Burn the Banks? Here's how to get your own back!

Stained Class

Time to rebel - the latest interest rate hikes from PermanentTSB & Ulster Bank are the straw that broke the camels back. Let's hit them where it hurts - in their profits!

Doesn't matter whether the hikes affect you or not - its the principal here. If we just roll over and let them do it the other banks will feel they can follow their lead.

So - if you have a savings account in Permanent TSB or Ulster Bank - take your money out and put it in the Post Office, the Credit Union, and on-line bank - anywhere but in an Irish Bank!!!

And if you have a credit card - change it to MBNA, Tesco again anywhere except and Irish Bank. And make sure you tell them why you're doing it.

Let them know they've screwed us all for long enough and now we're drawing a line in the sand.

Up the rebellion - pass the word on!

SCREW THE BANKS, WHO ARE SCREWING YOU!:mad:

phasers

MBNA are pricks

AckwelFoley

Stained Class wrote: »

Time to rebel -:

lol

mikemac

Stained Class wrote: »

aSo - if you have a savings account in Permanent TSB or Ulster Bank - take your money out and put it in the Post Office, the Credit Union, and on-line bank - anywhere but in an Irish Bank!!!

Ulster Bank is owned by Royal Bank of Scotland.
Wouldn't consider it an Irish bank, HQ is in Belfast

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Bring back the barter system!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

Stained Class

phasers wrote: »

MBNA are pricks

Maybe so, but at least they didn't bankrupt our country.

easyeason3

phasers wrote: »

MBNA are pricks

I was a few days late paying them last month & the amount of phonecalls I got was fcuking ridiculous. Keep in mind that anytime there's anything on the card it's usually cleared pronto & some fcuking thick accented prick rings me up demanding to know why payment hadn't been made. I could barely understand a word he was saying so the more I asked him to repeat himself the more he whispered into the phone.
That made me mad :mad::mad::mad:

Nah I like ulster bank thanks

Stained Class

Boone Savory Scenery wrote: »

Bring back the barter system!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

I like your work!

mikemac

bluewolf wrote: »

Nah I like ulster bank thanks

Did you have a Henry the Hippo savings box too?

feelingstressed

feelingstressed wrote: »

Did you have a Henry the Hippo savings box too?

i dont think so

LETHAL LADY

Have a mortgage with Ulster Bank at the moment all I can say is tis S***E.

AckwelFoley

ive never had a problem with ulster bank.

Perhaps its because ive one of those tracker thingies

ilovesleep

Good luck to you if you think anybody is going to follow you in your protest. The Irish love rolling around in abuse, doing nothing about it but moan. Move to iceland or greece where the citizens do something productive as a whole.

AckwelFoley

ilovesleep wrote: »

or greece where the citizens do something productive as a whole.

except work

mikemac

ilovesleep wrote: »

r greece where the citizens do something productive as a whole.

Riot and set fire to a bank branch and kill three staff?

gurramok

I moved my savings to Rabobank i think in 2008. Never trust an Irish bank considering they all bankrupted themselves over the last few years.

On PTSB, I was once asked for a 'financial review'(its quite common with them on the most trivial matter') a simple blunt no aka feck right off suffices.

brianthebard

So this is the straw that broke the camels back? Really????

Stained Class

brianthebard wrote: »

So this is the straw that broke the camels back? Really????

Do you have anything useful to contribute to this thread besides that?:rolleyes:

Maybe you're the 'Village Idiot' of boards....
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Lumen

"Variable rate"

The clue is in the title.

brianthebard

Stained Class wrote: »

Do you have anything useful to contribute to this thread besides that?:rolleyes:

Maybe you're the 'Village Idiot' of boards....
'

I'm not the one who think this is worse than the banks wrecking the economy...

Stained Class

brianthebard wrote: »

I'm not the one who think this is worse than the banks wrecking the economy...

Que?

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Lol, have you actually thought about this at all op?

Kold

Oh if those pens weren't attached to the desks I'd give em hell.

Stained Class

Huxley Shapely Self-incrimination wrote: »

Lol, have you actually thought about this at all op?

Yes.

jetsonx

Stained Class wrote: »

And if you have a credit card - change it to MBNA, Tesco again anywhere except and Irish Bank.
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phasers wrote: »

MBNA are pricks

lol @ phasers

This is a bit like saying Stalin was better than Hitler.

MBNA are a truly evil organisation. Banking globalisation at its very worst.

Do some research on them on this forum and some Googling of this organisation and it's parent company the Bank of America.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7832484.stm

At least RaboBank has some ethics.

gigino

The irish government effectively owns the irish banks, so the best thing to do if you have savings is to move them to a uk or foreign based bank .

Next thing is the irish government will be insisting the banks write have their literature in the irish bl##dy language, like the rest of the semi states + government, and the next thing is there will be a run on them + they will go bust. Do not trust the Irish government. They have changed rules + shafted too many people ; the little section 23 investor (who bought a buy-to-let for his pension) last week.

Stained Class

jetsonx wrote: »

lol @ phasers

This is a bit like saying Stalin was better than Hitler.

MBNA are a truly evil organisation. Banking globalisation at its very worst.

Do some research on them on this forum and some Googling of this organisation and it's parent company the Bank of America.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7832484.stm

At least RaboBank has some ethics.

Thanks for the info.

You live & learn, just like our crowd of w....sorry bankers.

All information welcome.:)

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Stained Class wrote: »

Yes.

Are you sure? I can think of one thing you didn't think of or don't understand without even trying :cool:

Stained Class

gigino wrote: »

Next thing is the irish government will be insisting the banks write have their literature in the irish bl##dy language,

Such is the way things are here.

Irish Language is the last 'sacred cow' to be demolished here.

See the Shinners squeal when that happens.:D

Stained Class

Huxley Shapely Self-incrimination wrote: »

Are you sure? I can think of one thing you didn't think of or don't understand without even trying :cool:

Okay, tell me.

emo72

im with the opening poster on this. i closed my business account. got rid of my credit card machine. all my customers use cash now and when i tell them why they are very supportive.

its almost as if the customers want to make a protest against the bank.

i also closed my personal account with BOI and transferred it to another bank.
BOI raised theyre fees before christmas. i have had enough with them. i left.

i tell ya, it may only be a small thing but i felt great about it. dont knock it. and i reckon there is lots of people that feel the same. regardless of what anyone thinks, i have chosen my own actions and i doubt im alone with this.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Stained Class wrote: »

Okay, tell me.

You think after putting in the tens of billions of euros that the government and the EU are just going to let them fail? More money will be poured into them if your suggestions are followed and guess who will be footing the bill?

Leave ulster bank and put your money in a foreign bank? Ulster bank happens to be a foreign bank. No bank charges? So many people are leaving BOI because of the fees, which is fair enough, at least they have a valid point. Revenge isn't going to improve your livlihood... It's a silly idea.

Stained Class

emo72 wrote: »

im with the opening poster on this. i closed my business account. got rid of my credit card machine. all my customers use cash now and when i tell them why they are very supportive.

its almost as if the customers want to make a protest against the bank.

i also closed my personal account with BOI and transferred it to another bank.
BOI raised theyre fees before christmas. i have had enough with them. i left.

i tell ya, it may only be a small thing but i felt great about it. dont knock it. and i reckon there is lots of people that feel the same. regardless of what anyone thinks, i have chosen my own actions and i doubt im alone with this.

Go for it!

Us hard working people are tired of being pushed arouned.:mad:

Go 4 it baby!!!!!

Stained Class

Huxley Shapely Self-incrimination wrote: »

You think after putting in the tens of billions of euros that the government and the EU are just going to let them fail? More money will be poured into them if your suggestions are followed and guess who will be footing the bill?

Leave ulster bank and put your money in a foreign bank? Ulster bank happens to be a foreign bank. No bank charges? So many people are leaving BOI because of the fees, which is fair enough, at least they have a valid point. Revenge isn't going to improve your livlihood... It's a silly idea.

Look, we're footing the bill anyway.

Enough is enough I say.


I'm not saying I'm right, but what I will say is that there's an awful lot of angry people out there.:mad:

And you know what?

we're the the types that keep any society going.


Not beardies frm SF or the Greens or any ****yoke bandwandwangon you might care to climb on.:rolleyes:

Senna

Ulster Bank and PTSB are first to move their rates because they are not in the bank guarantee. Every other bank would have their rates as high as them if they could, but the government are telling them to keep rates low in return for capital.

Every SVR will be 5%+ soon, so if your thanking your lucky stars your not with PTSB or UB, your in for a huge shock sooner or later.

emo72

you cant control what banks, or governments, or the man standing next to you does.

make your own choices.even if its in vain, seriously, you will feel better.

DeVore

Did either of these banks get money from the bailout?? I dont think they did (but I'm open to correction...)

If not, why the anger against them? They are entitled to make whatever offering they choose to the market and you are entitled to change your bank.... but I'm not sure where the whole revenge stuff comes in...

DeV.

Stained Class

DeVore wrote: »

Did either of these banks get money from the bailout?? I dont think they did (but I'm open to correction...)

If not, why the anger against them? They are entitled to make whatever offering they choose to the market and you are entitled to change your bank.... but I'm not sure where the whole revenge stuff comes in...

DeV.

Dev. with respect, our knacker banks are going to follow their lead anyway.

Again, a lot of angry (hard working) people out there.:mad:

Oranage2

DeVore wrote: »

Did either of these banks get money from the bailout?? I dont think they did (but I'm open to correction...)

If not, why the anger against them? They are entitled to make whatever offering they choose to the market and you are entitled to change your bank.... but I'm not sure where the whole revenge stuff comes in...

DeV.

Agent DEV

Tell you're New World Order boss to go

Fcuk

Himself!!!

PeakOutput

Stained Class wrote: »

I'm not saying I'm right

excellent, so we are all agreed then? your wrong

emo72

PeakOutput wrote: »

excellent, so we are all agreed then? your wrong

aaahhh... thats just a mean thing to say:(

i dont think hes wrong:)

Potential-Monke

DeVore wrote: »

Did either of these banks get money from the bailout?? I dont think they did (but I'm open to correction...)
.

You are right, they did not get any money. Which is why, imo, they are the best bank in Ireland. Was with BOI for years but changed to PTSB cuz BOI screwed me over. Am very happy with PTSB, never had any problems, and they constantly pay my bills with money i don't have in my account. Granted, i get charged, but BOI never done anything like that for me. I'll stick with them.

Charisma

Brilliant idea. I have copied this to my FB profile. Hope you dont mind. Just spreading it around. Truly if we all got together and did something like this it could make a difference. In general we are fairly powerless to do anything about what has happened to our country but this is doable on a large scale and could have major impact if done by all mortgage holders. We cant continue to let them take take take from us. The money is probably safer in the PO anyway.


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Stained Class wrote: »

Time to rebel - the latest interest rate hikes from PermanentTSB & Ulster Bank are the straw that broke the camels back. Let's hit them where it hurts - in their profits!

Doesn't matter whether the hikes affect you or not - its the principal here. If we just roll over and let them do it the other banks will feel they can follow their lead.

So - if you have a savings account in Permanent TSB or Ulster Bank - take your money out and put it in the Post Office, the Credit Union, and on-line bank - anywhere but in an Irish Bank!!!

And if you have a credit card - change it to MBNA, Tesco again anywhere except and Irish Bank. And make sure you tell them why you're doing it.

Let them know they've screwed us all for long enough and now we're drawing a line in the sand.

Up the rebellion - pass the word on!

SCREW THE BANKS, WHO ARE SCREWING YOU!:mad:

fontanalis

If interest rates rise won't you lose out on interest in savings? You're right to be mad though; it's not as if interest rates have fluctuated before.

A fuking interest hike OP? The banks are losing tonnes of money on tracker interest rates.. The amount of money people are saving in the country from that alone is huge. How much do you owe them? Cause it would have to be alot to even worry about interest.



And I have to laugh at "move your savings".. Why? They're guaranteed. Irish banks are the best place to have your savings.

johnmcdnl

because then another bank will go burst and FF will somehow manage to give them 1000 billion trillion euro to make sure they don't go bust anyways..

Ruu_Old

Don't you hate pants?!?! :mad:

dotsman

I'm all for this. Let's kick them while they're down. The more we try to destroy the economy, the better! Fcuk Ireland!!!

smk89

Why would I want to get even with the banks? Since the start of this recession my rent, food costs and transport has decreased (except dublin bus). And those smug pricks using property as investment have disappeared.
A bust after a boom is necessary to make spending more realistic.

Jesus Wept

Boone Savory Scenery wrote: »

Bring back the barter system!!!!!!!!!!! :mad:

I thought I recognized you… I gave you a plate of corn muffins so you can paint my chicken coop, and you never did it!