Typical bank sharks, unfair charges you can get back

Advantages: nice blue logo, that's about it.
Disadvantages: not helpful when you go through trying times

...If you are struggling financially Barclays is probably not the best bank for you, although i appreciate a bank does business not charity work. Still it would be nice if Barclays bank staff were not so patronising during trying times. This is the reason why i do not use my current account with them anymore. Funny how since i have stopped to use this account with a rather decent salary Barclays is now trying to give me loans, authorised overdrafts.. But no thank you, i will remember how unhelpful they were when i was begging for an £5 authorised overdaft, that's right £5. Barclays refused while happily charging me £30 then £35 when my account was say about £7 or £8 overdraft. From 2001 to 2007, Barclays charged me £2350 in charges. I found a very helpful website and managed to reclaim £1500. While Barclays did not admit these...

amdonewithlondon 15.03.2009 · Read review
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Play and Charge now!

Advantages: Play for hours on end and just plug in and charge - good price
Disadvantages: none

...After owning my xbox 360 for a while and playing quite a lot (probably too long) I was getting rather fed up with having to constantly change batteries in my controller as it kept running out of battery. This not only meant I had to go and find some new batteries - and in some instances even meant going to the shop to buy some new ones, but it also messed up whatever I was playing particularly in online play as I would just lose and not be able to play. Normal batteries were beginning to rely annoy me so I decided to purchase a play and charge kit! The xbox controller - being wireless eats up batteries like nothing and this kit is intended to be a simple solution to all those AA batteries. What is it: In this play and charge kit you get a battery pack and a USB charger wire. The battery pack is designed to fit perfectly into...

shamis4 09.08.2008 · Read review
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Go for a Blue Charge

Advantages: Cheap and tasty
Disadvantages: None

...Asda Blue Charge - 1 litre bottle This is a high impact stimulation drink, which contains taurine and it is carbonated fruit flavoured with added caffeine and vitamins. It is basically a supermarket version of the well known Redbull. It is in my opinion a very tasty drink. Normally and preferred on its own but I have tried it with vodka which makes the vodka easier to drink but does make you get drunk quicker. I find this drink's texture like any other fizzy drink but a little bit thicker and not as tinkerly when going down the throat. I could not say what flavour I am tasting but when I saw that it contains apple flavouring, then I realise it does have a hint of it. The 1 litre costed 89p (13/01/2009) from Adsa obviously. But I got the special offer, which was buy 3 for £2.50. Saved 17p only but its still a saving as I am going...

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the bank job

Advantages: some parts of the film are interesting to watch
Disadvantages: No jokes, no nudity, no real action.

...a loan shark criminal gangster to terrorise victims and get his job done. Its a British film, based on a true story supposedly. It's the true story of the 1971 Baker Street bank robbery. The film highlights the criminal backgrounds of the robbers, and the people behind the robbery as criminals, drug traffickers, brothel owners and prostitution participants in one form or another. The film also illustrated the civil rights movement using screenames such as Michael X and Hakeem as obvious civil rights leading figures during this movement in world history. What happens basically a woman with the screen name Martine and Terry and his friends from London get involved in a misleading attempt at a bank robbery where it is suggested that nothing will go wrong, The London based gang are led to believe that money is the only motive behind...

costas1234 11.02.2008 (29.05.2009) · Read review
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Negative Charge

Advantages: Cheaper than Red Bull
Disadvantages: just as horrible

...They seem to be the craze these days, energy drinks. They cost the earth compare to normal fizzy drinks, but do they give you energy? Well I for one am not convinced, recently I've been feeling a bit tired about 3/4 the way through my working day. So I thought I'd give Red Bull a try since it's the only energy drink they sell at my work. £1.20 out of pocket and still knackered, thumbs down to that one then. At our usual shopping trip to Asda we spotted Blue Charge, Asda's version of Red Bull. At 48p a can I thought well that's like getting two for the price of one Red Bull, worth a try. Like most of these types of drinks it contains taurine and added vitamins. I wouldn't go as far to say it tastes unpleasant but then again I wouldn't go as far to say it tastes pleasant either. It says fruit flavour on the can, but you'd be...

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Barclays Bank - $££%%&^%^%**&*&@%!!!!!

Advantages: (+) expansive range
Disadvantages: (-) too many to mention...poor service, increasing prices, made many mistakes w/ my account

...Little bit of history: I first opened an account with Barclays Bank when I was 11 years old after being recommended by a school friend and her Mother. I had the normal savings account - a bank card to use at the ATM and bank branch itself, with a daily £50 limit. Between the ages of 11 and 15 I had no problems with the bank, until of course when I was 16; a week before my 16th Birthday my account was updated/upgraded. I now had a chip+pin card but my account was essentially the same as before. However, one difference was that I now had £100 daily limit instead of the former £50. This was agreed in my contract which I\'d received in the post around my 16th b.day. This is when the problems started. Thinking I had £100 to spend each day, I went shopping with friends and had planned to buy some Nike trainers costing £85. These were my...

vcarina88x 27.07.2007 · Read review
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Worst of the 'BIG FOUR' Banks

Advantages: Lots of branches, Free pens always in stock
Disadvantages: Inefficient and poorly trained staff, Fees, uncompetitive rates, HUGE queues

..., CHARGES AND FEES I've never been overdrawn so have not been hit by any of their charges. Only reason they're lower now (£8 per item) is because all banks had to lower the fees due to new laws. Like all other banks, once that happened, they try to find new ways to fleece you and Barclays's answer seems to be this Personal Reserve system (sort of like an agreed overdraft) where they charge you £22 if you go overdrawn by over £1, allowing you to be overdrawn for five days regardless of items but within a certain limit, after which they'd charge you £22 again. I had to opt out of this system. Current account interest rate is 0.1% for most but new accounts will pay no interest whatsoever so they're not competitive in terms of current accounts but this is in line with banks like Natwest. ONLINE FACILITIES Like every other bank, Barclays...

Deru 23.08.2008 · Read review
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Lloyds banking

Advantages: Easy way to keep track of finances
Disadvantages: Can be slow at times

...Lloyds TSB internet banking lets you manage your finances, apply for loans, credit cards, mortgages & pay off bills from home or anywhere with internet access. It seems very secure, you have a 9 digit username which is randomly given to you to prevent people guessing then you have a password which much be more than 6 digits & preferably a mix of letters & numbers. You then also have to enter your memorable information which very similar to a password therefore can be pretty much anything you want it to be as long as you can remember it! It can sometimes be irritating having to enter this infomation every single time not to mention time consuming if you're in a rush to check your account balance but it does make it that little bit more secure & give you the extra peace of mind that your finances are secure. Once you have...

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Mario Strikers Charged Football - Needs to recharge...

Advantages: Good laugh with mates
Disadvantages: Short lived gameplay

...The Nintendo Wii is a brilliant piece of equipment, there's no doubt about it. The ingenuity behind the console cannot be doubted. However, like many of the games I've played on the Nintendo Wii, Mario Strikers Charged Football has a very limited "life". That is, after a day of playing, you'll never feel like picking up the handset to it again. The game was a lot of fun to begin with. Running around with characters such as Mario, Luigi, their evil counterparts - Wario and Waluigi and other characters such as Donkey Kong, Bowser, Yoshi and more. The game requires a Nunchuk to be attached to the Wiimote as controls are found on both the Nunchuk and the main Wiimote. The "training" mode was entertaining, and gave all the information needed to play the game well enough to easily beat a computer player. It was the right length, as I didn...

Xlixen 14.05.2009 · Read review
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Worst Internet Banking Site Ever!

Advantages: Does the job, Free antivirus, Secure with PINSentry
Disadvantages: Only 1 month worth of statements is accessible, PINSentry, Not user friendly to do some things

...for products, which I've only ever-down in a branch so can't comment, you can look up information on the products. On clicking into a link for a product, they do lay out the information in an easy to read manner with the key benefits in bullet lists. Further down, they do provide links to useful information for applying such as what ID is required if applying in a branch, rates and charges, etc. Naturally, like all banks, the information that they don't want you to know but are legally obliged to tell you somewhere, is hidden away in the terms and conditions, which you would need to search for. One feature that I do like is their branch locator because it is so accessible. The branch locator search box is located on the home page down the left so I can enter my postcode straight away to search for Barclays branches near me. Sure enough, it returns...

Deru 06.07.2009 · Read review
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