The bank I use is a local, family-owned bank. That's what makes it such a pleasure. It's not one of the big banks. Until recently they only had about five or six branches, but they've expanded as the communities they serve grew. Nonetheless, it's always service with a smile, and I can walk into any branch in my local area and be recognized and treated like a person, rather than a cipher.
I grew up living across the street from the owner and president of our local bank. I recall my mom telling me to "Walk up to the bank and ask Sidney to give you $XXXX." I'd go up to the bank, and Sidney would see to it that I'd get a sack full of cash ... no paper work, no forms to sign, no hassle. Naturally, I look for that type of service where I do my banking today. Stan Halpin wrote: > > Shel said: > Shel, the suggestion you and JoMac make is good. But at least for now I'll > stick with the checks and occasional inconvenience rather than go to another > back with freer use of debit cards. The deciding factor for me is that I > strongly prefer a small local bank (owned by someone I know), rather than > one of the mega-banks that is so busy dreaming up new ways to confuse the > customer that they can't be bothered to actually deal with the customer. The > disadvantage for the small bank is that they can't afford to provide the > same services that the large ones do without some service charges, as they > have to pay the larger ones to do processing work for them. My gripe is that > the charge seems designed to provide an additional profit center. The owner > may be a friend, but I don't agree with his business conduct in this case. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
