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Randy D

Banking institutions used to give away toasters to new customers as a partial incentive for having opened an account. (Continued below.)

They also used to have armed guards in their lobbies.
They also used to issue passbooks to account holders to help keep track of their money.

Can you think of anything else that banks have stopped doing throughout your lifetime?



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Posted - March 3, 2020
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  • 5391
    Couldn’t say, as I haven’t been INSIDE a bank in many, many years. 
      March 3, 2020 4:33 AM MST
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  • 7404
    When I was a kid they had pens chained to tables in the bank line up. I don’t think they have that anymore,  but I don’t really ever have reason to go in a bank,  so I’m not sure. 
      March 3, 2020 5:13 AM MST
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  • 44608
    My bank has cups full of free pens.
      March 3, 2020 7:12 AM MST
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  • 7404
    Do you remember though when pens were chained up? I have a very vague memory of it, but I’m sure they were. 
      March 3, 2020 9:32 AM MST
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  • 44608
    As you noted..vaguely.
      March 3, 2020 10:44 AM MST
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  • 53509



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      March 5, 2020 2:19 AM MST
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  • 6988
    I actually have a bankbook from one bank. And a lot of pens that I return to them once in a while.
      March 3, 2020 8:16 AM MST
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  • 13395
    Their business hours used to be strictly 10 am to 3 pm and never open on weekends or holidays. 
      March 3, 2020 9:30 AM MST
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  • Thank God my banking institution still keeps a cute little bowl of multi-flavored Dum Dum suckers on the counter.  free for any and all who transact business there.  Its the little things that make a difference, ya know!


     This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 3, 2020 10:51 AM MST
      March 3, 2020 10:47 AM MST
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  • 13277
    I am certain that God and religion have nothing to do with it.
      March 3, 2020 2:25 PM MST
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  • Oh yeah of little faith.  LOL!
      March 3, 2020 8:20 PM MST
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  • 53509

      (yea ye)
      March 3, 2020 9:11 PM MST
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  • LOL.  Thanks, Randy.  I didnt even notice.  These things always seem to occur when I'm on my phone as opposed to my PC. It appears that my phone doesnt recognize old English words like "ye", so it changed it.  Just now it tried to make it "yes".  Ugh.  I hate auto correct. Oh well.
      March 4, 2020 5:23 AM MST
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  • 53509

      Yore welk um. 

      March 4, 2020 5:41 AM MST
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  • 53509
    Huh?


    :|
      March 5, 2020 2:20 AM MST
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  • 13277
    He thanked God for a bowl of candy, and I felt that his gratitude was misplaced.
      March 5, 2020 2:59 AM MST
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  • 53509
    Oh. 
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      March 5, 2020 7:22 AM MST
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  • 11002
    They used to give out matchbooks with their logo, printed with the words 'for our matchless friends'.

      March 3, 2020 2:22 PM MST
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  • 16779
    Being honest. Australia's biggest bank, the Commonwealth Bank, was recently implicated in a money-laundering scandal, and all of the "Big 4", as well as numerous smaller financial institutions (super funds, financial advisory services etc) were found to be guilty of nefarious schemes including charging fees to deceased account holders for services obviously not provided in a major Royal Commission of Inquiry about a year and a half ago. The Prime Monster voted against the commission even being held, and has implemented exactly none of its recommendations - he depends on under-the-table donations from the banks to fund his campaigns.
      March 4, 2020 4:19 AM MST
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  • 1893
    Randi you bring back memories of Banking before the gutting of Glass Steagull by Bill Clinton.  Everything about banking was regulated, interest rates, discount window etc.  So to get and retain customers Spiffs/Perks were used to attract deposits and customers. 

    Retail Banking was separate from Merchant Banking so we had the era of the Toaster Promos back along with the Banking Regulations. The sins which created the Great Depression were not repeated. 

    Alas the Greed of the Ivy League Elites among others got Bill Clinton elected.  Viola Glass-Steagull was gutted.  What then happened a full on attack on the Middle Class.  Some of the excesses appeared in 94-95 Economic dip, 2000 Dot.com bust, 2008 the Housing Bubble which in 2009 created the Great Recession (from which only the Greedy recovered).

    Those same forces are still at play in the Casino called Wall Street.  I do wish we had the days of regulation and Toasters back This post was edited by Archerchef at March 4, 2020 6:46 AM MST
      March 4, 2020 6:23 AM MST
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  • 14795
    A rather pointless gesture if you don't have any bread to put in Ivor your husband ,or the Bank  or come to that the Toaster Evan :( 
      March 5, 2020 5:36 AM MST
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