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Eeeeh?? Excuse me? (Bank charge 3 euro to change a 500 note)

fend

So just popped into a bank in Galway, as my mother has had a €500 note from month and month ago she wanted to change for €50s...

After standing in the que for the cashier for 15 minutes, i finally reached the window, asked the cashier to change the money, only to be told i had to pay €3????????????????

€3 to change money??? How PATHETIC!!!!

Needless to say i stormed out of there, €500 still in hand.

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winston82

Good for you. Here's your medal.

amacachi

Why didn't you just lodge it then take it out at the ATM?

Captain Slow IRL

They don't make money by being nice?!

Why didn't you just lodge it into your account and take it out at the atm?

[Deleted User]

fend wrote: »

Needless to say i stormed out of there, €500 still in hand.

I'd say you just said "oh I wasn't aware of that". Then you walked out kind of embarrassed.

thebigbiffo

that's nuts! did you explain nicely that seeing as you own the f'uckers they should do as their told...

super_furry

fend wrote: »

Needless to say i stormed out of there, €500 still in hand.

You showed them!

Shryke

You probably should have lodged that money and then taken it out later.

phasers

What everyone else in the thread said

BluesBerry

einheisserschre wrote: »

I'd say you just said "oh I wasn't aware of that". Then you walked out kind of embarrassed.

More like "Screw you guys ....I'm going home"

Where did your mam get 500 note in the first place is what we all wanna know

artvandulet

amacachi wrote: »

Why didn't you just lodge it then take it out at the ATM?

OP, I think the word you are looking for is "Doh!"

4zn76tysfajdxp

phasers wrote: »

What everyone else in the thread said

Even the OP?

Snakeblood

fend wrote: »

So just popped into a bank in Galway, as my mother has had a €500 note from month and month ago she wanted to change for €50s...

After standing in the que for the cashier for 15 minutes, i finally reached the window, asked the cashier to change the money, only to be told i had to pay €3????????????????

€3 to change money??? How PATHETIC!!!!

Needless to say i stormed out of there, €500 still in hand.

No wonder Jesus threw them fellas out of the temple.

phasers

Avalyn Dead Rum wrote: »

Even the OP?

Yep.

Hasmunch

amacachi wrote: »

Why didn't you just lodge it then take it out at the ATM?

Captain Slow IRL wrote: »

Why didn't you just lodge it into your account and take it out at the atm?

Shryke wrote: »

You probably should have lodged that money and then taken it out later.

Feck that, you should have burned it in front of them, that would have really showed them!!

fend

And if i didnt have an account there? And if the nearest bank apart from that one was 10miles away?

Charging to break down money is crazy!! For god sake wer being charged every other area enough!!!

4zn76tysfajdxp

phasers wrote: »

Yep.

Good. I'm glad we're all agreed.

Min

Name and shame the bank involved, is it a bank that got another bailout today?

fend

Bank of Ireland !!

super_furry

fend wrote: »

And if i didnt have an account there? And if the nearest bank apart from that one was 10miles away?

Then you're not a customer and they are under no obligation to offer you banking services free of charge.

skipz

Go home, photocopy the note, bring the photocopied note into the bank and set it on fire while jumping around it shouting "bad money!"

might work if you live in the middle east (laois maybe:D?)

themadchef

Min wrote: »

Name and shame the bank involved, is it a bank that got another bailout today?

I must be missig the "shame" part. He didint have an account there.

What has the bail out got to do with it? We own it therefore business transactions shold be free?///

mailforkev

fend wrote: »

...as my mother has had a €500 note...

Your mother may be part of the Russian Mafia, you probably have bigger problems.

Min

fend wrote: »

Bank of Ireland !!

Thought it would be AIB... I'm sure BOI could survive without exchanging the euro cash for euro cash when it is no loss to them to do it.

amacachi

fend wrote: »

And if i didnt have an account there? And if the nearest bank apart from that one was 10miles away?

Charging to break down money is crazy!! For god sake wer being charged every other area enough!!!

Charging to break down money is crazy is it? Did you try a shop?

Min

themadchef wrote: »

I must be missig the "shame" part. He didint have an account there.

What has the bail out got to do with it? We own it therefore business transactions shold be free?///

I do not see the cost involved in exchanging euro cash for euro cash in a bank.

Dravokivich

amacachi wrote: »

Charging to break down money is crazy is it? Did you try a shop?

Worked in a news agents once and someone asked me to give him change of €200, told him I can't break that...

then he asked for a packet of chewing gum... asked him if he had anythign else because i seriously couldn't break the €200.

Also... €500 notes don't have to be accepted in Shops and I'd be hard pressed to know of any that could break it.

Most I ever had in a float for a till was €130.

mink_man

fend wrote: »

And if i didnt have an account there? And if the nearest bank apart from that one was 10miles away?

Charging to break down money is crazy!! For god sake wer being charged every other area enough!!!

well, they're offering a service, and you usually have to pay for a service. what if for one full hour people were coming in changing money for free, then the workers would be working for nothing. although the bank pays the wages.

fend

As far as i thought, a bank was a public service.... No shop will change it.

In the meantime, what the hell am i supposed to do to change it? I refuse to pay €3 to breakdown money. That is absolutly crazy talk.

And id be very very surprised if anyone on this forum would willingly pay the €3.

AAAAAAAHHH

Min wrote: »

I do not see the cost involved in exchanging euro cash for euro cash in a bank.

Labour?

super_furry

fend wrote: »

As far as i thought, a bank was a public service.... No shop will change it.

Nope, a bank is a business.