OK, looks like I've got stung by an advert. You may have seen it yourself, the one for HSBC's international accounts.
An Asian family are moving to Canada and the little daughter is sad that she has to leave her pets behind. Luckily their friendly bank arranges everything, and the little girl who was so sad to leave home is happy again. Seems simple enough, and as HSBC have offices in San Fran it seemed like something to check out.
But the devil is in the details. I left work early on Friday and went to the bank, saw the queue and made an appointment for this morning instead. The staff there were very helpful but it turns out, like many adverts, you've got to read the small print. The account is only available to HSBC customers who've been banking for at least a year, or who have savings of £50,000 or a £200,000 mortgage. So that's me buggered then.
1 comment:
oh yes, i remember that fun. citibank was also crap. try one of the lesser known (if there are any) or commerce bank the happy bank w free lollys
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