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I know I had a great uncle who served in Burma during the war.
I forget his name , but he was a good looking man with a killer moustache.
I think he surv...
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My thoughts exactly Cro. Maybe the weren't listening on the day they did percentages at school.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to believe that these guys are legal in England (at least; other countries may be more sensible).
ReplyDeletePresumably the proprietors of 'B. Rokenbones Finance of Essex Ltd' remove their knuckledusters when tapping at a keyboard, checking on their online empire.
The mere existence of this "industry" is the true indicator of the state of the economy.
Interest owed must accrue faster than the interest earned William Gates' Post Office Savings Account.
The t.v. adverts always show people bouncing and dancing out of the loan-shark's offices, laughing (probably hysterically) and out of thier minds with glee at having 'secured' a loan! Incredible.
ReplyDeleteThe 'government's' excuse for allowing these criminals to operate is so that they can keep an eye on them, but they do not stop them from lending to people who actually have no 'pay day', and are unlikely to pay them off by the end of the month anyway.
ReplyDeleteMakes about as much sense as the US borrowing money from China, Cro!
ReplyDeleteLoved your comment, Donna!!!
DeleteImagine the desperation of someone driven to use one of those places.
ReplyDeleteGeez Cro...is that for real?
ReplyDeleteHard to believe, but this is just one of many who advertise these crazy rates of interest.
DeleteAs you said, the desperation of people can cause people to do foolish things.
ReplyDeleteThese guys are today's version of the Provident - there's always someone to take advantage of desperation. Yes, avoid like the plague!
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad these outfits are legal anywhere. Talk about taking advantage of the down and out.
ReplyDeleteWe have 10 of these in my small town, which tells you they are fodder for our poor and down and out here. At one time, our state government was trying to outlaw these, don't know what happened there.
ReplyDeleteAvoidance is the only way, like everyone here says.
We have them over here too,the other weird one is buy now, no payment till 2016 the piece of furniture will be worn out!!! and people do it by the droves.
ReplyDeleteIt' scary what people get themselves into. We've never had a lot of money to throw about, but we've never had to walk in those shoes either.
ReplyDeletethe poor are always people that are taken for a ride cro....
DeleteThis made my jaw drop.
ReplyDeleteShame on them.
A plague upon them all, T.
DeleteYou have got to be desperate to do this. I am with you, turn around and run!!
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