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Credit Cards, 1963 Style
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jax | Report | 11 Sep 2014 00:22 |
We opened before 10.... It may have been 9.30... Long time ago now can't remember, but of course we had to be there at least half an hour before so we could go down to the safe and get everything out before opening the doors |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 10 Sep 2014 22:53 |
The ATM machine I remember was in an outside wall of HSBCs Berkeley Square branch. At least I think it was HSBC - it's a long time ago! |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 10 Sep 2014 21:46 |
my experience with British banks basically dates back to 1967 which is when we left the country .................. |
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jax | Report | 10 Sep 2014 21:41 |
I worked in the City and the branches closed at 3pm everywhere else was 3.30 pm I believe.... Most cashpoints were inside the building back then.... Well the three I worked in were and they dished out pound notes :-D |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 10 Sep 2014 19:35 |
We use Credit Cards for most things and pay off when the bill comes in. Some retailers will only accept cash for a small amount, say less than £10. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 10 Sep 2014 18:57 |
we use credit cards for lots of things, including online buying, the dentist, most restaurant meals, travel, buying petrol, etc ................. but only if we have the money in the bank, or will have it by the time the statement arrives. |
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SheilaSomerset | Report | 10 Sep 2014 17:50 |
I use credit cards for large purchases or anything online, debit cards mainly for food shopping, cash for sundries. I pay some things by cheque and also use bank transfers, e.g, builder, architect. |
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jax | Report | 10 Sep 2014 17:35 |
When debit cards were intoduced in the 80s I refused to have one....preffering the cheque and I was working for a High street bank at that time. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 10 Sep 2014 17:19 |
IGP ................. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 10 Sep 2014 10:41 |
Debit cards are a lot more unsafe than credit cards. First and foremost when buying using a credit card you can get refunded quickly by the issuer if anything goes wrong. With a debit card yr bank won't help much if at all. 2nd debit card details give open access into yr bank ac. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 10 Sep 2014 10:24 |
first used a credit card in 1984 to buy a watch for my OH on our Silver Wedding Anniversary |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 10 Sep 2014 09:18 |
Debit cards are no more unsafe than credit cards. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 10 Sep 2014 01:25 |
Hi Elizabeth |
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Elizabethofseasons | Report | 9 Sep 2014 22:58 |
Dear All |