How long for a Nationwide debit card?

[mrjohn]

Has anyone received one recently, if so how long did it take?

My debit card expires at the end of this month. I called Nationwide and they said it had been sent out on the 8^th October.

Apparently, they send it by ordinary mail, which seems ridiculous to me.

Any advice on how long I should wait before I start to panic would be gratefully received.

[lopburi3]

Believe that is UK? Normal mail from US takes 14-15 days to me here in Bangkok - suspect could be up to a week longer upcountry where delivery may be less than often. The only mail I have received from UK are package type at higher costs and they have been quite fast (about a week).

Ordinary mail has been reliable for me and credit/debit cards (at least at Thai end). Did have US post office send to wrong country more than once and one remained lost for almost a year before being delivered to Thailand. Texas tries to make any foreign mail go to a central/south american destination it seems.

[PREM-R]

My previous Nationwide debit card expired at the end of August 2014, in early August I was getting worried that I had not received a replacement and contacted Nationwide who assured me that the replacement had been sent. The new card arrived just a few days prior to to old card expiring, 'sigh of relief', but it had taken over 3 weeks to get to me in Khon Kaen. As the letter was in a printed business envelope it was not possible to view the date of posting. I notice that the replacement card is valid for 5 years where the previous one had only been valid for 3 years.

Edited October 27, 2015 by PREM-R

[KittenKong]

I find that 2-3 weeks is common for mail from the UK to Jomtien. Tracking and date stamps suggest that nearly all the delay arises between Bangkok airport and my condo building.

[blackcab]

5-10 days in Bangkok.

Don't panic. Draw sufficient funds out now to cover you for a month or two.

[dabhand]

Am in Pattaya and my various Nationwide cards (Debit / Cash (soon to be Flexbasic) / credit) are all sent by normal mail.

So far all have arrived safely with a usual transit time of around three weeks.

[oncearugge]

You are lucky !

Some banks (Nat West being one) refuse to post cards to Thailand.

[mrjohn]

A Happy Ending.

Having thought about it for 2 or 3 days I finally decided to start this topic this morning. I wasn’t too concerned but I just wanted to know what other people’s experiences were.

I had already decided to go and draw out as much as I could today on the old card, just in case the new one didn’t arrive in time.

So I went to the bank at 2 o’clock this afternoon, made a withdrawal, came back home and there was the wife proudly declaring that I just received a letter from the UK!

It was my new card.

Unbelievable timing!

So that was 19 days from sunny Swindon. The cheapest happy ending I have ever had.

Thanks to all who replied to this topic.

[Jiu-Jitsu]

You should always have a back up. Revolut. Kalixa Pay. Halifax Clarity.