Not Unfair Charges but Ridiculous Behaviour Anyway

[harrythehawk]

Typical Halifax and bank behaviour last week from a story my dad told me last week when he went to the local Halifax to bank some of his saved up change. So, little old guy goes in to a branch with nobody at all in the queue, three windows open, plonks about £10 in counted up and bagged bits on the counter ..... "sorry, can only accept £5 at a time". Fair enough he says, take £5 which they weigh etc and bank, still nobody else in the whole branch. Then he says now can you bank this £5 ........ "errrrr I am not sure ...... I think it is £5 per person" ...... he says "well you just said per transaction or at a time so this is another transaction ??" "or shall I go to the next window given this enormous queue I am holding up". Mini conference takes place behind the protective glass, "we are sorry we can't take it, it is per day", "surely you are having a laugh" ...... "no".

 

Well for goodness sake, what would the harm of been there ..... not like they had anything better to do or were massively busy or it was a ridiculous amount to deal with ............ I just cannot do with them ...... those smiley rubbish adverts in their stupid suits that can't even sort out a simple task for a harmless old codger ..... computer says no ..... or in this case the brainwashed human beings ....... rant over.

[Woozel]

My friend used to work for RBS - from what I've been told can totally believe this to be true! They used to spend more time over what time they were taking their lunch than dealing with customers!

[sallysas]

I think I saw this happen in my local branch but I wasn't paying too much attention at the time!!!!

 

If there is a Sainsbury's branch nearby they have a cash machine that counts loose change and gives it back in notes etc. FOR FREE. Just a thought......

[harrythehawk]

I asked him about that as this branch is next to the local Morrisons which also has one of these machines, unfortunately this particular machine does charge which is why he went to the bank ..... and i don't blame him ...... maybe they should put the free machines in banks ??

[rippedoffagain]

It should be noted that coinage only to a limited value is legal tender!

 

£5 (Crown) - for any amount

 

£2 - for any amount

 

£1 - for any amount

 

50p - for any amount not exceeding £10

 

25p (Crown) - for any amount not exceeding £10

 

20p - for any amount not exceeding £10

 

10p - for any amount not exceeding £5

 

5p - for any amount not exceeding £5

 

2p - for any amount not exceeding 20p

 

1p - for any amount not exceeding 20p

 

Royal Mint

[Fred Bassett]

I can well believe it. Banks are a bit like third-world countries - all shiny, new and modern at the airport but get behind the gloss .....

 

 

Fred

[Woozel]

FYI - Tesco have these machines too!