Bunco
Banking is such a scam! You’ve heard people complain that banks charge fees to keep your money for you, not only that but they use your money to make more money for themselves while charging you for the privilege. Well, everyone should call their bank right now and ask one simple question, “What are my options for avoiding fees?” Witness the power of one call:
My bank is Citibank, although what I call it only rhymes with Citi. They gave me a free account because NYU keeps is giant pile of gold is one of Citi’s vaults guarded by a blind, mute troll call Shelton. The bank has (finally) wised up that I graduated eight months ago and they started charging me fees. Almost $20 a month mind you. So I started shopping around, but I thought, before I switch I’d call Shelton and see what Citi could do for me. Shelton was unavailable but they transfered me to someone in Bangalore who informed me that I could get all the same features I had before for free, but this time it would be easier to get them free — all I had to do was change the name of my account type. Not my account number or checking card or anything, I just had to promise to call my account an EZ Checking account instead of a Citibank account. That sounds fair to me.
Bite me Citi, you suck, but I still love you (for now).
There's even a site dedicated to the word you use that rhymes.
http://shitibank.com
Try dealing with a European bank. Ugh. They need 46 forms of identification and a pint of blood before they can give you the paperwork to open an account. The woman assisting me actually told me that I was the third person that day to comment on the stupidity of needing a telephone bill to open an account since the telephone company requires proof of a bank account before they'll turn your phones on. Ahhhh. French circular thinking. I'm going to return to the states having forgotten logic all together.