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Stuffing it under the mattress

05.03.2009 (10:21 pm) – Filed under: Uncategorized ::

With banks offering near zero interest on current accounts, stuffing it under the mattress (done properly of course) makes more sense than ever….this from The Guardian:

A bed company has come up with a novel way of encouraging savers to - literally - stick their money under the mattress. Feather & Black has made a divan bed with a safe hidden in its base which it hopes will encourage people to “revert to the old-fashioned methods of saving”. Managing director Robbie Feather says: “Confidence in banks has hit an all-time low and fears of a recession crime wave have been raised by the home secretary.” However, the price of the bed will not appeal to penny pinchers - a double costs £949 and a single £769.