tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post8857581599673946077..comments2024-03-07T08:59:32.598+05:30Comments on My Think Pad: End of an erasilverinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-47150464640166261632007-05-20T16:26:00.000+05:302007-05-20T16:26:00.000+05:30:)Reminds me of the time I turned 18 and I was mar...:)<BR/><BR/>Reminds me of the time I turned 18 and I was marched to the bank by my Mum and opened the account with the then princely sum of 500 bucks! I think cable TV still hadn't made an appearance in this country, nor had computerised banking. Passbooks were upated by hand. Tokens used to be issued. It took anywhere from 10 minutes to a half hour to get cash. The Internet did not exist. Thats Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-69494759764730432462007-05-20T11:35:00.000+05:302007-05-20T11:35:00.000+05:30I had quite an ordeal too while returning my BSNL ...I had quite an ordeal too while returning my BSNL connection! SBI is improving in service but I prefer Citi anyday!Annemariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984266447303824505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-51458758408605024472007-05-19T14:27:00.000+05:302007-05-19T14:27:00.000+05:30That indeed is a sad state of affairs!On the light...That indeed is a sad state of affairs!<BR/><BR/>On the lighter side, it appears funny.<BR/><BR/>Well, i empty the cash and leave the bank account hoping they will close it when it is kept in disuse without any money in it. :)Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812065163944655719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-89301747581660709782007-05-18T09:20:00.000+05:302007-05-18T09:20:00.000+05:30aah..same here..just like the concept of banking w...aah..same here..<BR/>just like the concept of banking was in the beginning more like a service to consumers to keep their money safe..they still retain the same old style..somehow they forget that the consumer is the king these days....<BR/><BR/>well i dont have such high opinion about some private banks too...mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860741232962357228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-86896028762625879242007-05-18T03:18:00.000+05:302007-05-18T03:18:00.000+05:30lol...i share ur feelings...all that paper work wu...lol...i share ur feelings...all that paper work wud drive anyone crazy! but my friends working in icici and hsbc are going crazy with working late hours thanks to the surge of young customers they are now picking up.<BR/><BR/>remembered the days in school and college when i used to be delegated a lot of the banking responsibility at home...i used to be courteous and stand in long lines, wait forJibyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324353796946088382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-76326603329505891372007-05-17T11:53:00.000+05:302007-05-17T11:53:00.000+05:30sadly the service sucks in india. some of the serv...sadly the service sucks in india. some of the service people are still stuck in the old age. and they blame the new generation of banks for their fall. wake up people.<BR/><BR/>getting your signature wrong, how can u ? i never get mine wrong. mine is 2 lines horizontal and 2 lines vertical. and then scribbles in middle. the scribbles can be anyway. so :)<BR/> only smtimes people mistake it for Jeseemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275546080463932417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-24819173089872296122007-05-16T23:30:00.000+05:302007-05-16T23:30:00.000+05:30I opened my first bank account when I got my first...I opened my first bank account when I got my first job. I used to clear the account on the day the salary was credited so that I didn't have to go there till the next month :-) <BR/><BR/>Before that, I never had anything to save so there was no need for a savings account. During my childhood, the concept of pocket money never existed :-(Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234013656291357434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-51622451395770045932007-05-16T19:13:00.000+05:302007-05-16T19:13:00.000+05:30hmm ...brought back memories of my first account i...hmm ...brought back memories of my first account in the bank next to my house - United bank of inda lake gardens branch .. the place where I spent 24 years of my life and which I can now faintly recollect !! Yes i always used to get my signature wrong too ... coincidence ? ... Its a viscious circle girl and the gap is widening each day . A thought that is appaling because extremes are always bad shrutihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885811701058286599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-84280638275092401012007-05-15T11:02:00.000+05:302007-05-15T11:02:00.000+05:30"If looks could kill then my last post would have ..."If looks could kill then my last post would have been my last post."<BR/>" Mr Credit Card Cancelling Man"<BR/>hahahahahaha<BR/><BR/>My dad made me open an account when I turned 18, now I dont use it, it is a state bank, I dont live there, but I just cant get myself to close it, but the bank ppl are really nice, as in very effecient, so till date they have never given me any trouble, infact theyNeihalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510668677056083162noreply@blogger.com