They do it because they can..
I’ve just been hit for £79 by Santander for pre paying direct for a hoilday in Spain ‘foreign transaction fee’ Spanish bank go figure, problem being who do you argue to and how far do you get ?
Seems we are well and truly hooked into the Matrix insert in back of head and drained.
As we have little if any alternative but to pay , I tried to call Esure ‘sorry we don’t do calls you need a webchat’
I think they are all working on basis we will all just suck it up and if we go elsewhere ‘meh’ for every fed up customer they lose they gain someone else’s irrate customer, zero loyalty and that’s how it is.
Your utilities go up - you use less if you can but still stay and pay as they all charge the same.
Insurance goes up - hours online if you have the time or pay and stay.
Groceries up - eat less , use less or head to the value retailers. (Tesco we now price match Aldi so you don’t have to) what a dreadful way to promote your business by telling you the competition are cheaper and we’ve been scewing you, Sainsburys just started identical campaign.
Council tax in Birmingham to go up 10% this year and 10% next year - what do they do move ? Refuse to pay ? Have a French style riot ? Nah they’ll pay and it’ll never come back down screwing the residents twice as it kill’s properly values.
But at least we’re all helping raise tax revenues with all the inflation increases.
I fear we’re living in a society where the pain threshold is known and we are being squeezed until the new bench mark is reached then let off just a touch like being on the rack.
Once that drain gets inserted into the back of your head your part of the giant charging machine.