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[lady_t_220]

Went to town, did some banking for my brother, bought socks because all my socks have gone to holes OMGRIGHTNOW, and spent my birthday gift voucher for Waterstones on the second Gentlemen Bastards novel. *makes the woohoo! face*
That's a woohoo mostly because I can't believe the local Waterstones actually had something that I wanted in stock without having to go to the city for it instead.

That all said, and back to the beginning part about the banking- HSBC do not want you to make use of their counter staff. Tru fax. Not only are they up some non-signposted stairs, but also hidden around an unmarked corner behind some mortgage advisory cubicles. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THEY DO NOT WANT YOU TO FIND THEIR CASHIERS. And when you find them YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THEY OVERTLY RESENT HAVING TO DO ANY WORK.
I get the impression they would replace everything with ATM machines if only they could. I predict in another couple of years, your HSBC mortgage advisor will have a touch-screen in place of a head. So not kidding.

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[angelsnow.livejournal.com]

See, that doesn't bother me about HSBC. I do nearly all of my banking online or at the self service ATMs! I can't remember the last time I actually used the cashiers! *lol*

[lady-t-220.livejournal.com]

Long story, didn't have much of a choice. I'm just amazed how much they don't want you to interact with a human being.

[hermit.livejournal.com]

As much as dealing with automated shit gets on my nerves, there are some companies I'd much rather deal with a machine than one of their employees, ANY DAY.

[lady-t-220.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't care on the most part, I deal with the majority of mine online, but it was my brother's account, I didn't have his card and he refuses to deal online because of some thing or another he has issues with. Kind of needed a human being and all, before he got whacked with a late payment charge.