tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post9212927350548107026..comments2024-03-18T11:32:50.070-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: The Insanity of BankingWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-63009963387009726312011-02-08T09:59:26.971-03:302011-02-08T09:59:26.971-03:30People are a bit mad, really, and their bureaucrat...People are a bit mad, really, and their bureaucratic institutions -- banks being a good example -- effortlessly intensify the madness.Stanhttp://stancarey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-90676838325323931772011-02-06T15:47:50.461-03:302011-02-06T15:47:50.461-03:30VP:
Oh I avoid the so-called 'personal" b...VP:<br />Oh I avoid the so-called 'personal" banking too unless inevitable like "cash payroll"!<br />As to the selve-serve checkouts, I seem to always have a glitch on those scanners and can't bear the contempt and ridiculousness of us paying for customer service where none exists. I know, I know, losing battle.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-50601077847262457482011-02-06T11:22:06.983-03:302011-02-06T11:22:06.983-03:30Funny, I can't remember the last time I actual...Funny, I can't remember the last time I actually TALKED to a bank employee. I use the ATMs and online banking exclusively and if I have a question, will send it off via e-mail and get a reply. Same with groceries ... when I go to Superstore, I almost always head for the self-serve checkouts ... wow. I just had a vision of self-serve dentistry and how that might look with robots doing all the work. Yikes!!!!ViewPoint2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/01220005318305605072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-46591804899495794472011-02-05T23:06:54.477-03:302011-02-05T23:06:54.477-03:30RJA:
Oh I do hope they accept my apology for being...RJA:<br />Oh I do hope they accept my apology for being such a demanding customer!<br />I forgot my money is theirs for the bonuses.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-73713152465646717152011-02-05T23:05:51.594-03:302011-02-05T23:05:51.594-03:30Freda:
I was frankly amazed at myself for coming u...Freda:<br />I was frankly amazed at myself for coming up with an alternative strategy for accessing MY money.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-40365460751993500712011-02-05T23:05:06.274-03:302011-02-05T23:05:06.274-03:30Sharon:
You're absolutely correct, a complete ...Sharon:<br />You're absolutely correct, a complete oxymoron, I don't think they even teach it anymore.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-31275364315879242112011-02-05T18:00:06.101-03:302011-02-05T18:00:06.101-03:30Now don't knock the banks. They're very im...Now don't knock the banks. They're very important. So important, when they lose all their money, we have to give them ours to replace it.R J Adamshttp://sparrowchat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-82736966841029264182011-02-05T15:46:02.249-03:302011-02-05T15:46:02.249-03:30Well at least they only nearly got away with it! W...Well at least they only nearly got away with it! Well done for subverting their stupidity and sheer cheek.Fredahttp://www.freda.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-50522343123942429062011-02-05T15:30:06.247-03:302011-02-05T15:30:06.247-03:30"Customer Service" has become an oxymoro..."Customer Service" has become an oxymoron. Maybe Lewis Carroll wasn't so crazy after all. Curiouser and curiouser...Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852119592451618703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-63449724021169773152011-02-05T11:57:38.480-03:302011-02-05T11:57:38.480-03:30T:
With the added advantage you don't have to ...T:<br />With the added advantage you don't have to exchange the pointless pleasantries when you feel like launching yourself across the counter and screaming epithets your mother never taught you, LOL.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-37107900431727455162011-02-05T11:56:29.318-03:302011-02-05T11:56:29.318-03:30Ramana:
They function a lot better, methinks, at l...Ramana:<br />They function a lot better, methinks, at least they have one braincell.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-85012737928615385602011-02-05T11:55:50.786-03:302011-02-05T11:55:50.786-03:30Marcia:
I think us ordinary non-wealthy folks just...Marcia:<br />I think us ordinary non-wealthy folks just frost their ****s, they would prefer us to use the mattress, though I honestly believe it is their usurious 'user' fees that keep them afloat these days.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-25174559355699120002011-02-05T11:53:48.674-03:302011-02-05T11:53:48.674-03:30Christine:
She was a little clonish, the whole bus...Christine:<br />She was a little clonish, the whole business of telling me to run off and find another bank to certify my cheque without a thought of how totally inconvenient this would be in St. John's where banks are scattered in a huge radius.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-11899365632607332242011-02-05T11:51:46.614-03:302011-02-05T11:51:46.614-03:30Nick:
I guess it's their way of enforcing a &q...Nick:<br />I guess it's their way of enforcing a "do not sully our fine institutions by actually walking into them, you peasants".<br />I imagine she never checked the first time that my ATM card had no limits on withdrawals.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-67994930583830112782011-02-05T11:49:34.927-03:302011-02-05T11:49:34.927-03:30Jo:
As I heard years ago from a banker: they truly...Jo:<br />As I heard years ago from a banker: they truly want us all out in the street in the cold and rain where we belong!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-89040634880115524122011-02-05T11:30:08.744-03:302011-02-05T11:30:08.744-03:30Very peculiar! The day will come when machines -...Very peculiar! The day will come when machines - ATMs among 'em will rule the world. ;-)<br />They won't do any worse job than flesh and bloods, that's for sure.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-12185193321573985392011-02-05T10:10:21.386-03:302011-02-05T10:10:21.386-03:30That is an amazing story. Machines are better tha...That is an amazing story. Machines are better than people!rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-87181638770330132402011-02-05T09:24:37.827-03:302011-02-05T09:24:37.827-03:30At least the poor girl had a good sense of humor. ...At least the poor girl had a good sense of humor. Typical banking nightmare. My mattress is looking like a better place to store my money.marciamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185069576683872041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-76439917552639343792011-02-05T08:16:05.422-03:302011-02-05T08:16:05.422-03:30That is completely bonkers. The only ray of hope ...That is completely bonkers. The only ray of hope I can see is that she did see the funny side of it, so probably wasn't actually a robot or a clone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-79297146515665717392011-02-05T06:19:37.690-03:302011-02-05T06:19:37.690-03:30Bureaucracy gone mad etc. Why didn't she tell ...Bureaucracy gone mad etc. Why didn't she tell you right away you could use the ATM? And why is there a separate rule for ATMs? Why are some people determined to make life harder rather than easier?nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-43322518657824898462011-02-05T01:12:34.322-03:302011-02-05T01:12:34.322-03:30It sounds like your banks are very similar to ours...It sounds like your banks are very similar to ours - all transactions done online or through the ATM are free, however, if I want to utilise a member of staff (for example, if the ATM is broken), I get charged for it... It seems like there is a real drive to stop personal contact within the bank!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-40687179978870160252011-02-05T00:03:49.245-03:302011-02-05T00:03:49.245-03:30Nora:
I'm still shaking my head in disbelief.
...Nora:<br />I'm still shaking my head in disbelief.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-56799331832329799512011-02-04T22:56:30.947-03:302011-02-04T22:56:30.947-03:30That's pretty incredible. I guess you learned ...That's pretty incredible. I guess you learned a big lesson that day, didn't you? It seems like a very odd system to me, but once you're in on it, you never make the mistake of entering the bank again and doing live deposits.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.com