Banking

July 21, 2005 on 3:11 pm | In Life |

Well, today I finally did all the stuff I have been promising I’d do for the last 2 weeks.

This includes

  • Going to the bank to transfer a whole bunch of moneys
  • Sending some stuff to my new school, such as a copy of my diploma

And jeez, what a silly bank it is. I had a savings account which I cancelled after some time. My money was then deposited on a brand new account at the same bank instead of my already existing account with another bank. After making a whole load of a phone calls to various departments of the bank, I was told to go to the local office and to transfer the money.
When I got there, they just told me they couldn’t transfer it, but they could order some forms for me or I could make a phone call, but if I were to do that, it would cost me 9 euros.

Why can’t companies just have a central phone number which can do everything?

Something which was interesting, however, also happened.
I was preparing to go to said bank and while doing so, I thought to myself “Hmm, I wonder if the CD I ordered has arrived yet”. 2 seconds later, the phone rings. Guess what? Music Store. “the Soilwork album you ordered has arrived”.
I think I might have psychic powers.

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  1. I had fun with the bank yesterday too, now that I’m 18, I’m entitled to a Highline card instead of my Cashline card (ie, it contains a Switch/Mastro debit card which I can use online, and a cheque guarantee card). I filled in the form and sent it off last week, and got a letter back yesterday saying that “my application was rejected”, but they didn’t say why. After phoning my branch, I was told to phone some other department in Glasgow. I phoned them, and they told me to phone another department somewhere else, which I did. They couldn’t figure out why the application was denied, and told me to contact my branch again…. I did this, and it turns out it’s possibly because I’ve just turned 18, but possibly also because I don’t have a regular income as such. They suggested I upgrade to the student account (which I was going to do anyway), so I’ve got an appointment at the bank next Wednesday to get everything sorted. *sigh* :)

    Anyway, you…. you…. alcoholic! Oh, wait, that was IRC, but it’s still true. :P

    Comment by Owen Rudge — July 22, 2005 #

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