things you wish you hadn't said...

[Ken Gargett]

if i was doing my list, we'd be here till doomsday, but was at a bank yesterday (the full version is coming in a kenfessions - it could have gone better) and was providing my birth certificate for identification. a client for over 30 years and a series of accounts and driver's licence and so on but they almost collapsed the purchase of the new house by demanding to see my birth certificate and then told me they didn't need it after i spent several days in panic and spent several hundred dollars to get it emergency-couriered to me (there were rude words uttered within the bank). so i made them take the details.

the guy is scribbling them down and looks at me and says 'there is no expiry date?' 

i'm silent for a moment and then asked, 'on my birth certificate?' 

'yes', he says, i can't find an expiry date.'

'wouldn't that be my death certificate?'

'oh' 

and trust me, he is by far the most competent person i have met at this bank. 

[Nino]

And I thought only we in Germany had all the monkeys working in Banks ... 🙂

Last month I visited my local Bank here in the village and they offered me a 0,5% investment plan - when I told them my big city Bank had a 2,75% plan she asked me what Bank it was - I told her and she didn't know it, "is it a foreign Bank ?.

No, it is the one and only German Bank for Gold and Silver - and she had not even heard about it . FFS.

Pay peanuts - get Monkeys ......

[HarveyBoulevard]

Yes, that dress does make you look fat...

[LLC]

If it had expired you would not be buying a new house 😂

[Fuzz]

2 hours ago, Ken Gargett said:

.... i spent several days in panic and spent several hundred dollars to get it emergency-couriered to me (there were rude words uttered within the bank). so i made them take the details.

 

I can understand that. It costs a lot of money to express courier a stone tablet....

[Ken Gargett]

Just now, Fuzz said:

I can understand that. It costs a lot of money to express courier a stone tablet....

so now your abacus has a thread of beads marked 'a lot of money'? 

[Edicion]

Great story, thanks for sharing! 

[Fuzz]

5 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

so now your abacus has a thread of beads marked 'a lot of money'? 

I just added an extra row of beads to it. It's the little things that count....

[Ken Gargett]

1 minute ago, Fuzz said:

It's the little things that count....

always talking yourself up!!

[DeskSmkr]

Covidsanity!

Thank you for sharing.

Sometimes enough is enough when faced with what is completely infuriating. At a bank no less where procedure and familiarity with documents is expected. Having a JL#2 to celebrate, coffee and hazelnut so far.

[griller]

Hilarious, and utterly absurd at the same time. Sounds like you're dealing with a staff collectively rocking the IQ of a turnip...

Good luck with the new home purchase!

[joeypots]

I once asked a guy who was in my shop with his wife when is the baby due. I'll never do that again.

[jay8354]

On 8/6/2021 at 9:57 AM, Fuzz said:

I can understand that. It costs a lot of money to express courier a stone tablet....

That is the pot calling a kettle black ain't it?

[Mickey D]

On 8/5/2021 at 3:11 PM, Ken Gargett said:

if i was doing my list, we'd be here till doomsday, but was at a bank yesterday (the full version is coming in a kenfessions - it could have gone better) and was providing my birth certificate for identification. a client for over 30 years and a series of accounts and driver's licence and so on but they almost collapsed the purchase of the new house by demanding to see my birth certificate and then told me they didn't need it after i spent several days in panic and spent several hundred dollars to get it emergency-couriered to me (there were rude words uttered within the bank). so i made them take the details.

the guy is scribbling them down and looks at me and says 'there is no expiry date?' 

i'm silent for a moment and then asked, 'on my birth certificate?' 

'yes', he says, i can't find an expiry date.'

'wouldn't that be my death certificate?'

'oh' 

and trust me, he is by far the most competent person i have met at this bank. 

Epic!

[Fuzz]

On 8/7/2021 at 1:07 PM, jay8354 said:

That is the pot calling a kettle black ain't it?

You're older than me buddy.