So if next time I’m in the office I pop in to Drummonds, I could open an account & ask for a branded card? Or would they just tell me to b….r off? 
I think you can!
You may have to make an appointment to go through the process, though - so it could take two visits!
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I’ll put a nice shirt & tie on next time I’m in London; pop in during lunch, and ask nicely. I’ll probably be honest about my reason for applying, too. Will then report back!
Just turn up with a few bin bags of cash and you’ll do fine
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Or suitcases. Oh, hang on. Those are for someone else 
It’s always such a bother when you mix up your holdalls full of cash, isn’t it?!
Back when I got my first current account with Natwest you could ask for either a light or a dark version of the card. Totally plausible there is a profile option which gives branch staff the opportunity to nominate you for a different card.
As long as the bin bags are very small and very strong I could manage a few bin bags of 2p coins. That gives me the largest volume per £, right?
Why not go for 1p coins instead, for maximum pain in the ar*e effort vs monetary value ratio?!
Looks like still able to get child & co even tho branch is closed applied for my new account on Saturday
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Yes, they said the branch was going, not the brand. Do you hold any other RBS accounts, just out of interest?
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I switched out a select account the other month and had a Digital regular saver account with them still
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Was your Digital Regular Saver on the 15-80-00 sort code, or just a regular RBS sort code?
It may make a difference if you are an existing Child & Co customer or not.
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No saver is 16-28-17 it gave me the option on the mobile application form to select a branch via sort code or postcode
Ah yes, apparently the “old form” is accessible as standard via the app! I read that on MSE.
Did the branch come up as “, , EC4Y 1AU”?
Apparently they’ve removed the reference to the actual branch title, which has resulted in speculation that they intend to shut the sort code to new applicants shortly.
Personally, I do expect the ability to open new Child & Co accounts to continue, at least for existing customers on the sort code, for a while. But they may restrict access to brand-new customers. They probably want to make it “private only” for new customers, all on the 16-00-80 sort code.
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Is it? When I go to apply it takes me to a web form with all my details pre-populated and I’m too scared to proceed in case it does a credit check and just opens another account at the same branch/sort code!
Yes mine was populated with my data already think it was the third screen it asked me where I wanted to open the account
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Think it just said child & co when I put in the sort code didn’t take much notice of what address was stated
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Do you remember what questions you were asked? Income, etc?
Might try for the ‘other’ sort code then I want the elusive Drummonds card, but there’s a chance I’ll just get the beach hut.
I wonder if I end up with beach hut then go into branch and ask suuuuper nicely, would they reissue me a different card?
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From memory just asked for employment status annual income and rent think that was all