Which Bank??
Feb 17th 2012 | 5:35 am
#16
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From: Costa Valencia
Re: Which Bank??
I tend to speak as I find and can honesty say that I have had no bad experiences with Santander. Each individual will have a different outlook according to their own experience, they judge on what they find. Therefore, one person may say that they are rubbish whilst another may say that they are good, neither are totally right and neither are totally wrong.
Rosemary
Feb 17th 2012 | 5:53 am
#17
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From: Puente Esuri
Re: Which Bank??
I can transfer money from my online account for say, a Credit Card bill or some other payee. Simply by setting up a Payee sort code and account number.
Problem is I AM THE ONE WHO WANTS MY CASH FOR MYSELF, in my hand to buy groceries etc. I could get cash constantly via an ATM with my credit card, but costs would be excessive, 29% in one case for Visa.
A Debit Card from Santander: a kingdom for!!! I used it here for two years without problems, but they don't seem to realise that when the expiry date comes up, they're expired. Wasn't sent to me automatically on expiry either, as most other banks do. How long do I live on my savings before I have to change to some other bank with a debit card facility in Spain, before I can get my two monthly pensions? Any other Bank except Santander would have the card to me in an instant. Thus my first posting - a dire warning about them! Have put a complaint in to Ombudsman, and constant emails to Santander Complaints - but STILL NO CARD!!! Such a simple problem, but apparently unsolvable! Anger has now given way to fright. That bank is scary!!
People on these boards are very helpful, but some are reluctant to admit that Santander is just crap - and dangerously so.
Problem is I AM THE ONE WHO WANTS MY CASH FOR MYSELF, in my hand to buy groceries etc. I could get cash constantly via an ATM with my credit card, but costs would be excessive, 29% in one case for Visa.
A Debit Card from Santander: a kingdom for!!! I used it here for two years without problems, but they don't seem to realise that when the expiry date comes up, they're expired. Wasn't sent to me automatically on expiry either, as most other banks do. How long do I live on my savings before I have to change to some other bank with a debit card facility in Spain, before I can get my two monthly pensions? Any other Bank except Santander would have the card to me in an instant. Thus my first posting - a dire warning about them! Have put a complaint in to Ombudsman, and constant emails to Santander Complaints - but STILL NO CARD!!! Such a simple problem, but apparently unsolvable! Anger has now given way to fright. That bank is scary!!
People on these boards are very helpful, but some are reluctant to admit that Santander is just crap - and dangerously so.
Feb 17th 2012 | 8:16 am
#18
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From: Near Alora....but not too near. :)
Re: Which Bank??
They were fully aware that I'm a Spanish resident but they bent over backwards to help me, all I had to do was provide a relatives address there.
Feb 17th 2012 | 10:30 am
#19
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Re: Which Bank??
That's very kind of you to send me that - just had an offer of £10 from Santander to compensate me for weeks of stress and anxiety!!! Can't get to it of course, no Debit Card!!!! Have made a note of Bankia, but we live near Ourense in Galicia, so it depends if they're reasonably well-covered up here. Will follow it up (no choice if I want my money!). Thankyou!
