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ohhh ggoodness, please NO, i despise starbucks with a passion. less and less places for me to go in ED. Used to pop into the HSBC to pay in the odd cheque to my first direct. Didn't know the post office could be used. Now need to find a po without long queues. This is such a shame !

Sure Barclays will have closures soon. i went to the tulse hill branch it was so busy and the lady said it was because they had just closed the Norwood branch on westow hill.

I can't find any details about this on the HSBC website. I can find reports of about 30 branches closing with individual pdf files explaining why each of those branches is closing. But nothing about East Dulwich closing.


Would expect them to follow the BBA code.

Peckhamrye Wrote:

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> I don't understand why people need a physical

> branch - I have visited mine once in the last year

> to cash in the Travellers Cheques I found when

> clearing out my Dad's estate.



Clearly you don't really need one then, but for older people that don't use the Internet, or deal with cheques, it will be a loss.

*Bob* Wrote:

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> I'm hoping for a soulless bar called 'The Vault'

> or 'The Old Bank' where estate agents can go to

> race pints and hi-five each other on a Friday.



Haha, there is one in Blackheath Village that I had the misfortune of being dragged to years ago. It was EXACTLY as you describe.

I've been with an online bank since around 2000 and I can't think of a time when I've set foot inside a bank since. Whilst I'm sure there are many good reasons to visit a physical branch, for the majority of people they do seem a little redundant.

The beards, middle classes, and other recent residents of ED pay with cards for everything, from a penny purchase plus. Like the Queen thry don't carry cash ergo businesses do not need to bank cash regularly.


tiddles Wrote:

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> And what are the businesses who need to regularly

> pay in cash to do? I suspect they will all move to

> barclays, until they close too?..

Grok Wrote:

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> The beards, middle classes, and other recent

> residents of ED pay with cards for everything,

> from a penny purchase plus. Like the Queen thry

> don't carry cash ergo businesses do not need to

> bank cash regularly.

>



What a load of bollocks

It is true that most people in The EDT and Bishop seem to pay for drinks with contactless cards.. Even for one drink.

Strange too that when asked if they would like a receipt most decline. They have no idea how much they are spending.


Some of them do indeed have beards. lol. :)


It suits pubs and bars as they don't have to hold too much cash on the premises.


I always pay with cash for drinks and meals.. But then I don't have a beard. :)


Foxy.

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