BS: Has Ernie made me rich?

Subject: Has Ernie made me rich?
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jan 02 - 11:56 AM

Is there anywhere official online I can check my 1969-era premium bonds to see if Ernie's been good to me? I found one site, but it doesn't look awfully trustworthy. And maybe I'm a secret millionaire and shouldn't be sitting here in this steamy miserable office.

Subject: RE: BS: Has Ernie made me rich?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 24 Jan 02 - 12:17 PM

Not sure about online, but there is a list of all winning numbers at main post offices, always let them know your new adress when you move house.As an aside, when interest rates are low, such as now (you be lucky to get more than 4 percent interest on 5 thousand pounds), premium bonds are a good buy, as you only lose the interest you would have recieved had your money been in an investment account.You can get your stake back with 1 months notice, Max holding=20,000 pounds per person.

Subject: RE: BS: Has Ernie made me rich?
From: GUEST,The Admiral
Date: 25 Jan 02 - 10:57 AM

Yes Guest, You can check your Premium Bonds on line, I checked mine last week, with no luck. You can find them under;

Good Luck

Subject: RE: BS: Has Ernie made me rich?
From: GUEST, The Admiral
Date: 25 Jan 02 - 11:01 AM

Uuuuuum!

I think I must have upset someone, not only does my link not show but I am now a Guest! How the mighty are fallen! Anyway Guest, if you punch in National Savings into your search engine you should find the Premium Bond site

Subject: RE: BS: Has Ernie made me rich?
From: gnomad
Date: 25 Jan 02 - 02:54 PM

Don't know if they still do it, but simply notifying the P.S.B. office of an address change USED to trigger an automatic check for unclaimed prizes.

Rates of return on the bonds have sadly fallen along with other rates, but as long as you receive your fair share of the prize fund the rates are reasonable. They are particularly attractive to higher rate taxpayers (a distant dream for most of us I suspect).

Subject: RE: BS: Has Ernie made me rich?
From: Gareth
Date: 25 Jan 02 - 06:00 PM

'Ere - Didn't Ernie drive the fastest milk cart in the West ?????

Gareth

Subject: RE: BS: Has Ernie made me rich?
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 26 Jan 02 - 03:00 PM

I don't know about Ernie, or even Bert, but Elmo certainly made somebody rich a few years ago.

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: RE: BS: Has Ernie made me rich?
From: Banjer
Date: 26 Jan 02 - 07:38 PM

Mark, I bet you are reffering to the 'Tickle-Me-Elmo' dolls that were so popular some time back. This reminds me of a story:

It seems a lady answered an ad for employment in the production of the popular doll. After being hired she was observed working in the quality control department and it was noticed that she was busily sewing a small pouch containing two marbles on the bottom of the doll bodies. After explaining her reasoning the plant manager said 'NO!!, that is NOT what was meant, you were only to give the dolls two TEST TICKLES'!!

Subject: RE: BS: Has Ernie made me rich?
From: Roger in Sheffield
Date: 27 Jan 02 - 09:14 AM

national savings
click the win 1 million link, then the have I won link, and put in your holders number