tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post115911588774056641..comments2024-03-28T07:33:13.643-04:00Comments on The AC is On: Another Banking OddityAnvilcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1159286652530128892006-09-26T12:04:00.000-04:002006-09-26T12:04:00.000-04:00And they call this progress!And they call this progress!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604097511444010759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1159233284602766242006-09-25T21:14:00.000-04:002006-09-25T21:14:00.000-04:00Banks aren't the only ones with odd business pract...Banks aren't the only ones with odd business practices. I recently opened a Rogers Wireless account. I was overdue for a payment and was told if I made it in person it would be faster than on-line banking. So, I went to a Rogers Wireless store. They didn't process the payment for three weeks! They, of course were on the phone to me, not believing I had actually made the payment.<BR/><BR/>"You should have made your payment at a Rogers Video store. It gets processed faster."<BR/><BR/>I said, "HUH?"<BR/><BR/>"The Video stores are Corporate, the Wireless stores are franchises. Sometimes the store owners don't send payment cheques out for a week or so."<BR/><BR/>So, remember... pay your wireless bill at the video store and perhaps you'll get a free movie rental with a new cell phone plan at the Wireless store?Turtle Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11867461015503674899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1159231304508165662006-09-25T20:41:00.000-04:002006-09-25T20:41:00.000-04:00Everyone in my bank knows me. You see, my husband ...Everyone in my bank knows me. You see, my husband writes a risque note on the bottom of a bi-monthly check to me, for my little personal purchases. Sometimes, he'll write, "Never again so wild", or "for last night", or "wow, was that good". You catch my drift...I don't say a word, pass the check, ask for a balance after the deposit, and walk out, stone faced, like I was never so bored in all my life. Yet, they all wave when I come in, hoping I'll come to their window... and never ask me for ID.Bonitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634611054014237422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1159212101398653302006-09-25T15:21:00.000-04:002006-09-25T15:21:00.000-04:00I can no longer ring my local bank - all calls hav...I can no longer ring my local bank - all calls have to go through a central number which is - yes you've guessed it - in India. This seems ludicrous to me. Sometimes they have advised me to go and ask in my local branch! The reason I am phoning is I don't have time to go into town to my branch - why can't I just ring them? Don't they have telephones anymore? It's madness!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090382196937582571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1159192106086983672006-09-25T09:48:00.000-04:002006-09-25T09:48:00.000-04:00Heehee!! Isn't that just another gorram example of...Heehee!! Isn't that just another gorram example of banking gone nuts?!! <BR/>Here's another one!<BR/>I work in I.T. and fact is:<BR/>* We are all computerised<BR/>* I can access an account and talk to a person across the world in less than a second<BR/>* Paypal will take money from my account in less than a second<BR/>* Banks have computers and can see that I have sufficient funds in my account<BR/>* Banks can inter-transfer funds in less than a second<BR/><BR/>So here is my question!<BR/>If I want to transfer a misery amount of money from my well-stocked account to my daughter's account which is with the same bank . . . why does this take 3 working days to clear and arrive there even though it leaves my account immediately??<BR/><BR/>I tell you why! Because these pesky banks keep it for 3 days to make interest for themselves!<BR/><BR/>Customer satisfaction = 0<BR/>Possible valid excuses = 0<BR/>Banks that give a gorram damn = 0<BR/><BR/>End of kvetch (moan)!The very nice manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13628801735007193872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1159185240457448402006-09-25T07:54:00.000-04:002006-09-25T07:54:00.000-04:00Banks are a mystery. For the closing of my house I...Banks are a mystery. For the closing of my house I had to make TWO mad dashes to my bank on the other side of town. The closing company and the bank both messed up the amount and the paperwork. I hope it's right now...PBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672893473413051922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1159159153504083502006-09-25T00:39:00.000-04:002006-09-25T00:39:00.000-04:00One of our local credit unions has a funny TV comm...One of our local credit unions has a funny TV commercial about people calling them and not knowing that to do when a human (as opposed to an automated menu) answers the phone.<BR/><BR/>I've considered switching to them just because of that commercial!Sarah Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165906925703092225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1159155866433490052006-09-24T23:44:00.000-04:002006-09-24T23:44:00.000-04:00Strange .. but true. :-). So many banking funct...Strange .. but true. :-). So many banking functions have lost that personal touch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1159154417397097052006-09-24T23:20:00.000-04:002006-09-24T23:20:00.000-04:00Hello! The weather here dropped to 33 degrees F th...Hello! The weather here dropped to 33 degrees F this morning -- which has nothing to do with banking but does signal an opportunity to stop working and catch up with friends. Hope all has been well.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536102483146881252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1159149081140336992006-09-24T21:51:00.000-04:002006-09-24T21:51:00.000-04:00Ah, yes - but the greatest mystery of all is the a...Ah, yes - but the greatest mystery of all is the act of inserting a wafer of plastic into an opening in a gray little machine and collecting a stack of $ and driving away, knowing that it'll be duely recorded and deducted from my account. I've been doing this for years and still can't believe it.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-1159137310521208662006-09-24T18:35:00.000-04:002006-09-24T18:35:00.000-04:00Sounds like my experience with the phone company.Sounds like my experience with the phone company.Heather Pletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975795000759157299noreply@blogger.com