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Review of the Monese, Money Account:

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Great concept, but I wont pay for it

I got one of the first Monese cards when they launched, keen to see what all the fuss was about. 'We're the future of banking' and all that. To begin with, it was pretty cool! The transaction view is really fresh looking compared to my Halifax current account, and importantly - useful. I imagine it would actually help me save money as I can see exactly where my money is being frittered away. BUT! Now you want to charge me £4.99 for what is a prepaid card, with no cashback (like Pockit) or anything else I could get on top of my free bank account? Just not gonna happen... Reviewed on: 20th October 2016

Reply from Monese Hi Jeff - thanks very much for your feedback and for being an early adopter of Monese! We've since launched our Starter account (which doesn't charge an up-front monthly fee) to sit alongside our Plus account (which does), so our customers can choose based on the features they want. We did want to take the time to mention that the fee-based plan does actually include features like several free ATM cash withdrawals, very low currency exchange rates and a free contactless debit card. Please feel free to consult the 'Pricing' page on our website for more details! Response date: 24th January 2018

Review of the Scottish Power, Boiler Cover:

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Hopeless

We had a quiet three years with scottish power, but when the time came to leave them, it has taken more than three months to get the credit which is still to this day on our account. it's not a huge amount of money, but we've been fobbed off on multiple occasions that the credit will be paid "in the next 5 days". 3 months and £££ on phone calls, and still waiting.... would never touch them again for this reason Reviewed on: 10th October 2016

Review of the E.ON, Boiler Cover:

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Dreadful

We're on a new estate and are forced to have E.ONs 'better/more efficient' centralised hot water system. We've been moved in for more than 12 weeks now and are still unable to even register on their website. They have the wrong details down for us, and we have no idea what our usage or bill is going to be. The web team say they can't help, and the phone team constantly tell us 'it'll be done soon'. Wouldn't touch them. Reviewed on: 30th September 2016

Review of the Debenhams, Travel Money:

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Does what it says on the tin

I bought Euros from Debenhams for as they were offering the best rate on the high street. They also give a £5 off a £20 spend in store which even though I didn't use it was a nice bonus. The girl who served me was really friendly, however it took a good ten minutes to be seen which was annoying. Reviewed on: 26th September 2016

Review of the NatWest, Cash ISA:

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Nothing special at all

I had a Natwest cash ISA for a few years as I had a current account with Natwest so it was nice to be able to manage everything from within one single place. Unfortunately, every 6 months or so, I got the dreaded email from Natwest telling me that my interest rate was reducing, until it was less than half a percent, so I ended up taking my money elsewhere. Reviewed on: 5th September 2016

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