WillPS
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So, in between making berzillions from the stock exchange (hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha) you spend a decent amount of time looking for Tesco Clubcard points hacks. Perhaps you could get a piece on Bloomberg.
So your parents allow you to spend their money on lots and lots of cutlery?
I have literally never read anything so ridiculous.
No, my money, which I won in a competition a few years ago.
What's ridiculous about it? In one week I clear out all of my local stores, as well as those in Liverpool town centre, Manchester town centre, and Birmingham town centre. Imagine if many more people had known about the offer!
So, in between making berzillions from the stock exchange (hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha)
You won a cash prize as a child?
If you do not know how to turn £100 in cash into £600 of Redspottedhanky vouchers, that is your problem, not mine. And if you do not know how to make a small fortune on the stock market, that is your problem, not mine. Without these "methods" () I would never be able to afford First Class travel.
So you clear out cutlery supplies across North West England so you can get cheap train travel?
What's ridiculous about it? In one week I clear out all of my local stores, as well as those in Liverpool town* centre, Manchester town** centre, and Birmingham town*** centre. Imagine if many more people had known about the offer!
I'm not sure I'd want someone who wasn't allowed to trade on the stock market "advising" me.
This thread utterly wreaks of pretension and BS - and perhaps if ALR cut that out he'd get along with others a little better.
*City **City ***City
I'm sorry, this whole thread just seems like absolute bull to me. You don't do yourself any favours ALR, you really don't.
There aren't many people around like me. That's a good thing IMO, and if you aren't happy with it or don't believe it, that's not my problem.
As I've said, suit yourself. If everyone was like me, I think there would be havoc!
EDIT - So are you doing A-Levels in Business, Economics and Maths then ALR?
So you clear out cutlery supplies across North West England so you can get cheap train travel?
That's not uncommon on discontinued lines or where manufacturers subsidise the offers to get products noticed. It's usually a case of being in the right place at the right time to get the offers (e.g. a Tesco store or reading the MSE newsletter).For what you're saying to be correct, Tesco would have to be giving away twice the face value of the product in points.
That's not uncommon on discontinued lines or where manufacturers subsidise the offers to get products noticed. It's usually a case of being in the right place at the right time to get the offers (e.g. a Tesco store or reading the MSE newsletter).
One of the classic past promotions was Johnson's Baby Powder - you got 100 extra points for spending something like 75p. (Sounds appropriate for ALR, don't you think?). Or the person who funded a flight to New Zealand by buying up ready meals and donating them to the homeless.
My parents did it on my behalf. End of.
Maybe some sort if briefcase too, like all top bosses / w****** carry about for no particular reason?
100 points is £1 - twice 75p is £1.50...
Maybe some sort if briefcase too
********** KLAXON.
So you're under 16, yet use the stock market. How exactly?
Either:
a) you're lying
b) you're lying or
c) you're not lying but you're being fraudalent.
You have to be 16 to trade shares/stocks/gilts/IOUs/anything using a high street portfolio based account, because you need a regular account, a national insurance number, an income from job security to offset any potential losses, and it becomes pretty much a full time job due to the high charges incurred.
So either:
a) you're lying that you're not 16 and you do this pretty much as a full time job
b) you're lying because someone else does it for you, and thus you have not made a small fortune
c) you're being fraudalent and running it under the age of 16.
So which is it?
URGENT - If you have any spare Tesco Clubcard vouchers lying about, convert them to Redspottedhanky e-vouchers before December 1st!
http://www.tesco.com/clubcard/deals/product.aspx?R=1916
Tesco Clubcard vouchers can currently be TREBLED into Redspottedhanky e-vouchers. From 01/12/11, they will only be DOUBLED.
- £10 of Tesco Clubcard vouchers = £30 of Redspottedhanky e-vouchers (until 30/11/11)
- £10 of Tesco Clubcard vouchers = £20 of Redspottedhanky e-vouchers (from 01/12/11)
I AM LIVID!! :cry:
At least I have converted all my vouchers already - I have over £600 of Redspottedhanky e-vouchers. This is still very sad news as I and others will not be able to convert vouchers in future at a decent rate. :cry:
I hope this post will prevent others from getting caught out next month!
Pumbaa, if you had the slightest bit of knowledge about Business Studies & Economics, you would know that the minimum age someone has to be to trade stocks and shares in the UK is 18. Not 16.
You would also know that a custodial account can be opened on behalf of a minor of any age. You would also know that a custodial account does not mean that the parent/guardian attached to that account is the only one who can be involved in the decision making process of what stocks and Investment Trusts to buy and sell.
Your lack of knowledge, obvious jealousy and foul language does not do you any favors. Investing in stocks and shares is very interesting and can be very fun, so I suggest you read up on it if you fancy having a go. Then you too (if your investments go well) can have a few "First Class trips." You can have even more "First Class trips" if you make good use of the Routeing Guide and attend one of this forum's excellent Fares Workshops (announced by Yorkie from time to time).
I do not have a high-street portfolio-based account. Instead, my parents use a stockbroker through which I am able to choose my own selection of stocks and Investment Trusts. Since you are a Business Studies & Economics expert, you should also know that anyone who invests their money in a PLC has limited liability, so the most an investor can lose is the value of their equity capital. An investor does not need "an income from job security to offset any potential losses." If you invest in the stock market, you should be prepared to lose your investment. If you are not prepared to lose your investment, do not invest in the stock market.
This really is off-topic now, but your uninformed and incorrect post demands a response.
I mean personally I would be concerned that the whole European (and perhaps world) economy is teetering on the brink of a vast abyss, that we might be dragged down with them, that millions of people are out of work, that the chances are that millions more will join them, that some people in this country this winter will have to choose between putting the lights or the heat on, that some people in this country dont have enough food to eat or somewhere to live, that too many people in this country cant read and write properly, that there might not be enough money left at the end of the moth to pay all the bills, keep the car running, pay the mortgage, buy the food and clothing we all need or that I, a relative, or close friend might contact some horrific life limiting disease or that we might all be eaten by a vast planet eating space monster.
However, I now see that these concerns pale into insignificance against the fact that RSH will only DOUBLE (yes DOUBLE) the value of any Tesco Club Card Vouchers that I trade in before the end of 2011 - you have convinced me that this is the most important issue facing us today.
Yes it isnt as good as getting treble the value of your vouchers, everyone can see that, but it is hardly a disgrace, or the end of the world. Worst things happen at sea! (Apparently)
I honestly can not believe this thread! Really, I cant! I do wonder if some people have any understanding of the real world or how big business operates. PLEASE try and get a bit of perspective!
The economy is the responsibility of politicians. I can't see it on the brink of a vast abyss, either.
The economy is the responsibility of politicians. I can't see it on the brink of a vast abyss, either.
The economy is the responsibility of politicians. I can't see it on the brink of a vast abyss, either.
To most people, no, this issue isn't a big deal at all. But for someone who can collect almost 30000 Clubcard points every few months, I will only get £600 of Redspottedhanky e-vouchers compared to £900 from next month. That's means I will lose £300 (£300!) on my next statement. For the average Joe, that's not a big problem, but for me, that's an issue.
I disagree - high street banks will allow you to open a trading account from the age of 16. An independant stockbroker will for the right price also act on your behalf from that age.
Of limited transaction admittedly.
*favours. Thank you for the patronising smalltalk, however I know it is interesting. I have a varied portfolio thanks, however I have no interest in first class trips. My foul language and irritation (not jealousy) is obvious, mainly due to by my own admission having a short fuse, and you being a complete arse.
I am proficient in the use of the routeing guide thank you.
To your second point, again high street banks with trading accounts disagree and will ask to see a second account with a regular salary or otherwise professional earning (parental/guardian income and goodwill excluded, other than through cheating the system) in order that should you lose everything, you have the means to pay your debts if they are summoned. You may lose all value of your holdings, but still have to pay the bank for their troubles.
A stockbroker will similarly ask for a security or reassurance.
Not at all. I have answered your above points. Ironic considering you failed to answer my challenges in previous threads where you purported your opinion as fact, and then didn't back it up.