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Transferring money abroad
Wednesday November 8, 2006
I have had some fun in the last few months with money sent to me not arriving in my account and money sent to someone else from my account not arriving.
What I have learned is that in these situations banks and building societies go into big fucking kid mode (well mine do anyway); which basically involves them getting a bit moody and stamping their feet and blaming the other kid. “It wasn’t our fault, it was their fault”.
So, says I, “have you asked them WHY the money didn’t make it to the destination I paid you £20 to ensure it arrived at”
More foot stamping and sulking… “It’s… not… our… fault..” stamp stamp stamp “We’ll go and talk to the other kid, we’ll call you back before 5pm today”.
a day passes by…
“Yes, you were supposed to be calling me back, remember?”
“Were we? How much money was it again? Really? Oh, errr, yes we’ll call you back.”
“You said that last time, give me your name!”
“No really, we’ll call you back… err gotta go, bye.”
Ring ring… “Yes, we called the other kid, he doesn’t know why, there was another kid involved and it was his fault”
“Did you ask him why?”
“Err, no but we can do if you like?”
“You know what, I already got in touch with the father of the other kid and he told me why it failed. But don’t you find it a bit worrying that I could get that information faster than you could?”
“Well, it wasn’t our fault… it was their fault!”
“But you are still happy to keep my £20 I have no doubt… and I am sure you don’t care that I am now a total of £70 out of pocket?”
”.... So you know the reason… well that’s fine then… told you it was their fault.”
“Well, not entirely because you advised me… oh fuck it…”
So FUCK YOU VERY MUCH banks and building societies of the world, that’s £70 I won’t be spending on my kids, I hope you choke you mother fuckers!
