T20:41:16.417+00:00The Co-op can't compete with that.The Co-op can't compete with that.Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-57168954338625251632013-01-22T18:49:47.163+00:002013-01-22T18:49:47.163+00:00In the event the Italian lady was very charming an...In the event the Italian lady was very charming and the meeting was - I blush to relate - quite useful. Whatever next?Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-27348627896332458042013-01-22T18:08:06.740+00:002013-01-22T18:08:06.740+00:00Go digital, Mr N! I conduct nearly all my banking ...Go digital, Mr N! I conduct nearly all my banking business over the net. You can also request an overdraft online - the Co-op is very accommodating. Remember the days when you had to queue in a bank on Saturday mornings (shut up shop at midday, having closed promptly at 3.30pm each day during the working week)? Things have come a long way since then.<br /><br />If you're committed to conducting your business at a real branch, then the Co-op's acquisition of the Lloyds branch network should soon accommodate your needs. But I still urge you to consider a more wholehearted digital approach.<br /><br />Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-81997876238467836442013-01-22T10:06:12.281+00:002013-01-22T10:06:12.281+00:00Oddly enough Mary, the Co-Op bank is exactly what ...Oddly enough Mary, the Co-Op bank is exactly what I have in mind - I'm just waiting till they get a few more branches open...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-22868654831730085022013-01-21T23:51:06.057+00:002013-01-21T23:51:06.057+00:00Change your bank, Mr Nigeness! The intrusive calls...Change your bank, Mr Nigeness! The intrusive calls from Barclays got me down so I left them years ago for the Co-op, who never ring me. Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-19481877742387481622013-01-21T17:57:17.653+00:002013-01-21T17:57:17.653+00:00Well quite Mahlerman. Like you, all I want out of ...Well quite Mahlerman. Like you, all I want out of my bank is a decent overdraft facility - what else do they have to offer that I couldn't get elsewhere? If only they'd just leave us alone...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-77195493825948290332013-01-21T15:37:00.340+00:002013-01-21T15:37:00.340+00:00Hmm...same sort of thing with a business account I...Hmm...same sort of thing with a business account I have had with Barclays for 20 years. Couple of months ago I had a series of pleasant but insistent calls from what I imagined (rightly) was my 'new' relationship manager, an lady from the vast Continent of Asia. These people are mis-named. I have had four over the last decade and have managed no sort of 'relationship' with any of them, nor sought one. My needs are simple. An unsecured overdraft of £25K which my small business can service with ease, and no questions asked. <br />This lady asked if she could visit us to 'get a feel for our business, and perhaps offer some advice'. I told her I didn't see the point, knowing full well what she really wanted to do - reduce or eliminate our overdraft, or turn it into a loan.<br />The meeting was short, the atmosphere was the cool side of cold, and I chose to 'reduce'. I read the papers, I dabble...I know what is going on in the world. Banks eh?mahlermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469854614938507153noreply@blogger.com