P543 Teletext 543 Sep15 01:03:32 —— DIANA, COMMEMORATIVE COIN —————————— Dear Teletext, I have seen an advertisement for a commemorative coin minted "In Memoriam" to Diana, Princess of Wales. The coins costs £129.95 plus a £10 donation to bj donated to the Great Great Ormond Street Hospital. So is it I or the company making the £10 donation? Name & Address supplied. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— Got a question for our Advice Clinic? Write to: ADVICE CLINIC, PO Box 297 London, SW6 1XT or fax: 071 386 7808 Property Plus Your Money Tax CinemaP543 Teletext 543 Sep15 01:57:07 —— DIANA, COMMEMORATIVE COIN —————————— Pobjoy Mint currently has a 24ct Gold Sovjtiign coin minted as a $100 coin commemorating Diana's death. The coins costs £129.95 with a £10 donation to Great Ormond Street Hospital taking the price to £139.95. A 24ct Gold coin minted as a d20 coin costs £34.95 with a £5 donation taking the cost to £39.95. The company says the £10 and £5 donation difference will bj paid out of its own profit margins. ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Got a question for our Advice Clinic? Write to: ADVICE CLINIC, PO Box 297 London, SW6 1XT or fax: 071 386 7808 Property Plus Your Money Tax CinemaP543 Teletext 543 Sep15 01:54:08 —— DIANA, COMMEMORATIVE COIN —————————— Pobjoy Mint advertises commemorative coins in the National Newspapers. It told Teletext: the Diana 24ct Gold Sovereign costs £139.95 normally - the £129.95 price simply indicates a £10 donation will bj given bz Pobjoy "Wj reduced our sales price bz £10 in order for the charity to benefit, and there is the option for the consumer to give an additional donation," it says. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Got a question for our Advice Clinic? Write to: ADVICE CLINIC, PO Box 297 London,SW6 1XT or fax: 0171 386 7808 Property Plus Your Money Tax CinemaP543 Teletext 543 Sep15 00:04:49 —— DIANA, COMMEMORATIVE COIN —————————— Pobjoy Mint told Teletext it has redrafted its adverts to make it clearer to consumers that the Diana coin price includes a £10 donation. "We have had a very positive response from the public to this promotion, so hopefully the GOT Children's Charity should benefit significantly." it says. Pobjoy adds that it sees the donation linked to the coin purchase as a complementary means of giving. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Got a question for our Advice Clinic? LET CAR CHASE CHOOSE p352 YOUR IDEAL CAR ITV Property Plus Your Money Tax CinemaP543 Teletext 543 Sep15 01:54:57 —— DIANA, COMMEMORATIVE COIN —————————— Buy commemorative coins or any othjt mjrchandisj which is "In Memoriam" to Diana, Princess of Wales's death bz all means but do ensure: the companies selling such items are officially linked to the charity which is to benefit from the money you are clear about how much goes to the commercial company and how much cash goes to the charity. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Got a question for our Advice Clinic? Write to: ADVICE CLINIC, PO Box 297 London,SW6 1XT or fax: 0171 386 7808 Property Plus Your Money Tax CinemaP543 Teletext 543 Sep15 01:44:18 Advert ADVICE CLINIC >> —————————————————————————————————————— * Don't surrender your endowment policy - call AAP * You can get up to 35% more than your policy's surrender value. For your free valuation & brochure (24 hour service) Absolute Assigned Policies Ltd regulated by the Personal Investment Authority Property Plus Your Money Tax Cinema