What was your worst banking experience?

The one that made you frustrated, confused, or just laugh at how broken the system can be.

Drop it below :backhand_index_pointing_down:

Let’s see how bad (or absurd) it really gets.

I’ve mostly had great experiences, honestly, but one time I went in for support and they had to call the support line. I was stuck standing in front of the desk, listening to them navigate the support line.

Runner up — I was told when I moved to Australia that I should bring all my money as a bank draft. The Aussie bank couldn’t cash it for some reason. Had zero money in a foreign country for days while I called and begged them to reverse the draft so I could use Wise instead.

I think my most recent one was, we had a little bit of a winfall and ended up getting a nice cheque from it, took it into the bank figuring that would be the best and fastest way to access the funds since it was from a government agency and after they had deposited the cashier told me that we would have had more instant access to it if we’d put it in the machine :roll_eyes: Would have been great to have been told before and make a decision from there.

Classic haha they need to wait for someone to come by and check the cheque machine. Some of the older machines aren’t totally automated.

I recently had my bank put a hold on a bank draft I deposited with a teller; I wonder if I had the same/similar issue. The hold seemed odd to me as I had deposited a bank draft for a similar amount, from the same estate account (inheritance), also with a teller about a year prior without issues. :man_shrugging:t3: