Cyril the Squirrel Savings accounts

Ruu_Old · 15-08-2007 12:11AM #1

Who else had an account with the Post Office? I think my card of acorn 1 punt stamps are still at home somewhere.

qwertyface · 15-08-2007 12:16AM

ha! yeah...And the stamps had acorns on them?? In my primary school the 6th class students went round and sold them to the other classes. You felt so grown up doing the stamps every week.

Reku · 15-08-2007 07:47AM

Yup, had one of these back in primary school, think I managed to save up all of £20... my parents were just glad that I was learning to save.:rolleyes:
Not sure if I ever officially closed the account, imagine they (an post) must have done so themselves by now, only had left ~50cent in it the last time I went near it.

Mahatma coat · 15-08-2007 08:29AM

anyone else remember the 5p saving stamps? we used to get one each week we got all our spellings right, then it went to 10p and you had to get 2 weeks in a row, when it went to 50p I just gave up. Could be the route cause of mt pooor Spellin!:)

Mrs. MacGyver · 15-08-2007 07:37PM

qwertyface wrote:

ha! yeah...And the stamps had acorns on them?? In my primary school the 6th class students went round and sold them to the other classes. You felt so grown up doing the stamps every week.

Same thing happened in our primiary school in the 1980's. I had the privilege of going up to the village on Friday mornings to the post-office to buy the stamps. Felt so mature. Can't beleive the memories that Cyril the Squirrel brought back!

watna · 23-08-2007 05:39PM

I think Cyril the Squirrel still owes me about 40p.... the thief!

WindSock · 23-08-2007 05:44PM

Yeah I remember. I put my communion money in one. That was 20 years ago now. I don't have the book anymore and I think that branch has since closed. Do you think I'll be able to get it back? Think of the interest!

Ruu_Old · 23-08-2007 06:20PM

boreds wrote:

Yeah I remember. I put my communion money in one. That was 20 years ago now. I don't have the book anymore and I think that branch has since closed. Do you think I'll be able to get it back? Think of the interest!

Doubt it, the state takes control of accounts a that are of x years old and with no activitiy as far as I know.

I'm sure my token card is still at home as well.

WindSock · 23-08-2007 06:36PM

Ah well. I'm sure I got it back through dole then.

bullets · 23-08-2007 08:40PM

I dont remember at all at all.
I did have a Henry the Hippo savings account
with Ulster Bank. My Parents did not like ulster bank
so I only had 5 pounds ever in the accouts.

Got Henry Hippo money bank/wallet/comic and stickers.
Later on as I hit 13 years of age they gave you a credit card
like card like thing!!! that Countdown or somthingorother, that had
a logo with blue and red semi circles. You could go about the place
and get 10% discounts off places like shops and hotels that
displayed a sticker for ulster bank. I also remember they gave you
a more serious plastic folder with an A4 refill pad and an actual biro!!!
(Back then at 13 your were only allowed to use pencil so a biro was a big deal)

~B

Reku · 24-08-2007 07:39AM

Speaking of Cyril, who here remembers when there were actual red squirrels in Ireland (damn bullies those greys!:mad: )?

Cyril the Squirrel Savings accounts

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