Deal?

Advantages: entertaining viewing
Disadvantages: the show is dull once the contestant has dealt

...Deal or No Deal is one of the most popular game shows on television. A channel four production and presented by Noel Edmonds the show involves twenty two contestants, only one of which can play during an episode. At the start of the show a contestant is selected at random to become that day's player. The player then takes their box to the table in the middle of the studio and assumes their seat in the playing arena. After a brief introductory chat with Noel they begin to play the game. The aim of the game is to go away with the highest sum of money possible, which is £250,000. This is achieved by opening firstly five of the boxes assigned numbers 1 -20 around the studio to reveal monetary values inside which obviously can't be inside the contestants box (east wing and west wing). When they have done this the banker makes them...

beanie8844 11.09.2008 · Read review
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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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Barclays Premier Life a/c - Revolutionary

Advantages: Great package for possibly cheaper than what you now pay.
Disadvantages: Strict eligibility criteria

...I have had a Barclays Premier account for something like 10 years and recently spotted on the Barclays website that they have introduced a new product called Premier Life. The website doesn't give you a great deal of information about this new product but as I have now been accepted and received the bumf I thought it would be useful to share it with you. I do not work for Barclays and am not on commission but have to say that it is the best thing to happen to banking in ages. What do you get?: Everything in the regular Premier account: ie : £1000 free overdraft £750 withdrawal limit. And yes you can take £750 out of a cash machine, you just need a very big wallet ( I paid the electrician by cash recently) 24 hour freecall customer service 9.9% overdraft instead of regular account 15.9% Discounted mortgage and loan products Instant...

zoetna 20.03.2008 (31.03.2009) · Read review
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Barclays Curent Account

Advantages: Good online service, good opening hours, local branches
Disadvantages: Poor customer service

...I've been a Barclays customer for eight years, have a current account, a Barclaycard and an ISA with them. I first started using the bank as a student, because they offered a pretty good overdraft limit. However, eight years later and I am currently experiencing some pretty shocking customer service in my opinion, which is making me seriously consider moving to another bank. After having a fraudulant payment taken out of my account in March I expected that it woudl be sorted out quickly. Six months later, I'm still waiting to get the money back, despite calls to debit card service, visits to the branch and now a complaint. The waits to get through to debit card services are very long - over an hour on hold. I then found that the staff were unhelpful and sometimes, in my opinion, verging on rude. I have tried going into the bank...

Leannie1000 07.09.2009 · Read review
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deal or no deal

Advantages: great show
Disadvantages: none

...Deal or no deal is my favorite game show, it is currently on channel 4 early in the evening or late in the afternoon for some, i love watching this and find it very entertaining. The show is presented by Noel Edmonds and is filmed in Bristol. The show starts with 22 contestants choosing randomly one of 22 boxes that all have a money value inside but have been sealed previous to this so no one has any idea what is in there box. One of the 22 contestants is selected to play deal or no deal where they have to play through rounds selecting boxes to be opened in an attempt to eliminate the low numbers listed in blue and keep the high numbers hopefully winning the top prize of £250,000 and not going home with the 1p although there are more people in the 1p club than have won the big prize. In the first round the player gets to...

danniell 18.04.2009 · Read review
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LET BARCLAYS TAKE CARE OF YOUR FINANCES

Advantages: All in opinion
Disadvantages: All in opinion

...instantly. Customer service is excellent, very polite and always looking to please. You can pay bills ranging from household bills to credit card bills. On-line Banking is another service available to customers, this is a 24 hours service and although I?m a member I have yet to used their on-line facility, therefore I cannot comment on this. Larger Investments/Services: **************************** Barclays also deal with investments and offer other services such as: *Stockbrokers *Endowment Policies *PEPS (No longer available) *Tessa Accounts *Pension Plans *ISA (Tax Free) *Shares *Large saving accounts. *Loans *Mortgages I have invested in a PEPS equivalent to an ISA`s ~ its tax-free and it was initially £6,000 to open one although the max has now changed to £8,000. You also have the option of paying a certain amount...

Versatile 23.10.2001 · Read review
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Fraud at Barclays

Advantages: Seemingly good name
Disadvantages: They just don't care really....

...). We've gotten a raw deal from Barclays and mrs Diane West at their fraud department. Why, I ask you, would I steal my own £190 and put my 2 little children and wife through so much trauma and heartache? I'm not saying that you shouldn't use Barclays. They seem to be caught in the same 100 year old mentality that banks were at the dawn of the last century. They're so caught up in red tape and procedure, that they forget and rob the individual through bank charges. There are many people that have had good and even awesome experiences with Barclays. I'm sure I can say the same of many other banks. In the end, I suppose, it doesn't matter which bank you deal with, but which person! So, bank with Barclays, but be careful with your card. In the end, you'll just get brushed off and sent a letter, implying that YOU'RE the criminal...

ElenarMT 16.03.2006 · Read review
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Arghhhh...Barclays,a personal relationship history

Advantages: Good E-Banking service
Disadvantages: Poor Service, Expensive, Poor at communicating

...started to arrive. I fancied having one, I could afford it so I applied, got one and headed straight for the Club 18-30 brochures in my local Thomas Cook. I didn't shop around because Barclays are my own bank and my own bank wouldn't rip me off would they? - I was indeed a naive child. I never questioned if it was ethical to start pestering an eighteen year old to get into debt as soon as they legally possibly could. So things are going swimmingly well in life. I'm now 21 have a decent monthly wage coming in, a car (dodgy old Fiesta) which means a couple of direct debits coming out each month. I am still at home with the folks so no serious financial worries. Round about this time things start to change. Barclays brought in a currant account they call Additions. Here is the deal, they charged me £5 a month (this is now £7.50) and I get...

Looby5 09.05.2004 · Read review
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Deal or no Deal

Advantages: Great show
Disadvantages: Bad host

...Deal or no deal is a TV gameshow on channel 4. It is hosted by Noel Edmonds. The rules 22 people are featured in each game but only one will play for cash. Each episode one of the twenty two people is chosen to play the game. The others stay there until they are chosen to play. Once someone has played, they leave and one new person is added to the remaining twenty one for the next episode. Each person chooses a box, numbered one to twenty two at random before the game starts. The boxes each contain a card with a cash value of the box wrote on it. The person who is chosen takes their box to a chair opposite all of the other people. They then choose boxes and find out how much they are worth. They win the amount of money that is in the last box. (Their own) However, every few boxes the player recieves a phone call from...

joe-survey 26.03.2008 · Read review
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Barclays - the good and the bad!

Advantages: Has over 1600 branches, wide range of products
Disadvantages: Poor interest rates

...nationwide, so there is likely to be a branch near to where you live/ work *The perception of most people regarding staff attitude appears to be poor, however with my dealings with Barclays I have found them to be very helpful and polite "The bad" * Most of the interest rates offered on the accounts are not very competitive, with better rates offered by other banks "Conclusion" * Barclays does offer a wide range of products to meet most of the needs that consumers have, however most of the interest rates offered on accounts are relatively low and more competitive accounts can be found with other banks...

Rob_Shaw 06.02.2008 · Read review
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