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Derek27
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Don't you ever feel like ramming your inbox up the sender's arse? I haven't even looked at anything remotely similar to a Honeywell DT92E wireless thermostat!!

Just as well I don't purchase porn, my inbox would be flooded. :lol:
greenmark
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I don't have the vocabulary to express how I feel about this. Best I can do is its appalling.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-l ... e-56995224
weemac
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The narrator of the American murder documentary series I'm watching has just said: "Coleman left the US and settled in Yorkshire, a small town just north of London."

Don't get me started on this one.......
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greenmark wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 7:52 pm
I don't have the vocabulary to express how I feel about this. Best I can do is its appalling.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-l ... e-56995224

Hard to know what possesses people to do that kind of thing.
greenmark
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Trader Pat wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 8:23 pm
greenmark wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 7:52 pm
I don't have the vocabulary to express how I feel about this. Best I can do is its appalling.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-l ... e-56995224

Hard to know what possesses people to do that kind of thing.
A malign and trivial mentality. It's not like it would be that easy to do. They're big animals, so it must have taken some effort which makes it even worse. Oh well another lesson in the negative side of the human race. Pretty low on the spectrum of human cruelty, but it just cheesed me off.
Emmson
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SHOCKING! Casual cruelty, sadism above. :twisted:
Trader Pat
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Reminded again tonight why I don't tweet as much as I used to! Keep forgetting how sensitive people can be on Twitter, even the traders with 'professional' in their title!

Must try harder to remember not everyone online is as open to genuine conversation as most on this forum :D
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Derek27
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Had a burger today but my Neteller card was declined. When I logged on to my Neteller account it said they no longer accept gambling transactions, gaming transactions or transactions that can easily be converted to cash. Do they think Burger King's a bookie or do they think I'm gonna try and sell the flipping burger??
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Derek27
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greenmark wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 7:52 pm
I don't have the vocabulary to express how I feel about this. Best I can do is its appalling.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-l ... e-56995224
Just a thought, is it possible the culprit is the person who photographed it? ;)
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Tuco
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I've had enough of my Neteller account - I used to use it with the online bookies to deposit from/withdraw to, but there are loads of better accounts now and Neteller are charging a fee for the privilege of using their card so they can stick it as far as I'm concerned.
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Derek27
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Tuco wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 12:53 am
I've had enough of my Neteller account - I used to use it with the online bookies to deposit from/withdraw to, but there are loads of better accounts now and Neteller are charging a fee for the privilege of using their card so they can stick it as far as I'm concerned.
Can you tell me more about the fee?

All I know is that they've switched to Euros and no longer handle sterling but they're not charging currency conversion fees in shops. I didn't get charged a fee or have anything deducted from my card, which is fantastic news, but I didn't get that juicy burger either until I got out another card, which defeats the object of having a Neteller card. I just assume it's a minor problem with my card but these constant changes coming in concern me.
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Tuco
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I think it's only a small annual fee of £9 pa. but with the change to Euros only etc. it's surely better to have a PayPal, Revolut, FairFX and WeSwap card than Neteller.
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Derek27
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Tuco wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 1:25 am
I think it's only a small fee of £9 pa. but with the change to Euros only etc. it's surely better to have a PayPal, Revolut, FairFX and WeSwap card than Neteller.
I'm used to the annual fee. I'm not bothered about purchases in euros if it's automatically converted into pounds without charges and my balance and statements are in pounds, it hopefully won't make any difference. We'll find out in the next weeks or months. :?
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Tuco
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...every single transaction being converted from Euros to Sterling will see Neteller scam you on the exchange rate, unless they're offering the inter-bank exchange rate.

Keep a close eye on your account charges would be my best advice :)
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Derek27
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Tuco wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 1:54 am
...every single transaction being converted from Euros to Sterling will see Neteller scam you on the exchange rate, unless they're offering the inter-bank exchange rate.

Keep a close eye on your account charges would be my best advice :)
The information I've been given is that there are no charges for conversion for spending in shops, and if you withdraw from ATMs overseas, withdraw in local currency and ignore any offers to withdraw in your home currency, and you face no charges. But as you say, I'll keep a close eye on it. Nothing should get in between a man and his burger. :)
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