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How Online Retailers Make You Spend More (Infographic)
[ via vouchercodes.co.uk]
Validate Credit Card Numbers In Your Head
This handy infographic from Mint.com shows the makeup of a credit card number, and how to validate one in your head. via MintLife Blog.
5% off stamps at Superdrug from 7 February
5% off stamps from 7 February: “Superdrug is offering 5% off first-class stamps from Thursday 7 February until Sunday 2 March 2008. While it’s often just as quick and cheaper to buy second-class, if you do use first-class often anyway, then stock up while the offer’s on.” See more money-saving tips at Money Saving Expert.
Northern Rock Crisis: What you need to do now…
Martin at Money Saving Expert explains all about the Northern Rock Crisis: “If you’ve got money in Northern Rock, you’re justifiably worried. The media coverage looks like this will be the first ‘run’ on a bank for years. Northern Rock customers have been queuing outside the bank and the website is struggling to pay out [...]
Shell suspends Chip and PIN after £1m fraud
Shell suspends Chip and PIN after £1m fraud “Shell has stopped accepting payments authorised by Chip and PIN at 600 of 1,000 UK petrol stations following the discovery of a systematic fraud that resulted in the theft of an estimated £1m from customer accounts.”