Sometimes I think banks are the devil, I swear. During the global pandemic, companies left and right in nearly every industry are stepping up to see how they can help make things easier for their customers. However, I read an article the other day that noted that the one industry that hasn’t stepped up is the banking industry. The article noted that banks could be doing things like waiving late fees, refunding insufficient fund fees, and things like that. However, the article’s author noted that her sources say that this isn’t happening. The fact is, banks make a lot of money off of these fees, so that’s their bread and butter. And even as their profits continue to soar, the actual services they provide have declined and more and more customers are having to use automated systems and the ATM machines that are located outside or in every bank’s entryway. The older woman in the joke below was having none of it, however, and she put the rude teller firmly in her place. Enjoy this hilarious joke! “Granny” got her revenge.
An old lady went to a bank intending to withdraw money…
The old lady handed her bank card to a bank teller and said,
“I would like to withdraw $500.”
The female teller told her,
“For withdrawals less than $5,000, please use the ATM.”
The old lady then asked, “Why?”
The teller irritably told her,
“These are rules. Please leave if there is no other matter. There is a queue behind you.”
She then returned the card to the old lady.
The old lady remained silent.
But she returned the card to the teller and said,
“Please help me withdraw all the money I have.”
The teller was astonished when she checked the account balance.
She nodded her head, leaned down and said to the old lady,
“My apologies Granny, you have $3.5 million in your account and our bank does not have so much cash currently. Could you make an appointment and come again tomorrow?”
The old lady then asked, “How much am I able to withdraw now?”
The teller told her, “Any amount up to $300,000”
The old lady then told the teller that she wanted to withdraw $300,000 from her account.
The teller did so quickly and handed it to the old lady respectfully.
The old lady kept $500 in her bag and asked the teller to deposit the balance of $299,500 back into her account.
