Stamps
Oct 19th 2006, 1:17 pm
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Stamps
In the UK when you were sent a bill it usually came with a stamped envelope to return the payment. Here they send you an unstamped envelope it drives me mad that they expect me to pay the postage to send them their money. As usual its something they are allowed to get away 
Oct 19th 2006, 1:27 pm
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Re: Stamps
Originally Posted by vegas
In the UK when you were sent a bill it usually came with a stamped envelope to return the payment. Here they send you an unstamped envelope it drives me mad that they expect me to pay the postage to send them their money. As usual its something they are allowed to get away
* online banking over here is also a pile of wank
Oct 19th 2006, 1:27 pm
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Re: Stamps
Now inthe UK, I don't think they take checks for many thinks. All insist on direct debit.
In the USA, that's what I do mostly (pay online) or direct depoist.. but your right, another catch.
I'm MORE annoyed though with friggin ticket master. $30 tickets just cost me $45 with $9 to ticket master, $2.50 "convenience" charge and and $3.50 for paying on line... WTF... Someone needs to go after this MONOPOLY.
In the USA, that's what I do mostly (pay online) or direct depoist.. but your right, another catch.
I'm MORE annoyed though with friggin ticket master. $30 tickets just cost me $45 with $9 to ticket master, $2.50 "convenience" charge and and $3.50 for paying on line... WTF... Someone needs to go after this MONOPOLY.
Originally Posted by vegas
In the UK when you were sent a bill it usually came with a stamped envelope to return the payment. Here they send you an unstamped envelope it drives me mad that they expect me to pay the postage to send them their money. As usual its something they are allowed to get away
Oct 19th 2006, 1:55 pm
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Re: Stamps
Originally Posted by Manc
online banking*.........................
* online banking over here is also a pile of wank
* online banking over here is also a pile of wank
Banking USA....Ebeneezer Scrooge would be proud.
Oct 19th 2006, 2:11 pm
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Re: Stamps
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
We did an "online transfer" using BoA website. They took our online request, made up a check, and mailed it. To the wrong address. 2 weeks later the check came back to our BoA as undeliverable who then paid it back into our account. We only discovered this when the recipient of the "Online Transfer" asked when we were going to do it.
Banking USA....Ebeneezer Scrooge would be proud.
Banking USA....Ebeneezer Scrooge would be proud.
too funny - at least you saved 36c 
Oct 19th 2006, 2:14 pm
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Re: Stamps
Originally Posted by franc11s
too funny - at least you saved 36c
Oct 19th 2006, 2:19 pm
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Re: Stamps
Originally Posted by vegas
In the UK when you were sent a bill it usually came with a stamped envelope to return the payment. Here they send you an unstamped envelope it drives me mad that they expect me to pay the postage to send them their money. As usual its something they are allowed to get away
Its the same in the UK now - they only pay the postage to sign you up for new products or loans etc. Once you are obliged to pay its up to you to pay the postage - all my UK credit cards and utilities are like this
Oct 19th 2006, 2:55 pm
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Re: Stamps
Originally Posted by Big D
Its the same in the UK now - they only pay the postage to sign you up for new products or loans etc. Once you are obliged to pay its up to you to pay the postage - all my UK credit cards and utilities are like this
Oct 19th 2006, 3:41 pm
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Re: Stamps
Originally Posted by vegas
In the UK when you were sent a bill it usually came with a stamped envelope to return the payment. Here they send you an unstamped envelope it drives me mad that they expect me to pay the postage to send them their money. As usual its something they are allowed to get away
It's always been that way in Oz.
I think that perhaps the UK was the odd one out for this.
Oct 19th 2006, 5:05 pm
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Re: Stamps
Originally Posted by vegas
In the UK when you were sent a bill it usually came with a stamped envelope to return the payment. Here they send you an unstamped envelope it drives me mad that they expect me to pay the postage to send them their money. As usual its something they are allowed to get away
Howzabout this one... When I subscribed to the service, DirecTV signed me up for paperless billing without telling me and without asking for my email address. So they couldn't actually send me my paperless bills but this didn't raise a flag anywhere and I knew no more until I received a final demand (on paper this time) last week. I can see my credit rating as it slides down the toilet.
So now I'm just going to sign up for the automatic payment Direct Debit equivalent for this and my utility bills to save future problems...
Oct 19th 2006, 6:11 pm
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Re: Stamps
Originally Posted by gsnichol
So now I'm just going to sign up for the automatic payment Direct Debit equivalent for this and my utility bills to save future problems...
It is NOT a DD equivalent!
DD has consumer safeguards, the US banking system does not!
Oct 19th 2006, 8:11 pm
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Re: Stamps
Originally Posted by fatbrit
It is NOT a DD equivalent!
DD has consumer safeguards, the US banking system does not!
So people would recommend not using it?
Oct 19th 2006, 8:24 pm
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Re: Stamps
Originally Posted by gsnichol
I know that, I just couldn't think of the US term for the system!
So people would recommend not using it?
So people would recommend not using it?
absolutely - there are no controls around it - once its in place you will find it very difficult if not impossible to stop, just set yourself a reminder and use on line banking each month!
Oct 19th 2006, 8:50 pm
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Re: Stamps
Originally Posted by gsnichol
I know that, I just couldn't think of the US term for the system!
So people would recommend not using it?
So people would recommend not using it?
Don't use it!
Oct 19th 2006, 9:58 pm
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Re: Stamps
Originally Posted by franc11s
Now inthe UK, I don't think they take checks for many thinks. All insist on direct debit.
In the USA, that's what I do mostly (pay online) or direct depoist.. but your right, another catch.
I'm MORE annoyed though with friggin ticket master. $30 tickets just cost me $45 with $9 to ticket master, $2.50 "convenience" charge and and $3.50 for paying on line... WTF... Someone needs to go after this MONOPOLY.
In the USA, that's what I do mostly (pay online) or direct depoist.. but your right, another catch.
I'm MORE annoyed though with friggin ticket master. $30 tickets just cost me $45 with $9 to ticket master, $2.50 "convenience" charge and and $3.50 for paying on line... WTF... Someone needs to go after this MONOPOLY.