I decided that I need to post all the interesting things that happen to me, and as you will see, thats almost daily. So let me start with today...
You know when you want to do something totally normal, like feed the cat, or go grocery shopping, you don't sit and think about all the things that can go wrong before you do what you are going to do. Like "hmm, if I feed the cat today, I should be careful because it can become instantly rabid, bite my pinky off, I will pass out because of all the blood and have to be rushed to the hospital, where of course there will be a toxic leak and the start of a pandemic, etc, and so forth, so guess what fluffy your out of luck, go find a mouse". Nooo, normal people don't think that way or don't own cats, not sure. So I decide I need to run to the bank and cash a check a client gave me, no problem, drivers license, check, fingerprint, check, good to go.
So I get to the bank, sign the check and then proceed to the counter. The nice young man smiles at me and says simply "how can I help you?" I grab a couple mints from the counter and plop down my check and drivers license. "I just want to cash this". I look around, grab another mint, then notice he's still staring at me, didn't move an inch.
I had to take a second look at the check to make sure I'm in the right bank, yep, and look back him, smile and say very slowly "I just wanted to cash that check" and smile at him again, he smiled back. So this whole time, he was waiting for my account number. And this is the conversation:
"Do you have an account with us?"
"nope, just want to cash this check"
"Oh, so did you want to open an account with us?"
"Nope, just want to cash this here check"
"Is this your drivers license?"
"Uh, yeah (what I wanted to say,"of course not, its yours") but I don't think he has a sense of humor.
"Do you have any other form of ID, passport?"
"Passport? really?"
"Or a visa card, or something with your picture on it?"
"I have a Visa, but its for my bank, it dosen't have my picture on it, and looky here, this thing called a drivers license has a picture of me, as well as other personal info I wish wasn't there, so that should be enough"
"Give me a minute" he says, walks over to another teller, gives her the check and my drivers license and they both kind of nod and look at me, talking to each other.
He comes back
"I can cash this for you but I need you to put your fingerprint right here"
"Yeah, no problem" So i put my finger in the ink stuff, and press it down, but my print is very light.
"Hmm, that might not work" he says
"Not work? Not work for what?" I say
"Well, you know, if you open an account, we wouldn't have to do this"
"Wha..."
"If you want to open an account, I can put you in touch with our Customer rep over there.."
"No sir, I don't want to open an account, I just want to cash this check"
So he goes to his computer, types the numbers in, gives me a quick glance or glare, not sure, and counts of the money. Brings it back to me and counts it out on the counter in front of me. You would think he would look at the money while he counts, but No, he was looking at me. I know I couldn't have offended him because of bad breath or something like that, mostly because I ate so many of those damn mints by now I'm sure the whole bank was smelling minty fresh, No, it must be something else.
I grab my cash and promptly leave but not without hearing the poor lady who was standing behind me say, "I just want to cash this check"
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