:<

 

It was supposed to be Yorkshire rhyming slang.

 

What about the Cooperative bank, for ethicals and that.

Currently it's primarily information gathering - figuring out what they actually offer, and if there are any benefits/drawbacks between the banks (e.g. being able to take international payments... might be free, paid, or not available).

Also want to specifically ask along the lines of "is your clubs/society account suitable for online/[inter]national groups?"


I wont be able to go tomorrow, and thursday/friday aren't too likely either, so if it's convenient for you to pop in before the weekend that'd be helpful - I'm trying not to let this lag; want to work things out while they're fresh.

I looked briefly at the Co-op bank website, but I think their community/clubs account required a silly minimum balance (as in, a thousand or two), or possibly some other restriction which seemed to rule us out. (can't remember properly)


It would be nice to go with someone that appears to be ethical and stuff, but again I wont have much time for research in the next few days, so if you or anyone felt like investigating and finding out if they do offer a suitable account, that'd be great.

Once the account is setup I can investigate that stuff. Will evaluate options when the account features are known, so there's something to compare against.

I shall try and give them a ring tomorrow and ask.

I use the Co-Op for /everything/.

 

Their ethics and shit are good. Their banking and shit is shit.

Fuck the ethics. If they're shit bank they're a shit bank. Ethics are something you flaunt to rise above the competition, not instead of being any good.

You're assuming that other banks are better.

If you're worried about international payments, you can cash cheques in any currency for no fee.

 

And Halifax are cunts, don't go anywhere near them.

Where?!

Cash converters.

Wait, I'm talking about in a bank account, silly.

How odd.

 

Every foreign cheque I've ever presented has involved a fee at my end, and often at the sender's end too.

 

You must have a magic bank.

yes, I had a USian cheque & the bank fees would have been more than the cheque was worth

eventually I found auctionchex who did the exchange for a very reasonable rate

For people not in the UK wanting to contribute, you might want to look into XE.com's XEtrade:

 

http://www.xe.com/fx/?AdTracking=http://www.xe.com/&mission

 

Also good for people in the UK who need to send money to a bank not in the UK...

That's incredibly odd. Maybe they're afraid of us?

Could be. You didn't sign the cheques with crude oil, did you?