Henri the Hippo is back!!!

tk123

LOL - I saw him on a billboard today. I had one with a red tshirt and my bro had one with a blue tshirt back in the days:D
http://www.ulsterbank.ie/ri_01a.asp?id=PERSONAL/SAVINGS_INVESTMENTS/YOUNGER_CUSTOMERS/UR_FIRST

I don't have access to any kids.......how am I going to get my grubby mitts on one?

tk123

chance your arm and tell them your opening the account for your unborn baby - Moonbaby Jnr

Doctor DooM

Henri? I didn't realise he was French!

tk123

tk123 wrote: »

chance your arm and tell them your opening the account for your unborn baby - Moonbaby Jnr

Do you know something I bet that would work!
Who knew there was a benefit to being an all grown up.

marti101

I was delighted when i seen henry it brougt back so many memories unfortunately my other 2 kids are to old so its down to the baby so i will open an account for him and see what i get,

Angus MacGyver

I found my old Savings book a couple years back and theres a picture of him on it, theres a couple of quid in it. I toyed with the idea of going in to see if im due a sh1t load of interest but never bothered as the book is about 23 years old. I might dig it out now that hes back on the scene.

whiskeyman

Used to love my Henri the Hippo piggy bank.
Kept losing the key, but a screwdriver (or even a 1p coin!) was enough of an edge to get it back open!
The wall calenders were cool too!

Firetrap

Not fair. I want one of these and I've no kids/nieces/nephews that I can exploit so I can get a Henry Hippo. Perhaps if I explain to the bank in the staff that I generally behave like a 10 year old, they might take pity on me.

DublinWriter

Moonbaby wrote: »

I don't have access to any kids.......how am I going to get my grubby mitts on one?

Wrong...on many levels.

It's obviously a cynical ploy on behalf of Ulster bank to tap into the retro zeitgeist so that young parents get that 'jumpers for goalposts' vibe in respect to shilling retail banking products to their children.

But it sure beats Northern Rock's 'Lemmy the Lemming'.

Firetrap

Oh yes, of course it's cynical.It doesn't stop me wanting one though

kelle

But they have them on display on the shelves and you can just grab one! My kids grabbed one each, and now I never have any change in my purse as they keep emptying it and placing all the coins in Henry.

Every penny I have ever made has gone through Ulsterbank purely because of Henry. Cynical but a masterstroke.

irishgeo

Angus MacGyver wrote: »

I found my old Savings book a couple years back and theres a picture of him on it, theres a couple of quid in it. I toyed with the idea of going in to see if im due a sh1t load of interest but never bothered as the book is about 23 years old. I might dig it out now that hes back on the scene.

the government have it by now with their dormant accounts moneygrab.

fergalfrog

Apparently Henri is one of the members of the Anglo golden circle and the credit crunch is due to his exposure to the sub-prime market.

I myself have been with Bank of Ireland for over 20 years thanks to a Stephen Roche account with an initial balance of 1 pound.