Barclays
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Over 5 Branches closed within 10 mile of me
I have banked with Barclays for over 30 years, a lot has changed over the years and not for the better. Their recent adverts that show children doing grown up things, shows the children/grown ups visiting an actual Barclays branch. As Barclays have closed at least 5 branches within 10 miles of my home in recent years, I find this advert showing a branch of Barclays very grating, as they have closed so many branches. I myself do online banking, so not having a branch to visit is not so bad, but what about all the people who are not able to do online banking (and there are many who are unable for different reasons). I too can see myself struggling to do everything online the older I become. We will all become old and most of us will become unable to navigate the internet and if that is the only option, many of us will fall prey to scams. Something needs to be done about this obsession with making everything only available on the internet. And, is some clever spark, thinks "o they can use telephone banking" - this is also not accessible to everyone, not just the elderly, but others with various needs. The best way for many people to sort things out is face to face, well with branches closing, that just isn't going to be possible. Companies need to wake up and see what damage they are causing to all our futures.