Starling Bank Chat (Part 2)

Feels like there’s still loads of accounts they have to check, which comes off the back of the recent fine.

Probably a manual review of each account, yours isn’t done yet so they can’t offer you other accounts until it is?

Wholly speculation but that’s how it reads.

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Nope. Opened an account for a burner one for switching but that’s it.

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Laser is the way. Seems to last forever.

I find myself printing more (Royal Mail, etc) A6 labels these days than anything else.

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How do I check what open banking connections I have active from within the Starling Bank app. I can’t see an option to check these…

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Thank you very much. I was looking in the profile and security section.

So about a week ago, I got my grandad set up with a Starling account and the Easy Saver, as he has a small amount of money he wanted to keep safe, whilst earning interest on it. This part is really not important to the story.

I (because I’m me and I do weird things) tweeted (X’d??) at Starling, saying that my family now held three accounts with Starling Bank, and that we were all loving it.

Anyways, they initially responded saying

Then, several hours later, they got back to me saying

So I DM’d them my registered email address, and today, something popped through the door :grin:

I am now the proud owner of THREE pairs of Christmas-themed Starling Bank Socks, as well as a personalised card from them. I am actually so happy right now.

I’m going to wear one pair, and keep the other two in their packaging. But yeah. That happened. Nice lil early christmas present to me from Starling. I am now beyond ecstatic :joy:.

Monzo socks/plushie happening when? Just not getting the same levels of commitment from Monzo…

So yes, technically we could have got my grandad an Instant Access Account with Santander/Chip/Yorkshire BS. However, we talked through the options and as my Dad is managing/looking after the account, we decided to go with Starling, as they have the nicest app and best CS. You can judge me/my dad for picking Starling over the others. But I think it’s a decent choice. And it’s better than what Monzo/Chase UK were offering*

*on their free plans. I know you can get 4.1% on Perks, but that’s £7 a month, and paying for a savings account is stupid.

Socks selling for £2,495.99 per sock :wink:

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Mine Mine GIFs | Tenor

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Wrap them up, easy Christmas present!

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I wish the Starlings would get off of my lawn. They murmurate like no business and seem to have multiplied over the last couple of years.
This is the Starling section so I’m in the right chat :thinking:

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fair enough

What website do you use to generate these pound emojis from to copy and paste?

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Oh that’s really cool. I don’t even know how to do a simple but of python :joy: so this is way over my head…

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You could do it with excel/google sheets. Little Christmas challenge to yourself

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Well, that’s annoying :joy:

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No wonder Boden got shoved out. I guess a final laugh for Tom after that one-sided book she wrote.

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When did peoples interest for the current account arrive today? Mine arrived just before 0700 today… It’s usually about 3ish am. Still showing midnight as ever in the app…

Dunno, I was still asleep :sleeping: :rofl:

Edit: Looking in my notification history though, it says 8h ago.

So 3am :+1:

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Oh how interesting. Wonder why mine was so late. Very bizarre.

Correct me if I’m wrong and I probably am but I thought they’d stopped the interest on the current account when they brought out the new savings account?.?

Current account interest stops on the close of business on the 9th February, ready for their new T&C’s starting on the 10th February, which doesn’t include the 3.25% on up to £5k.

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