Well,
I'd seriously think about sueing the swines.
(NoveltyCondomHead Clanks Wams., Tue 27 Jan 2009, 14:01, 2 replies)

I did but....
Well I am now off to the banking ombudsman - the above is a shortened version of what actually happened (a lot of really amazing fuck ups on the PO's behalf thankfully documented by myself for once) but a trip to my local friendly lawyer informed me I couldn't sue - morally I was right but in law they have enough get outs to make a hesitant virgin's excuses seem unimaginative. The Ombudsman should get them though although I'll probably only get 60% of the losses according to the advice I was given.
(beaverwastemanagement a real company. I want to work for them!, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 14:06, closed)

^^^
Of course if you sued them for enough you could end up owning the post office, like we own the banks now.

Good luck getting a letter from Cornwall to Scotland for 31p.

But yeah, financial cockups are bad. Though personally if I were dealing with THAT much money, I'd have taken photocopies, and probably both used special delivery services AND faxed everything for a double confirmation etc. We don't know the details, but problems like this generally arise when everybody isn't taking enough precautions.
(golddust QOTW now revolves around being a cunt, Wed 28 Jan 2009, 9:35, closed)