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 Message 2448 
 Shawn Highfield to August Abolins 
 Re: all banking by appointment only 
 19 Jan 21 12:12:32 
 
MSGID: 1:229/452 48CD8640
-=> August Abolins wrote to All <=-

 AA> finally down to just once a month)  - today, I learned that the bank
 AA> "has mandated" all banking to be by appointment only.  I walk in.  4
 AA> tellers are busy clicking their mice playing games on their screens.
 AA> Nobody else is in there.  One teller seems to give me the indication
 AA> to come forward. The first thing she asks me is do I have an
 AA> appointment.  Frig.  I look around and say, "Am I using up someone
 AA> else's slot?"

  Yep.  I haven't delt with a teller in 6 years now.  If I have cash to deposit
  I use the machine.  If I have questions I just phone the toll free numberfrom
  home.

 AA> appointment only. She says "It's not us. It's the government."  Bull.
 AA> She cannot cite the regulation. And I cannot find such a thing
 AA> searching for it later online.

  I'm sure it's just so they don't have to work and can charge you more
  service fee's in the future.

 AA> make deposits.   There isn't a whole lot of cash to account for
 AA> anyway. Meanwhile, the bank charges a month'y maintenance fee for
 AA> nothing to maintain! It's a lot of crap.

  Use the cash for gas and groceries.  Fuck them.

Shawn

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