From: Phil Deane 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Bizzarre or what? Barclays run by zombies?
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 11:52:13 +0100

Jane Tweedynn wrote:

> 
>> > Something has happened that I now hate Barclays.  I will vote with my
> feet
>> > and take my partner with me, but first I want to be as vindictive as
>> > possible, I know it won't have much effect but I want to do my bit and
>> > hopefully I will feel a whole lot better.
>> >
>> > I'm thinking of going to a cash machine that is non-Barclays and taking
> £5
>> > (or £10 if that is min) out at a time.  Does anyone know if the use of
>> each
>> > others cash machine is a standard charge or variable, and if so which
> bank
>> > charges Barclays the most for the use of their machine.
>> >
>> > I am looking for better ways to cost Barclays money.  At this moment in
>> time
>> > if I was capable of bringing the Barclays website down I would, not
>> > that
>> > this would get my issues resolved.  The staff really don't care and for
>> once
>> > I'm beginning to wish I could talk to someone in India.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Dude, its a huge corporation and nothing you do will make any difference
> to
>> it, assuming a remedy like small claims court is of no use to you. Get
> over
>> it and move on, life is too short to screw your life up over something
> like
>> that.
>>
> 
> Your not wrong, but I have built up a huge amount of anger over this issue
> and its human nature to want to at least do something to feel better.  No
> doubt after a few days my anger will reduce and I will just cancel my
> account or leave it dormant.
> 
> If I am still commenting on this thread in a couple of weeks you have my
> permission to call in the nutter asylum.


The guys is right, Leave it. If you send loads of 20p cheques, your not
going to affect barclays at all. You will make the girls/guys who handle
the cheques that bit harder, but you wont affect barclays at all. And at
the end of the day they are just doing their job, and you are making their
life that small bit more miserable. if that makes you feel better, then
bully for you.

Are you also the sort of guy who shouts at the conductor if a train breaks
down, as if he sabotaged it or something?

All this because they wont give your daughter a debit card? 
-- 

Phil Deane
http://www.MiracleExpress.force9.co.uk