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ARTFTE · **Joined:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:43 am **Posts:** 265

Batty bat wrote:

I also have some from the 50's early 60's. I won something small about about 10 years ago. I think it was about £10.

Well it appears your chances of winning are even slimmer now.

Jon · **Joined:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:05 pm **Posts:** 2807

I think my one I've had since I was about 4 begins 5DZ

ARTFTE · **Joined:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:43 am **Posts:** 265

Jon wrote:

My dad's got a few and has worked out the the small prizes he's won have beaten keeping the money in a building society..

May I ask you,to ask your dad, if he still thinks the same ,after the changes made in july.Please

Jon · **Joined:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:05 pm **Posts:** 2807

I shall do that.

geezer466 · **Joined:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:06 pm **Posts:** 1307

Sunshine wrote:

I keep hearing that it's not worth buying them unless you're in the 40% income tax bracket. I am still looking out for somewhere to stash some money where it will get 10% interest (that's how much the tax man thinks you earn on savings)

£25 on £200 isn't bad though

10% you will be lucky best I can find at the moment is 3% at Halifax and that is on a 3 year lockin.

Kremmen · **Posted:** Sun Oct 06, 2013 8:51 am

Crazy isn't it. They take considerably more in mortgage interest then pay out next to nothing. I reckon it's all to do with these PPI and CC mis-sold jobs they are having to shell out on.

I still wonder why the likes of the Nationwide, with no shareholders, can't wipe the floor with the others as they must have more available funds to play with?

davrob · **Joined:** Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:37 pm **Posts:** 64

I still have the very first bond I purchased, when they first came out, and yes, it came up once! It was the only one that paid out more than £25, but the occasional prize to my mind is more satisfying than the miserable interest available elsewhere.

Kremmen · **Posted:** Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:52 am

The Premium Bond draw has an almost % guarantee attached to it so how can it be a truly random draw as I thought it was supposed to be ?

Robongar · **Joined:** Fri Oct 04, 2013 8:23 pm **Posts:** 166

Can you still buy premium bonds?
I still have mine from around 1955 - 60. I've never won anything. So I guess I'm losing.

ARTFTE · **Joined:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:43 am **Posts:** 265

Robongar wrote:

Can you still buy premium bonds?
I still have mine from around 1955 - 60. I've never won anything. So I guess I'm losing.

Yes you can still buy them BUT.... Their £100 Minimum and you get 100 Bonds

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